Mmm, cookies

So I am WAY behind in posting stuff, but just to get something out there, today I made German's Chocolate Cookies from Bake and Destroy.

(Slightly modified) recipe here.

If you like German Chocolate Cake, you will like these.  Or maybe I should say, if you like chocolate, coconut and pecans, you will love these cookies!  These are definitely different than the usual cookie--it ain't no chocolate chip, peanut butter, oatmeal raisin kinda cookie.  I knew these were going to be delicious when I tasted the batter and the baked cookie is better than the batter.  I'm so glad I avoided the tried and true and tried something a little different this time.  My taste buds are very happy today.

Cincinnati Skyline Chili

This is one of the dishes I turn to when I want an easy, cheap, filling dinner.  I have a couple of go-to recipes for this, and tonight I went with Happy Herbivore's version from The Happy Herbivore Cookbook.  I never had the "authentic," meat-based version of Cincinnati Chili, but there's something about the sweetness combined with the spicy that I find really appealing.  I make this dish every couple of months year-round and it's a definite favorite that never fails to satisfy.

I can't find an online version of the recipe but here's a variant.

I also tried a new sour cream recipe and found it to be delicious.  It has a cashew base rather than a tofu base, which I much prefer.  I wish I could remember where I got this one, but alas, I cannot.  So here you go:

Vegan Sour Cream

1 cup raw cashews, soaked and rinsed well

¼ cup water

¼ tsp salt

1-2 tsp apple cider vinegar

½ -1 lemon juiced

Drain and rinse your cashew really, really well! Place all ingredients in a high-speed blender and blend until smooth. Slowly add more lemon juice to taste, and water until desired consistency is reached.

The best part of the Super Bowl

The queso dip, of course.  Such a painful game to watch.

I can't remember the last time (pre or post-vegan) that I had a bowl of queso dip.  Creamy, soupy, gloppy queso dip.  This one is quite excellent.  Recipe from The Little Foxes.  Get it here.