Gone Veg

Well that didn't work.

Two things that did not work this week, actually, and here is why:

lentils with kale and roasted kabocha - sounds perfect, right? to be totally honest, the lentils and kale actually turned out pretty good, but my kabocha squash, my favorite squash!! was very under ripe (how on earth am i supposed to know when this thing is ripe. like, seriously) and very dry (sometimes roasting something at a higher temperature works... and sometimes it doesn't.) i think the combo of those two made for some not-so-tasty-and-creamy-but-very-dry-instead kabocha chunks.

so that was a bummer. but after soaking for the past two days, it is a little better.

zucchini and ginger pasta w/tofu - first of all, the tofu is not what made this dish wonky (as most non-tofu-eaters would probably exclaim). contrary, i totally underestimated how much zucchini/ginger/tofu i had and very much over estimated the amount of penne pasta that comes out of one box. i mean, c'mon. it could feed 8 people, and there are only 2 slash 3 of us here.

also, low-sodium tamari is not a substitute for shoyu. it's probably close, but it didn't really cut it. i did find a bottle of shoyu in the pantry and threw some more in at the end (sodium-haters nightmare. i will likely have weird dreams tonight).

i mean, it doesn't taste bad or anything. it is just way way way not as special as i was planning. boo.

on a lighter note, i am going to yoga in 26 minutes, yay.

and on a brighter note....!! my books are here!!

ya'll, i think this book weighs at least 6lbs. it might be more.

another picture might do it justice:

my newest/most used cook books to date. it's turning out that loving books and loving cooking make a dangerous combination for my wallet.

but what i am most excited about:

cupcakes to come this weekend, for sure. gluten-free ones, to boot. andrea will be thrilled.

xo