Breakfast was leftover waffles from yesterday.
Packed Boar's Head all beef hot dogs on Arnold Select wheat hot dog rolls, baby carrots, Dole's diced pears, Pringles potato chips and a homemade Peanut Butter Marbled Brownie, substituting peanut butter chips for the Tropical Source dairy-free chocolate chips and the butter for the Earth Balance margarine for lunches today.
Running to the school for an ice cream Valentine party, making sure to bring a quart of Soy Delicious vanilla soy ice cream, along with an ice cream scoop that won't be used for dairy ice cream plus a bottle of Hershey's Chocolate Syrup and Wilton's valentine sprinkles.
I came home to prepare a special dessert for tonight: Red Velvet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting. I already baked the cakes on Saturday morning and placed them in the freezer until I made the frosting. I made the cakes dairy-free by substituting 1 cup of buttermilk with 1 cup of almond milk soured with 2 teaspoons of apple cider vinegar. I replaced the 12 tablespoons of softened butter with 12 tablespoons of Earth Balance butter spread.
I took the cakes out of the freezer to let them thaw while I prepared the frosting, replacing the 16 ounces of cream cheese with 16 ounces of plain Tofutti cream cheese I purchased at Kroger off of Strickland and Falls of Nuese Rd. Mixing this with 4 cups of powdered sugar, 16 tablespoons of Earth Balance spread and vanilla makes for a little softer consistency than the usual cream cheese frosting, but it's packed with flavor!
My husband is bringing home take-out from PF Chang tonight. He's ordering well in advance of the Valentine's rush and is clarifying our milk-allergy concern. Lettuce Wraps, Fried Vegetarian Dumplings, Mongolian Beef, and Sweet & Sour Chicken are our favorite dishes!
Everything was delicious, except there were no ingredients listed on the fortune cookies, and I would order extra rice and lettuce for the wraps next time!
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