Camera Issues blah blah

Sadly, my phone is still playing up which is a shame because I have broadened my horizons now and have added 2 more cookbooks to La Dolce Vegan from which I had been pretty much constantly eating! I now have How It All Vegan by the lovely Sarah Kramer and Vegan with A Vengance by Isa Chandra Moskovitz. It's taken me a while to tear myself away from LDV but I'm experimenting lots more with the other 2 now. Las night I made Vegan Sloppy Joes (not really sure what these are!!) from HIAV and they were great - tvp kind of chilli affair - sorry, no pic, you will just have to take my word for it!

Have just made a throw together lunch with the sad remnants of my fridge towards the end of a food week (my box delivery & food shopping day is Weds!) - grated carrots, olives, artichokes, lentils, pine nuts & jalepenos all smothered in the Creamy Italian Dressing from HIAV - very yummy but don't stand too close to me for the rest of the day - lotttssa garlic in that there dressing!

Photo Issues

Well, I can't believe it's been so long since I've posted. I've been eating so many fab things. We went to Florida and I had some great and not so great meals and I've got my new Sarah Kramer cookbook (the first one How it all Vegan) so have been cooking up a storm but have suffered a few blog set backs.

1) I lost my cable connecting phone to pc - pathetic I know but found it in stray corner of my laptop bag and then......disaster struck -
2) dropped my mobile down the loo!! Very annoying as had only popped to wash my hands but the phone hasn't been the same since and now won't connect with pc despite the fact that I've found the cable!!

I have lots of pics of lovely food so will have to see if I can coax my phone back into action!!

Bento!!!

So my bento finally arrived and it's FAB, apart from the fact that I think it's meant for a 2 year old!! Here's what my lovely husband put in it for my 1st lunch to go!! It was great but a little crunchy for my new little job thing!! I tried to eat surreptitiously
but that's not so easy with celery sticks!!! I had rice with lentils and edemame on the side on 1 level and then veg crudities with homemade red pepper hummus (from where, why La Dolce Vegan or course!!) on the other - scrum yum!

Kale & Tofu Stir Fry

Oh MY this is lovely - as always, photo doesn't do it justice and as always it's from La Dolce Vita. The stir fry is with balsamic & chilli flakes & topped with toasted pine nuts - it's delish!!

Tofu & Veg Stir Fry with Spectacular Tahini Sauce

I didn't cook last night but went to dinner at a local Italian in Surbiton (Da Lucio on the Maple Road). I was a bit worried that I wouldn't be able to eat anything, but I phoned ahead and most of their pastas were dried so I had a few choices, which is always nice!! I had tomato & garlic bruschetta to start and then penne arrabiata - delovely!

So, here's a meal from a few weeks ago, before I started blog - what do you mean you don't take pics of your dinner?!?! Doesn't everyone!?! This is a fantastic stir fry from La Dolce Vegan - it should be garlic shoot but I just substituted the veg I had at the time so used leeks, kale, broccoli & edamame and tofu. The sauce is truly spectacular - I think it's the best way I've eaten tahini (outside of hummus!!) and you really should try it! The whole thing was served on brown rice. Mmmmm, I'm getting hungry just typing this!

Dungaree Dolly Bag

Well, I know it's not food but all her bags are vegan - I just got my new bag from Dungaree Dolly and I LOOOOOVE IT!! It's a backpack using her laptop design - and I got the purse & check book gift set too (a little silly as US checkbooks are diff size to ours but, hey, I wanted the purse!)

Now I just have to think of a reason to get the vinyl bag I also have my eye on!!! Her site is definintely worth checking out - everything comes beautifully packaged & with sweets (prob not vegan) and little notebook - it feels like my birthday!!

Pudding!

And I made Wolfies Snickickerdoos for pudding, from....you guessed it - La Dolce Vegan. They were very yummy and my neighbour loved them! I squashed them rather than make balls though cause it just seemed odd otherwise!!!