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February 1, 2010

marcy – birthday edition!

February 1, 2010 - marcy. Tags: Uncategorized

breakfast: english muffin (i forget what brand, i’ll post that sometime when i’m home) with earth balance and honey. oj.

lunch: leftover bean/green/tofu (see previous post) with brown rice

apple with tj’s peanut butter (i think trader joes has my favorite peanut butter–it doesn’t have weird ingredients but if you stir it up before you put it in the fridge it stays pretty emulsified. i wish it came in larger containers though, i always feel guilty because i eat so much peanut butter)

then came an amazing birthday package from emily! i was able to try kim’s magic pop (so good! it has just a hint of the taste of burnt marshmallow in the best sense. i guess i wasn’t paying good attention to previous posts because i was still under the impression that this was a soda product) and also some wasabi-ginger 55% chocolate from vosages.

birthday potluck: i made pumpkin spice cake with chocolate ganache (i believe emily’s given the recipe for the ganache and i’ll update this post with the cake recipe at some point), and also roasted some brussel sprouts

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brussel sprouts
minced garlic
an onion, cut into 12 pieces
almonds (i soaked them for an hour beforehand so they wouldn’t burn in the oven)
olive oil
s/p
fresh lemon juice

toss everything except the lemon juice in the olive oil and roast at 350, shaking things around once in a while. add the lemon juice after it comes out of the oven.

also present at the potluck: mushroom/cranberry/walnut/cous cous filled acorn squash, vegan mac n cheese (this was awesome, i’ll have to get the recipe), and a vegan mocha cheesecake (same)

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emily's comment:
February 2, 2010 at 4:31 pm

vegan mocha cheesecake!! i want it.

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stacey's comment:
February 3, 2010 at 10:32 pm

…..I keep reading and I find the answer to my own question. Happy Birthday.

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marcy – birthday edition!

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