Lots of Spice this Week!

Hi everyone! My sister Alena visited again on Tuesday; for lunch we made the spicy macaroni & cheese from AfroVeganChick (I used the plain Chao – the chipotle mayo was spicy enough – and left out the ground coriander) and the spicy BBQ cauliflower wings from My cat loves Daiya! (I only used about ½ tablespoon hot sauce instead of ½ cup). We started eating the mac & cheese while the cauliflower finished cooking and then added them in once they were done.

Super spicy but so good!

For dinner we kept it simple and made spaghetti with the zesty Italian meatless meatballs from Aldi and a “garlic bread” bagel.

Yum!

And then today I made “buffachos” (also from My cat loves Daiya!), which was another super simple and tasty meal!

Buffalo chickpeas atop tater tots, with vegan ranch dressing

In other news, I harvested my first cherry tomatoes! 

And here are some recent sketches…

tomatillo (original photo)

tomato (original photo)

asparagus (original photo)

And finally, here are the sisters Daisy and Cringer doing some bird-watching together… 

Peace. :)

Spicy Hoisin-Glazed Cauliflower Bites (My cat loves Daiya!)

Hi everyone! The new recipe I tried earlier this week was the spicy hoisin glaze for cauliflower bites from My cat loves Daiya! I left out the soyaki sauce since I didn’t have any, but it still turned out great! I made another batch of green chili mac & cheese to go with them, and it was a perfect combination. 

Absolutely delicious, and the leftovers were great as well!

Cringer and Daisy shared the warm computer when I had the window open for them…

Cringer got tired of bird-watching and turned around.

*yawn*

Daisy makes funny faces when she gets startled by noises.

I’ve done some more flowery affirmations…

Coreopsis lanceolata (original photo)

strawberry blossom (original photo)

sweetpea (original photo)

Delphinium elatum (original photo)

On my last post, Sarah shared her favorite quote…

spring starflower (original photo)

Let me know if you have any text and/or flowers you’d like to see!

Peace. :)