New Macbook!
Thursday, October 30th, 2008I am the proud owner of my first-ever Mac. I'm so excited! I'm finally cool!
Archive for October, 2008
I am the proud owner of my first-ever Mac. I'm so excited! I'm finally cool!
It’s in the Freezer!
Wednesday, October 29th, 2008Seeing photos of everyone's fridge/freezers across the vegan blogs lately inspired me to clean mine out. I am not a good photo sharer, so I didn't even bother with that (although once my new laptop comes in I might get better at photos). But I did make room! A few years ...
Pumpkin Cranberry Scones, Lentil Soup
Sunday, October 26th, 2008This evening I was feeling industrious and decided to cook some Vcon recipes I haven't tried yet. Maybe you've noticed that the only cookbook I ever use is Veganomicon. That's partly because it's the only vegan cookbook I own (I have asked Santa for another one for Xmas. Which should ...
A Challenge for Hard Times 2008
Saturday, October 25th, 2008I stopped by Hezbollah Tofu, which I just love, and read the post issuing a challenge to all of us who are tempted to spend too much time gawking and worrying about headlines. Check it out. Monsieur Tofu is a bit profane, so beware.
Taking Part in Our Food Supply (with photos)
Thursday, October 23rd, 2008We planted these raised beds 'long about May 1: They turned out to be an excellent intro to gardening. We never watered, we weeded once a week (while we were in town, that is) and we were able to replant some things once cooler weather came around. We are still getting ...
A Chili Day
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008It's 48 degrees out, and rainy. Which makes us hungry for chili. So I thought I'd share my very own recipe for "Slap Yo Momma Sweet Ass Super Veggie Chili". The Beans: 1 cup red kidney beans 1/2 cup black beans 1/2 cup red (or pinto) beans *I use dry beans cause they're ...
Food Budget Leaks Like Sieve
Tuesday, October 21st, 2008Yep, food price woes are reaching even me. You may recall my earlier post about hubs and I (mostly me, as I do most of the grocery shopping) implementing a strict $60 per week food budget. After we got home from Spain our cupboards were completely empty, so it took ...
McDougall-worthy Pumpkin Spice Cookies
Wednesday, October 15th, 2008For all the McDougall-izers (of which I am only half-heartedly, occasionally), here is a cookie that will make your heart happy. If you want, instead of putting them on a cookie sheet, you can put them in a muffin-top pan. 1 Spice cake mix (this is how my mom does it, ...
Farmer in Chief
Monday, October 13th, 2008I really enjoyed reading this essay by Michael Pollan in the NYTimes. In it, he puts forth his (very good) plan for overhauling America's food supply to address our reliance on fossil fuels for food production, environmental concerns, and the health care crisis. Good stuff. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/12/magazine/12policy-t.html?em
Chewy Chocolate Orange-Ginger Cookies
Sunday, October 5th, 2008For our neighborhood party yesterday I made some chocolate chip cookies, just by veganizing the recipe on the back of the Ghirardelli's bag. I don't know what I did, but they turned out ugly. Tasted great, looked ugly. I was feeling a bit embarrassed by them. So I ...