Daily life, dogs and random musings.

12/7/11

Recent Eats & Some Randomness

We've tried a few new recipes this week.  The first was Spicy Portuguese Kale soup from Vegan Fire & Spice.  It was really good, but I think the directions might have been off a bit.  Next time, we'll be cutting the cooking time in half because the potatoes were somewhat mushy.  We'll also be adding veggie broth to it to make it soupier because it turned out more like a very heart stew.  It reminded me of garlic mashed potatoes, only with some carrots, kale & kidney beans and spice added.
We made our first recipe from our new cookbook, Everyday Happy Herbivore, which was Cheater G-Nut Stew.  This will be made again very soon!  It was everything we like- an easy, quick meal made with healthy, whole foods.  It basically consisted of garbanzo beans, spinach, tomato sauce and a little peanut butter.  So simple but so, so delicious!   The only thing we'll be doing different next time is to double the batch. 
Tonight we had another recipe from the Everyday Happy Herbivore book, Pineapple Tempeh Teriyaki Stir Fry.  The picture does the meal absolutely no justice.  It's marinated tempeh that's stir fried with bell peppers & onions, served over rice and topped with crushed pineapple.  The marinade has pineapple juice in it, giving the dish a nice sweetness.   It's another keeper!  
The girls like to jump on & off of our bed a lot, which made us worry that one of them would eventually slip on the floor and get hurt.  To make things safer, we decided to get a rug, but wanted an eco-friendly one that wouldn't emit all kinds of chemicals.  The solution was this rug made from seagrass!  Emma & Rowan both seem to approve of it.   
Spooky Vegan posted this the other day and I fell in love with it.   
I hope that everyone is having a wonderful week! 
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16 comments:

  1. 2 more dishes added to the EHH 'to cook' list!
    Is the peanut butter in the soup a strong flavour? Would it be really bad if I left it out or subbed in tahini? Just trying to keep the high fat stuff out of the house lol I can see me eating too much if I buy peanut butter for the recipe.
    I like the rug, it's nice and neutral but warm.
    Oh and the vid of Sophie playing with her tail is just darling :)

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  2. All the food you posted looks really good to me, especially the g-nut stew. I've got to pay more attention to my cookbooks!

    I put a jute rug in my study and I like it a lot. I like the way it looks, and the way feels when I walk on it barefoot.

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  3. Claire- the peanut butter isn't too strong. I'd definitely try tahini, or even leave it out. It's basically like a tomato soup. I'm glad you like the video of Sophie! She does that every morning and it's such a great way to start the day, watching her. :)

    Andrea- I almost went with a jute rug, but the seagrass was a bit cheaper. I love jute! The seagrass is very similar to it, though, and like you I love how it feels on my feet. :)

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  4. Holy, holy moly. Everything looks great, but ESPECIALLY that groundnut stew. I've been resisting another cookbook but I may have to cave.

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  5. Love the healthy posts!!
    Got my folks the HH book and my brother the spice one a few years back.
    They both look great!

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  6. Pineapple Tempeh Teriyaki sounds so amazing - I'd love to try it!

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  7. The g-nut stew and the tempeh sound extra good...it all looks great though. You've been eating well as usual!! :)

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  8. Stacy- it's a really great cookbook, so I don't think you'd regret getting it!

    Get Skinny- they're our favorite cookbooks! Great gifts, too. :)

    Happy Go Lucky- it is amazing!

    Rose- I'm very lucky that Mike loves to cook. Otherwise I'd probably be eating a lot of sandwiches.... :o

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  9. Hey, nothing wrong with sandwiches! But yeah, all hail Mike the superstar chef! :-)

    I'll have to try that Portuguese kale soup, once the organic kale is back down to less than $5 a bunch! Yikes. I think I'll follow your lead and use more broth. What kind of spuds did you use? And we'd probably prefer it with navy or white kidney beans instead of the red ones.

    I love your seagrass mat! (We had a jute mat in our sunroom at the old house, but I sold it when we moved. It always left a mess underneath it, and I was afraid it would scratch the hard wood floors here). Really love that seagrass mat, it looks great in your bedroom and I'm not surprised it got a paws up from the girls!

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  10. Laurie- $5 a bunch!? Yikes indeed! We just used regular old Russet spuds, but I think red potatoes would be especially good.

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  11. I want some of that groundnut stew! G-nut is one of my fav's and I don't get around to making it enough.
    Where did you get the rug? I have 2similar, but they are small. I love how big it is.

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  12. I got it from this place- http://www.naturalarearugs.com/

    I'd definitely order from them again. Great prices & fast shipping!

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  13. Would love to try the Cheater G-Nut Stew - looks delish!

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  14. Your grub always looks so delicious. Love how clean your house is. A clean house with delicious grub is so enticing to me. As is that little prescription bottle on the night stand next to the bed...

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  15. Ramona & Kevin- it is really good! I wish the recipe was on the HH website so I could share that link.

    SV- those are my thyroid meds, which I keep there because otherwise I forget to take them. Our house isn't as clean as it appears, but we try.

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  16. Thanks so much for the link. I'm going to check them out.

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