Vegan French Toast

Vegan French Toast

Ingredients (use vegan versions):

2 cups vanilla nondairy milk (I use soy)
4 to 5 tablespoons flour
3 teaspoons vegan sugar
dash cinnamon
4 bread slices
nonstick spray
powdered sugar, to taste

Directions:

1. In a bowl, mix together nondairy milk, flour, sugar, and cinnamon to form a batter.

2. Dip bread in batter and fry in lightly greased pan until golden brown.

3. Serve sprinkled with vegan powdered sugar.

Makes: 4 servings, Preparation time: 15 minutes, Cooking time: 10 minutes

thirty four / 52

thirty four / 52 old & new*, a photo by .Jen likes to snap pics* on Flickr.

old & new*


For the theme this week I decided to make this collage of old and new amusement park swings.
The photo on the right shows the older Swing ride that rises 16 feet into the air in your swing that's attached to a rotating, rising tower.
The photo on the left shows the new WindSeeker, a 301-foot-tall, nothing-below-your-chair-but-air thrill ride experience!
Both are from Cedar Point Amusement Park.

thirty three / 52

33/52 geometry*, a photo by .Jen likes to snap pics* on Flickr.

geometry*

Part of the conservatory at Heritage Park in Taylor.

thirty two / 52

thirty two / 52 into the light*, a photo by .Jen likes to snap pics* on Flickr.

into the light*

thirty one / 52

thirty one / 52 seeing double*, a photo by .Jen likes to snap pics* on Flickr.

seeing double*

Emily baked these vegan cupcakes for her friends. They requested her yummy raspberry buttercream frosted vanilla cupcakes. The recipe makes a dozen cupcakes. That is never enough cupcakes so she doubled the recipe.
These are fun to make. Better than opening a box and adding oil and eggs. First of all there aren't eggs... but instead soy milk with a splash of apple cider vinegar replace the eggs. And nope! You can't taste the vinegar at all.

thirty / 52

thirty / 52 walking empty streets*, a photo by .Jen likes to snap pics* on Flickr.

walking empty streets*

well.... riding empty streets.
We were able to spend quite a bit of time taking photos in front of our house yesterday. It was quiet on our street.
My daughter and I got new bikes yesterday. She out grew her a few years ago and was riding mine. Then a "someone" took mine one day in the woods and mistakenly used it as a bmx bike. I didn't think spending $110 to have it fixed was worth it.
It's fun riding... in fact, we're headed out soon to ride. We should have left earlier... it's going to be hot!

I just realized she was in my last weeks shot.

twenty nine / 52

thirty / 52 music to my ears*, a photo by .Jen likes to snap pics* on Flickr.

music to my ears*

Emily has played the flute since she was 11. She's now playing in the marching band at school. She'll be a junior in high school this year so it's going to be a fun football season for us. David will be playing his senior year of football and her first year in the marching band.
She's been practicing a lot this summer and it's always a pleasant sound.... Music to my ears.

twenty eight / 52

(oops! I forgot to take a) black & white*

There is a creepy looking man that looks over my garden. After posting this, I realize that perhaps this is the reason I can't grow things. Maybe, he's scaring the flowers??? 

twenty seven / 52

twenty seven / 52 things that look like a letter of the alphabet*, a photo by .Jen likes to snap pics* (while on vacation) on Flickr.

things that look like a letter of the alphabet*


today's photo is brought to you by the letter "J"

...found on a bench

twenty six / 52

twenty six / 52 pop of color*, a photo by .Jen likes to snap pics* (while on vacation) on Flickr.

pop of color*

Emily and Milo in the pool. Milo loves the water. It's really funny. He sat in the pool with us for quite some time. We even put him on the sea-monster raft.
Emily wants to take him tubing down the river when we go later this week.

twenty five / 52

twenty five / 52 windows & doors*, a photo by .Jen likes to snap pics* on Flickr.

windows & doors*
This home never had an owner... these condos were built a few years ago and the builder never sold them all. What a shame.

swimming*

swimming* a video by .Jen likes to snap pics* on Flickr.

twenty four / 52

twenty four / 52 happy*, a photo by .Jen likes to snap pics* on Flickr.

happy*

A smile is a curve that sets everything straight. ~Phyllis Diller


.... from tonight's walk. Seeing these daisies made me smile and feel happy. They are growing all over the place in a field that was set to be new condos.
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School is over and the kids are happy to have the summer off. Of course, having football skills camp and marching band practice every day really isn't having the summer off. At least they don't have to be up until 8 am. ;-)

twenty three / 52

twenty three / 52 long exposure*, a photo by .Jen likes to snap pics* on Flickr.

long exposure*

Once again, I didn't have much time to take a shot for this theme. I was on my way home from Meijer when I decided I was going to stop at the park and get my shot for the week taken. I had milk in the car, so I only stayed for a minute or two.
I haven't done much shooting long exposures. I'm not sure it's my kind of photography. BUT.... I did it. lol Not sure if it was done right though. I had my aperture as small as it would go but the shutter speed wasn't that slow. anyhow.
The guys in the background were fishing and just caught a really big fish. Shouts could be heard around the pond. It was the mack-daddy of the fish swimming in this pond.  
The kids are finishing up school this week. They have finals on Monday and Tuesday and then they are done! It's going to be weird saying that I have a junior and senior. Oh my! Where did the time go?

twenty two / 52

twenty Two / 52 hot, hot, hot*, a photo by .Jen likes to snap pics* on Flickr.

hot, hot, hot*

not much to say this week.... until next time. ♥

twenty one / 52

twenty one / 52 still life*, originally uploaded by .Jen likes to snap pics*.

still life*


hmmph! Not much time to throw together a "Classic" still life shot. So instead I went with the eggs. Emily made this last year in art class. I love this little lop-sided bowl.

twenty / 52

twenty / 52 my passion*, originally uploaded by Jen likes to snap pics*.

my passion*

No.... my passion is not mushrooms... I can't really say that I'm passionate about anything. Of course I'm passionate about my kids, hubby, my family. I didn't have the opportunity to photograph them this week. Actually, I should say that they were not willing to let me photograph them.
I wasn't going to post this week... just feeling blue, losing Simon and all. The more I thought I about it I realized I am passionate about something. I love taking pictures, processing them and creating images. I notice that while I'm driving I'm on the look-out for things to take photos of. I see the little things that usually go unnoticed. The kids often ask me why I'm taking pictures of inanimate objects. Well, it's because I see beauty in little things. I want to capture it somehow.
While I was trying to take pictures of Milo the other day, I saw 2 tiny little mushrooms growing in the grass. Somehow they survived the little pup as he ran ramped through the backyard. Of course, he saw me trying to get a shot of them in the grass and he stepped on them. So I plucked the last one up and shot it against the green bush.

Simon says*

Simon says*, originally uploaded by Jen likes to snap pics*.

Simon was adopted in the summer of 1999. Our family was young. David was going to be starting kindergarten. Emily was going to be starting pre-school. Mike got the job at Ford and Simon was bought with part of his first paycheck. I'll never forget that night coming home from my part-time job at Jo-Ann etc. Mike met me outside and asked me how much I loved him. My first reaction was "why are you asking me this"? He didn't say why. I came inside and everything appeared as usual. The kids were winding down and I would be getting them ready for bed soon. I heard something. It was fast yet short breaths. I looked around and here was this little fat, black puppy lying under my end table. I was not happy. I didn't think we needed this dog. Mike said he was too cute not to love. He eventually grew on me. He was a perfect dog for our family. He followed the kids around everywhere. He was so gentle with them. He turned out to be a wonderful dog. He went on our family vacations up-north and loved swimming in the lake and going on the boat. He was scared of thunder storms and fireworks. He always greeted you when you came home.
He grew up with our family. And how we have grown up too. Soon David will be a senior in high school and Emily a junior. Mike's job at Ford was not what we expected. I left that little job at Jo-Ann and have gone on to bigger and better things with Chase.
Simon grew old, just like we all do. His time with us ended May 20, 2011. He still had his spunk and sweetness but he was in pain and we had to do what was best. It is very hard on our family to lose a pet. Why we do it, I don't know. But the unconditional love they give us is well worth it. It's going to be hard living without him, hearing his heavy tail wagging on everything, his hot breaths breathing on you, begging for a treat. Life does go on and Simon will always be in our memories.

nineteen / 52

nineteen / 52 flowers*, originally uploaded by Jen likes to snap pics*.

flowers*

I’ll call these "wishing flowers".
I have some yard work to do… these are about 18 inches tall! omg!!
These are the closest thing to a flower that I’ve seen in my yard. I didn’t venture out (with my camera) to capture any flowers this week.
Yesterday, Friday, my birthday, I took the day off to relax by myself. I got Emily’s ipod touch out and downloaded the Instagram app. I love the retro, vintage effects you can apply to your pics. So I snapped away in my yard before I headed to my massage. It was nice! I’m feeling better too. My back is always hurting me. It’s not so bad today. I just may have to make this a regular thing.

eighteen / 52

eighteen / 52 sooc*, originally uploaded by Jen likes to snap pics*.

sooc*

The theme is straight out of camera... no adjusting the colors or sharpness, no cropping, etc.


My spring is finally here!

... I would have loved to be closer to my subject. I really want a macro lens!

I must play and get creative with my photos. It's just fun. The final image is over at flickr. Click *** if you'd like to see it.