8am Vegan Sausages

Today, I’m paying homage to the creator of Vegan MoFo, Isa Chandra Moskowitz.  I’ve said it before but, in my humble opinion, you can never go wrong with a cookbook from Isa Chandra Moskowitz. From Veganomicon (and those chickpea cutlets!) to Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World (no explanation needed here!), you always get a ton of great recipes that are pretty simple to make.  Of all her books, Vegan Brunch might just be my favorite.  I reach for it more than any other cook book that I own (well, cooked food books- I have raw cookbooks that are used just as much).

I hadn’t planned on making sausages at 8am this morning.  What I wanted at 8am was a hot cup of coffee in a warm house to start my chilly Ohio morning.  What I got instead was a broken furnace which made hot coffee in a warm house impossible.  So, while I was waiting (impatiently) for the heater repair person, I decided to keep myself (from pulling my hair out) busy.  I made steamer sausages.

I used a hybrid of the Cherry Sage and Chipotle Sausages in Vegan Brunch.  I didn’t have cherries so I used dried plums that I made last week.  I also cut back on the heat, added fennel, extra garlic, and tons of fresh cracked pepper.

I won’t post the recipe here (I don’t have one anyway) because I’ve posted a bunch of recipes from Vegan Brunch already.  Good ones too.  Like, Tomato Rosemary Scones and Ginger Blueberry Muffins. And of course, my favorite Vegan Brunch recipe (but only because I haven’t tried the Tofu Benny yet), Cashew Ricotta Cheese.  I can’t recommend buying Vegan Brunch enough.  Delish!

Also, since it’s MoFo I wanted to share a small obsession of mine: (mini) kitchen wares.  I am a frugal shopper…..unless we’re talking plates, bowls, baking pans, spatulas, and/or anything related to cooking.  But not just any cooking gear- mini wares.  The smaller the better.  My shelves and cupboards are filled with tiny versions of serving dishes, baking pans, glasses- you name it.  They’re just so cute. I present my latest find:

See?  It even matches my large orange mixing bowl.  It’s like it was meant to be- it’s even MoFo orange!  So cute!

PS. My sausages turned out great. Maybe there’s something to this 8am sausage thing after all.