Cooking Up a Storm

Did not have any animal products today. Made coconut pie pancakes for breakfast. They were ok, but not great. Matt even tried them! I think that the texture will take some getting used to since I had to use bananas to replace eggs.

Matt and I went to the Orono Farmer's Market this morning. He was looking forward to getting some fresh tomatoes since ours aren't ripe yet. When we walked up to the first stall, he picked several out and was excited about buying them...until he looked at the next stall over and saw that their tomatoes were redder and better looking overall. I told him that the lesson here is to not buy the first thing you see, shop around! We also got some fresh basil, onions, green beans (my plants have stopped producing), and Matt got some chicken.

We then went to the Natural Living Center where I picked up some tofu and vegan pepperoni. Matt even said he would try the pepperoni on the pizzas we are planning to make this coming week! I am so proud of him for being open minded about new foods.

Matt and I are going to my mom's house to have a BBQ with my family, so I had to prepare some extra food for me since I will be staying with them until Tuesday. I made lentil and brown rice casserole for dinner and the following for the BBQ/next couple of days: lentil dip, pasta and bean salad, sweet potato cajun fries, potato and leek soup, sesame asparagus, and cinnamon donut holes. All the food I made is very healthy and vegan. YUM!

Matt tried to convince me to order out pizza from Pizza Hut tonight instead of eating my lentil and brown rice casserole, but I stood strong and we ate at home! That is a major accomplishment for us.

Too bad the dishes that come along with cooking at home are so overwhelming. I think between the two of us, we washed every dish we own three times today!