I didn't really have anything planned for dinner tonight, but I whipped up some nummies from stuff I had around.
First I cooked some of the oriental style noodles I have.
Side note: The noodle isle in the Chinese grocery stores in China town are amazing. I dumbly bought white flour ones last time I went. I'll get soba noodles next time.
For flavour I put on some toasted sesame seed oil, tamari sauce, and a little garlic salt, plus sesame seeds and flax seeds. On top I put a little Vietnamese fake meat, some sliced avocado, and finally some seaweed strips.
Not bad, if I say so myself.
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Hard times
Been going through some major stress lately. Possibly the first major rode block to be overcome in my life. Until now, everything has gone more or less according to plan. Now I must find a new path despite the anxiety and shame that comes when a previous gamble didn't pay off. Trying to be up to it. Luckily I got peoples who help me along.
But back to food.
I've been using cooking to help distract me, so I've made a few nice dinners.
Dinner 1: I made this rather fancy dinner from 'New Vegetarian Cooking' by Rose Elliot. It was stuffed avocado on this yellow lentil rice. Now the rice didn't turn out right because I forgot to adjust the amount of water when I substituted brown rice for white rice (stupid.) Also, for some reason the lentils I bought dont' cook like lentils but just turn into mush. But it was still edible and Aaron didn't really notice the difference.
The avocados are cool. You cut them in half, coat them in lemon juice and some salt and pepper, fill/mostly cover with this mixed mushroom concoction (with lemon juice and garlic, soooo good). Then you put the avocados on the rice, on a serving plate, and pop it in the oven at 300 degrees for 10-15 minutes. Don't let the avocados cook 'cause they'll spoil, but they can get warm.
Aside from the funky rice (I'll get it better next time), this was quite good. I looooove mushrooms and the lemon and garlic in these tasted really good (probably gonna start making that my standard mushroom frying recipe). The avocados added nummy fat, and the coating really made them delicious.
Also, Aaron was like "Ooooooooh." when I pulled it out of the oven, so that was fun.
Dinner 2: Yesterday I was planning on making dinner and my bestest friend Maggie called, so I invited her over.
We had pea soup that my mom sent me, corn on the cob and portobello mushrooms, rice and lentil mush (this cooking confirmed their inability to cook like normal lentils), and fudgeeos for dessert.
I've got lots of ginger in the fridge that I'm not sure what to do with. Maybe I'll make cookies.
I've also got some veggie ground-round so maybe some pasta.
But back to food.
I've been using cooking to help distract me, so I've made a few nice dinners.
Dinner 1: I made this rather fancy dinner from 'New Vegetarian Cooking' by Rose Elliot. It was stuffed avocado on this yellow lentil rice. Now the rice didn't turn out right because I forgot to adjust the amount of water when I substituted brown rice for white rice (stupid.) Also, for some reason the lentils I bought dont' cook like lentils but just turn into mush. But it was still edible and Aaron didn't really notice the difference.
The avocados are cool. You cut them in half, coat them in lemon juice and some salt and pepper, fill/mostly cover with this mixed mushroom concoction (with lemon juice and garlic, soooo good). Then you put the avocados on the rice, on a serving plate, and pop it in the oven at 300 degrees for 10-15 minutes. Don't let the avocados cook 'cause they'll spoil, but they can get warm.
Aside from the funky rice (I'll get it better next time), this was quite good. I looooove mushrooms and the lemon and garlic in these tasted really good (probably gonna start making that my standard mushroom frying recipe). The avocados added nummy fat, and the coating really made them delicious.
Also, Aaron was like "Ooooooooh." when I pulled it out of the oven, so that was fun.
Dinner 2: Yesterday I was planning on making dinner and my bestest friend Maggie called, so I invited her over.
We had pea soup that my mom sent me, corn on the cob and portobello mushrooms, rice and lentil mush (this cooking confirmed their inability to cook like normal lentils), and fudgeeos for dessert.
I've got lots of ginger in the fridge that I'm not sure what to do with. Maybe I'll make cookies.
I've also got some veggie ground-round so maybe some pasta.
Friday, July 24, 2009
Vegan Picnic
Aaron's friend Alex had been wanting to have a vegan picnic for a long time, so yesterday evening we finally did it, despite threats of thunder showers.
I made wraps, some hummus some soy cheese, with tomatoes, cucumber and onions. I bought an avocado too but it was still too hard to use. I also made strawberry chocolate chip blondie bars, which didn't turn out all that great 'cause the recipe was wrong about how much dough to save for the top. They're still pretty tasty though. We also brought honey dew, cherries, pistachio nuts, and a bottle of coke.
Alex and his girlfriend brought a veggie plate with homemade hummus (really tasty), deep fried faux-squid balls, a vegan lemon meringue pie, and a bottle of wine.
Good times were had by all.
Now check this out, bitches: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiPR6kA4_iU
It's the official trailer for Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland.
I made wraps, some hummus some soy cheese, with tomatoes, cucumber and onions. I bought an avocado too but it was still too hard to use. I also made strawberry chocolate chip blondie bars, which didn't turn out all that great 'cause the recipe was wrong about how much dough to save for the top. They're still pretty tasty though. We also brought honey dew, cherries, pistachio nuts, and a bottle of coke.
Alex and his girlfriend brought a veggie plate with homemade hummus (really tasty), deep fried faux-squid balls, a vegan lemon meringue pie, and a bottle of wine.
Good times were had by all.
Now check this out, bitches: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiPR6kA4_iU
It's the official trailer for Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Esmerelda the Octopus.
Breakfast: Pear
Lunch: I went to the Green Room for lunch with my friend Brandon today. I got their hummus sandwhich. They put like an entire cup of homemade hummus on it, and the bread is all toasty and delicious.
Dinner: I currently have some tofu marinading. Apparently you're supposed to wrap it in paper towels (slice it up first to go faster) and then press it under a book for a while to get the water out before you do this. I didn't know so this is my first time doing it. The marinade recipe came from 'Vegan with a Vengeance'. It's just boiling water, olive oil, and a bunch of spices. You let it soak for like an hour and then bake it. It takes a while to make but it's worth it.
I'm also going to make some hashbrowns from the same recipe book. They've got mushrooms and green pepper in them. ^_^
Gonna polish off the carrot bisque for a first course and I got me a classy meal.
Lunch: I went to the Green Room for lunch with my friend Brandon today. I got their hummus sandwhich. They put like an entire cup of homemade hummus on it, and the bread is all toasty and delicious.
Dinner: I currently have some tofu marinading. Apparently you're supposed to wrap it in paper towels (slice it up first to go faster) and then press it under a book for a while to get the water out before you do this. I didn't know so this is my first time doing it. The marinade recipe came from 'Vegan with a Vengeance'. It's just boiling water, olive oil, and a bunch of spices. You let it soak for like an hour and then bake it. It takes a while to make but it's worth it.
I'm also going to make some hashbrowns from the same recipe book. They've got mushrooms and green pepper in them. ^_^
Gonna polish off the carrot bisque for a first course and I got me a classy meal.
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Fresh
I went to Fresh yesterday with my friend Peter, who has decided to go vegetarian. Yay for Peter!
Fresh is freaking awesome. It's more on the health food side of things. Lots of fresh veggies and the like. I had the Buddha Bowl, with has tofu and vegetables in a curry sauce with crumbled peanuts on brown rice.
Their veggie burgers are to die for. They're not one of those burgers that try to be meat, it's more of its own thing. Seriously, try their burgers.
Now I'm very full of delicious falafel. Think i need to enter a hibernation state to digest.
Fresh is freaking awesome. It's more on the health food side of things. Lots of fresh veggies and the like. I had the Buddha Bowl, with has tofu and vegetables in a curry sauce with crumbled peanuts on brown rice.
Their veggie burgers are to die for. They're not one of those burgers that try to be meat, it's more of its own thing. Seriously, try their burgers.
Now I'm very full of delicious falafel. Think i need to enter a hibernation state to digest.
Monday, July 20, 2009
I'm sick :-(
Ugh, this sucks. I got the sniffles and the sneezes and occasionally a fever.
So I'm making carrot bisque soup (from Vegan with a Vengeance.) It has coconut milk in it! Gonna eat it with stoned milled whole grain crackers.
Side note about whole grain: I just don't like white flour anymore. It's boring! Bread stuff is supposed to have texture to it.
My bike got stolen again the other day. This sucks tremendously. Partly because I don't have the money to buy another one right now, and partly 'cause it just makes my life way less convenient. Looks like I'll be walking and taking the TTC for a while.
One reason I don't have money is because Don and I are moving shops. The owner of the shop we were at was seriously a bad man. So we're moving to another shop owned by his friends, but it isn't open yet. It's further away (Coxwell and Danforth), but there's less competition over there. Hopefully we'll be back on track and tattooing before too long.
So I'm making carrot bisque soup (from Vegan with a Vengeance.) It has coconut milk in it! Gonna eat it with stoned milled whole grain crackers.
Side note about whole grain: I just don't like white flour anymore. It's boring! Bread stuff is supposed to have texture to it.
My bike got stolen again the other day. This sucks tremendously. Partly because I don't have the money to buy another one right now, and partly 'cause it just makes my life way less convenient. Looks like I'll be walking and taking the TTC for a while.
One reason I don't have money is because Don and I are moving shops. The owner of the shop we were at was seriously a bad man. So we're moving to another shop owned by his friends, but it isn't open yet. It's further away (Coxwell and Danforth), but there's less competition over there. Hopefully we'll be back on track and tattooing before too long.
Friday, July 17, 2009
Cheap, quick food
I've been at the shop a lot lately, so I haven't had much time to cook.
Today for lunch I went to Subway and got their veggie patty sub. Those things are freaking tasty. Also got a bag of Baked Lays, to which I am addicted.
The perfect three dollar dinner: veggie hotdog. I haven't had a regular hot dog in forever, so i don't really remember what they taste like, but I do remember a nasty feeling in the gut that you get after eating some really heavy, greasy meat. It also accompanied eating McDonalds. Anyways, veggie dogs don't give you that.
Today for lunch I went to Subway and got their veggie patty sub. Those things are freaking tasty. Also got a bag of Baked Lays, to which I am addicted.
The perfect three dollar dinner: veggie hotdog. I haven't had a regular hot dog in forever, so i don't really remember what they taste like, but I do remember a nasty feeling in the gut that you get after eating some really heavy, greasy meat. It also accompanied eating McDonalds. Anyways, veggie dogs don't give you that.
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