Boise Experiment?

So since I am moving to Boise and not Southern California...... at least not yet. I guess I should rename this baby?

Some cooking adventures

I have been a buzy bee in the kitchen. Okay not really, but I have been trying to be a little more adventurous. Here is what I have been working on:

So This is just a sandwich, but I finally bought some vegan mayo. Veganaise. Its not bad actually. Its a little sweet kind of like miracle whip which I prefer anyway. I got some tomatoes in my bountiful basket and bought some Porobello mushrooms



I also got some Tempeh, its kind of weird if your not used to it, but I really like it.


I grilled it up so it was crunchy.


Threw all those on some vegan bread and ate some left over spaghetti squash and had the best dinner ever!


Also I finally put to use my dehydrator that BFFH gave me for my birthday.
They always give a ton of apples in the bountiful basket. I am not a huge apple fan, so I was thinking about what I could do with all these, and I decided to use my gift. They turned out good for my first go. I should have left them on a little longer, but I had no idea.


But I also put some bananas on there too. It did NOT END WELL. I have no idea, but I think I have to leave them on for like two days? But I was worried about leaving them while I was at work. I might try it again over the weekend when I will be home.



I saw that at Trader Joe's they have banana's dried out like this, and you can put peanut butter on them like a sandwich. Yeah again NOT SO MUCH. I guess something to look forward to when I get to SoCal. In the mean time, its all about trial and error.... and a little comedy thrown in too.

Awesome Awesome

So, just a little update and happy news.... to me at least. I managed to convert BFFE to vegetarianism! Well not just me, but its a funny story really. She works where I do and one day she came in without something to do, normally its no big deal to read a book while working. I know right, best job ever! Anyway I handed her my The Kind Diet book by Alicia Silverstone. So far so good. She will admit to a few slip ups, but I will admit to those too. To Error right? Anyway speaking of Error BFFH and BFFE and I went to lunch on Saturday. I had cheese on my pizza, and ice cream later that night. While both were awesome neither one of them were vegan.
On a side note. There is this vegan cheese that I have been hearing about. It is suppose to revolutionize the vegan market. Unfortunately you could only buy it in stores, and the closest place was SLC. Well I am not doing 3 hours of driving for cheese. So anyway I found this place on line where I could get it shipped to me. So I ordered it. Then later that day I went to Freddy's that same day and saw some in the veg section. I was so annoyed, but luckily I was able to cancel my order. I have not tried it on pizza yet, but that is my next cooking adventure. I have thrown it on my salad and it was good, but just to eat.... not so much. I think it might be an acquired taste? So the jury is still out.
Anyway happy day, the sun is shinning, and I think its going to be a good summer.
Have a great one!

Working Out?

I hate when people say they went jogging. I hate that word. You went for a run. What is this the 80s? Running is the new jogging from 20 years ago people, also when I think of jogging I think of Richard Simmons in little short shorts wearing a head band and 300 pound ladies following behind screaming "Woo" to all his annoying "motivational" cheers. So stop saying jogging..... I guess would be the main theme of this tirade.
Anyway on to more important things.
I quit my gym. Yep. No more Curves for me. The thing is, I was never going and now that I am working 4/10s I was really not going. They have the most stupid hours there too, and the lady that owns it borders on annoying....okay not just borders.
Next week my friend A and I are going to start walking, plus I think I might try to work on using some of those expensive dvds that I ordered and are collecting dust. So I gotta get back my turbo jam from SILD. Also BFFH told me you can get workout dvds on Netflix. Cool! So I think all of that will help me get into shape for my 5k that I am hoping BFFH forgets about. Hello swimsuit weather!

Vegan Day 13 update

So almost half way through the month. I have another confession. If I am not thinking about it, I will make a mistake, case in point. I forgot to order a soy white chocolate mocha at Starbucks. I didnt even think twice until my co-worker asked if he could taste the soy version. Oops! Then I popped in a piece of milk chocolate when my niece offered. Don't misunderstand. I can have chocolate, just not milk chocolate. I have had some non milk chocolate and I like it, so no problems there, I just have to remember. Other than that I am finding this an easy goal.

Vegan day 6

So week 1 is coming to a close, and I am doing fine. Okay I had a little mishap. Devil thy name is cookie. I got over it though. However here are some things that I have noticed with Vegan week. First of all, I am really not suppose to be eating dairy anyway, my body does not like it. But since I am aware of what I am putting in my mouth, my body has been rejoicing. I have not had to take my medicine all week. So that is awesome! So awesome in fact, that I am seriously thinking about vegan for life, starting now. I know what you are all thinking. What will you eat? Well when I go to my moms house..... a lot of salad. When I go out to eat...... a lot of salad. Just kidding I am sure I will be able to find things that I can eat. I will just have to see how it goes. Plus I will have to learn how to bake some Vegan treats. I can't live my life without chocolate and cookies.