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Mountains of Kale and a Pizzelle Party
Today I had a fabulous day off! I started by being productive in the kitchen at around 8:30 am this morning. On the agenda: soup! I had a huge bunch of kale sitting in my fridge that was calling to be used, or it would have gone bad. I decided on some butternut squash kale soup! I followed the recipe on Anne’s blog…but made some tweaks, including adding a can of mixed veggies to the pot. I used 1 can of veggie broth, 1 can of butternut squash puree, a huge bunch of kale, soy milk, olive oil, 1 can of mixed veggies, salt, pepper, cinnamon and onion powder. I…
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LaZeez and an Attemept and Vegan Baking
Last night Chris and I went to check out LaZeez, an Indian restaurant on Central Avenue. Friday nights they have all-you-can-eat buffet. We wanted to see if it was any better than the buffet at Aashiana. So, I filled up my plate with their vegetarian delights. On my plate Chickpeas Vegetable Korma (mixed vegetables in a cream sauce, my favorite) Palak Paneer (spinach and cheese cooked in a cream sauce) Green beans Fried vegetable dumpling thing (no idea what it was called) And we got a fresh baked serving of Naan (my other favorite). The naan was soft, buttery and chewy, so lovely. My opinion on the food: it was…
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Impulse Obstacle Course
So, I just signed up for the Warrior Dash on a whim. I had been thinking about it for a while, but the expensive price of registration has been putting me off (and maybe the scary obstacles?) until today. A couple of my friends are doing it so I signed up for it on an impulse. Hey, an obstacle course race is one of my “bucket list” items, so why not do it and get it over with? 😉 The Warrior Dash is described as: “the ultimate event for thrill-seeking athletes. This running series is held on some of the nation’s most demanding and unique terrain. Participants will conquer extreme…