De-fatted eggs?!? WTF? Uh, why not just use "organic" egg whites? Whatever. :) I'm sure Whole Foods has egg replacer that's vegan. I suppose what I was trying to communicate but hadn't really articulated in my own head was that my experience with baking vegan was that substitutes generally made for poor results, mostly because baking is very much about the chemistry. You can fake a lot of things but chemistry isn't one of them. I was hoping for leads on ideas that weren't replacements but more, I suppose, grew out of looking at vegan ingredients and devising yummy treats. I'm still not articulating it well. *frustrating*

However, in the resulting wild goose chase I sent everyone on, I've gotten some MUCH BETTER ideas so I can't be too unhappy. I like the idea of making cookies, maybe arranging for some vegan truffles (not too many in case they're inedible), AND putting together a treat goodie box. I like that a lot. :)

I am *so* picky about cake. Most cakes, even non-vegan ones, are "eh." It doesn't stop me from eating them, alas, but very few measure up. msjudi took me to a place down in Lake Jackson that has the perfect chocolate cake. So, so, so good. I'm sure it isn't vegan but oh my god. Fabulous. Thank the gods it's too far for me to drive just for cake.

Actually, I had a recipe from when I was a vegan for chocolate cake that was reasonably good. It's from Ron Pickarsi's "Friendly Foods" and vegans totally loved me when I showed up to potlucks because they could have dessert. :)