I made these beautiful cookies last week :
In the name of science and not wanting to make a flop of the cookies I’m planning on making for gift-giving, of course. These lovelies are the pignoli cookies from Vegan Cookies Invade Your Cookie Jar. I’ve had Italian pignoli cookies before, but it’s been ages, and I wanted to give them a try. I’m a big fan of the pine nut – it’s a fatty little bugger, but jam-packed with iron. I usually add a tablespoon to top pizzas or salads, so Guppy was a bit leery seeing it in a sucré posture, but was won over instantly. Monsieur-half-French-half-Italian-Fish, however, was not so inclined. So much for his Italian roots.
As you can guess from my title, the seitan wings didn’t happen last week, and I was rather put out about it. The beauty of the meal plan is in its non-contractual nature: I’m not going to get in trouble if I don’t stick to it. They’ve been re-slated for this week, however, because I’m not giving up! Next week I’ll be very pleased to bring you a review of where many of these tasty recipes came from.
Monday : Caramelized Tofu, Brown rice with pineapple and green onions
Tuesday : 2 potato Shepherd’s Pie, green salad
Wednesday : Sushi Rice Balls, Japanese Pancakes and Teriyaki Mushrooms
Thursday :Seitan Buffalo Wings with Super Slaw (hoping!)
Friday : Pizza night!
If you haven’t already, please stop by my friend Ricki’s blog and leave a comment on this post. She’ll be giving a donation to Second Harvest for every comment left. What a great way to bring a little food and cheer to those in need this holiday season (oh, and you could also win some Simply Bar yummies, but that’s just a perk).
Musings From The Fishbowl 
Wow, so many cookies! I haven’t tried the pignoli cookies. I can’t find almond paste here, just Marzipan and Isa didn’t recommend that. You can send me the ones Mr. Fish didn’t eat.
I did use marzipan, Mihl, and they turned out great. It’s called “pâte d’amande” here, but it sure looked like the marzipan you sent me. I’d say go for it, because it’s what I used, and they were fantastic!
Gorgeous cookies! Theres no accounting for taste I guess. 🙂
Monday’s dinner is killing me, that sounds so good!
Thanks so much for the shout-out, Shelly! And those pignoli cookies look great (fatty little buggers, indeed–hee hee!). I’ve never had cookies with pine nuts, but now I must. MUST. 😉
You’re very welcome! And yes, you need to give them a try! They work really well with the sweet as well as the savory.
i wanna come to your house on wednesday lol I’ll bring my vegan nun’s farts cookies in exchange 🙂 lol If only that were possible eh?
I know – I wish you were closer, or that I could get teleportation down. Still loving the CD you sent last year – Guppy’s favourite mix.