Today was an incredibly boring and sparse day, food-wise. At my friend's place in the am, then straight to the folks'. On the way I ate a
gingersnap Larabar (not usually a flavor I eat but quite enjoyable) and continued the gingery trend with some
homemade chai. I've not been drinking booze
this last week (! I know !) and have been drinking tea a lot instead. At the folks' I brewed some
black tea along with some
ginger tea they had, and added a dash of
cinnamon. It's pretty enjoyable. I'd have added non-dairy milk and agave if I were home. If I make it again here I'll take a photo for you.
Instead, here are Cicero and Seneca, in synch.
Now I'm home trying to make dinner a little less boring, cooking up some
kabocha squash:
I brushed the inside of the squash with
olive oil, added
salt and pepper, and threw in some
pav bhaji masala spice mix I made
way back when. Mostly because I have no idea how else to use the stuff up. Who knows if it'll taste alright, but when has that stopped me before?
Anyway, I've gone out the last couple night so dinners have been either non-existent or really quick (crackers and nuts or something) and undocumented. However, here are the other meals from the previous two days:
Saturday breakfast of a
Pink Lady apple at 9:30, the
orange at 12, and the
22 Days Goji Mate Firecracker bar at 5. In between, I had a "
collard wrap salad"
I figured a collard wrap wouldn't stay together if I brought it to work for lunch so I chopped everything up that I usually put in a collard wrap (
collards, mushroom, carrot, bell pepper, zucchini, sweet potato) and dressed it with
tahini and
Braggs.
Strata!!! (I love that word.)
Sunday afternoon I had an
Art's Blend Pro-Bar and the
seltzer-OJ-apple cider vinegar drink. That gross brown blob is part of the "mother" from the ACV. Yum, right?
Later in the day, a BIG SALAD.
Spinach, mushroom, carrot, Japanese sweet potato, bell pepper, zucchini, and
sunflower seeds in a
tahini-miso-red pepper dressing.
That's All, Folks
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The title of this post is amazing :) I know what you mean about sparse meals but yours look great and colorful! That big salad looks amazing as does your strata :) Cute kitties, love that pic! I just grabbed some Larabars to bring to work for a quick snack. I need to get back into that habit. I really love oranges...
ReplyDeleteHahah thanks. Do you remember 2ge+her??
DeleteThat was the FIRST thing I thought of!! U+Me=Us lol!!
DeleteIt's like the kitties said, "okay we have enough sunlight - let the bathing commence".
ReplyDeleteI'm out of apples, but I had the thought of having both an orange and an apple for breakfast, and referring to it as "The Maud". ;)
Haha, yes, like little solar powered windup cats!
DeleteI'm maud and I approve of yr breakfast.
Do you make your own tahini dressing?
ReplyDeleteI do! It's about 2:1 tahini to miso and water to thin. Super easy. I add the red pepper flakes every so often to taste.
DeleteI love the licking in unison shot. Cuteness!
ReplyDeleteThe strata sounds awesome, especially with the dressing you put on it.
my mom actually took the shot of Cicero + Seneca, so props to her. They are cuties for sure but wild!!
DeleteI think 89 needs a cat friend. Cats generously don't like me, but synchronized cleaning? That's entertainment.
ReplyDeleteAlso, why am I always roasting my kabocha in halves? Quarters seems like the way to go, although I aspire to slices.
Slices look so classy. Someday, Abby.
DeletePS While both would be appropriate, I actually meant to say that cats genuinely don't like me.
DeleteThe cats and the salad are gorgeous. That must be some home grown ACV.
ReplyDeleteIt's Braggs actually! I wish I had the gumption to make my own.
DeleteYou are officially the salad queen of the vegan blog world! Congratulations! The tahini sauce photo at the end of your post is enticing. I don't think I've ever put red pepper in my tahini sauces.
ReplyDeleteIt adds a nice kick. I liked Nikki's idea of cayenne too.
DeleteYour salads rock my world. Wish I could push myself to actually throw together an interesting one every now and then.
ReplyDeleteYou are obviously busy making other delicious food, way more involved than salads!
Deletewhat's your recipe for homemade chai? It's winter here and I need some of that tea goodness! And maybe a cat or two for extra warming-up-ness
ReplyDeleteI'll post it Friday! It's delicious. My cat has totally been sleeping on me this last week...that totally helps.
DeleteAh yes, tea, the magical booze replacement. I've been doing the exact same thing, Mike and I gave it up for the month of January. Your meals are still nice and green and colorful - I need to do more salads!
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