It's a Chilly Saturday.........

As of 8:41 am, it is 36 degrees outside. I am contemplating riding my bike this morning to my parents house......I think I will wait a little while for it to warm up. I rode to their house yesterday, and my legs are a little sore this morning. (It's about five miles.) I don't know about anyone else, but I was so stuffed from eating all day Christmas, that I felt like I needed to work some of it off.

We just finished a lovely breakfast of potatoes lightly sauteed in olive oil with garlic and onions. I served it with a side of scrambled eggs garnished with green onions, a roasted green chili and a small bit of cheese. That should keep me fueled for the morning.

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas!

Beautiful Sunday

This morning for breakfast I made omelets. Mine was a two egg omelet with cheese, green onions and tomatoes. It is so gorgeous out today! It is in the low 70's, I took a walk in the neighborhood and am trying to get everyone else out of the house to enjoy this spell of coolness.

Friday Night Taco's

Tonight's dinner consisted of potato tacos with sauteed onions, green bell peppers, and yellow corn on an organic yellow corn tortilla. The tacos were topped with homemade guacamole, pinto beans, cilantro and diced red tomatoes. Very quick and delicious.

What have we been up to?

Beautiful Flower

San Diego Zoo

USS Midway Museum

Disneyland

Saturday afternoon drive to Los Angels, California

Hiking in Prescott, Arizona

Flagstaff, Arizona Arboretum

Vegas Baby!

Getting back to life.....

We were broken into a few weeks back...they pretty much took everything of any value we had. After getting an alarm system, still being scared to come home (I was the one who walked in on it), dealing with the insurance, it's time to get back to food and eating. It could be worse, we could have lost our home like the people in Iowa did.
My sweetie made me dinner tonight. Pasta with marinated home grown squash crusted with garlic salt, pepper, olive oil and Italian seasonings, organic marinara sauce and tofu sausage. A sprig of basil garnishes the plate.
I love good vegetarian food.....Especially when it is made with love.

Provencal Tuesday

I had some bananas that I needed to use up, so I made the basic muffin recipe from Nava Atlas The Vegetarian Family Cookbook and added chopped banana as my mix in. I had a muffin warm from the oven and it was delicious and dense. I made the vegan version using apple sauce and soy milk. Eating one of these gems should last me through the morning until lunch time.

We are on day five of the no eating out challenge. Tonight's dinner was steamed zucchini, Greek salad with Roma tomato's, sliced red onion, and cucumber. I seasoned the salad with a little garlic pepper and dried basil. The main dish was Provencal Lemon-Herb Rice from The Mediterranean Vegan Kitchen by Donna Klein. This rice is not only very easy to make, but it has a wonderful flavor. I added fresh mint at the end which I think makes taste even more special.