Chickpea Cutlets

  I discovered this recipe in Veganomicon.  As long as you don't have an intolerance to gluten, then you will love this dish!  It reminds me most of schnitzel, maybe even a good sub for chicken fried chicken or chicken fried steak.  We ate it for dinner, but I think you could also easily have it for lunch in a sandwich or for a hearty breakfast!

Sesame-Ginger Stir Fry Sauce

  I came across this recipe in Lorna Sass' Short-Cut Vegetarian: Great Taste in No Time. I made a few changes, but overall was very happy with the result.  :)

Jacket Potatoes

  If you've ever been to England, then I am sure that you've heard of the jacket potato aka baked potato.  There is nothing better than something warm on a cold day, and instead of selling hot dogs on the street corners, the English sell jacket potatoes.  B/c I'm not super patient, I created  a jacket potato inspired dish sans baked potato.  :/  Baked potatoes are great, but since I didn't want to wait an hour to eat, I just boiled a few potatoes whole and then chopped them up.  The final product came out not too shabby.  ;)

Potato and Watercress Soup

  I bought 3 bunches of watercress from the Asian market and about the only thing that I wanted to do with it was make a soup!  So, I did.  I did a little research and found this recipe online.  It's pretty basic, but I wanted to make sure the flavor of the watercress came through.  Like always, I made a few changes of my own.  :)

Guacamole Pasta Salad

  The other night, I was so excited to make this dish inspired by a recipe I found on Pinterest: Creamed Avocado and Lime Chilled Pasta.  But, when I got started, my dish quickly transformed into something entirely different.  I thought it would be so nice to create this simple, elegant Asian inspired dish, but when I first tasted it, I couldn't help but think that it tasted like guacamole!?!  Maybe that is not so surprising, considering the recipe consists of cilantro, avocado, and lime.  So, here is what my final product looked like and my recipe for it is below.

 

Hello World!

  Hmm...  so, I've tried blogging before, and it didn't work out too well.  haha  I'm not sure if that had to do with the amount of time it took to write/upload photos or if it was b/c of the low amount of traffic.  I guess that is what happens when you buy your own domain.  :/  So, we'll give it a try again on blogspot.  :)  That is the royal we, of course.  haha  I'm mostly interested in cooking, baking, and the beginnings of a permaculture gardening.  If any of that interests you, stay tuned.  ;)

  Here's an example of an everyday lunch.