Simple Pleasures
My tastes have been simple this week. Not sure what to chalk it up to, but I’ve been dreaming of plain veggies with Earth Balance. Literally, I laid down for a brief nap after work and started thinking about roasted carrot. What to have for dinner? Easy enough. Enter dinner of my dreams:
Two nights ago I had to get away, so I went and browsed the beautiful aisles of Whole Foods. I don’t let myself in there very often because I always overspend, but I always feel so at home amidst all of the specialty items, Peanut Butter Pows, and produce straight out of Martha Stewart Living. Here’s what happened after a blitz of Whole Foods:
Soyrizo Mac
Tuesday night I was working until 10pm, so I was spent by the time I got home and needed something that made me feel like a kid again. For some reason rice and soy sauce takes me there. I don’t think we ate an inordinate amount of rice and soy sauce back in the day, but for some reason I have positively associated memories. I did that up with some plain steamed broccoli and instant miso soup. I washed it all down with a virgin mojito. Refreshed!
Going backward further, Monday night was broccoli again, but a fun frozen delight for the main dish. A bit pricey, but the Gardein Buffalo strips are fabulous! They don’t completely fill that wing sized hole in my life, but made it pretty darn close! Good heat on them, too.
Mmmm roasted veggies. One of my favorite simple pleasures!
Man, those gardein wings are so HOT! I am the biggest heat wimp, so I actually had to rinse mine off with cold water to wash off some of the sauce. Yep. Heat wimp.
Only you could make Brussel Sprouts look delicious.