honey os with ricemilk. oj.

several double stuff oreos throughout the day

lunch at some random place on the southport corridor, i forget what it’s called. i had a boca burger with grilled green peppers and a portabella mushroom on top, served on tomato foccacia with tots (!!!!!!) on the side. i ate it with heinz catsup, one of the few foods containing hfcs that i still eat regularly. i think that the organic kind uses sugar, for what that’s worth. can you have organic hfcs?

dinner was a mix of take-out from the ethiopian diamond (red lentils, yellow split peas, cabbage, string beans and potatoes, salad) and some thai place (masaman curry, red curry).

red wine

happy last day of april, everyone

my blueberry muffins turned out weird this time, and i just realized it’s because i forgot the flax seeds! i found the ground flax and water mixture in my fridge this morning (i usually put it in there for a few minutes, i forget where i saw to do that)

blueberry muffin with earth balance. oj.

another muffin

toasted english muffin with white bean spread

another muffin

glass of chardonnay at handlebar, which i actually ended up having to pound down because of poor time planning by yours truly.

sultan’s market in wicker park to combat the weird mid-evening drunkenness: baba ganouj with pita, lentil soup

honey os with ricemilk. oj.

decaf soy mocha from istria cafe

(i made waaaaay too much) gratin with the last of the tjs baked beans

pita with rice and white bean spread Click for the recipe.

handful of chocolate chips

blueberry flax muffins (see recipe archive). they turned out super huge this time, for some reason. not that i’m complaining.

english muffin with honey and earth balance. oj.

leftover potato gratin. baby carrots.

last of the coconut sorbet

kalamata olives

leftover potato gratin. tjs organic baked beans. a few asparagus stalks, sauteed/steamed with salt.

honey os with ricemilk. oj.

pb&j with bread i accidentally burned in the toaster

fries with honey from mcdonalds. if you want to judge me for that, i understand. also sips of root beer.

dinner at peaceful greens in lafayette IN: parts of a vegan tempeh reuben and vegan ratachaela. chocolate and strawberry ‘mousse’ (really mori-nu pudding i think) for dessert and chocolate cake. the food at this place was fine, but i generally thought that i could have made everything at home for myself, and maybe slightly better? definitely cheaper. still, it’s good to support entirely vegetarian restaurants.

part of a bag of wild berry skittles (the regular kind at the gas station had gelatin but wild berry didn’t for some reason)

honey os with ricemilk. oj.

last banana nut muffin from freezer

leftover potato gratin

snacks at my reading group: baby carrots, weird crackers that tasted a little musty but i liked them anyway, strawberries

more potato gratin for dinner with baked beans.

coconut sorbet

honey os with ricemilk. oj.

carrots and hummus

potato gratin: sliced potatoes with collards and the nutritional yeast cheese sauce emily gave us a while back. i sliced the potatoes pretty thin, boiled them for just a couple minutes, and then layered them with the sauce. bread crumbs on top (duh)

trader joe’s organic baked beans

more ciao bella coconut sorbet

honey os with ricemilk. oj.

leftover lentil soup and mushroom rice

hazelnut black tea with rice milk

chipotle burrito (mild salsa only)

the cheapest whiskey and ginger ale available

late night mexican: 2 sopes with refried beans, rice, lettuce, tomato, onion, avocado

honey os with kiwi-strawberry/oj mix

potato chips

hummus and pita

massive amounts of a smoothie my friend made. i think it had every frozen fruit you can imagine, lemon sorbet, oj, and protein powder (soy based)

olives

dr praeger burger on english muffin with bbq

coconut sorbet

banana nut muffin with earth balance. strawberry kiwi juice.

leftover lentil soup with mushroom rice. white baguette from medici. parts of one regular orange and one blood orange.

gingerbread black tea, a gift from a recent houseguest. she sent us a bunch of amazing teas (flavors include pumpkin spice, chocolate chai and many other exciting options).

weird dinner: carrots with hummus. kalamata olives. banana with peanut butter. ciao bella coconut sorbet (still my favorite vegan ice cream)

banana nut muffin. strawberry kiwi juice.

pita with hummus. lentil soup.

veggie hummus pita from cedar’s

banana nut muffin from freezer

leftover pizza and noodles with peanut sauce (last of)

hummus and carrot snack while i was making dinner

french lentil soup with carrots, celery, onions, herbs, and tofu which was frozen and thawed. it turned out unexceptional so i’m not going to post the recipe. served over a mixture of rice and sauteed portabella mushrooms.

stacey, i feel you on not eating enough fresh food–i’ve been running around lately and i feel like i haven’t made enough time to cook.

honey os with ricemilk. oj.

prepackaged soul veg meal purchased from the coffee shop in the basement of the library: chick peas on rice, greens, bbq seitan. it was pretty good, but i wish i could have heated it up.

leftover noodles with peanut sauce and pizza

one banana walnut chocolate chip muffin. ok, two. i based it on this recipe, but changed it enough to repost here:

Click for the recipe.

honey os with ricemilk. oj.

vietnamese sandwich. weird drink thingie, this one with mung beans and coconut milk.

leftover scone from chicago diner that i found in my backpack. i ate a tiny bit of this during one of my blackout days from earlier this week. they sell them at whole foods, but as i find is often the case with chicago diner stuff in retail situations, it was kinda stale and not worth the money.

leftover vegan pizza and pasta with peanut sauce.

honey os with rice milk. oj.

salad with iceberg lettuce, avocados, mangos, and lime vinaigrette from lucky strike bowling alley in hyde park. also a ton of french fries.

rhubarb muffin, last one!

snacks at a reception: rosemary crackers, carrot sticks. white wine.

leftover vegan pizza that someone especially ordered for me at a departmental event that i wasn’t able to attend! they just sent it home with my roommate.

wow, have i really not updated in 3 days? well, things have been a bit crazy and i actually have no idea what i’ve been doing or eating since the last time i posted, so i guess i’ll just pick things up from here. weird, i swear i updated yesterday.

2am snack: vegan chocolate peanut butter milkshake and rice crispy bar from pick me up, one of my favorite vegan sites in chicago. they’re open late!

sesame bagel with tofutti cream cheese. oj.

spinach penne from wf with homemade peanut sauce (sauteed onions, peanut butter, water, lemon juice, tamari, a tiny bit of agave)

demi baguette and cup of black bean soup from whole foods. part of a chicago diner chocolate chip scone. bite of tofu from whole foods salad bar to confirm for a friend that it was in fact way too salty. bit of baba g.

sesame bagel with cream cheese (no oj!)

amy’s samosa wrap. muffin.

take out from kikuya in celebration of andrea’s birthday: avocado/asparagus/cucumber maki and cucumber/spinach/avocado/kampyo maki. miso soup.

birthday cake i made: lemon cake (see previous post) with sliced strawberries soaked in lemon juice and sugar in the middle and on top. this would be good with some kind of coconut topping too but andrea’s not into coconut so i refrained.

gin and tonic at jimmy’s

sesame bagel with tofutti cream cheese. oj.

muffin

cedar’s veggie hummus pita–i just found out they sell them separately at a coffee shop on campus! dangerous.

libations at departmental wine and cheese event: one tiny piece of tjs dark chocolate covered pretzels because i got there late and the bastards ate them all already, crackers, chips and guac, etc. peach lambic (yum), peach juice, red wine.

muffin

sesame bagel with tofutti cream cheese. oj.

muffins

banana

muffin

(dinner got derailed due to a near-death biking experience!)

large glass shiraz for calming down

what do we think about this? i am kind of convinced but also fairly sure i don’t want to eat oysters anyway?