Hi everyone! On Sunday, I made a big batch of fettuccine Alfredo (using a jar of Victoria Vegan Alfredo sauce, which was alright, but definitely needed more salt) and soy curls. The leftovers were great as quick lunches throughout the week!
I also had some fun dinners with Field Roast mini corn dogs, tater tots, and veggies (pole beans, cucumbers) from my garden…
And I made a small batch of rice crispy treats using mini Dandies marshmallows, and later, a plain zucchini bread…
But the most fun food of the week was had today! I met up with my sister for a walk this morning; around lunchtime, we called to place an order for pickup at Firefly Cafe and Outpost. I got the burrito deluxe (with chips as the side); it was amazing but also super spicy! We ate outside at opposite ends of a picnic table at the park, and it was great to catch up with each other!
I also picked up a small grocery order of some fun treats from the outpost!
Here’s Daisy being her cute little self, settled in on my lap while I’m meditating…
Peace. :)
Hi everyone! This week has been a bit chaotic with getting some house repairs done, but I’ve still managed to cook some good meals, prepare more pickles, and harvest more veggies...
Over the weekend, our neighbor gave us a bag of tomatoes from his garden, so I made another big batch of the spinach tomato linguine.
And then on Wednesday night, I made one of my favorite recipes, the veganized orange chik’n from Quick and Easy Vegan Comfort Food, because I had some tofu I needed to use up.
On Thursday, I made two jars of pickles and steamed some snow peas (store-bought due to the bunnies eating my snow pea sprouts) to add to the veganized orange chik’n leftovers, which made it even better!
And then I harvested all of my carrots; they turned out a bit short and chubby, so I think I need to dig even deeper next year when I’m preparing the soil for them. So, these 13, plus the one that Zach pulled earlier, for a total of 14 carrots. And of course the cherry tomatoes keep coming...
Today I made a final jar of pickles with the last of the harvested cucumbers. I’ve pulled up all my cucumber plants since they were dying, so my grand total for cucumbers this year was 95!
Here’s a sunshine-y Cringer…
P.S. Tonight I went to a solidarity with Charlottesville rally here in Phoenixville; there was an incredible turnout. I made this sign for it...
Peace. :)
Hi everyone! The MiniMoFo theme for July is BBQ, so this week, I tried a recipe I’ve had bookmarked for a while: Vegan Buffalo BBQ Chicken from The “V” Word. It turned out great (I had it with white rice and steamed peppers), and the leftovers were amazing, too! I’ll definitely make this again, but with less hot sauce – ¼ cup was a bit too much for me, but I powered through it this time, haha!
I’ve harvested 17 more cucumbers since my last post (and made two more jars of pickles), and the carrots should be ready to harvest on Sunday, so I’m excited!
Here’s a sharpie & colored pencil sketch I did earlier this week…
And here’s Buttons having a cat nap with her face in the sunshine… She has a follow-up appointment on Monday with the surgeon to make sure everything’s healed OK from the teeth she had pulled, so fingers crossed that goes well!
Peace. :)
Hi everyone! Yesterday I made pineapple juice popsicles. I blended together ¾ cup pineapple juice, 1 cup frozen diced peaches, 1 cup frozen strawberries, and ¼ cup water.
They turned out really well; I had one today as I took a break from making pickles! I’ve been harvesting lots of cucumbers from my garden…
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Oh, and I realized I haven’t posted much art here lately… whoops… but I’ve been doing a sketch a day this summer (mostly looking through old animal books and using the illustrations and photos therein as visual guides), and here’s one that turned out nicely. I sketched this using an ultra fine point sharpie and then colored it in with colored pencils.
Here’s Cringer sleeping next to a bag of potatoes!
Peace. :)
