vegan cake recipe - experimental!

Ingredients

* 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
* 1 cup white sugar
* 1/4 cup cocoa powder
* 1 teaspoon baking soda
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 1/3 cup vegetable oil
* 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
* 1 teaspoon distilled white vinegar
* 1 cup water

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease one 9x5 inch loaf pan.
2. Sift together the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda and salt. Add the oil, vanilla, vinegar and water. Mix together until smooth.
3. Pour into prepared pan and bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 45 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool.



And the frosting recipe:
6 Tbsp. soy margarine (Earth Balance sticks are great)
¾ cup cocoa powder
2 2/3 cups organic powdered sugar
1/3 cup rice milk
1 tsp. vanilla
Preparation
Cream margarine. Add cocoa and powdered sugar alternately with rice milk. Beat to spreading consistency (additional rice milk may be needed). Blend in vanilla.
Makes about 2 cups of frosting or enough for 1 double layer cake.

Comfort foods - kielbasa and yellow rice

So one of my favorite dishes is incredibly quick and easy to make, and is pretty much the ultimate in comfort food for me (with the possible exception of my mom's green pea salad).

Kielbasa and Yellow Rice
1 pack Vigo's Yellow Rice
1 green bell pepper, diced
1 white onion, small, diced
1 lb kielbasa, sliced into 1/4" circles

Start the yellow rice per instructions on the pack.
In a 10" skillet, add a Tbp of olive oil. Heat at med-high.
Add the pepper and onion to the oil - sautee for 8 minutes, or until the onion is translucent.
Add the kielbasa to the pepper and onion. Brown meat for 10-12 minutes.
Add kielbasa, pepper, and onion to the rice. Cook for additional 5 minutes.

Done!

What's your favorite comfort food?