Recipe 22 - Cat Mama's Vegan Pot Roast... Disney Style!

I was actually surprised at how easy this was to make, and really how yummy it was!
I always enjoy veganizing for my baby-mama.  She was the first person I ever started veganizing for, so it's a joy when I get to do it again.   The leftovers stayed at her house. ;)

First of all, I like the plate.  I kinda like the theme in a way.  I was wearing my Disney Villains wicked queen apron.  It said "Queen's Poisons"  However, poisons was x'd out and said "Recipes".  So along that same vein we kinda went the scary route with the plates.  Which, it's all fitting, because the place I veganized this from is at the Disney Studios, and the Disney Studios house some of the best 'villain' stuff in all of the WDW resort.. so YAY!   Also, although not a complete villain in his own right - I was wearing a Mr. Jack Sparrow shirt.. so still, the skull and crossbones worked all the way!

I started this veganization in my kitchen, creating the 'pot roast' and the simmering liquid..

To your right folks, is how vegan potroast is born.  Not in a barn where it's ripped away from it's mother.. nope.  It's born in a bowl with spices and liquids.  :)
Then after it gets mixed up, it's seared on all sides and then put into a pot of broth with a BUNCH of veggies to simmer for several hours until it starts smelling so heavenly you have to at least try it's broth.



So... my kitchen was smelling goood allllllllllllll day.  And after a few hours I was ready to leave with it.   However, on the way there was an AHCKSIDENT!  (OH NOES)

Broth

Roast about to get seared.

Sooo.   On my way up Glenway ave.. some moron SLAMS on his breaks (no one in front of him)  causing me to SLAM on mine, and crock pot goes flying.. (at least I saved the pot roast) but (thank god baby-mama is vegan)  I had to doctor up my broth and cook it a bit longer when I got to my destination.     So upon getting there, we doctored that up, and my baby Lotus and I started on our mashed potatoes.    As everything cooked, we discussed gadgets and gizmo's a plenty.. whozits and whatsits galore.  (Did you know she's got 20 thingamobobs?)  Not only that she treated us to a dance routine with the Beastie Boys 'Girls' playing in the background.
So, when it was time, I had to create out 'gravy' which turned out even better than I thought.. (from the veggies and broth.)   Yup - there's me!

I put that goodness in my lil bullet blender with a hint of cornstarch and it turned into the best golden/brown gravy I've ever seen!
At this point, our potatoes were ready to mash up.   I know Lotus would have loved to help with that, but it was waaaay too hot for her, and besides I already had a very important job for her to finish up with our dishes.. and of course in true 2012 Rainbows of Vegan Love tradition, I got it on video (thanks to my baby mama) and you're about to get the chance to watch my Lotus and I at work creating what turned out to be an EXTREMELY yummy Saturday night dinner and a very successful veganization for this week.   So, without further ado - let me present to you  - Lotus Young Stigar and Sheri Fuqua in the kitchen, plating our first 'Cat Mama's Vegan Pot Roast'.  Please.. enjoy!





So, with that veganization under my belt, I'm about to get ready to travel over to my sisters house and enjoy and hour of Kundalini with her and make her mouth water with the next veganization I'm going to do.
We've traveled to all of the WDW parks.. where are we about to go now?
Well - I've heard about a place there where "O'hana means family, and family means no one get left behind"... and since MY O'hana has been asking for me to make this recipe for some time now - their wish is about to be granted... because a dream is a wish your heart makes and all. ;)

Ponder that one, and I'll get with you later this week.

Happy weekend everyone!




Music listened to while cooking and blogging:
Goldfrapp Head First - (Cooked to the Album)
Subsonic Radio (Blogged to it!)

Current Motivation:
A villanous adventure is afoot!


Current Craving:
Chipotle!

Let's go back in time. Recipe 22 - Cat Mama's Vegan Pot Roast

There's a place at WDW, specifically at the Disney Studios, that I have always made a reservation to go to when I've been there.  Mind you, they're not vegan friendly, so I may have to just go there and watch the funny happen around me while I enjoy a drink next time.. but even so, it's still one of my most favorite places ever.
The 50's Primetime Cafe.
And what does Disney.com have to say about this very special place?

50's Prime Time Café serves classic American comfort food in a TV-themed setting. The restaurant sits across from Echo Lake in Disney's Hollywood Studios theme park.

The 50's Prime Time Café menu includes family favorites like golden fried chicken, traditional meatloaf and pot roast, cooked the way Mom used to make it—that is, if Mom were a 1950s sitcom star.
Be welcomed into Mom's family and feel at home in her kitchenette. But Mom expects you to mind your manners, so don't be surprised if she tells you to keep your elbows off the table. It's all part of the old-fashioned fun and gentle ribbing that's served up along with the food.
TV Tables and Tune-In Lounge
For a special treat at 50's Prime Time Café, grab a "TV Table" that seats up to 4 diners and has a television next to the table that broadcasts clips from popular prime time sitcoms circa 1955 including "Father Knows Best" and the original "Mickey Mouse Club."
Bop into 50's Prime Time Café for lunch or dinner. Cocktails, wines by the glass and frosty beers are available from Mom for Guests 21 years of age and older, or relax in the Tune-In Lounge full-service bar and sip Dad's Electric Lemonade or Grandma's Picnic Punch.
From the mid-50s knick-knacks and memorabilia that decorate this restaurant to the dessert menu displayed through viewfinder toys, nostalgia is the main ingredient at 50's Prime Time Café.

Love it!  What is even more awesome are your aunts and uncles and cousins you never even knew you had that drive you batty during your whole dining experience!  One time we went, my cousin Fred stole my Jack Sparrow poster and ran around Dads lounge with it until my Aunt Kimmie stopped him and gave it back.
Another time we were there, Aunt Jane made my mom stand in the corner because she didn't eat all her vegetables.
Another time, I actually got the 'clean plate award' and a free dessert for finishing all my food like a good girl.    Also, you canNOT talk back to your server/cousin/aunt/uncle.. you'll be sorry if you do.  LOL.

Now, I'm not sure I can put on the show these people do with my next veganization..but I can certainly try as I serve it to my baby mama and my babies.   It might actually be quite fun!  But what recipe off this awesome menu am I going to attempt?   Possibly the hardest!
Moms Pot Roast.
Now, the original of this at the Studios looks a lil somethin like this:

So my goal is to make the vegan version look VERY MUCH like that.. and taste ALMOST just as close!
But we need numbers now, don't we!?!

Let's do it.
Moms Pot Roast                                           Cat Mama's Vegan Pot Roast
      
Calories  - 832                                                                     211
Fat  - 45g                                                                                2.6g                                            
Cholesterol  - 231mg                                                               0                           
Sodium - 1570mg                                                                 1237mg                                                       
Carbohydrates  - 7.8g                                                            41g                                
Fiber   - 1g                                                                          7g
Protien - 83g                                                                         10g
WW Pts - 20                                                                       5

So, I'm serving this to a true vegan, a vegetarian and two carnivores,  (one of them I expect to give me his real opinion on pot roast.)  I've prepped, I'm going through my recipes.. I know what I'm about to do and I am READY!
Now, I just have to get my parental attitude in check.  I think I can do that!   V-log?  Maybe, if I can get my tripod to work the way it's supposed to.  If not, I'll get my baby mama to video tape me being a stern auntie to my non-blood children while serving them.
I'm excited so let's BRING IT ON!

This veganization is slated for Saturday - to serve Saturday night.
Just remember.. KEEP YOUR ELBOWS OFF THE TABLE!

Music listened to while blogging:
"Divorce Court"

Current Motivation:
Being a "Goofy" family member

Current Craving:
A baked potato.