Recipe 31 - Sam I Am.

Green month continues here over at RoVL, and we close it up with a very strange veganization of the ever most popular 'Green Eggs and Ham'.

So not vegan.

March 2nd was Dr. Suess' birthday, so as such, I have decided to close 'Green Month' with a tribute to the Dr. himself.

What do I think of green eggs and ham?
“Do you like green
eggs and ham?”

“I do not like them,
Sam-I-am.
I do not like green
eggs and ham!”

"Would you like them
here or there?"
"I would not like them
here or there.
I would not like them
anywhere."

But would you like them veganized?

Let's go!!

Numbers please, before I sneeze.

Traditional G.E.A.H                          Horton's "who's a vegan" G.E.A.H

Calories –  240                                                  133
Total Fat  - 9.8                                                     4.7
Cholesterol  - 84                                                  0mg
Sodium  - 419                                                     145

Total Carbohydrate – 2.0                                    3.4
Dietary Fiber  0.1                                               1.5
Protien – 11.2                                                     6
ww pts:     4                                                         2

Woo hoo. 
This one is going to be a challenge.  To make eggs look like eggs.. THAT's a challenge.  But I'm up for it.

You also might be saying: "why is this your last March veganization??"   To that I'm saying.. this little veganizer is taking a spring break from cooking.. cuz I can.

Stay tuned.  This is supposed to be for baby-mama, but baby is having surgery this week.. so all my love is going out to her. <3   If we can't make it, then yours truly is going to be the only brave soul to try this.

(can you believe my baby-mama is the bravest one I know?)

It'll be good.

Stay tuned!!

Music enjoyed while blogging.

Noise.

Current Craving
 Mac and "Cheese"

Current Motivation
To make sure all my love and light goes out to my baby, Lotus. <3

O'hana means family, and Family means - everyone gets bread!

"There’s no place I’d rather be.. Then on my surfboard out at sea
Lingering in the ocean blue..And If I had one wish come true
I’d surf till the sun sets.. Beyond the horizon
A wiki wiki mai lohi lohi
Lawe mai i ko papa he'e nalu
Flyin by on the Hawaiian roller coaster ride!"

^^ See those wild things?  About 90% of those in that picture are 'Experiments'.  And as such is this blog!
For THIS veganization we're going to 'Experiment' with something even more out of this world than 626 himself! (And if you haven't seen Lilo and Stitch.. RUN, NOW, BUY THE MOVIE!! Soo cute!)

For this veganization we're traveling to a resort hotel in Disney World.  The most beautiful (the one my sis and I always wanted to stay in but dad always chose the Contemporary instead).. the incomparable:  Polynesian Resort.

Let's see what Disney.com has to say about the Poly, shall we?:

"Disney's Polynesian Resort is a relaxing tropical paradise, featuring lush vegetation, thatched roofs, koi ponds and white-sand lakebeaches and offering a warm, welcoming world that celebrates the spirit of the South Pacific and ensures "Ho'Onanea"—the passing of time in languid tranquility.
With 11 2-story and 3-story village longhouses that flank the Great Ceremonial House—built to resemble a royal Tahitian assembly lodge—the Resort has 847 luxurious rooms, decorated with rich tropical colors and furnished in traditional bamboo and rattan.
Inside the Great Ceremonial House, water cascades over craggy volcanic rocks, while coconut palms tower over more than 75 different indigenous species. Also inside is shopping, dining and an awe-inspiring torch-lighting ceremony—a Polynesian welcoming of the night that includes a traditional fire-knife dance, accompanied by authentic drumming and chants.
Disney's Polynesian Resort offers a variety of recreation, including the Nanea Volcano Pool, featuring a 40-foot high volcano with a waterfall and tubular waterslide, fishing, boating, waterskiing and parasailing on Bay Lake and Seven Seas Lagoon. Also on the Seven Seas Lagoon, a dazzling, musical Electrical Water Pageant is held nightly."

And what's more, is that when you go inside the 'Great Ceremonial House' there's a smell there, wildly enough kind of like water with too much chlorine in it, basking over moldy rocks.. it's a scent you seriously have to smell to appreciate it.  It's one of those Disney scents that only Disney fanatics (such as myself) would say.. "I wish they could bottle this!"    Anyhoo.. where are we going in this hotel?   Well, we're heading to the famed "O'hana".. where their breakfast bread is truly a show on it's own.   

And.. that's what we're making!   O'hana's Pineapple Coconut Breakfast Bread!   This is something that they serve all day if I remember correctly, but it's truly a breakfast treat, and it's always the first thing that is gone in the bread basket when it's brought.   And who better to try it on than my OWN O'hana who loves it equally as much as I do.. (if not more)?

So what does this fantasmic bread actually look like in it's un-veganized form in the great O'HANA?

<< HELLO YUM.


 And then.. what to call this bread in it's veganized form?   Maybe we should ask a foodie expert.  One who resides in Hawaii!    Hey Stitch my man...  gimme a hint?!

Ummm... ok, how's about this... with the numbers this time.   I don't really understand Alien.... eeps!

O'hana Breakfast Bread                                        Experiment 626 Bread

Calories 527.5                                                                   250

Total Fat 8.3 g                                                                   4.7

Cholesterol 31.2 mg                                                            0

Sodium 491.6 mg                                                              168

Total Carbohydrate 105.8 g                                                 85

Dietary Fiber 3.1 g                                                             1.4

Protein 8.5 g                                                                       2

WWpts -  14                                                                       11

Yippee!
Now that we have that taken care of, it's time to get the grocery listie ready for this lil bit of Hawaii here in the lower 48.   While I get prepared, maybe you all should enjoy, once again, my favorite song?  Maybe by the time I blog again, you'll all have learned the hula too!

Aloha Oi.. until we meet again!







Music enjoyed while blogging:  
Air (not the band).


Current Motivation:
My "O'HANA"


Current Craving:
Vegan Fried 'Chicken'.

What came first? The dino or the egg?!

Ok,
Most of you that know me, know that I've got a small obsession with dinosaurs, lions, Johnny Depp, Jodie Foster and avocados.  But let's not dwell on that, shall we?  I'm going to give you a little history lesson.

An adolescent female Tyrannosaurus rex died 68 million years ago, but its bones still contain intact soft tissue, including the oldest preserved proteins ever found, scientists say.
And a comparison of the protein's chemical structure to a slew of other species showed an evolutionary link between T. rex and chickens, bolstering the idea that birds evolved from dinosaurs.
The collagen proteins were found hidden inside the leg bone of the T. rex fossil, according to two studies published in the journal Science. Collagen is the main ingredient of connective tissue in animals and is found in cartilage, ligaments, tendons, hooves, bones and teeth. It yields gelatin and glue when boiled in water.

Whaddya know?   So that last bird you put in your oven.. that last leftover fried chicken you ate - 68 million years ago, would have considered YOU dinner!

EAT ME!  ROAR!

Ok, regardless of who's eatin' who, I'm not into eating my friend T-rex anymore, even though that crispy skin is making me rather hungry right now...  *fans self*  But no, no no no... it's a known fact that those chickens you see on the grill, or in your local market (even when they're 'cage free' or free roaming, or anything else 'free' and 'organic' those words that make you think there's no cruelty there)  most of their lil beaks are heat seared off so they don't peck their neighboring chickens either - to death, or give them sores.. can't have sores on a chicken you're about to eat!   Same with 'cage free' eggs.  Unless you know the chicken that laid it - say, maybe Aunt Joan has 4 chickens that are pets and she sells their eggs to local markets, or perhaps she gives you her eggs.. (this is the most cruelty free of all, and if I should ever eat an egg again, I'll know the chickens that laid them, because I'll tour their lil homes and get to know their moms and dads)    But as far as right now, being a vegan, means eggs are not an option for me...  and thus, my favorite breakfast dish (which also would include our friend Ms Piggy

< Yeah there she is in what is MY favorite poster of her!)  Is not an option either.
What is this breakfast I speak of though?  Eggs Benedict!  Naturally!   It is a non-deal for me anymore.   That is, until I realized.. "What the heck?  I can make vegan eggs benedict!!"
The original calls for hollandaise (which is in effect.. butter by the poundful and more egg..)  Then we've got eggs, we've got Canadian bacon.. this is about the most un-vegan, calorie-laden breakfast one could ever come up with, and I'm about to veganize it.. and i'm so very excited!!!

Let's look at some numbers, shall we?

Eggs Benedict: (this is for the whole breakfast - the eggs, the bacon, the sauce, the tomato, spinach, avocado, and english muffin.. so if it all looks a little high, well - this is probably one of those things you can't knock a whole lotta calories out of in general - but there is still a difference!)  These numbers are also based on a split two - meaning two eggs, one whole muffin split in half.

My Eggs Benedict is going to be affectionately called The "Vegan T-Rex Split"  (it just worked for me)
So here we go:  (thank you to the sister for the weight watchers point breakdown)

Traditional Eggs Benedict                         The Vegan T-Rex Split
Calories - 800                                                   699
Fat -       36g                                                     30g
Cholesterol -  470mg                                         0mg
Sodium -   2106mg                                           1051mg
Carbs -    30g                                                    45g
Protien - 35g                                                      31g
Fiber -   2g                                                         6g
WW Points - 16                                                 15   

For Vegan T-Rex Split, I am going to make the english muffins, the hollandaise, the eggs, everything but the veggies (obviously) and the veggie bacon (which is Yves, because it's just easier after making muffins - I COULD make the bacon - I've made a vegan ham before (for Easter this year).. but for this one, I'm going to make it easier on myself.. because I'm the only one I gotta impress with this.   When I make this for someone else someday - we'll talk about making a darn vegan ham again. ;) )

Regardless, I'm ready.  I've got the goods.  After my 4 mile on Sunday - guess who's treating herself to a big ol' fattening breakfast!?!   That's right, you got it.  (In my best Piggy voice)  "MOI"!

I'll fill you in on Sunday folks... and should you try this recipe when you buy my cookbook - Ms. Piggy, Kermit The Frog, Gonzo's chicken girlfriend Camilla, and all of Teddy the T-Rex's buddies from back east will thank you by giving you not only Muppet Show karma, but cruelty free karma as well!  :)

Let me leave you with one last word on the subject:

OVO!!!

:)


Music enjoyed while writing this blog:
Subsonic Radio's Background 96k (Background music from the Disney Parks!)

Current Motivation:
The second star to the right. <3


Current Craving:
A cruelty free - somewhat unhealthy, yummy, breakfast!