You're Vegan? That Must Be Hard...

Yes, I'm suffering (*smiles politely).

Ezekiel pocket bread stuffed with homemade pesto, lettuce, avocado, beets, green zebra tomatoes, and few onion-Rossa Lunga di Firenze and Biance Di Maggio. Eaten with a side of Doritos Spicy Sweet Chili Flavored Tortilla Chips. Yes, they're vegan!

*All vegetables from my garden, sans avocado, and all started from seed. Check mate!

Beet on the Bok Choy

I asked the husband to suggest a title for a post on beets and bok choy. He of course made a punk reference.

Last night, while using my cell phone as a light source, I harvested beets, radishes, and bok choy. After pulling a few puny beets I realized I should not have ignored proper thinning instructions.

Nonetheless they were tasty. I boiled, peeled, sliced, consumed, repeat.


I sowed Beet-Gourmet Blend and Beet-Detroit Dark Red, both Botanical Interests, on September 7th. White icicle and cherry belle radishes also pictured.



The bok choy has been nibbled on. Damn the cabbage worm! I didn't harvest the whole head, just what was needed. I can't remember what type of bok choy this is since I only have 4 or 5 different seed packets!

HOMEBODY

Cindy McNatt graciously mentions me and this blog in HOMEBODY-OC Register's Blog.

Vinkies (Vegan Twinkies)

I don't know why I bother blogging without a decent picture. The ol' PowerShot is in the crapper so I have resorted to taking pictures with my phone. =(

I finally got around to baking Vegan Twinkies. Many fellow vegans have been indulging on these tasty morsels that can be found at The Vegan Spot and baked by the a-m-a-z-i-n-g JennShaggy.

Here is my lame picture. The recipe is courtesy of Jennifer at the Vegan Lunchbox. I made a few modifications.

After filling each Twinkie in three spots on its underside I still had a little filling left over. I’m not one to waste precious frosting so they got a shot on top. Not the prettiest but oh so delicious...

Husband and I are in Vinkie heaven!

The Apple Of My Eye

And the reason I do not consume animal products. He makes me proud.

Fall At The Farm

I am very pleased at how well my little transplants are doing. I kicked off the fall planting season on September 7th by soil blocking about 500 squares. I know, outrageous number of soil blocks but it makes me more interesting that way.

I sowed dwarf grey sugar peas, onions, dill, cilantro, basil, spinach, cabbage, broccoli, chard, beets, radish, mustard greens, collard greens, arugula, mesclun, and several different lettuces.

**Thriving rogue seedlings in the foreground courtesy of the husband and a lack of proper labeling**

$4.99 a Pound!

That's how much these guys would have cost you at the Hollywood Farmer's Market. I on the other hand paid the price of the seed packet and added TLC.

I can't tell who's who but behold Brandywine and Beefsteak tomatoes. The puniest tomato comes in at 12 oz while its superior siblings weigh in at over one pound (my scale only goes up to 16 0z).


I also pulled Cherry Belle and White Icicle radishes and immediately consumed them. White Icicle radishes have a very mild flavor and were my favorite.

*The fall crops are doing great despite losing a tray (about 80 soil blocks) to my foe, the cabbage worm. More pictures to follow!