January 1, 2010
Things that didn’t suck about 2009
Although it has been a trying year, 2009 was also full of some truly memorable events in my life:
- New Years Eve/Day in Amsterdam, followed by an outstanding week introducing my lovey to Paris
- Successfully tapering off the evil antidepressant
- Selling my money pit of a car and “making it work” with public transportation
- Going back to the gym and attending regularly, then finding joy in bicycling and yoga
- Giving up (for the most part): meat, sugar, alcohol, dairy, caffeine
- Losing 30 pounds, and holding steady for 3 months (though it is high time to re-commit now that the holidaze are over!)
- Getting my finances in much stronger shape during very difficult economic times
Thank you 2009 for all the tough love 🙂 I am more than happy to carry on!
November 24, 2009
cooking! frenzy!
While I may not completely reach my friend Foo’s special brand of Crazy this Thanksgiving, I am still getting into the spirit. After cupcakes and cookie decorating on Saturday followed by a homemade Thai curry dinner, then fantastique French onion soup on Sunday, tonight I made this black bean soup and it was the easiest, fastest, delishest thing. Thank you, StumbleUpon!!
I love my new book, Vegan Cupcakes Take Over The World. Polished off the last mocha cupcake with coffee-flavored “butter”cream frosting tonight 🙂 And can’t wait to sample the next flavor that catches my eye!
Here’s what I’m making for Thanksgiving:
- Cornbread Stuffing with Leeks, Cranberries and Pecans
- Caramelized Onion and Gorgonzola Mashed Potatoes
- Cranberry Relish (not the actual recipe, but close. I’ve been referring to a well-loved, badly stained, dot-matrix-printed hard copy recipe since 1992)
And please allow me to count the ways in which I’ll insert my subversive, hippie food agenda into the meal:
- I’m buying a free-range turkey (my mom will be cooking it) for ridiculous amounts of money. Otherwise I just don’t eat meat these days…
- The cornbread for the stuffing recipe above will be made using a homemade skillet cornbread recipe from Veganomicon, plus Earth Balance and egg replacer
- I’m making a small portion of the cornbread stuffing just for me, which will be flavored with Tofurky (italian sausage flavor) instead of bacon
All in all, I’m definitely looking forward to it 🙂
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