Apples!

It's apple season!! Which means it's time for cider pressing at my Aunt and Uncle's house. They have a small orchard, and have a party every fall.

We didn't stay long this year, so we actually didn't get any cider, but we picked a bag full of apples. I take one to class almost every day now. How cliché am I? But it's for me, not the teacher.

Anyhoo, now that we have a ton of apples sitting around, I felt I should attempt a pie.
I used this recipe:
http://www.vegfamily.com/vegan-recipes/desserts/vegan-apple-pie.htm

It's not exactly beautiful, but it's pretty yummy for being my first pie, especially with it being vegan.

What should I make next from our pile of apples?

Shipping Cupcakes?

Weee, first post on my new blog! And this post is about two fabulous things: Vegan cupcakes, and sharing. ^-^

I shipped cupcakes for the first time this week. This is how they looked when I packed them:

They travelled 40 miles (short trip on the first try) in one day, and arrived "utterly squelched and wonderfully tasty."
Yay! x)

Now I just have to work on the "squelched" part. Mailing a cupcake is no easy task. It seems no one has yet perfected a method, but I love this blogger's experiments...
Cupcake Experiment: How (Not) to Ship a Cupcake
How (Not) To Ship a Cupcake: The Results

The recipe I used is my ultimate favorite: "Fauxstess Cupcakes" from Vegan with a Vengance. I just make the cupcake, not all of the extra fillings and frostings and whatnots.
bunnyfoot: heart of darkness: black cocoa "fauxstess" cupcakes

I didn't get a photo this time before they were packed, but my cupcakes often look like this:
(only this time, I made mint, lemon, and Nutella frosting. Yummm)