(736) home sweet home

things have been pretty mellow here. school starts in 2 weeks and some days. I go to the beach Sunday! ready for a vacation and also for school to start!

nothing I love more than a simple meal, hard cider, and a dear friend. I am always willing to trade dinner for drinks. always. 

makings for the first soup I'll make

delicious lentil soup for two topped off with fresh lemon juice

one of the best friends in my life. pretty much a brother to me

breakfast for Ashley and I: dill scrambled eggs, fried potatoes, strawberries, toast, and juice boxes

delicious two-toned squash. sauteed this with onions and served with buttered pasta

orange colored tomato, red onion + balsamic vinegar salad

first time making (perfect) hard-boiled eggs resulted in dill egg salad

oven baked vegan nachos

finally tried this wine! suits me just fine

//1. spiced chickpea zucchini saute
//2. quick lentil soup for one
//3. breakfast nachos

(730) a wild strawberry cannot be tamed

Wild Strawberries
By Shel Silverstein

Are Wild Strawberries really wild?
Will they scratch an adult, will they snap at a child?
Should you pet them, or let them run free where they roam?
Could they ever relax in a steam-heated home?
Can they be trained to not growl at the guests?
Will a litterbox work or would they leave a mess?
Can we make them a Cowberry, herding the cows,
Or maybe a Muleberry pulling the plows,
Or maybe a Huntberry chasing the grouse,
Or maybe a Watchberry guarding the house,
And though they may curl up at your feet oh so sweetly,
Can you ever feel that you trust them completely?
Or should we make a pet out of something less scary,
Like the Domestic Prune or the Imported Cherry,
Anyhow, you’ve been warned and I will not be blamed
If your Wild Strawberry cannot be tamed.

vegan butter//brown sugar//strawberries//cake batter//baked + flipped

the beautiful finished product on a rainbow plate and tablecloth

strawberry cake with beer and cider

 roasted strawberry coconut milk popsicles made in ice cube trays

roasting strawberries


//1. strawberry upside-down cake with cardamom
//2. roasted strawberry coconut milk popsicles

(603) fluff your rice with a fork

When you discover a new favorite recipe that you know you'll make again and again:

I've been craving these brown rice sesame balls from Heidi and they are just as good as they look. I made enough balls to take for lunch at school and left the rest in a bowl to eat for lunch (as below). They kind of fell apart a bit after being out of the fridge but they were still awesome with sriracha (as everything really is). 

I took the leftover rice mixture and mixed in some diced avocado, sriracha, and soy sauce. It was out of this world and I felt so good knowing that I was the one who cooked the rice (which is a rare/nerve-wracking occasion). I really recommend this recipe though. It was so simple and you can do so many things with it!

another new favorite smoothie from Joy: 1/2 pear diced, 1 heaping C chopped kale, 1 heaping C chopped spinach, 1 T honey, 1.5 C cold rice/almond milk, 1 frozen banana

so we finally made a recipe from Joy's book: zucchini and potato pancakes! I was really surprised at how much less flour these had compared to other vegetable pancakes. Not only should you just go buy this book, but then you should make these pancakes. They're perfect with ketchup and paprika. 


also, my new obsession is white balsamic vinegar. it's sweet, mild, and makes a perfect salad with olive oil.


Breakfast
- pineapple protein popsicles
- breakfast tacos with kale chimichurri sauce
- quinoa + beet pancakes

Savory
- vegan stuffed shells with tofu ricotta
- four way deviled eggs
- grilled cheese with grilled carrots + pesto
- easy fish recipes
- vegetarian cassoulet
- beet chips & kale chips
- roasted beet salad with candied walnuts
- pear spinach + walnut salad
- whole beet soup with lentils + cumin
- radish pea salad with lemon oregano vinaigrette

Sweet
- almond coffee cake
- baked apple pie egg rolls
- jim lahey's chocolate chip cookies