#FoodTuesday #vegan #vegetarian #writingprompt @JustEgg #NotMilk @notcocanada
Our vegan daughter hosted the big family Labor Day get-together. It’s family tradition to have bean soup and cornbread, no matter what else is on the menu. Now, cornbread generally contains egg and milk, so she didn’t want to make it, since she’d have to buy products she normally refuses to buy.
I lean toward vegetarian/vegan, but I’m not very good at it, so she asked me if I would make the cornbread.
One of the things I never buy is milk, and I only buy eggs during the summer, when I can buy them from people who treat their chickens well and let them retire with dignity when their egg-laying days are done (the chickens’ egg-laying days, I mean, not the people’s).
So I decided to try to make vegan cornbread, using JustEgg egg substitute and NotMilk milk substitute. I used butter-flavored Crisco as the shortening. Oh, I also added just a smidge of plain vinegar for a buttermilk-y vibe.
They liked it.
A WRITING PROMPT FROM ME TO YOU: Not the original, but just as good.
MA
DAMYANTI BISWAS
September 3, 2024 at 12:11pmThat sounds good! I’ve never tried making cornbread before, but now I want to test it out (even if I’m not much of a baker). It’s lovely how food is such a big part of family traditions. I remember learning many of my favorite recipes by watching my relatives in the kitchen and picking up all the little tips and tricks which make their dishes feel so special.
Marian Allen
September 3, 2024 at 12:26pmIt used to drive me crazy when I would ask my mother-in-law for a recipe and her measurements were like, “A pinch of this and a handful of that” and her directions were like, “Stir it until it looks right.” Now, that’s how I cook.
Dan Antion
September 5, 2024 at 6:26pmI love cornbread. I’m not sure about this version, but I’d give it a try. I applaud your creative spirit in making it.
Marian Allen
September 6, 2024 at 11:31amEverybody I gave it to looked astonished and said, “It tastes just like cornbread!” But there’s no need to make it, if you’re cooking for people who can/will eat dairy and eggs. 🙂
Dan Antion
September 6, 2024 at 11:56amDaughter is vegetarian, but my wife does a vegan fast (religious reasons) at various times throughout the year.