Recipe testings

I don't have any pictures, unfortunately, but this past weekend, Todd and Natascha served as willing guinea pigs for some more recipe tests from the Veginomican. Saturday I made the Green Pumpkin Seed Mole, Chili-Lime crusted tofu, and the corn pudding. This was one of Isa's suggested menus in the back of the book. We had tomatoes & avocados as a side (it is August!) and Isa's Coconut Lemon Bundt Cake for dessert. I like all of these recipes quite a bit, but was most impressed with the mole. Possibly because it came together in a snap despite having a ton of ingredients, and I can see it working with a variety of dishes. I liked the corn pudding, but it was a pain cutting the corn off the cob, I might make it again using frozen corn, but I'm not sure it would taste as good. The chili-lime tofu was yummy, but again, it's a lot of work and a lot of frying and really I think I like the hot glazed tempeh marinade on tofu better and it's much less time consuming. It would also have worked well in this menu. I've made the Coconut-Lemon bundt cake previously, and this time was no different - this is a keeper of a recipe. I love this cake. Interestingly, Dad also loves this cake, and he's not really a big coconut fan, so I think it might go into heavier rotation. Mom got leftovers of the corn pudding and has now decided that it needs to be made more often too, which is surprising because I didn't think she'd go for it (it has coconut milk in it). Nora loved the mole, but she ate it with pretzels. I don't think tofu is her thing, even when fried. I kept trying to convince her that it was a sort of french fry, but it was a no-go. Anyone have any requests about what to make next?