Happy, happy, happy Spring!!
I worked all day today and came home exhausted, especially after riding my bike straight into some fierce wind. You would think with a change of seasons the wind and rain would go away (even if just for one day). Apparently Portland is holding on tight to dreary weather a little longer…
Tim was a champ and made dinner while I battled the mighty winds (Mother Nature’s winds, NOT gas!):
Quinoa, Tofu, and Kale with Walnut Pesto from Color Me Vegan by Colleen Patrick-Goudreau
I completely forgot to add the kale to my bowl before I photographed it – ooooops! This meal was so simple, clean, and delicious. We’ve made several recipes from Colleen’s new book and have enjoyed them all.
The woman I work for brought me a to-go meal from Blossoming Lotus before I left to head home (thank you!). That will most certainly be lunch for Tim and I tomorrow. It is the Southwest Bowl, which consists of brown rice, butternut and black bean chili, avocado ranch, roasted red pepper sour cream, and scallions!! Sounds incredible, right? Hopefully I can take a photograph to share with everybody.
What about dessert? Well, hand pies have been flying out of my oven lately:
Strawberry Hand Pies! The recipe is courtesy of Kittee, who is diligently working on her next cookzine (click here to order her first cookzine, Papa Tofu) – guaranteed to be amazing. She has a knack for sweets and ethnic foods – total treasures for your tummy!
I made some chocolate pudding hand pies as well, but they erupted in the oven. They were still enjoyable, just too messy to be considered a hand pie (more of a spoon and fork pie!). Oh well!
Hope you all enjoyed the first day of Spring. Send me some sunshine (please)!
You made your own PopTarts?! That’s just awesome. It’s too bad that your chocolate ones didn’t work out, better luck next time.
Those pies are absolutely gorgeous! And so is the quinoa dish.
Oh wow, hand pies look like something I need to have in my life! I can’t wait to get my hands on that zine.
Those hand pies are so frickin cute. And just the right color for spring :)
I love Color Me Vegan, but haven’t stopped on that recipe yet. Looks great, and seriously hearty, even without the kale!