tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91947649072047839462024-03-06T01:04:47.835-08:00Day to day VeganOur family's daily Vegan adventures.lao80http://www.blogger.com/profile/09151365974948503277noreply@blogger.comBlogger236125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9194764907204783946.post-77867029530544913792009-01-19T20:52:00.000-08:002009-01-19T20:53:27.160-08:00Book and Apron Giveawyhttp://notquitejunecleaver.wordpress.com/2009/01/18/book-and-apron-giveaway/#comment-6634Check out this great giveaway.lao80http://www.blogger.com/profile/09151365974948503277noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9194764907204783946.post-37020047115302169972009-01-19T00:36:00.000-08:002009-01-19T00:55:38.704-08:00ConfessionThere is a silent war that is on going in my house. I'm actually not positive that the war has a fighter on the other side but I'm pretty sure. So... The husband, Joe, has really long hair. He wears it in a ponytail 24/7. In fact he uses 2-3 pony tail holders. I also like to put my hair in a ponytail.Now, over time the "good" ponytail holders have slowly disappeared. There are only a few left andlao80http://www.blogger.com/profile/09151365974948503277noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9194764907204783946.post-85697271345374885862008-12-28T23:48:00.000-08:002008-12-29T00:00:27.262-08:00They grow up so fastRamsey moved out. She couldn't take our stifling ways. She packed up her most precious belongings and moved in with Nena (my mom) "forever". (According to Ramsey, "Forever means until you die.") Isaac has declared this awesome because she always interrupts him while he's on the phone.Evidently they are 14 and 16, not 4 and 6.So, she piled all her crap in the hallway and packed it into a bag.lao80http://www.blogger.com/profile/09151365974948503277noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9194764907204783946.post-36006380952529399482008-12-20T00:12:00.000-08:002008-12-20T00:15:10.225-08:00But ReallyWhy can't you eat a chocolate Santa bigger then your arm at 9:30 pm when you didn't eat dinner and should have been in bed 2 hours ago and are screaming your head off every 10 minutes?Good night Ramsey.lao80http://www.blogger.com/profile/09151365974948503277noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9194764907204783946.post-6792664497463436502008-12-18T22:57:00.000-08:002008-12-18T23:08:18.002-08:00RandomI would love to be in one of my kids mind for a hour. This thought pops into my head constantly. The one immediately following it is that I would never find my way back out. I know it's not just my kids but children's thoughts have no pattern that I'm able to understand.Case #1We are all in the car today on the way to Joe's work. We are discussing reindeer. In the middle of this discussion lao80http://www.blogger.com/profile/09151365974948503277noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9194764907204783946.post-8178553829615935042008-12-17T10:03:00.000-08:002008-12-17T10:09:48.938-08:00Won againIt's crossed my mind to ditch my blog all together since I'm such a lousy poster. Instead I may try to change the focus, it seems to have done that anyway, and not have as much food.In that vein....I won a contest over at The Savvy Source a copy of Mask Parade. I'm excited. I'm sure the kids will love. They love to pretend to be things.I hope to have new and interesting things to post about lao80http://www.blogger.com/profile/09151365974948503277noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9194764907204783946.post-84821275100470576742008-11-25T12:42:00.000-08:002008-11-25T12:47:34.553-08:00Nature's ExpressOn Sunday the family went out and had lunch at our new local Nature's Express. Here's the menu.Joe had a Pesto Burger and I had a regular burger. They were really good. They use awesome buns. The kids had "Chicken" Tenders. Ramsey tried to hoard them and not share with Isaac. They were the best I've ever had. The french fries were fresh but not really my favorite. My vanilla shake more lao80http://www.blogger.com/profile/09151365974948503277noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9194764907204783946.post-15543243315340809312008-11-19T18:59:00.000-08:002008-11-19T19:08:55.026-08:00Winning StreakI've been having a run of luck lately. First, I won the lovely Amey's contest for a Peppermint Ritter Sport. That was unbelievably exciting. I've been craving one of them since last Christmas. They are very hard to come across. My luck continued when I found 6 more, now all gone, at a local Cost Plus. In the past they never carried them Thanks again Amey!Next up I won a gift basket at the lao80http://www.blogger.com/profile/09151365974948503277noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9194764907204783946.post-86260314764003913882008-11-06T18:22:00.000-08:002008-11-06T18:28:34.146-08:00Politics and PreschoolersWe spend many of our Wednesdays at the park with our friends. All of us moms chatting away with one eye on our munchkins playing. The major topic of conversation this week was of course the election. As week sat talking we could hear a conversation from the children that peaked our interest.I'm not positive how their conversation started but my guess is because Sophia (3) was wearing a voting lao80http://www.blogger.com/profile/09151365974948503277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9194764907204783946.post-5817450491371031252008-11-03T17:50:00.000-08:002008-11-03T17:55:46.392-08:00Esme's Sauce and Pickle UpdateTonight I made pasta with broccoli and Esme's Sauce. This sauce sounded delicious and it being quick and easy made it a no brainer for me to hit on a lazy night. After I had everything mixed up, I was a little worried because it smelled so strong. But once I mixed it in with my pasta and the broccoli it totally mellowed. This is very tasty. The husband gave it a thumbs up.And on to the lao80http://www.blogger.com/profile/09151365974948503277noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9194764907204783946.post-68630945176020568222008-10-26T16:51:00.000-07:002008-10-26T16:57:33.327-07:00My new Harsch Fermenting CrockI'm not trying to make any of my friends jealous, it's just an added bonus. ;) I've wanted one of these crocks for about three years but I couldn't justify the price. I happened across one on Craigslist for $75 and snapped it up. I just picked it up today and the lady threw in a jumbo cabbage shredder.Right now I have some cucumbers, carrots, and garlic just starting out. It smells so good. lao80http://www.blogger.com/profile/09151365974948503277noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9194764907204783946.post-33094494102821003992008-10-14T09:47:00.001-07:002008-10-14T09:57:55.046-07:00Apple PickingI organized a group to go apple picking on Thursday up in Julian. We had a pretty good turn out and it was a beautiful day. Here is my nephew, Race, poke, poke, poking the apple seconds with that flag. Thankfully we were about to use those to make cider. Doesn't he have the greatest hair?Me and Ramsey making apple cider. She wasn't tall enough to reach.And Isaac drinking the fruits of our lao80http://www.blogger.com/profile/09151365974948503277noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9194764907204783946.post-10062691638229773922008-10-03T23:11:00.000-07:002008-10-03T23:18:51.134-07:00Let's play a gameThe game is called 'Guess that dish'. I'm almost positive....well, pretty sure anyway that I made this from Vegan Express. Fine! It's a freaking guess. But it's a good picture, right? I'm kidding, it is from Vegan Express. But I really don't remember the title of the recipe and I'm honestly to tired and lazy to get up and look. It was a fried tofu with broccoli over rice noodles and peanut sauce.lao80http://www.blogger.com/profile/09151365974948503277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9194764907204783946.post-30934750540636588832008-10-02T20:41:00.000-07:002008-10-02T20:50:14.349-07:00Key Lime PIeI don't care what anyone else has to say, Purely Decadent is the best vegan ice cream. I love it. That said.... This flavor of theirs, Key Lime Pie, was absolutely disgusting. I was so shocked that they could have made this taste so horrible. The nice people at the store traded me for another flavor I like. I am not a fan of peach candy because I think it tastes like a cross of flowers/lao80http://www.blogger.com/profile/09151365974948503277noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9194764907204783946.post-56662962309797243652008-10-01T13:28:00.000-07:002008-10-01T13:41:38.846-07:00A-rock ObamaPolitics and a four year old. As soon as the camera was shut off she asked me, "Is Bush dead now?"Yesterday, Isaac drew a picture of himself shooting a canon at George W. Bush. In the back ground one person is clapping and one person has hearts all around and is in love with Isaac.I should have asked their opinion on the Bail Out. lollao80http://www.blogger.com/profile/09151365974948503277noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9194764907204783946.post-78324577797462774882008-09-30T23:17:00.000-07:002008-09-30T23:31:06.133-07:00Happy 4th Birthday, one month lateRamsey celebrated her 4th birthday on September 1st. Since she loves to play tea party with her Yaya, we decided to throw her a fancy tea party. Girls only. The girl only part is a whole other story of her bitching. Her is Ramsey still in her p.j.'s just starting to dress up.And here she is checking out the goings on sans pants.Now she is gussied up.This really isn't the full spread for the lao80http://www.blogger.com/profile/09151365974948503277noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9194764907204783946.post-32654732967922079722008-09-29T09:37:00.000-07:002008-09-29T09:41:58.427-07:00America's Favorite Animal ShelterCare 2 is holding a contest where people vote for their favorite animal shelter or rescue group. The group with the most votes wins $10,000. The four next highest groups get $5,000. And Adopt-a-pet.com is awarding $1,000 to a shelter at random each week.I don't think I've ever posted anything like this before but it only takes a second to vote.lao80http://www.blogger.com/profile/09151365974948503277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9194764907204783946.post-45695594877260545312008-09-28T19:42:00.000-07:002008-09-28T19:55:07.488-07:00GrrrrrSo, we have two weddings coming up this month. One is the husband's cousin, Megan. The other is one of my brothers, Neil. I've had this green fabric sitting around since last year that was supposed to be Ramsey's last Christmas dress. She ended up talking Daddy into buying this other dress and the fabric was left unused. I decided I'd make her a skirt for the wedding.Ramsey doesn't have any lao80http://www.blogger.com/profile/09151365974948503277noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9194764907204783946.post-87471833657520249102008-09-27T21:18:00.000-07:002008-09-27T21:24:33.941-07:00Lazy PieMe and the husband were dying for something sweet the other night. Being the fair parents we are, we waited for the kids to go to bed to whip something up. I just tossed ingredients in a bowl until it looked like a pie crust should. Inside is some apples and cinnamon. This was neither the best pie crust I ever had or the juiciest apples. However, it was not the worst and it killed the cravinglao80http://www.blogger.com/profile/09151365974948503277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9194764907204783946.post-87424293104211034092008-09-25T22:08:00.000-07:002008-09-25T22:22:29.537-07:00Adam and EveI awoke to lowered voices...Ramsey- Isaac have a piece of chocolate.Isaac- No, we aren't supposed to. You have to ask mom first.Ramsey- No, I had three. I just sneak it.Who has visions of my future life parenting a teenage Ramsey? Looks good, no?I promise she was not just trying to be a 'good sister' by offering him candy. She was planning ahead by offering him some. She would rather them both lao80http://www.blogger.com/profile/09151365974948503277noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9194764907204783946.post-81907820361296113782008-09-23T08:21:00.001-07:002008-09-23T08:34:27.841-07:00Happy Holidays!Who got a shiver up their spine? Admit it, that creeped you out. No, I'm not currently knitting up Christmas stockings or stock piling wrapping paper. But there is one thing I wanted to make that has to be put aside well in advance.Homemade VanillaEasy, pretty, and impressive to gift receivers. (Any of my friends who receive this gift need to stop reading and ignore that "easy" part)Most lao80http://www.blogger.com/profile/09151365974948503277noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9194764907204783946.post-42421967892232523452008-09-07T02:35:00.000-07:002008-09-07T02:44:53.928-07:00Stock in Earth BalanceWith all the tester cookies that I've made I feel like I should own stock in Earth balance. These chocolate chip cookies are a traditional . They are exactly what you think of when you hear the name. Better then a bakery cookie but the same enormous size and crowd pleasing abilities.These shortbread are my favorite! The recipe is spot on and to die for. Tender, flaky, buttery. I can't rave about lao80http://www.blogger.com/profile/09151365974948503277noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9194764907204783946.post-45125705074825314852008-09-04T21:24:00.001-07:002008-09-04T21:44:09.097-07:00The good. The bad. The ugly.Ok, so really it's just the good and the ugly. But the other sounds better, right?I came across Rocks N' Rolls at Whole Foods being sampled one day. That's obviously how they suck you in because I found myself carrying a bag home. I finished said bag, with help, in one day. I also totally tore up my mouth with all that crunching but that's off topic.The problem with Rocks N' Rolls for me is lao80http://www.blogger.com/profile/09151365974948503277noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9194764907204783946.post-11188661612615380212008-08-28T23:02:00.001-07:002008-08-28T23:21:38.065-07:00LibbyIn the past I've posted pictures of our out going cat Miso. Miso discovered early on in his stay here that he could squeeze himself under the small gap of our screen door. The husband and I argued about letting him go outside. Me against, him for. It came about that Miso would sit and stare at the door knob for hours until he was let out. I let go of my protests and decided it was mean to lao80http://www.blogger.com/profile/09151365974948503277noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9194764907204783946.post-46983129130954656662008-07-30T20:38:00.000-07:002008-07-30T20:49:22.047-07:00Still tiredI'm tired. Very tired. The husband has been taking a class two evenings a week. He's been teaching a class 1 day a week. That's a lot of extra alone time with my 'angels'. We've been busy, very busy. And I've been tired, very tired.I nearly fell asleep driving yesterday, with the kids in the car. I'm not sleepy but I am exhausted. My very wonderful friend Jill, who is home alone with two kids lao80http://www.blogger.com/profile/09151365974948503277noreply@blogger.com2