… I love you, but you suck! It’s only the first week of October and I’M SICK! Darn it!
I’m laying around on the couch, sniffling and sneezing, so I thought it would be a good time to do some blogging. When I have a cold I have an insatiable appetite and today has been no different. I have been chowing down, thanks to me stocking the fridge yesterday (pre-sickness) and Jim being a great kitchen helper today.
This morning Jim made me pancakes, with black raspberries in (and on) them. With a little bit of EB and dusted with some powdered sugar, they were delicious. I enjoyed them with an acai smoothie on the side. We went to a festival this summer that was supposed to be vegan friendly, but the only vegan thing we could get where these acai smoothies. So we drank them. Lots of them. Luckily, they are delicious and I was so surprised (and happy) to find these acai smoothie packs at the grocery store this weekend. Score!
Another fun treat this weekend was the vegan jello that Food Fight got in. When I was a kid my grandpa would always make jello with a can of fruit cocktail in it. Whenever I get sick, I crave nostalgic comfort foods, so I sent Jim out to fetch a can of the healthiest looking fruit cocktail possible and I whipped it up this afternoon. My Pappy would be proud. 
BBQ! Barbequed tempeh sandwich on Dave’s bread with some pickles (out of spinach or salad greens, darn it!). I simmered the tempeh in water then coated it in a 50/50 mixture of nooch and flour, pan fried it to coat and then dumped on some barbeque sauce. I picked up some purple potatoes this weekend, so we had purple mashed potatoes with sweet corn and a super ripe nectarine on the side. A very Southern dinner, done NW style.
Bulk cooking for lunches the next few days:
Susan’s Gold Rush Chili. I love anything that can get some squash or sweet potatoes into Jim (he hates sweet things in savory dishes) and this seemed like it would work. Not only was he up for trying it, he helped me chop and dice and peel away until we had a big pot of simmering chili on the stove top.
I hope you’re all well and healthy and warm! Thanks for stopping by!
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Everything looks yummy-especially that jello :0
Get better soon!!
Comment by julieannef October 7, 2007 @ 10:33 pmI hope you feel better soon! All of that amazing looking food should help…
Courtney
Comment by Courtney October 8, 2007 @ 12:45 pmAs they say, Feed a cold, starve a fever.
I used to make that jello too! I haven’t really had a craving for that lately, but I always crave barbecue and chili. Yours look great, and that bread looks so good. I guess I’ll never get to try any of it.
Feel better soon! Oh, and thanks for such a nice comment on my last post. It meant a lot coming from you!
Comment by atxvegn October 8, 2007 @ 4:40 pmGet better soon!!!
Comment by johanna3 October 8, 2007 @ 5:49 pmthe food looks great!
I hope you feel better soon! With all that wonderful and colorful food, I’m sure you will. That jello looks very intriguing to me for some reason. What brand was it? (Just in case some store in Syracuse carries it)
Comment by bazu October 10, 2007 @ 6:42 ammmm, the chili, pancakes, smoothie, and bbq tempeh sandwich all look quite delectable.
aahh, I’m just now getting over being ill myself - I hope that you get well quite soon!!!
Comment by VeggieGirl October 10, 2007 @ 1:51 pmFeel better Kris! I’m one month pregnant–YAY!–and feeling very queasy, as is to be expected. Still, your food looks so good. Can’t wait for my appetite to come back! But it’s all worth it if it means another vegan will soon be joining us.
Comment by Nightowl October 11, 2007 @ 9:28 pm