Lots of Pasta, and Other Good Food

Hi everyone! Last week I made a big batch of spaghetti with kale and Tofurky Italian sausage, with some salad as well...

A lazy meal of Upton's cheesy bacon mac with tater tots and pickles...

These granola bars, which were yummy...

And chicken noodle soup with Chao grilled cheese...

Last but not least, a delicious burrito, with these chips for some crunch...

Here's a sleepy Cringer...

Peace. :)

Thanksgiving and Birthday Treats

Hi everyone! Thanksgiving morning was a little drizzly, but Zach and I took a nice walk up by Reservoir Park...

I tried this French onion dip from Kite Hill, and it was really good with potato chips!

We caught up with family on phone calls and Zoom and had a lovely dinner that was very low-stress to prepare: Tofurky roast with butternut squash, Daiya mac & cheese with corn, and onion potatoes...

On Friday, we met up with a friend at Valley Forge...

She'd gotten me this adorable shirt and so many buttons!

Then Zach and I took a drive to try two new places! First up was Crust Vegan Bakery; I ordered the cookies & cream cookie sandwich, white chocolate and macadamia nut cookie, and apple cider donut, and Zach got the jalapeno cheddar bagel bomb...

Then we went to HipCityVeg, where I ordered chicken nuggets, sweet potato fries, and the Crispy HipCity Ranch, plus the HipCity sauce. Zach got the Disco Chick'n and the quinoa chili. Everything was amazing, and I already want to go back again!

My mom and dad stopped by to sing "Happy Birthday" through the door, and my mom had made me a chocolate applesauce cake, which was delicious!

Here's Daisy enjoying the empty gift bag when I was done opening presents...

Peace. :)

Food and Flowers and More!

Hi everyone, and happy solstice! This was my dinner on Sunday: Boca chik’n burger with Violife cheese on a pretzel roll, with Alexia waffle fries and pickles and salad with a tahini dressing… 

I perfected the salad the next day by adding crispy onions! 

Zach and I went kayaking on Thursday; here are the pics from before we took off down the Schuylkill River… 

Once we were done, we ordered takeout from Moe’s for a late lunch/early dinner; I got a burrito with rice, beans, guacamole, grilled peppers, lettuce, and cucumbers, and it came with a huge side of chips! 

And here’s a messy picture of a delicious part of my lunch yesterday – a Tofurky beer brat on a pretzel sausage bun with mustard and smashed avocado! 

More Wegmans goodies from Zach to try… 

And breakfast for dinner last night was pretty yummy (not pictured: I also had a buttered bagel with everything seasoning)… 

Flowers from my walk this morning… 

And here’s how my garden is progressing, plus some blossoms!

Snow peas

Cucumber

Zucchini

Cringer in a box! 

Peace. :)

Easter 2020

Hi everyone! I hope you’re all doing well! Zach and I usually host Easter for his folks and mine, but this year it was just the two of us. It was kind of sad not being able to have everyone over and cook a big spread, but I kept reminding myself that skipping this Easter was so that we could have many more together in the future.

On Sunday afternoon, Zach and I took a walk along another section of the Schuylkill River Trail, which also included these views along the Perkiomen Creek… 

After our walk, we went home and I prepared a simple Easter dinner for us: I cooked the Tofurky ham roast that I’d picked up earlier in the year, made soup, and heated up some frozen collard greens… 

My newest Easter decorations were a few pisanki (painted wooden eggs) that I’d found at an antique shop back in February. Side note: I really miss going out on adventures with friends; that’s another thing I’m looking forward to when all of this is over… 

Here is a daffodil that I sketched… 

And here is a cute silly Daisy… 

Peace. :)