Gothic Granola

This is the first ever guest post hosted on my blog, by Ela Mirowski, the creator of the naturally-scented, biodegradable Ticklepaks shoe deodorizers. Check out her site: Ticklepaks.com . [caption id="attachment_2892" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Chia seeds in oatmeal[/caption]

When life gives you potatoes and failed curry, make curried mashed potatoes. (Yes, you can mess up making curry, even when you make it all the time.)

Two tarts, one easier to make than the other. I made mini apple pie tarts week before last on request.  The crust was the double crust recipe from Vegan Pie in the Sky and the filling was a stovetop version of my roasted apple pie filling.

...Because 99.9% of the food produced in this household befits the adjective "mysterious," to the uninitiated.

Faux Pho: a TC special instead of going out to eat Yes, I know that "pho," the Vietnamese noodle soup, does not rhyme with "faux." This recipe is also hardly authentic. Sue me. A trip to Lucky's to get ingredients (and special Beyond Meat grilled chicken-free strips ) was easier than going to Kim's Food to Go in Boulder. It's my favourite place to eat in Boulder-land.

Tiny Carrot! All the kale is gone from the garden; it got eaten by bugs. And now the apartment is filled with ladybugs--where were you a few weeks ago? I also pulled up some tiny beets; clearly the root veggies need more time underground.