Recent meals + updates

Since yesterday's post, not only have I gotten an incredible response from people who read it, I have found out that more of my friends are on this same journey with me. Some are further ahead, some slightly behind, but we're all open to the idea of living a healthier, more sustainable lifestyle. I have always said that if I had to go hunting for my own meat, I would be a vegetarian. While I do not have to hunt for meat, I am definitely content with not eating it and the effort I now put into making thoughtful, delicious meals for myself and my husband.

It also helps that I have some culinary ability and background.

So, because I have been thinking about reviving the blog for a few days now, I have been taking a few photos of the things we have been preparing for meals lately. Since this has been my very first foray into the land of tofu, I wanted to make sure I took a few shots of those dishes. Some recipes, I found on the internet. Others, I got from my newest cookbook, oh she glows (click the link to check it out). This book is brimming with recipes that are not only healthy, but incredibly delicious. I have only tried a couple of them so far, but they have been so tasty I cannot wait to cook my way through the entire book. Till then, here's a taste of what I've been up to! If I used a recipe, the links are in the photo captions:

Started slow, with a kale salad.

Got adventurous with Asian Garlic tofu and udon noodles

Who doesn't love fresh cherries?

More adventure with Tandoori tofu on basmati rice. I made extra sauce because...sauce. Kevin devoured this with gusto.

From page 153 of the oh she glows cookbook, Empowered Noodle Bowl w/ Orange-Maple Miso dressing. Even my parents loved this one.

Today's recipe of choice is the Ultimate Vegan lentil walnut loaf. I did some of the prep last night (the "meat", if you will), and the rest of the additives today. It is currently in the oven, and I have sweat rolling down my scalp and eyelids. With all the things in this book to choose from, I cannot understand why I decided to make a meatless meatloaf on what feels like the hottest day of the summer so far... this goddamned thing better be spectacular because my kitchen is 27.3C (81F for you Murricans), and fat white chicks do not do well in these conditions.

I will report back with how it tastes, and whether or not I survive the heat wave emanating from my stove when I take this loaf out of the oven.

Unlikely as it is.