Pizza Deliciousness!

I am horrible at waiting! I am anxiously waiting to hear back from someone and it's supposed to happen today or tomorrow. Once I do I'll share the exciting news (No, it's not a baby!)

We bought a tomato and strawberry plant from New Seasons yesterday with our gift card that I won over at Your Vegan Mom. I also tried someone of their delicious premade pizza dough and whipped up this last night:

Yum! Daiya cheese, green peppers, olives, and Lightlife Sausage. If I made it again I probably would use a little less Daiya on my half (since Colin liked the Daiya/Pizza ratio)

Speaking of delicious local veggies, I am loving this poster!

I also really love this jumper dress, although I admit I might also like it because her tattoos make it look extra cute!

Hope everyone had a good weekend!

Bacon, foe or friend?

These last couple weeks I've totally been on a cooking adventure. I made made first "soup" and ventured into "fake bacon." Anyone who knows me might find this amusing, since I really don't like regular bacon (yes, I know this is blasphemy to some people) But ready? I really like fake bacon. It has a slightly different texture, but still the same good salty taste. We used Turtle Island Tempeh Smoky Maple Marinated Bacon. While other Tofurky products have not made the cut, this one totally did and made a killer sandwich. I tried Veganaise (Which actually smells exactly like mayo, it's creepy!) as well. I know, look at me, Ms. Adventurous! The result was this killer sandwich on a pub bun made by a local Portland company:

My second accomplishment was this slightly modified Vegan Dumpling Soup. I followed this recipe, but added a boiled potato chopped up as well as some frozen peas and carrots. Oh my gosh, seriously amazing. Perfect for the rainy days that are still creeping in here in Portland.

In other non-cooking news:

- I saw the book "World of Geekcraft" in person at Crafty Wonderland, and am totally in love with it. It even  has it's own website here! You can download one of their projects (pow! zap! magnets) via PDF at the Craft Blog.

- Has anyone who's gotten married recently used an Amazon registry? We did it in addition to our Target registry. I liked that it has a universal capability so you can add stuff from any website.

Trashy to Classy, Dinner Series

I'm all about easy dinners. I love cheating and making something reasonably priced into a high class meal. Here's our easy, yet "classy" lunch that we've been loving lately:

Also in the picture, Vegan grillers on a Trader Joe's Michette Roll, with spring mix, red peppers, and a dab of BBQ sauce as condiments.

One last note!

I'm sitting here in pajamas, preparing my outline and I forgot to mention my amazing discovery this morning. Colin and I made sausage patties out of these Lightlife Gimme Lean! Sausage Style:

Now stay with me, I know the packaging makes it look a bit scary-madeoutofvegetablesyou'veneverheard of, but you know what? It's really good. Colin is a much better sport than me, he'll eat almost any fake meat. I only like one other kind. So my statement of approval, I think, means a bit more. They are really designed to work best in casseroles or burritos, but we can fried them up in patties and stuck them in with a hashbrown in a burrito. Yum!