Quick pics from recent dinners

I have holiday company so I will just post some pics right quick. Most of these are from the vegan on the cheap cookbook. I have really liked everything (as has the Pookie) I have made from that book. Likely, I will be making more of those recipes in the near future.

Already exchanged presents with family, and used my iTunes gift card to buy veganomicon (super happy bout that, thanks sis n pher!). Pookie rewarded a year of mostly frugal me by getting me what I wanted most this year... The iPad. I have an itouch, but reading on it can get down right squinty, and my eyes aren't getting any younger!

On a side note, I have been doing serious blog reading lately, and notice the more I read the more ingredients I feel I should acquire. Lol.
Why don't I have urad flour? Hmm? Think I might try to do another bulk food order this month and restart being cheap in January.

Mexican stuffed peppers (vegan on the cheap cookbook)







Cincinnati suburb chili (same cookbook) topped with cheddar daiya and better than sour cream







Tofu Mae-un dubu (from http://airyway.blogspot.com/2010/12/tofu-mae-un-dak.html) and brown rice.

This was so good that I made it 3 times in a week lol.







Black bean and kale with rice soup (vegan on the cheap cookbook) with whole grain bread & earth balance







Yummy tahini tofu squash (from http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=8409.0), served over brown rice

Comfort loaf

Sunday

B- oatmeal, 1/2c pumpkin puree, chia seeds, agave
S- ff. Refried beans mixed with rotel, nutritional yeast sauce
L- white bean and kale risotto with 1/2 baked sweet potato
D- comfort loaf from vegan on the cheap, roasted potato, carrot, radish, garlic

Monday

B- oatmeal, pumpkin puree, chia seeds
L- white bean & kale soup with smokey tempeh bits, baked potato
D- homemade veggie pizza

Tuesday

S- 1/2 baby seedless watermelon
B- ff refried beans mixed with rotel, nutritional yeast sauce
L- comfort loaf, roasted veggies, steamed cauliflower

White bean and kale risotto

Today Pookie and I have been cleaning house.

Saturday

B- oatmeal with 1T of almond butter
L- fat free refried beans mixed with rotel, on 2 corn tortillas, topped with 1c baby spinach, salsa, 1T better than sour cream (impulse buy yesterday), 1/3 avocado, instant cheez from the uncheese cookbook.
S- 1/4 block tofu, 1/4 roasted red pepper, 6 mushroom
D- white bean & kale "risotto" from the vegan on the cheap cookbook

-Kris

Back with more of me to love!

I let everything go. The diet, the exercise, my pants size, etc.

I am officially at my highest weight. I am once again inspired to blog in hopes of keeping me better on track.

I think it's a little silly of me that I put on weight after going vegan (no reflection of course on veganism). I am very sure all the greasy potato chips, cookies, and wine played more of a role.

I am changing the site name again. I am not sure about doing the weight watcher program right now. I cook most of our food from scratch or near it, and think homemade vegan better reflects my lifestyle.

I had a doctor's appointment yesterday, so Subway snuck into my food log.

Dec. 3

B- tomato soup with saltines (brrr it's cold here!)
S- kale potato soup with smokey tempeh bits (from vegan on the cheap cookbook)
L- subway foot long veggie with sweet onion sauce
S- 1/2 baby seedless watermelon
D- sandwich thin, boca chkn patty, 1/2 sweet potato, spinach & mushroom salad with tsp of pumpkin seeds & tsp of evoo
S- 1/2c white beans