Posted by emma @ 4:19 pm on May 30th 2009
I’ve posted this recipe before, but it’s worth going back to.
I just made it again last night and continue to be impressed by this cake. It holds together well, has a nice crumb (nicer if you use shorter unsweetened flakes of coconut rather than the longer, super sweet shredded kind), and isn’t too heavy or too sweet. It’s just really nice.
The only modification I made this time was to use lemon yogurt and lemon zest rather than any lemon juice. Works beautifully either way.
Posted by emma @ 8:57 pm on May 27th 2009
This meal involves a grand total of 6 ingredients:
- quinoa
- steamed tempeh
- steamed kale
- miso
- tahini
- water
Although to be honest, I’m pretty sure Q peppered the tempeh, bringing the total to 7.
The sauce caught my eye in the Veganomicon cookbook; it’s just 1/4 c miso, 1/4 c tahini, and enough water to thin it into a dressing. Really lovely.
Good meal for a humid thunderstormy day.
Posted by emma @ 10:47 pm on May 26th 2009
The garden is hitting its stride: Neighbors are asking what on earth the giant heaping shrubbery of asparagus could possibly be (and then are confused when I say that it’s asparagus), beans, corn, sweet potatoes, and peppers are planted, tomatillo volunteers are transplanted, and…… (more…)
Posted by q @ 6:35 pm on May 22nd 2009
Bull City HQ, Durham, NC — 5.14.09
Its been awhile since you’ve heard from me. I was occupied with the “reunion” of my band He Taught Me Lies. After Jim finished his grad school work, he returned to Pittsburgh, we practiced a handful of times and then played a series of 4 shows. Big thanks to everyone in Pittsburgh, Durham, DC and Bethlehem who came out to see us.
Of course, immediately upon returning to Pittsburgh (well, technically as I was returning) I got sick. Sunday night involved a 14 hour marathon sleep session for both Emma and I. Over the course of the week, I would feel a little better, then a little worse and then back again. Finally last night I felt like I was moving swiftly towards the ‘better’ side of things for good. Today, while still feeling a bit weak and dealing with some remaining congestion, I feel pretty damn good and took the opportunity to get out in the garden.
I ripped up the remnants of the sunflower forest that volunteered in the back part of our garden. Many of the sunflowers were almost 2 feet tall. It was sad, but I needed that land to plant the beans. And plant the beans I did — scarlet runners that’ll run up the fence, Tiger Eye’s soup beans, and then green and yellow string beans. So many beans!!! Then I planted the popcorn. So stoked!!!
Anyway, there is plenty of signs of life in the garden right now. I’ll let the photos speak for themselves.
The reddening of the berries!!
Blossoms on the peas!!
Blueberries are forming on one of our new blueberry bushes!!
Carrot tops!!
Posted by emma @ 12:01 pm on May 11th 2009
Things have been pretty quiet lately — we finished up the bedroom project: hammered the nails out of the quarter round, repainted it, repainted the baseboard, re-attached the quarter round and gave a finish coat of paint to the baseboard. You know — the little things that make you wish you were already done!
And so:
It’s so much brighter in our room now — the light bounces back up from the floor and everything glows a little bit.
I’m pretty pleased with the project — not too expensive, products made in the US, went pretty quickly and smoothly, the change in the room feels immense.
What next???