Elementary, My Dear Vegan: Mediterranean Takeout

Hi everyone! Today is the first day of my Vegan MoFo theme “Elementary, My Dear Vegan.” Holmes and Watson very rarely cook for themselves; when they do, it’s usually very simple (and largely vegetarian) meals. They also order a lot of takeout, as noted at the end of S1E2 (“While You Were Sleeping”) when Watson brings in dinner…

Holmes: More malodorous takeout. How wonderful. What is this, five nights in a row?
Watson: It’s Mediterranean. I hope you like garlic.

Since no specific dishes were mentioned, I flipped to the garlic listing in the index of The Mediterranean Vegan Kitchen by Donna Klein, and decided to make the spaghettini with walnut-garlic sauce. It was a very simple recipe (and I made it even simpler by not toasting the walnuts and using dried parsley instead of fresh). I served it with some Aldi vegan meatballs, and it was quite tasty… 

Here’s Rogue during the serious business of kneading me before settling in for cuddles… 

Peace. :)

Vegan MoFo 2019: Kitchen Tour

Hi everyone! Today’s prompt is: “Kitchen tour – Show us where the magic happens!” I’ve done three kitchen tours for previous Vegan MoFo’s (2015, 2017, and 2018), so this time I’ll just highlight some new things in my kitchen. First up is my expanding cookbook collection (all are vegan – except for This Can’t Be Tofu! and Polish Cookery)… 

Next are these cute kitty-themed oven mitts and potholders from my aunt… 

This dish towel from Zach… 

And this mat by the sink… 

Also, here are the veggies I harvested from my garden yesterday… 

cucumbers (the biggest will become another cucumber walnut bread) and the last of the snow peas

the first of the sweetcorn and some golden wax beans

For dinner last night, I cooked up a bunch of wax beans and had some with Gardein fishless filets and tater tots… 

Here’s Leela, being a cutie at the top of the stairs… 

Peace. :)

Vegan MoFo 2019: Introduction

Hi everyone, and happy MoFo! Today’s prompt is: “Introduce yourself – Tell us about yourself, your veganism, why you’re participating this year, and anything else we need to know!” I did an introduction last year, and not much has changed about me or my veganism, so I’ll link to it here. The updates are that I’m 29 now, and that we’ve adopted a fourth cat – but if you’ve stopped by since last year, you’ve probably seen her on the blog already. Her name is Rogue and she is both a sweetheart and a little hellion, and we take lots of selfies together...

Why I’m participating this year: Because Vegan MoFo is awesome! I love discovering new blogs and connecting with fellow vegans, and there’s such an amazing sense of community that stretches beyond just this month. P.S. I participated in my first Vegan MoFo in 2010 (even though I’ve only kept my posts going back to 2012 lol), so this is my tenth year! :o

Anything else you need to know: I’m going to be doing my own theme this time, which I’m calling “Elementary, My Dear Vegan” – I’ll be sharing food inspired by the TV show Elementary. (Note: I’ll only cover the first two seasons, and in addition to today, I will do the official prompts tomorrow and on the final day of Vegan MoFo.) For anyone not familiar with Elementary, it’s a modern retelling of the Sherlock Holmes story. Holmes (played by Jonny Lee Miller), previously a consultant for Scotland Yard, is a recovering drug addict; Joan Watson (played by Lucy Liu), a former surgeon, becomes his sober companion. Starting over in New York City as a consulting detective for the NYPD, Holmes begins teaching Watson the art of deduction; it’s not long before they become partners in (solving) crime.

Since today is the introduction, I’ll just share one of my recent easy (and delicious!) dinners – a mashed potato bowl with kale and Boca chik’n…

Also, as always, there will be kitty pictures at the end of each post, so without further ado, here’s Daisy, being her cute little self…

Peace. :)