Today was another successful non-drinking day and vegan food day. I just finished a very filling dinner consisting of black bean soup and salad. I consider myself extremely lucky that I live in a city where it is relatively easy for me to try various dietary challenges without being inconvenienced. Instead of beer or wine, I drank a glass of ( Read more... )

Pictures of the tasty dinner from earlier tonight....


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On the way home from work, I stopped at New Seasons Market on SE Division to pick up some stuff. I may have to start referring to that store as Rock Star New Seasons, since I ran into several of my neighborhood friends while I was there. It was nice seeing l00p and his entourage, thedr9wningman, and modern_shadows at the store. Running into friends while grocery shopping is ( Read more... )

Once again, I contemplated the dinner during a whirlpool relaxation session. This one came out tasty. Other than grilling the veggie patty and red pepper strips, I didn't have to do any cooking at all--the salad and the tapas plate were quick to assemble. I was definitely inspired by a conversation that I had with _bitterglitter_ and her husband couple of months ( Read more... )

This week has been a good week for cooking meals. On Wednesday evening, I used the Maya Kaimal Vindaloo sauce to make a simple Indian curry (I wanted to use up my leftover cooked rice from earlier in the week), and put together a simple and yummy snack-y tapas plate (thank you nicoal for the inspiration!). I had the cherimoya for dessert, and after few ( Read more... )

After doing the cardio and weight workout at march wellness, I spent 15 minutes soaking in the whirlpool. I generally use the wind-down time to think about important things such as "what to make for dinner when I get home." Since Meyer lemons were on my mind (due to reading a recipe in FOODday earlier in the day which called for those lemons), and ( Read more... )

I spent the last two hours getting reacquainted with the piano (technically a Kurzweil K2500 keyboard with weighted keys) earlier this evening. If Thursday night was any indication of how out of shape my body was (in terms of weight training), then tonight was a sore indication of how out of practice my piano skills were. Ugh ( Read more... )

I feel so relaxed right now. After coming home and verifying that my apartment had running water, I decided to make a leisurely dinner. After spending the last day or two not knowing when I would be able to prepare elaborate meals that would involve water (for cooking, preparing, and rinsing food), I wanted to celebrate the newly-found cooking ( Read more... )

I made latkes for the first time on Friday evening. Some of the cakes turned out well, while others turned out over-fried and covered in excess oil. I'm sure that I'll perfect the art of making latkes after some more trial and error. But until that time, I shall feast on works-in-progress latkes....


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