Back in time

The food in this post was actually consumed prior to that in my last post. But I forgot to make a blog about it and it was a pretty epic meal, so here it is.
After the nummy Salad, we had pasta which was fairly excellent. I sauted some onions and garlic, then mixed them in a store bought tomato sauce (just dumped the sauce in the pan I'd been frying them in), added chopped mushrooms, green peppers and Yves veggie ground round, let that cook until the mushroom had gotten all small, then finally added spinach and let it wilt.

Back from Florida

I'm back from Florida with pictures.
Bottom photo: Fried tofu on spinach and brown rice with flax seeds This was the dinner I made the night before I left. I don't remember what spices I used in the brown rice with flax seeds, I just made a random combo.
The Fried Tofu on Spinach is a dish I made up. Here's the recipe:

• Chop a block of tofu into cubes.
  
• Melt a tablespoon of margarine in a pan, then add tofu.
  
• Cover with a generous amount of garlic salt and onion powder, and a pinch of dill. Add a squirt of lemon juice.
• Let the tofu brown for several minutes on medium heat. Stir every 5 minutes or so to let multiple sides of each cube brown.
  
• To make the spinach, saute two or three chopped garlic cloves in a table spoon of melted margarine, then add a bunch of chopped spinach.
• Cook on medium low heat, stirring every few minutes when the spinach on the bottom wilts, until the entire batch has wilted.
  
• Add a teaspoon of garlic salt and onion powder and a squirt of lemon juice and stir.
  
• Serve the tofu cubes on top of the spinach.

Second and third pictures: While I was in Florida we went to P.F. Chang's twice. The first time I got Tofu Lettuce Wraps, Garlic Sweet peas, and Brown Rice. The second visit I got the Buddha feast (not pictured.)

First Picture: We also went to The Cheesecake Factory where I got the Portobello Mushroom Burger and fries.

Eating was kind of our major activity on this trip.

I'm going to Florida for a week. When I get back I'll have several pictures of vegan stuff I ate.
As for the last few days, I've been lacking diligence due to major life changes and being perpetually high. Here's some stuff I can drag out of the haze:

• Nature's Choice brand Multigrain Triple Berry Cereal bars
• Theobromia Chocolat Banana and Raspberry Flavours
• Grilled Cheese with soy cheese
• Flavanoid Lovers Pasta and Herbed Potato wedges from Magic Oven.
• Avocado Salad, Deep fried tofu, and Avocado Cucumber Role from Sushi Queen.
  

That's all I can remember right now.

Today was one of those days where you mostly subsist on one giant meal.
It was an order of Basil vegetable fried rice with tofu from Thai Express.
Also had a toasted everything bagel with margarine, a lime cola, and more tea.

Aaron and I saw the stage production of Fiddler on the Roof today. It was actually really disappointing. I love that play but the guy playing Tevye literally could not sing a note. Nore did he have the vocal power to shout, which Tevye needs to do on several occasions.

Longer and more interesting posts to come after this last fucking exam.

Thing I'm eating right now

Don't know how I'm going to finish studying for this exam.

Right now I'm eating Pacific Foods Cashew Carrot Ginger soup. Just bought it in a box at the grocery store. It's really good.
Vitamin A!

Yesterday I sat on my ass and ate like aaaaaaaaaall day.
Things I ate included:

• An entire salad made of a mix of dark greens, tomato, cucumber and sunflower seeds with lemon ginger seseme dressing.
• Toasted crumpets with margarine.
• Toast with peanut butter and raspberry jam.
• An Amy's brand frozen dinner: Organic vegetables and brown rice bowl.
  
• Some baking chocolate.
• Two cups of tea, one lemon zinger one vanilla hazelnut.
• Ramen noodles with fake barbecue chicken.
  
• Probably some other stuff I'm forgetting.
  

I need to eat significantly less today.

Recent food in reverse order

Midnight snack: Pecans
Dinner: Banana pancakes
Lunch: Rice noodles, fake beef, and vegetables from King's Cafe.

I slept until 3pm today. I'm kind of ashamed of myself.

Winter

Oh god, it's getting to be winter again. The wind's a-howlin'.
Some time soon I'll have to make a big feel-good winter meal, but today it was too gross out to go to the grocery store so I made my famous random leftovers stir fry again. It's a good staple dish 'cause it's rarely the same twice, uses up left over ingredients from other recipes before they go bad, is easy to make, and always results in a tonne of left overs.
This time it consisted of onion, garlic, asparagus, carrots, broccoli, mushrooms, spinach and pecans (yes, nuts can go in stir fry.) Cooked in toasted sesame seed oil, soy sauce and hoisin sauce. Served over brown rice. Dark veggies are rich in iron.
I've said this before, but I freaking love vegetables. This meal is loaded with vitamins, if a bit salty.

Currently drinking vanilla hazelnut tea. If you put vanilla soy milk and some sugar in it it tastes like a cake.

Speaking of cake, I'm looking forward to making myself a big one in celebration of my last exam next friday.

Creamy celery soup with barley and split pea

I'm finishing off the last of the soup I made the other day. This is seriously one of the tastiest recipes I have, and it's so simple. Found here:
http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=27425.msg299632#msg299632
I used pot barley this time instead of pearl barley, which is the same thing except it hasn't been shelled so it has more fiber. I couldn't tell the difference.
This soup has a fantastic texture. The celery makes it slightly gelatinous and I love the squishyness of barley.
Enjoy!

I'm working on my very last essay at present. Hopefully will get it done by tomorrow when it's due.
Mom, if you're reading this, seriously don't bug me about it.

Yesterday Aaron and I went to the Christmas party for the Oshawa public library, where he works. This involved about an hour and a half trip out to Oshawa for me, but I chilled out and read 'Blindsight' on the way. It's this really wicked sci fi. Probably one of the best books I've ever read.
There were like 6 vegetarian/vegans there so we were well fed. They served us salad (dark greens, sunflower seeds and strawberries), stir fry with rice, potatoes, asparagus, and red peppers. All of which were really tasty. For dessert we got a fruit bowl with some kind of crumbly goodness at the bottom, mixed with vegan jello with non-dairy whipped cream on top. I was surprised that the cream was non-dairy, you really couldn't tell the difference.

I made chickpea salad the other day (pictured above.) Just canned chickpeas, chopped tomatoes, green onions, some olive oil and pepper. I learned not to eat a whole cans worth of chickpeas 'cause I got super gassy the next day. But it's soooooo goooooood.

Initiate hybernation state

I want to go to sleep until May. My body is like "What are you doing out of bed, you crazy bitch?!"

Above is a picture of all the groceries I bought the other day. I would have gotten more but that was all I could fit on my bike. I should get another basket.
I saw a guy biking with two kids on his bike the other day. one was in a seat on the back and the other was on a seat on the front. It was beautiful.

Dinner: The other day I made "Kieran's Favourite Rice" from How it all Vegan by Tanya Barnard and Sarah Kramer (Also pictured above). It's basically every vegetable you want, mushrooms, rice (I use brown instead of white like the recipe says, so I need to add more water), kidney beans and tofu cubes cooked in tomato juice. So it's basically a big bowl of everything.

Dinner two nights ago: I didn't have a lot of time this night but still felt like making dinner so I just made some white rice (with margarine, garlic salt and onion powder), warmed up one of those microwavable veggie combos, and a Gardin faux-chicken breast in dijon sauce. Vegan meals can be quick!