Pumpkin & Pomegranate

Sorry about the lack of blogging and recipes this week, but my week got a bit crazy, and my food a little um…lackluster ;-) But that will change tonight. My dinner night had to do a switcharoo this week, so tonight I will be in the kitchen cooking for the dude.

But before that, I have to take my car to the shop as there are some issues. I am hoping/praying/asking for it to be an easy and inexpensive fix. I had to buy tires on Tuesday, and even though Costco was having a great sale on Michelin tires (as in buy 4 and get $70 off) it was still a bit of a shock to my expenses.  No, I don’t get a kickback from Costco for that, but wouldn’t it be nice!

In the food department I have been a bit boring and also have a couple of somewhat failed experiments. I tried fairly unsuccessfully to make pumpkin buckwheat pancakes using just 1 egg (I ran out!), and so there isn’t a recipe there ;-) Plus the canned pumpkin just made it all very mush, and while I ate them I wouldn’t subject others to the odd texture ;-)

I did make a Thai curry last night that was decent. it was quick and easy. I just used half a head of cabbage, some crimini mushrooms, a clove of garlic, about 6 leaves of kale, a Thai chile pepper, some virgin coconut oil, and about 2 T of red curry paste. I sauteed this all and then added about 3/4 C. coconut milk (the last of my carton) and it was SPICY good in my belly! I wish my curry paste had been better quality though. A woman at my favorite Thai place in Seattle recommends Mae Ploy. I had some but it expired in March. I may like to experiment, but I don’t experiment with expiration dates.

I also made 5 servings of my raw pudding. I made a batch of ABU to top it off with. Actually I was lazy so I just used the last bit of almond milk I had, poured it in a jar with a little almond butter and added some maca powder for flavor. DELICIOUS.

I finished off my PBU with some banana too :-) I don’t eat peanut butter often as it isn’t as healthy as the other nuts, but every now and then I just want to have some of that peanutty flavor. I make sure to get organic and unsweetened of course, so I do get it as healthy as I can.

A flavor marriage made in taste bud heaven

That is also some Good Earth original sweet & spicy tea which is perfectly spiced for the season.

I was so tickled to see that Heather made my beetballs! They looked so good I wish I could fork one through the screen. I need to make those babies again soon as I LOVED them.  I cannot believe I haven’t had any vegan parm yet this week. I am remiss in that too!

This weekend I will be baking these for a vegan bake sale benefiting Pig’s Peace Sanctuary. I may try to Marissify them (i.e. make them grain and sugar free) eventually, as they look pretty tasty! I was going to do VeggieGirl’s Squash Bread (which looks divine, but I need to save time and make a double batch. I can fit more cookies on a cookie sheet than I can muffins in muffin tins. I will be baking that bread soon though ;-) Matt will be very very happy to receive it!

If you are ever in town and want to check out an awesome vegan shop, go to Sidecar for Pig’s Peace, which is run by the sanctuary and is Seattle’s ONLY all vegan store. Even though I am not vegan I respect (most) of the beliefs involved in veganism, and I do love vegan food. Most of the food I eat happens to be vegan but I don’t even think about it that much to be h0nest. If you happen to be in Seattle this weekend, do stop by Sidecar to buy some vegan baked goodies! If you aren’t in Seattle and want to make a donation to this fantastic sanctuary for precious creatures you can do so on their website. The piggies and other animals thank you greatly!