Good Eats, Good Tunes
Confession: Internet, I am no longer vegan.
Gasp.
I know. You are shocked, dismayed; you care. Or not.
I care, anyway. I've been sheepish about admitting it to my blog, since I was so, all, like, "I'm VEGAN." But whatever. I loved veganing; I feel like some day I'll go back to it, but for now I'm concentrating on other elements of my nutritional life.
I still make a lot of veganish recipes, like the following:
Raw Cinnamon Raisin Toast. I heard about it on one of my favorite foodie blogs, Heather Eats Almond Butter.
Technically, the recipe calls for a dehydrator, but I just put my oven on 170 (lowest setting) and kept the door propped open for a couple hours. I failed to buy raisins, and I couldn't really taste the cinnamon, so it's turned into just regular old bread. Well, to the extent that this can be called bread ... But it's working like bread. Today, for lunch, I brought an enormous salad, and made little open face sandwiches with a few squares of it. So so tasty.
I felt all cook-y (kooky?) over the weekend and made the bread substance, Dreena Burton's Quinoa Chickpea Confetti Casserole (which has converted me to quinoa--a miracle), vegan ice cream with coconut milk and date sweetener, and and something else. I can't recall. But it was GOOD, whatever it was. I haven't felt that interested in cooking in awhile. But I feel, lately, like I'm coming back to life, like I'm comfortable taking up space in my life, doing stuff, talking to people, taking walks, writing, reading, and, as mentioned, making healthy stuff.
Let me know if you try the bread. It's sort of a fun adventure, even if you're not trying to be raw or vegan or anything but your own self.
Gasp.
I know. You are shocked, dismayed; you care. Or not.
I care, anyway. I've been sheepish about admitting it to my blog, since I was so, all, like, "I'm VEGAN." But whatever. I loved veganing; I feel like some day I'll go back to it, but for now I'm concentrating on other elements of my nutritional life.
I still make a lot of veganish recipes, like the following:
Raw Cinnamon Raisin Toast. I heard about it on one of my favorite foodie blogs, Heather Eats Almond Butter.
Technically, the recipe calls for a dehydrator, but I just put my oven on 170 (lowest setting) and kept the door propped open for a couple hours. I failed to buy raisins, and I couldn't really taste the cinnamon, so it's turned into just regular old bread. Well, to the extent that this can be called bread ... But it's working like bread. Today, for lunch, I brought an enormous salad, and made little open face sandwiches with a few squares of it. So so tasty.
I felt all cook-y (kooky?) over the weekend and made the bread substance, Dreena Burton's Quinoa Chickpea Confetti Casserole (which has converted me to quinoa--a miracle), vegan ice cream with coconut milk and date sweetener, and and something else. I can't recall. But it was GOOD, whatever it was. I haven't felt that interested in cooking in awhile. But I feel, lately, like I'm coming back to life, like I'm comfortable taking up space in my life, doing stuff, talking to people, taking walks, writing, reading, and, as mentioned, making healthy stuff.
Let me know if you try the bread. It's sort of a fun adventure, even if you're not trying to be raw or vegan or anything but your own self.
Comments
I don't eat red meat. I'm not sure if you knew that. Well, last night for the first time since the 9th grade, I wanted a BLT with real bacon. Crazy but true. I didn't give in but I imagine that it may be an issue if I ever get pregnant.
Don't be too hard on yourself. Being healthy and happy is more important.
hugs,
kat
I only leave this comment because I am into good healthy eating and I have a garden. Not sure if you are into gardening but you could do some indoor stuff if so inclined. Organic baby! Thank is the ticket
-josh-
and, vegan or not, i love you. (:
i have my moments (days, weeks...) of more vegetarian-type living, but i somehow love beef jerky - that's kind of as meaty as it gets in my opinion. so, that's weird.
hmm... i think that's all i have to say.
Kat: Bacon is, sadly, yummy. Hang in there; it's worth resisting.
Josh: Been meaning to try chia seeds but they cost a million dollars. Must get on that.
Eddie: You should try Dreena Burton's recipe for quinoa. I couldn't find it online, so I couldn't post it, but I could send it...
also, thanks a ton for the emails about the uganda trip. so sweet of you to pass that on. i just saw them and haven't had time to look at it, but i really appreciate you thinking about me.
i'm flying to dc this coming thursday. i'm sad that it's not closer to boston...