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Stuffy Class: Today's Topic: Karma

Good Afternoon Stuffy Class Students!

Little Fox here and today's class is on the concept of doing something for others.   

Wait, who is our guest instructor today? 

Did you guess Wolfy?  If so, you did great.

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Wolfy here.  Welcome to my Stuffy Class today.  Today's topic is Doing something for others and the basic principle of Karma.  I am going to teach you how to make some vegan ice cream for my pal Reindeer who is a vegetarian.  

Am I a vegan?  Nope.  Am I a vegetarian?  Nope, but I want to do a nice gesture for my pal Reindeer.  Let's get started.

PS -I know a lot of my students disliked the $10.00 lab fee for this class so I have decided to waive it for this class and all future classes.

Step 1: This recipe requires confectioners sugar and we are out.  No problem, you can take regular sugar and grind it up in your food processor or blender with a little bit of cornstarch and you are good to go.

Next step is to get some aquafaba.  What is aquafaba?   Well, it's the liquid that comes in the can of chickpeas.  You will need to whip 3/4 cups of aquafaba to form still peaks.

A hand mixed will do the trick. About 12 minutes or so.  Hard to believe it but it works. It really looks like egg whites.

I hope these are stiff enough peaks.  

Next step:  Get 10 ounces of peaches.  Your confectioners sugar and grind it up in a food processor.  Be sure to add some vanilla as well.  

Okay class.  Grind up those ingridents.

I have this weird peachy paste.  I thought it would be smoother.  I hope Reindeer enjoys the ice cream, this Wolf is a little skeptical.  I decided to whip the aquafaba a little more to ensure stiff peaks.  Then all you have to do is mix in the peach vegan stuff to the faux egg whites.

Voila!  The finished product actually looks pretty good. 

As Tom Petty would say: "The waiting is the hardest part."  So, it's time to put the vegan ice cream in a 9x5 loaf pan and let it freeze for at least 6 hours.  

Let's loop back to my topic.  Karma is an action not a result.  I will have to remind Reindeer about that if this vegan ice cream is an epic fail.

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6 short hours later the ice cream is ready to taste.  I think that Reindeer should get the honor of scooping the first scoop.

  Notice how fresh ice cream brings out all the stuffies?  Funny how that happens.

 Reindeer gets the first taste (being that I made this specifically for him) and the verdict is.....  Texture is strange but the taste is good.  Reindeer gives it two paws up!

Cooking Contest, final entry. B. Mouse

Hello Blog Pals ~
It's Little Fox reporting with a special guest on our final recipe from our April recipe contest.  Good help is VERY hard to find.

This recipe comes to me from across the pond as they say.  Beanie and crew sent a very nice recipe for a homemade soup.

Step 1: Chop onions.  This knife is a little big for me.  I hope I can get some help.

Humans to the rescue:  My roommates helped me chop the onions.  Not to bad either.  The smell of fresh chopped onion s brought out my new pal Wolfy.  He heard this recipe is vegetarian friendly and being one of the few vegetarian wolf's around he was up for a tasting.

Wolfy helped with the carrot and celery too.  

Next step:  Add broth, tomatoes, and let everything simmer for about 40 minutes. 

Sequoia is ready for some soup too.  Sadly, it has onions and garlic which aren't good for dogs.  

When finished, ladle soup into bowls and storage containers.  Beanie says serve with some crunchy bread and cheese.  That mouse knows his food.

Thanks for the recipe Beanie.  We all enjoyed the soup.  Readers keep tuned for the recipe contest awards. 

Help! AKA a recipe contest for Stuffies

Hello Friends!

Little Fox here.   I am in a quandary. Please help!!!!!

My new friends Wolfy and Red are coming over and I have no idea what to serve them.  Red and Wolfy are new to the house and I want to be hospitable to them.  I asked around and Drunk Fox was no help.  He suggested making peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.  I think I will pass on that.

Little Bear suggested serving hot chocolate.  I think I need something more complex than hot chocolate.

My first guest is Wolfy.  Being a wolf he eats ANYTHING.   Wolfy spent most of his life exploring his two passions.  Wandering the woods of Oregon with his pack and working for the WWF (not the wrestling organization from the 80s and 90s) but the World Wildlife Foundation.   He has decided to slow down and heard that he could retire at my roommates place and he is excited to start this new chapter in his life.

My other friend is named Red and Red is a Black Rabbit.  He is one of the few meat eating rabbits I know.  

Red is from a winery in Oregon and has his own wine (it's called Black Rabbit Red).

Besides a winery at McMenamins Edgefield they also have a fancy restaurant there called Black Rabbit.   It has two $$ on yelp so it’s fancy and expensive,

I think I need to step up my game in the kitchen if Red is coming over.

Little Bear and Drunk Fox really want this dinner to be successful so they have offered prizes and told me to make it a contest.  So, what are the rules?  Well, there are no rules (except one recipe per stuffy).   The last contest my roommates were cooking for months (but were well fed).

Argh!  I need some help.  Stuffy friends can you send me your favorite recipe my way for my dinner.  

Thanks for submitting a recipe.  Be sure to keep an eye on the blog for your recipe cooked by me for my friends Wolfy and Red (OK, Little Bear and Drunk Fox will be joining us as well).  

Oh, by the way there is an extra prize category if any stuffy can find a decent recipe that involves the Diet Hot Chocolate that Little Bear brought with hm.

The last day for submission is April 25 .  Feel free to post the recipes in the comments or send them to me at lfox97123@gmail.com