Today we went to a free Music at Noon concert that included organ music, a violin, and a soprano singing. It was excellent. Some of the music was pretty standard like Bach and Mozart, but some was more challenging. I get nervous at concerts, but it was really worth it. We went to the park… Read More »
I got the idea for this lentil soup from the lentil patties I made. onion 4 cloves garlic bay leaf 2 cups lentils 2 potatoes 2 carrots salt Saute the chopped onion in olive oil until slightly browned. (I was out of olive oil so I used Earth Balance.) Add the garlic and saute another… Read More »
SAT scoring ended. We have two days off before a new project begins. I am feeling so world-weary and beaten down. But we have the day off, and I want to spend some time outdoors. Last night while I was sleeping I kept thinking about treacle and golden syrup. Then I was thinking about lentil… Read More »
For lunch I made some pretty standard burritos with refried beans and soy chorizo, but I added onion and bell pepper, which made them much better. small onion half a bell pepper salt half a package of soy chorizo one and a half cans of refried beans (Rosarita and Eden) cayenne Cut the onion and… Read More »
Today for lunch I made some vegan lentil patties with za’atar. They turned out pretty good. Here’s what I did. carrot potato one cup lentils one cup garbanzo beans two small cloves garlic tbsp za’atar salt olive oil vegan mayo ketchup Wash a potato and carrot. Peel the potato. Chop both. Sort through a cup… Read More »
Once upon a time there was a boy who loved fake meat. One night he had a dream. He dreamed he went to the land of the fake animals. He talked to them and petted them and thought they were so wonderful. So then he vowed he’d never eat fake meat again. The end.
Today I bought a Lemuria album online using my very own money. (I have my very own money from doing surveys. It goes into my very own account.) I can’t wait until my Lemuria cd comes! Thanks to MM for introducing me to them!
I was making spaghetti and a little boiling water from the pot splashed out and got me on my forearm. It hurt for a while, but it’s fine now. Today it was very rainy. We took four grocery bags of stuff (clothes and vhs tapes, mostly) to Goodwill. Nice to lighten our load. Today I… Read More »
I’m listening to all the songs on my mp3 player in alphabetical order. Actually, I skip something if I don’t like it. Right now is They Might Be Giants’s “Purple Toupee.” But there’s an awful lot of Mountain Goats on there. It’s raining today and tomorrow. And I think it’s raining Friday too. And Saturday.… Read More »
There’s a Sufjan Stevens song that uses theramin, so Erik wanted to see what one looks like. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theremin This is the Sufjan Stevens song.