Monthly Archives: July 2018

Jul 11

Vegan Meals from June: part 1

Well I surprised myself, and made it a full six months entirely vegan. I honestly didn’t think that I could make it a month, let alone six. So many things have changed for me health-wise, and I really don’t see myself going back.

I have a bunch of photos to share from my kitchen.

Yep, Pizza Bagels and they are completely vegan!!! I’m so happy that I can find tasty vegan cheese locally.

Cheezy Pasta with Collard Greens. Dylan has been encouraging me to try new veggies that I haven’t made just yet. Collard Greens were one that I wanted to try, and holy moly are they good.

Homemade Vegan Bread, made from scratch of course.

Cheezy Pasta. A few times a week I like to make up a big batch of whatever I feel like at the moment, and then I’ve got meals for a week in the fridge. This cheezy spaghetti was so good.

In the ever enduring quest to find a meal that my entire family will eat, and it also can be vegan, vegetarian, or even omni, Taco Bowls are the winner. I serve them up for lunch or dinner, and usually clean out all of the odds and ends hiding out in the fridge.

Tacos also can be vegan, vegetarian, or even omni, and my family will usually not complain too much about them. This batch was seasoned Chickpea Tacos for me, they were delicious. I think I ate six of them.

When it is too hot to cook, and I can’t think of another meal to make, Snack Dinner to the rescue. This also helps clean out the fridge and pantry. It is also just plain delicious.

Homemade take-out Vegan Lo Mien. This is amazing hot or cold. I made a giant batch and keep it in the fridge for future meals, snacks, or ahem breakfast.

Yummy Kale Greens with Rice & Lentils. Rice and Lentils are another amazingly versatile vegan staple. They pair fantastic with the greens and really fill you up.

While we were trying new things, Dylan and I picked up an Artichoke to cook. I always keep marinated artichoke hearts in the fridge, but I’ve never actually prepared one. I got a tip from one of my buddies at the grocery store, and I whipped up some garlic-vegan-butter while the artichoke was cooking. This was so good paired with Baked Potato Wedges, and even Dylan liked the Artichoke. It was a lot of work though, I don’t quite have the hang of artichoke preparation just yet…

I think I have another three or four posts in this series, and goodness we are already well into July. I’ve been enjoying lots of homegrown tomato dishes, and my gardening buddy hooked me up with some homegrown produce too. Summer is a good time to try out those veggies that you’ve been wanting to try, everything is so good right now.

 

 

Jul 10

June In The Garden

The weather is hot in Kansas, and the garden is in full bloom. We are finally picking some tomatoes too. Here are a few photos from the month of June. I took them from our little neck of the woods.

The Hosta bloomed. I love these little blossoms.

This Hosta is bigger than it’s ever been before. I guess it is happy with the weather.

We had lots of Red Lilies bloom this year too.

There are lots of lovely tomato blooms.

I spotted this little heart-shaped ivy growing on the back porch.

There are still lots of little blooms in the hummingbird garden. No hummingbirds have visited yet, but the chickadees seem to like them.

We were on sunflower watch every day. This was one that Agnes planted from seed, and she couldn’t wait for it to bloom.

It finally bloomed, but toppled over in a thunderstorm. The stalk broke right at the base, an Agnes was pretty bummed. I told her that nature has her ways, and maybe she wanted us to bring this beautiful sunflower indoors.

Now it is July, and seriously the weather is miserable. I’m anxiously awaiting Autumn, and cooler days.

 

Jul 5

Favorite Photos from the Month of June

Well I only found just a few on my camera roll. I think I spent the entire month of June either in the kitchen, or at the grocery store…

Jinx has been trying her best to stay cool. It has been absolutely miserable in Kansas. The hottest day (so far) was 113 F. Ugh, I’m seriously not a fan of summertime.

Maybe it’s cooler on the hardwood floor…

The sunflower finally bloomed! Unfortunately it blew over in a thunderstorm, so we brought it in to brighten up the living room.

 

 

Jul 3

June’s Crafts

I didn’t get too many crafts done in the month of June. I’ve been living in the kitchen pretty much around the clock.

My little knitted project is coming along. I knit a little here and there.

I’m still working on Agnes’ blanket.

I still have so many rows to go.

I finally finished Dylan’s blanket. It took me over a year to get this one done.

He was really happy with how it turned out. I love the colors of this blanket. Maybe I’ll get Agnes’ finally finished this July, or maybe August.