Hello

I’ve been absent, I know. That will probably continue because I’m waiting for my official acceptance to the nursing program and have yet to receive it, so I’ve been operating at a very high level of anxiety.
However, I just figured out how to download photos from my junky old phone onto my computer. So here’s [...]

Cedar Point AKA “Up is so much worse!”

I am exhausted. Physically and mentally drained. Sort of like I’ve been kept awake for 72 hours and put into a garbage bag and beaten with a bat. My body isn’t too pleased with me, but we had so much fun!
We picked a great day to go. The sun was out but not too hot [...]

Black-Eyed Pea Fritters

Brent’s inability to fully review and select a recipe and realize it’s complexity struck again. This one required a new purchase and frying! I suck at frying. This week he picked Black-Eyed Pea Fritters from Vegan Soul Kitchen.
The making of this recipe required me buying a new kitchen appliance (not that I mind). [...]

Creative Solutions

Allow me to share some of our exciting Thursday evening:
I asked Brent to get me some sangria, but I hate when I tip the glass to drink and ice cubes hit me in the mouth. Brent came upstairs with the following solution:
Sangria on ice. I was pretty amused by his creativity, however I have discovered [...]

Quick and Easy

This week has turned into a busy one. A co-worker of mine had an emergency appendectomy so I have been covering for her at work from 9-5 each day through the end of the week. My meals have been pretty boring, mostly just repeats, like some stuffed shells from the freezer and some channa masala, this time with [...]

World’s Ugliest Pizza

I was feeling tired last night after a 7 mile walk around the town with Brent, so I wanted dinner to be pretty low-key. We rented a movie from the RedBox and I threw together a pizza using the master recipe from Artisan Bread.
Kids, let this be a lesson to you — be very liberal [...]

Grocery Shop

It’s been a bit since I’ve done a weekly grocery haul recap. I’m planning on eating a bit out of our freezer this week, and I was hoping that would keep our grocery bill down, but of course I still managed to spend more than I thought I would.
The list:

Bananas
Bosc Pears
Raspberries
Bing Cherries (on sale, but [...]

An Indian Feast

Brent and I love Indian food, but, much like our love of sushi, it is relegated to the “restaurant only” category because I’ve never really been able to replicate it at home. Although, to be fair, I haven’t tried all that hard because I like our local Indian restaurant quite a bit. I guess I [...]

Open-Faced BBQ Tempeh Sandwich with Carrot-Cayenne Coleslaw

Last night’s dinner was another one from Vegan Soul Kitchen. Bryant Terry had this recipe listed as one of his 6 favorites in the beginning of the book, so I was eager to try it. I’ve never eaten tempeh before, let alone cooked with it, so it was another interesting experiment. I had high expectations [...]

Jamaican Veggie Patties

Remember when I said I couldn’t wait to make this recipe from this book? Well, I did it this Saturday during my baking extravaganza. It took quite a bit of time (like 2 hours start to finish I think), and was a little bit frustrating at first, but it was so worth it. Looks pretty [...]