Month: June 2010
Raspberry Banana Soft Serve
I came home this evening and after dinner with sweet tooth was aching so what better to do then make soft serve? I searched through the freezer and found a banana and raspberries- the perfect combination.
- 1 Frozen Banana, broken into pieces
- 1/4 cup frozen raspberries
- 1/4 cup original almond milk
Put everything in the blender or food processor until it is a wonderful and smooth blend.
RANT ALERT and Dinner Out
Just as we were arriving home we received a call that the lady who was supposed to view our apartment an hour earlier had pushed the time back. We said it was fine that she went in that we would hang out on the bench in the front yard so that she could have a chance to check the place out. It was a nice treat for our indoor kitty because we let her come out and rub her face in the grass- she was in heaven. Everything was going fine and about a half hour later we decided that it was time to bring the kitty inside and we expected that by then the lady would have seen enough and be leaving. BOY WERE WE WRONG!
She proceed to tell the rental agent about 30 things that she would like improved or changed if she were to move in. My husband and I were sitting in the living room going ARE YOU SERIOUS! Anyways this went on for another 30 minutes and then finally the Hubz told them that they just had to go…but they didn’t go far they hung out in the yard for another 20 minutes. Maybe I’m too rigid but I think after 30minutes of viewing an apartment that the potential renter had already viewed the week before is just rude.
Okay rant over. Since the viewing ended up going way longer than we expected I just wasn’t feeling like putting together dinner so the Hubz took me out to the Skinny Pancake for vegan crepes; I had the vegan crepedilla and the Hubz had a vegan monster and a Harpoon brew.
After a delicious dinner we came home to enjoy a little Netflix and I had a Pomegranate Seltzer Mocktail and the Hubz had a sour beer.
Q: When you look at a new place to rent how long do you generally spend looking? Do you make certain demands/request before you agree to take the rental space?
Absent
I know I have been M.I.A. for the past few days but I’m around just really busy! I have been sticking to my June 2010 Pantry Challenge and it has been a lot of fun. This week was made slightly easier because the Hubz has been working off-site so all his lunches the past few days have been supplied- which means less food I have to make. I honestly haven’t been eating anything very interesting which has given me a lack of motivation to blog about it, on top of the fact that we are crazy busy with work, Hubz softball and oh yeah that whole packing thing because we move in 3 WEEKS! EEK! Anyways I just wanted to check in and let you know I’m still here! This weekend we will be out of town and I am interested in having a few guest bloggers so if you are a healthy living, vegan and/or eco-friendly blogger please e-mail me lindsay{at}cookingforaveganlover{dot}com with why you’d like to be a guest blogger and what your entry would be about.
Random Kitty Shot
Lazy Sunday
Today has been a fairly lazy Sunday and it feels great! We woke up to rain and I knew that meant it would be the perfect day to relax on the couch with the fur baby and Hubz. It hasn’t been a totally lazy day though as I made kale and zucchini chips this morning which are still in the dehydrator getting all crispy and we did get ourselves out for a walk once the rain let up a bit.
I started my morning out with something I haven’t had in forever OATMEAL! I used to eat it daily but it’s been a few weeks since I have had myself a nice bowl of warm creamy oats with chia seeds, cinnamon, stevia, flax meal and a banana of course.
For lunch I cooked up some brown rice and topped it with leftover sliced Korean BBQ tempeh, 5 Spiced Garnet Yams and some soy glazed brussels sprouts all topped with sriracha of course!
Hubz and I are now off to watch a movie- Q: What are you up to today?
June Pantry Challenge Week 1
Hey Bloggies! It’s week 1 of the June Pantry Challenge and I am really excited to see what I can come up with this week. I hope that some of your out there are inspired to participate as well. This week I picked up a great number of items and stayed in budget. Here the beautiful selection of produce:
Organic Bananas $2.57
Organic Broccoli $2.13
Organic Vidalia Onion $1.27
Organic Baby Spinach $1.48
Organic Garnet Yam $1.85
Organic & Local Kale $2.50
Organic & Local Red Russian Kale $2.50
Organic & Local Yellow Zucchini $2.60
Organic & Local Cucumber $3
Total: $19.90- That means I have 10 cents to spare!
The first dish of the week was Korean BBQ Tempeh Sandwiches with Sriracha Vegan Mayo, 5 Spiced Garnet Yam Fries and Garlic-Soy Sauteed Kale.
Korean BBQ Tempeh:
- 2T Presidents Choice Korean BBQ Marinade (purchased in Canada)
- 2T low sodium Shoyu
- 80z Tempeh, quartered
Preheat the oven to 400F. Place the tempeh in a baking dish and pour the marinade over the tempeh. Bake for 20 minutes. In a pan heat a thin layer of oil and sautee the tempeh until it has browned a bit on each side. Serve on a bun with tomato, baby spinach and sriracha vegan mayo.
Sriracha Vegan Mayo
- 2 T vegan mayo
- 1t sriracha
Blend together and spread on a bun.
Five Spiced Yam Fries
- 1 Yam cut into fries
- 1/2T olive oil
- 1t 5 spice powder
- 1/2t wasabi spiced salt
Preheat oven to 400F. Toss the yam with oil and spices. Place on a sheet pan and bake for 25-30 minutes.
Garlic-Soy Kale
- 1/2 Bunch of Red Russian Kale, cut into bite sized pieces
- 2 cloves of garlic chopped
- 1/2T olive oil
- 1t low sodium shoyu
- 2t seaweed gomasio (Eden Organics)
In a large saute pan heat the garlic and oil over medium-high for 1 minute. Add the kale and mix in the shoyu and gomasio. Cook for 2-3 minutes until it is wilted.
June 2010 Pantry Challenge
As many of you know the Hubz and I are moving to a new apartment at the end of the month and since I don’t want to have to pack up everything in my cupboards I have decided that it is time for another pantry challenge. Basically I will only be allowed to buy $20 of fresh produce and spices/nutritional yeast for the remainder of the month. We have a CSA that is starting June 16th that comes every week so that will be on top of the $20 we are “allowed” to spend on fresh produce. Also additionally there is a strict NO EATING OUT rule for this month the only exception is for my daily coffee/tea at the coffee shop where I go to work in the mornings before work. I challenge YOU to try this pantry challenge as well. Please feel free to approach this challenge in anyway that you would like (i.e. if you have a family of 4 you may allow for $40 and/or you may allow yourself to purchase non-dairy milks, tofu, ect.).
Why should you participate?
- To create new recipes
- To save money
- To limit the waste of food
- BECAUSE IT’S FUN!
I’m excited to see how well I do, while still eating healthy. If you would like to participate as well please leave a comment telling me about your plans for this challenge. Also if you have a blog I encourage you to blog about this challenge and do weekly updates about it. I will be blogging each week detailing how much I spent that week and the meals that I made using the items I purchased, the items from our CSA and of course everything from our pantry/fridge/freezer.
Q: Have you ever tried a pantry challenge? How well did it go for you?
