...7.21...Over the Weekend...

...we started off the weekend with vegan biscuits and sausage gravy...

...biscuits in the air fryer...

...the Man and I both split our biscuits before adding gravy...but I put the soft side down and he puts it up...so weird...

...both get smothered with gravy though...

...headed out for a quick shopping trip before the day gets too hot...

...not a lot of stuff...and all pretty much regular things...but the Man asked for dried apricots...so I got some...don't know yet what the plan for them is...

...I baked some tofu feta...and some slices of tofu...in the outdoor oven of course...

...and I stayed out there in the heat...because I had some potting and repotting to do...

...first up...was the only thing left in this felt grow bag from last year...some chives...they're not doing super well so I thought I'd bring them up on the porch so I could baby them a little bit...

....mixed some peat and potting soil...

...and got out the dual solo cups that I used for starting plants in the spring...

...I separated out the chives a little bit...and our Spider plant that Mom had given us has had babies...so I potted those in little cups...

...and then I heard a helicopter...I always look up when I hear one and think of Our Airman...

...then another one came into view...

...and another one...

...and a fourth one...flying in formation back to their base...

...then I separated out the napa cabbages that had gotten partially eaten a few weeks ago when we cleaned the porches...just putting one in each of the solo cups...I'll probably move them to the square foot garden for the fall/winter...

...and I baked our last blueberry cobbler...well probably not the last cobbler...just the last one using our first year homegrown blueberries...

...and apparently I didn't take a photo of the finished cobbler...haha...I know you've seen one before...

...and it's been days since we've had any rain...and the heat index is over 100° F (38° C)...

...and the Man has figured out a placement for the backyard sprinkler that only involves moving it once...

~Wishing you a lovely start to your week!

...7.19...Dinner and a Movie...

...the Man made his French lentils again...with rice and a salad from the patio/flowerpot garden...still amazed that the tender lettuce is doing ok there...it was delicious of course...

...and the movie was just the newest season of Midsomer Murders...we've been watching that series for about 20 years now I think...

...what have you been watching lately?...

~Have a lovely weekend!

...7.18...Friday Update...

...I feel like there's not a lot going on here...it's super hot outside...so other than picking a handful of green beans and a squash and tomato or two...there's not a lot going on there either...

...the sauerkraut is working away on the counter...

...we have a few little spots that I want to clean on the white carpet upstairs...I haven't done it yet...but I did mix up the cleaner for it...and decorate the recycled tsp bottle for it...of course...haha...

...this is the recipe I used...and the video I got it from here...

...the Man has started painting the trim in the foyer...we're not painting the big room...just the baseboards and trim we can reach from the ladder...not the trim that's 20 feet up in the air...it looks ok from down here...haha...

...and yesterday...we had a lunch date...

...the Man had found a new-to-us restaurant with lots of vegan options...

...I got the vegan ramen...

...it reminded me a lot of the vegan udon I got at the Sky Club in Tokyo...it was delicious...

~Wishing you a lovely start to your weekend!

...7.17...Delicious Vegan Food we ate...

...not a full day of vegan eats...just some random things we enjoyed...

...I realized that I'd not had cinnamon toast in a while...so I made some...and it was just like I remembered it...

...the reason I even thought of cinnamon toast was because I've been going through all of our old super8 videos of Our Airman as a babe...transferring them to dvd and then to mp4 so we can put them on a thumbdrive and send them to him easily...there are a dozen or so 2 hour tapes and it's taking a while...that's neither here nor there...except that dufing the transfer I spied a video of him eating some Tubby Toast...if you're not sure what that is...here's a photo of Po eating some...Our Airman loved the Teletubbies...and I used to make Tubby Toast for him...I cut the eyes and mouth out of foil and then buttered the bread and then placed the cutouts on top of the butter and sprinkled cinnamon sugar all over it...then removed the foil pieces and you're left with the eyes and mouth parts just butter coloured and toast it in the toaster oven and it makes perfect Tubby Toast...oh...I forgot you cut the bread into a circle first...obvi...

...mine was just regular cinnamon toast...not Tubby Toast...haha...

...I pulled another packet from the freezer...the corn and green beans are fresh though...this was some leftover Julia recipe...and the gravy separated in the freezer...but I mixed a little flour with some

...and when I eat the little mandarin oranges...I usually eat three at a time...and I peel them all and taste each one...

...and I eat them all...but I save the sweetest one for last...the Man thinks it's a funny quirk...do you do that too?...

...what delicious food have you been eating?...

~Have a lovely day!

....7.16...W.I.P. Wednesday...

...the final stripe on the body is complete...a sort of diamond pattern...much more symmetrical than the leaves...

...now on to the ribbing...I'm thinking of doing a split hem...longer in the back...I saw one like it on ravelry and it looks nice...I may be a little too 'hippy' for that style though...we'll see how it hangs...I can always undo the ribbing if I don't like it...

...what's in your workbasket this week?...

~Have a lovely day!

...7.15...Tuesdays with Julia...

...y'all....I sorted my spreadsheet of recipes...

...and these are all the ones that I have left...WOW!...the two requiring marrons (chestnuts) will probably have to wait until around Thanksgiving as that's when chestnuts will be available in the grocery stores for Christmas...

...fennel and endive are also pretty difficult to acquire here...but I'll do my best...

...this week we made the Vegan Sauté de Boeuf à la Provençale...and it was pretty delicious...a nice combination of flavors that I like...nothing odd...haha...

...and all of the particulars are over at The Vegan Version...

~Have a lovely day!

...7.11...Richmond...Vegan Food...

...I ate a LOT!...these pictures should be in order-eaten...haha...

...on the drive up we stopped at Jersey Mikes for a delicious veggie sub...not sure why it's sideways...

...dinner after checking in at a pizzeria not too far from the hotel...a delightful blood orange salad...

...and a vegan pizza...not a lot of flavor...so thank goodness for the capers...the crust was outstanding though...

...hotel breakfast...you'll see a version of this every day...I did love the seasoned potatoes with peppers and onions...and lots of fresh fruit...so you'll see that on repeat...

...conference lunch...I'd ordered a veggie sammie...

...and it was so surprisingly tasty...there was curried cauliflower in there too...

...dinner out...there was vegan steak on the menu...so despite the shocking pricetag...I had to try it...

...salad first...and I'm drinking a mango aqua fresca that was recommended by our server...

...and the entrée did not disappoint...I'm sure it also had about 1000 calories...

...good thing they had a nice light dessert...

...another day...another hotel breakfast...just with the addition of oatmeal and toast this time...

...conference lunch...after yesterday's delicious sammie...this veggie burger was less than stellar...

...dinner out again...fried broccoli...and the chef made a vegan aoli for dipping...it was scrumptious...

...and there were no vegan options on the menu...so the chef...again...just improvised by taking the duck out of a duck dish...this one had an asian flair and eggplant, peppers, peas and a sauce that was a little bit spicy...served over a couple of fried rice cakes...it was a pretty enjoyable dish...

...and for dessert...a trio of sorbets...lichee, kiwi and lemon-lime...quite delectable and just the thing after the spicy entrée...

...the final hotel breakfast...same/same...just with granola this time...

...this was the drive home day...and we stopped at Buc-ees...I'd never been to one before...but it is an experience for sure...and one we're not likely to repeat...there were about 1000 people in there...and it was loud and crazy...and about 30 people in each checkout line...

...I had looked up vegan at Buc-ees and found several things...nuggets, mango, peanuts, a protein bar and a tub of watermelon...

...I tried not to use the word delicious 20 times haha...

~Have a lovely day!