Seeing Forks Over Knives has further inspired me because I made a huge salad for hubby and I for lunch.
Nothing new here, but I focused on adding a large variety of veggies to this one, including sprouted mung beans, fresh tomatoes, kale, red pepper, raw organic corn, and carrots. Topped with hemp seeds and nutritional yeast, it made a great lunch.
But it turned out to be a quiet 4th here because of family plans falling through and us babysitting my mom’s dog while she’s out of town. So we packed up the dogs after lunch and headed to South Yuba River State Park for a little hiking.
Chihuahuas are actually good little hikers, but love to stop and sniff everything. The water was gorgeous, but a little chilly for swimming even though it was 100 degrees outside.
I had to make a lot of stops to serve water to the pups to keep them cool and hydrated, good thing I packed 4 huge bottles of water – what’s a little extra weight in the backpack? :-)
Occasionally I was able to steal the camera from hubby, but let him do most of the picture taking on the hike while I juggled dogs.
Turns out organic blue corn chips make great trail food.
Wow that bag disappeared fast!
And we checked out the historic covered bridge.
Kind of fun walking on the creaky, musty-smelling wood, the dogs weren’t sure what to make of it.
When we got home, two very tired chihuahuas passed out on the couch and we started on dinner.
I pan-fried a Sunshine Southwest Veggie Burger and topped with some Vegan Gourmet Nacho Cheese Alternative.
Then smeared some Vegenaise onto romaine leaves.
Layered the veggie burger, fresh tomatoes, and sprouts for a vegan burger masterpiece.
Of course that wasn’t all I had, we got some amazingly sweet organic corn in our farm box this week, so I soaked some in water for 30 minutes, before having hubby grill them in the husk for 12 minutes.
The husks got charred, but the corn inside was perfectly cooked.
And completed my 4th-themed dinner beautifully.
After such a long and fun weekend, I’m a little depressed to be going back to work tomorrow. How was your 4th?
your review made me realllllllly wanna see it. i know id seriously enjoy it. i have to figure out where its playing near me. those other movies you mentioned sounded intriguing too…i agree, movies should give us a little more credit and play to a more intellectual audience. ill take the harry potter series too though.
anyway, the lettuce wrapped sunshine burg looks fabulous. happy 4th!
“Chihuahuas are actually good little hikers, but love to stop and sniff everything. “–
We used to have papillons. Same thing. I also had a chihuahua like 10 yrs ago but we lived urban and there was no hiking for that little queen!
the burger + cheese + vegenaise!! combo is right up my alley
the corn, oh that looks good
and the shot of the water thru the leaves/trees, beautiful!
love seeing pics of you AND your hubz. Post more :)
It looks like you made a perfect Plan B for your fourth! What a fun day!
what a great day christine! love the hike and the dinner too :) did not know those little guys could hike-awesome!
beautiful pictures of your hike!!
we had a pretty good 4th, glad to be with family
Yummy dinner & looks like a great hike. I love hiking and have yet to explore the hiking around here, because when you don’t know your way around, hiking alone is not that fun!
True and I’m afraid I’d get lost or worse, run into a mountain lion hiking alone! :-)
I love roasted corn. Nothing reminds me of 4th of July than BBQ (grilled veggies, :P) and corn. My weekend was quiet, but I like to stay at home (NYC) because everywhere is quieter and also easier to get restaurant restaurant reservations while everyone is out of town. :)