Had a little Pre- Jewish New Year party.
Sweet tomato cake, amazing. Vegan and whole wheat.
Sunday, September 9, 2012
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Back to School + adventures in Cleveland + wedding & garden updates
One week of school... down & moving Josh in with me... done.
Carol has returned and again my home feels like a home. Luckiest girl alive to have the 3 best roommates.
After squeezing 6 OTs into a mid-sized car, we discovered the glory of the $5 medium sized meal at the Moonlite Express Food Truck.
Cleveland
We started out the day eating breakfast at the Flying Crane Cafe. While the atmosphere in the patio was lovely. I was extremely disappointed that they served on plastic/paper-ware. Josh got the vegetable-don, which little did he realize would come with egg. The vegetable-don also was also sort of boring and small for the price. The broccoli & goat cheese quiche slice was tasty and came with fruit and salad. The coffee was lousy. The overall cost of 2 meals, a coffee, and a tea was around $23 and not wort it.
Next onward to the North Union Farmers Market at Shaker Square. Very impressed. 100% better market than anything in Pittsburgh.
We walked down Larchmere blvd. There was a really sweet book store (Loganberry Books) and an outrageous number of antique shops. Josh and me couldn't resist yummy tacos 2 for $7 at the Touch food truck. Josh's taco had kimchi and tofu. My taco had fried mac and cheese hold the bacon. A yummy little heart attack.
Onward to The Westside Market. The parking lot was a madhouse, as was the market. Josh got a cucumber, orange, and ginger juice. I samples some dill pickle flavored popcorn. We really want to by some vegan specialty ravioli from Ohio City Pasta, but we didn't think it would hold up well in the car. This is a very nice market. When looking at the fruit and vegetable wholesalers, I didn't particularly notice anything that was local or organically grown, but I wasn't looking too closely.
In Little Italy we stopped in for a coffee at Algebra Tea House. The Arabic coffee was fanatic and presentation delightful... a cute little pot and a hand crafted clay mug. I long for some ceramics studio time.
For dinner we met with Josh's cousin, aunt, & uncle at Tommy's! Josh really liked the tamales, while I was more impressed with the tempeh burger. We shared both along with a Greek Salad. The tofu feta was pure magic!
And that was our one day trip to Cleveland!
Wedding updates.
I ordered a belt.
I bought materials to make my own veil! Haberman Fabrics is absolutely wonderful! Here is the game plan!
Size.
Pattern.
Now for the flower.
I got shoes! The most expensive pair I've ever bought, bit of a splurge.
Garden Updates.
We've made 8 jars of salsa.
Deydrated countless tomatoes.
Made kale chips by sprinkling them with Tony's seasoning and placing them in the dehydrator. Fat free, so easy.
We have some creative zucchini successes and failures. The zucchini browns have been a huge hit, for sure cook them for 20, not 25 minutes.
And the tomatoes and zucchini keep coming. Not to understate the winter squash and greens.
Carol has returned and again my home feels like a home. Luckiest girl alive to have the 3 best roommates.
After squeezing 6 OTs into a mid-sized car, we discovered the glory of the $5 medium sized meal at the Moonlite Express Food Truck.
Cleveland
We started out the day eating breakfast at the Flying Crane Cafe. While the atmosphere in the patio was lovely. I was extremely disappointed that they served on plastic/paper-ware. Josh got the vegetable-don, which little did he realize would come with egg. The vegetable-don also was also sort of boring and small for the price. The broccoli & goat cheese quiche slice was tasty and came with fruit and salad. The coffee was lousy. The overall cost of 2 meals, a coffee, and a tea was around $23 and not wort it.
Next onward to the North Union Farmers Market at Shaker Square. Very impressed. 100% better market than anything in Pittsburgh.
We walked down Larchmere blvd. There was a really sweet book store (Loganberry Books) and an outrageous number of antique shops. Josh and me couldn't resist yummy tacos 2 for $7 at the Touch food truck. Josh's taco had kimchi and tofu. My taco had fried mac and cheese hold the bacon. A yummy little heart attack.
Onward to The Westside Market. The parking lot was a madhouse, as was the market. Josh got a cucumber, orange, and ginger juice. I samples some dill pickle flavored popcorn. We really want to by some vegan specialty ravioli from Ohio City Pasta, but we didn't think it would hold up well in the car. This is a very nice market. When looking at the fruit and vegetable wholesalers, I didn't particularly notice anything that was local or organically grown, but I wasn't looking too closely.
In Little Italy we stopped in for a coffee at Algebra Tea House. The Arabic coffee was fanatic and presentation delightful... a cute little pot and a hand crafted clay mug. I long for some ceramics studio time.
For dinner we met with Josh's cousin, aunt, & uncle at Tommy's! Josh really liked the tamales, while I was more impressed with the tempeh burger. We shared both along with a Greek Salad. The tofu feta was pure magic!
And that was our one day trip to Cleveland!
Wedding updates.
I ordered a belt.
I bought materials to make my own veil! Haberman Fabrics is absolutely wonderful! Here is the game plan!
Size.
Pattern.
Now for the flower.
I got shoes! The most expensive pair I've ever bought, bit of a splurge.
Garden Updates.
We've made 8 jars of salsa.
Deydrated countless tomatoes.
Made kale chips by sprinkling them with Tony's seasoning and placing them in the dehydrator. Fat free, so easy.
We have some creative zucchini successes and failures. The zucchini browns have been a huge hit, for sure cook them for 20, not 25 minutes.
And the tomatoes and zucchini keep coming. Not to understate the winter squash and greens.
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