Curry and a Firebird!

Hi everyone! Short post today because I didn't have much new or exciting in the way of food this week, but I did try the porkless Thai curry from Gardein (served, of course, with a vegan egg roll from Wegmans). It was good, and I'm glad I gave it a try, but I don't know that I'd buy this skillet meal again; I've enjoyed other ones more.

The Firebird Festival was cancelled this year, so we made our own little firebirds and lit them in the backyard last night. This was mine -- made from red tissue paper, toothpicks, and staples...

Another day, another pic of Cringer using Daisy as a pillow; it's just that time of year!

Peace. :)

Some Goodies, Firebird, and Easy Meals

Hi everyone; I’m doing a photo post today. I’m still missing Leela, and I didn’t get around to trying a new recipe this week. 

brownie batter dessert hummus from Aldi, dipped some pretzels in it, quite tasty

a friend took me to V Marks the Shop; here’s my haul

plus more pierogies

Zach got me vegan ham and Swiss cheese from Luhv Vegan Deli

Firebird Festival

head of the firebird on fire

a nice drink after the festival

with peppermint Dandies marshmallows

a dinner of Field Roast mini corn dogs, tater tots, and Annie’s vegan mac

a lunch of a toasted bagel with vegan ham and Swiss cheese, served with homemade pickles

my D&D friend who bakes made me a box of vegan sandwich cookies (I took this pic after the game, so there are some missing lol)

a dinner of Mac ’n Chao with broccoli, tater tots, and Morningstar buffalo chik patty

Here’s Rogue being a cutie, sniffing the lamp on my desk… 

Peace…

New Food, Leftovers, and the Firebird Festival!

Hi everyone! This was my easy lunch on Sunday…

white rice with sriracha; spring rolls and dipping sauce

The spring rolls were something new I’d found to try; they started falling apart when I was cooking them, so I just microwaved them instead, but they were really good! 

For several dinners this week, I made a slightly-modified version of the no chicken noodle soup from Long Island Vegan to use up some stuff; delicious! 

And to finish off the last of the golden gravy from Vegan MoFo, I baked some tater tots and cubed tempeh and poured the gravy over top; this might be one of my most beige meals ever, but it was great! 

And here are some photos from the Firebird Festival; it was an amazing time, as always! 

Cringer’s been cuddling up a storm with Daisy… 

Peace. :)

NaNoWriMo Food

Hi everyone! Yesterday I completed my ninth National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), writing 50,000 words in November!

I didn’t try any new recipes this week, so I figured I would (re)share what’s been my most dependable easy meal this month. I’ve posted before about my peanut butter brown rice burrito, but I modified it to be even simpler so I could have quick dinners when I finally finished writing for the day. I combine ½ cup of instant white rice and ½ cup of water, bring the two to a boil, stir, cover, and remove from heat. I let that sit while I heat up a cup of frozen vegetables (broccoli, carrots, and cauliflower) in the microwave, get out the rest of the ingredients (a tortilla, soy sauce, peanut butter, ginger, and garlic powder), and snack on some candy (leftover from Halloween lol; it’s usually victory Smarties, but I switched it up with Sour Patch Kids this year). Then I stir the rice, stir in the veggies, add some soy sauce, a big spoonful of peanut butter, and some shakes of ginger and garlic powder, and stir it all together and then onto the tortilla for the burrito! 

In other news, I visited the firebird this week to take some pictures. The Firebird Festival is taking place on Saturday, December 8; it’s going to be our fifth time attending, and I’m so excited! 

Here’s Daisy up in the cat tower this morning… 

Peace. :)

New Soups & Firebird Pics

Hi everyone! I tried two new soups this week that I’d bought on sale a while ago.

They were both good, but I preferred the black bean soup; it was tastier and more filling than the split-pea. 

Saturday’s Firebird Festival was awesome – it was snowing all day, so there was less of a crowd than usual, but I loved it! I always enjoy it more when the weather’s “bad” – the past two years were a little too “nice” for my liking, haha! I took a ton of photos (these are just a few of them), and it was an incredible experience as always.

Zach and I marched with the parade crowd, which was lots of fun.

And then we found a spot fairly close to the firebird.

There were these really cool mini “tornadoes” blowing around.

The head falling.

Once it had burned low enough, everyone climbed over the netting to get closer.

Here are the snuggly sisters…

And Leela’s keeping warm, too…

Peace. :)