Another weekend flew by too fast after a long week. But there have been some great eats this week including a creamy soy curl and sweet potato turmeric sauté, sesame ginger tofu stir fry using more zucchini from our garden, a huge salad with tempeh, sprouts, sauerkraut, and Trader Joe’s Creamy Vegan Dill Dressing. Oh, […]
Inspired with Peanut Powder for the List
Hints of fall are showing up here and I’m still not sure I’m ready for summer to end. It has been a good summer with mild weather compared to ones in the past. I consider September summer still here, but neighbors are already starting with the Halloween decorations while I’m craving more outdoor fun time. […]
More Summer for the List
I’m not sure I’m ready for summer to be over, a rare thing for me to say. But this has not been a brutally hot summer and I’d like more outdoor adventures. I did get to break out my neglected inflatable paddle board this weekend for a paddle boarding excursion with my sister and had […]
Week of Reflection for the List
This could be an interesting week for me as I reflect on a year ago. This week marked the 1 year anniversary of me leaving my last job after over 15 years due to facing serious burnout. This week will also be the 1 year anniversary of Miko passing which is still so painful to […]
Light Lunch for the List
Well this weekend flew by too fast! Hopefully a good week ahead. I had an, uh, disappointing lunch at work last week for a co-worker’s going away pizza party. Yeah, plain bagged salad was the only vegan option. All the dressings were not vegan and even the croutons had milk in them. Luckily there was […]
Garden Eats for the List
I am still working through a lot of zucchini and summer squash from our garden and need to take more into work tomorrow. Lots of simple zucchini sautés and lots of chickpeas since I batch cooked a bit too much for the week. There was also The Vegan Cobb salad from Pushkin’s for lunch with […]
Vegan Taqueria for the List
Wow, July is almost over, summer might be flying by too fast. But we did have some summer fun last weekend heading out on a boat all day with family on Bullards Bar Reservoir where the water is a gorgeous green and perfect temp for swimming and water sports. We packed sandwiches for the day […]
Birthday Eats for the List
I had my birthday this week and it’s still crazy hot here. But I took a day off to have a 3 day weekend for fun even if that’s enjoying the AC inside and binge watching corny 80s movies. I did get out for a delicious tofu curry dish from a local noodle restaurant and […]
Summer Fun Food for the List
No lovely outdoor pics in this post, it’s too hot! Instead I headed back to the gym this morning for the first time since the pandemic. I needed a change and new challenge from my home workout routine and going outside is not an option. It was nice to mix things up and guess I […]
Tahoe Escape for the List
It was back to the grind for a short work week after a fun getaway to Lake Tahoe for a long weekend of hiking, eating, and getting outdoor time. The waterfalls and hiking were just gorgeous, Tahoe is my summertime happy place. The amount of snow still around was wild after a crazy winter, people […]