Happy New Year! I think of you both often. Have made the transition to vegetarianism. Maybe vegan one day. It’s a process. I love the challenge to be creative and the health benefits as well. Come to Austin and visit me sometime.
Karen
Okay, so I am coming to this way late, but I just wanted to commiserate on the Money Pit situation. We are considering selling our house next year just to avoid putting in a new roof and furnace. I know I don’t want to stay in this house for another five or so years, so I know we’d never get our money back (we’d have to finance those repairs). Well, there are other reasons why we want to sell but those are big ones. As it stands now we have a huge To Do list just to get the house ready to show. Ugh.
GREAT letter! But I was shocked to see the notebook paper with FIVE HOLES! At a Catholic school? No wonder you Mount Saint Joe’s/Joe Paradox chicks were completely out of control!
I would still love to do a little “wax on wax off” with Ralph Macchio.
Ever since my Granny’s house was torn down - it just hasn’t been the same when I visit my relatives. I visualize every detail - details that they have no recollection of or attachment to ... sad. :(
I had no idea your AC was out!!!
And I’m so glad we get to share the GLEE obsession together!!
I feel the exact same way about my grandparent’s house and it has been 3 or more years since it was sold. I still can’t drive by because I don’t want to see it without the milk tin on the front porch.
That is an excellent point. Wheat and soy-based ingredients are so prevalent in vegan cuisine, so to take those out of the mix could seem daunting. And, it’s a competition, so I’m betting nerves played a part, as well.
Ok, how awesome is Rick Bayless’ restaurant to be so accomodating? That says a lot about his leadership as the owner, and about his philosophy of feeding people.
What you’re saying about fake meat products is so true. From time to time, we overuse them for protein, because they cook up fast and are easy to add to one-pot meals. The most delicious meals are the ones which feature one key, flavorful ingredient, or those that require a bit more creativity than just opening a package.
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vegan. teacher. opinionated. loves books, shoes, hanson, ‘the amazing race’, the 80s, ‘waiting for guffman’, mid-afternoon naps, musicals and breakfast cereal. four cats. one redhead. hi.
I don’t think I can say it enough. I love Ikea. With the exception of about three things, our entire house is has been furnished by the good company of Sweden. Some of my favorite new purchases include this lamp and these chairs. In red, of course.
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Vegan almond cupcakes with chocolate almond frosting
I need to blog about something to take my mind off Linus.
Yesterday, in an effort to keep busy, I decided to make cupcakes. I decided on a vegan cake recipe from Whole Foods online and a frosting recipe from The Post Punk Kitchen. I tweaked the cake recipe by adding some almond extract and didn’t exactly measure the almond or vanilla in the frosting recipe, so I’m sure I added more than I should have. \
The combination of this cake and this frosting was perfect. The cake isn’t exceptionally sweet, in fact, it doesn’t even contain any granulated sugar. The sweetness comes from 1/2 cup of maple syrup instead. The recipe could actually masquerade as a muffin recipe with the addition of some nuts to the batter. The frosting, on the other hand, is very sweet. I made a full batch, but a half batch would have been sufficient for a dozen cupcakes. The almond in the frosting recipe is a winner - it’s the most delicious frosting I’ve ever made.
Even if you’re not vegan, I promise you will love these cupcakes.
Eating is good. Cooking is sort of fun, too. The best is when you can both cook and eat simultaneously.
That is why I rejoined a gym - the local YMCA - once again, just last week. I tell ya, it is dang near impossible for me to discipline myself when it comes to food enjoyment, vegan or otherwise....
Tell me about it. For some reason, I agreed to run in a 5K this winter with our girls’ running club at school. Am I insane? I started a running program today - in fact, I JUST got off the treadmill. 1 minute running, 2 minute walking intervals for 30 minutes for the first week. I am so out of shape, it kicked my ass. I may need to repeat week 1 of this training program in week 2 before moving on.
If only I hadn’t been raised in such a food-centric family, this wouldn’t be so damn difficult!
Posted by Danielle on 09/01 at 01:15 PM
My mom NEVER held me back from the dinner table/feeding trough....she thought my mashed potato/meatloaf/ketchup “blending” was “creative”.....fun fun fun BTS tomorrow!!!Happy 6th grade! (PS My sister is an 8th grade LA teacher)
Eating is good. Cooking is sort of fun, too. The best is when you can both cook and eat simultaneously.
That is why I rejoined a gym - the local YMCA - once again, just last week. I tell ya, it is dang near impossible for me to discipline myself when it comes to food enjoyment, vegan or otherwise....
Tell me about it. For some reason, I agreed to run in a 5K this winter with our girls’ running club at school. Am I insane? I started a running program today - in fact, I JUST got off the treadmill. 1 minute running, 2 minute walking intervals for 30 minutes for the first week. I am so out of shape, it kicked my ass. I may need to repeat week 1 of this training program in week 2 before moving on.
If only I hadn’t been raised in such a food-centric family, this wouldn’t be so damn difficult!
My mom NEVER held me back from the dinner table/feeding trough....she thought my mashed potato/meatloaf/ketchup “blending” was “creative”.....fun fun fun BTS tomorrow!!!Happy 6th grade! (PS My sister is an 8th grade LA teacher)