Tasty Tidbits

 

Our rhubarb is growing like crazy & I've been taking advantage of that. Newest rhubarb food to love: vegan ice cream!  Made with coconut milk, it's pretty healthy as far as ice cream goes, & it even has minimal sugar (1/2 cup, all of which is maple syrup). One of the main issues with using rhubarb in desserts is the high sugar content used to combat the tartness of the fruit. We don't mind things a bit tart, but the coconut milk also helped to counter the tartness in this treat. It's hard to describe the final flavor, but I think the closest thing I can relate it to is a strawberry-lime flavor. Anyway, it was delicious!

 

The farm market in town opens today & I can't wait to see what goodies they have this year. After that, we're heading on a bike ride. I'm so happy for warm weekends again because that means we get to start our summer biking days!

 

Happy May! Enjoy your weekend!

 

Here's what we've been eating in the last week:

Breakfasts

• Cinnamon chia spinach smoothies
• Blueberry muffins with grapefruit halves
• Baked blueberry rhubarb oatmeal
• Rhubarb spelt muffins with almond butter
• Bananas + pb

Lunches

• Brussels sprout grilled cheese on homemade 7-grain bread
• Out to eat for Mother's Day: bean burgers w/ fries & salads
• Katie's Melty Pizza Hummus with crackers, carrots, & celery
• Sandwiches
• Leftovers
• Canteloupe, apples, & watermelon

Dinners

Saturday:
Out to eat with friends

• Summer salad (me)
• Caesar salad (W)
• Cajun fries (we split a side order)

Sunday:

• Mega salads: lettuce, spinach, fennel fronds, roasted sweet potatoes, mushrooms, carrots, onion, feta, & Brittany's Coconut Bacon with Rossetti's Italian Vinaigrette

Monday

• Broccoli fried brown rice
• Green salad

Tuesday:

• Grilled zucchini, ramps, & asparagus with perogies
• Green salad

Wednesday:

• The First Mess' Roasted Carrots + Rice w/ Zingy Turmeric Broth - This was delicious! The broth was super flavorful. It also stained my countertop when I spilled some on it...so if you try this, beware of spills!
• Green salad

Thursday:

• Keepin' It Kind's Sweet Potato-Black Bean Pasta Summer Rolls with Coconut-Lime Tahini Sauce - I didn't actually make these into summer rolls, but might do so with the leftover noodle mixture for lunch this weekend. The flavor combination of the noodles, sweet potatoes, cabbage, & sauce is perfect!
• Mango guacamole with popchips

Friday:

• BBQ tempeh on sweet potato slices
• Green salad

Treats

• Happy Healthy Mama's Chocolate Peanut Butter Energy Balls - These are made using black beans, but you would never know. They're a perfect chocolate snack that still boasts high fiber, protein, & iron.
• Ice cream (me) & choc cake w/ pb icing (W) while out to eat
• What's Cooking Good Looking's Rhubarb Ice Cream
• Ashley's Vegan & Gluten Free Chewy Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

Tasty Tidbits

 

When we have time, I love to sit & have coffee/tea in the morning. Sadly, it's very rare, but we did take a moment recently to just savour breakfast together.

 

 

This cat is a serious problem. We can't go in or out the kitchen door without her being right there, trying to sneak outside. Sometimes, I let her out just to avoid the hassle of trying to keep her in. Lately, if I do that, she loves going onto the garden (this is where we planted potatoes this year).

 

W got Tink a harness so that she can go outside with us & we don't have to worry so much. She hates it, but is slowly learning that if she wears it she'll be allowed out. He had her wearing it around the house one evening & she somehow found her way out of it. That doesn't bode well for keeping her secure outside!

 

Our flowers are blooming & something new pops out every day. I love the bleeding heart.

 

Spring is here at last!

 

 

We both have off this weekend & are doing a outdoor work day at the church followed by dinner with friends.

 

Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers out there, including mine!

 

Here's what we've been eating in the last week:

Breakfasts

• Cherry green smoothies
• Cookie & Kate's GF Buckwheat Pancakes topped with cinnamon apples
• Mango banana granola
• Oatmeal with blueberries & sesame seed milk
• Chai baked oatmeal with pears
• Bananas + pb

 Lunches

• Mega salads: lettuce, spinach, dandelion greens, roasted potatoes, roasted cauliflower, coconut "bacon," & sweet potato vinaigrette
• Hummus with crackers, carrots, & celery
• Leftovers
• Canteloupe, apples & watermelon

Dinners

Saturday:

• Pizza with spelt beer crust (3 kinds: vegan cashew cheese + Brussels, marinara sauce + ramps, & bbq sauce + onions + mushrooms)

Sunday:

• 10 Spice Vegetable Soup from The Oh She Glows Cookbook topped with Brittany's Coconut Bacon 

Monday

• Leftovers

Tuesday:
Dinner cooked by campfire

• Foil packets:
• Portobella caps topped with cashew cheeze & spinach
• Butternut squash & ramps
• Zucchini, onions, & red bell pepper
• S'mores (of course!)

Wednesday:

• Whole wheat mini shell pasta with ramps & mushrooms

Thursday:
Dinner at Mom & Pops' before choir

• Rigatoni with tomato sauce
• Green salad

Friday:

• Bean burgers
• Grilled zucchini

Treats

• Popcorn with Ashley's Vegan Parmesan 
• Side Saddle Kitchen's Raw Vegan Banana Ice Cream Pie with a Macaroon Crust - You have to try this!!! It was delicious.
• Ashley's Vegan & Gluten Free Chewy Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies