More Good Food and Kitties!

Hi everyone! For breakfast last Saturday I made myself the pumpkin oatmeal from Food for Dissertating, and it was so good! 

And then for lunch we went to the Great American Pub (Phoenixville), where I got the garden vegetable quesadilla from the vegan section of the menu, and that was delicious as well! 

I found some goodies on sale at Giant this week – I grabbed the Kite Hill strawberry (good) and blueberry (OK) yogurts. My favorite yogurt brand is still So Delicious, but it was fun to try something new! I haven’t gotten to try the Morningstar Farms cheezeburgers yet, but I’m looking forward to it!

And here’s my favorite version of green bean casserole so far (makes four servings), which I made this week: Cook 1 cup rice in 4 cups mushroom soup, stir in 1 cup TVP near the end and remove from heat, letting sit for about 10 min. Then add in 1 cup of a mix of green beans and yellow wax beans (I prepared mine from the garden the day before by cutting them up, boiling them for about 30 min, and then running them under cold water). Top each serving with ¼ cup of crispy onions. 

And now for the kitties! Here’s a sketch I did this week of a sleepy kitty…

I caught Leela sticking her tongue out for a second and managed to get a picture; she says that’s what she thinks of her medicine, hehe! But it does seem to be helping – her mouth still bothers her now and then, but she is eating much better!

And Cringer says, “If I fits, I sits...” 

Peace. :)

Hooray for Fall!

Hi everyone! Monday was the autumnal equinox, so it’s officially fall now, hooray! I had some salted pumpkin seeds for a snack this week… 

Made some peanut butter noodles and veggies… 

Finally tried the carrot-cucumber salad from Food for Dissertating, which was super delicious… 

Served with white rice and Gardein’s mandarin orange crispy chick’n

And improvised a green bean casserole with pole beans from my garden. It turned out alright, but I used too much creamy mushroom soup, so I’ll probably cook some pasta tonight to add to the leftovers… 

Leela was not happy about going back to the vet so soon after her wellness exam, but she was having mouth pain and not eating as much as she usually does, so we brought her in yesterday morning. The vet found a sore in her mouth at the back of her upper left jaw, so she was given antibiotic and steroid injections.

We have to give her prednisolone for two weeks and she’s scheduled for a recheck on October 10, but she’s already eating a lot better and seems to be experiencing less discomfort, so we’re optimistic! She joined me for some meditating this morning… 

The praying mantis decided to switch it up, moving to hang out with my pepper plant and the kale…

And the little bun says hello… 

Here are two pictures I took of the French Creek in Phoenixville, the first from the low bridge (Main Street), the second from the high bridge (Gay Street), both looking west… 

A squirrel sketch I did this week… 

And sweet Daisy, taking a selfie, hehe… 

Peace. :)