Picture-Palooza

I’ve been taking a lot of pictures but I haven’t found anywhere to squeeze them into a post so today I’m giving you a picture parade!
Here we go!

Do you ever just crave baked beans and jalapeno garlic hummus toast for breakfast, followed by pumpkin cookies? No? guess it’s just me then.

Veggie sushi made with brown rice that I acquired from the grocery.

Physics extra credit (I thought it looked high-tech)

More pumpkin pie overnight oats!

Noodles from “A Taste of Asia” box, steamed broccoli and vegenaise/mustard dipping sauce for my veggies :D Omnomnomnom.

I have no clue what happened to this picture.. (these are my adopted children)

Quinoa with lemon juice, spicy Creole seasoning, and garbanzo beans! (chickpeas!) Yay!
All in all, it’s been  good week. A LOT of homework (and it’s only going to get worse from here) but if that’s what it takes to prepare for a career..

(note: upon writing the above sentence, I wrote ‘tastes’ instead of ‘takes’ at first. I think it’s time for breakfast!)
(note 2: tummy just grumbled. Definitely time for breakfast)


Because of school I haven’t squished much cooking in, but I hope to change that next week, now that I have fallen into my school schedule. Wish me luck!

Any recipes that I “need” to try? Let me know! I eat nearly anything vegan, and could possibly try my hand at veganizing something (never done that before).

21 Dollar Challenge – Day 4

Today was crazy. I woke up with a killer headache that decided to stick around all day. We had a plumber come out and re-do our pipes (or something) because apparently pipes only last 40 years, which is how old our house is, so they were decaying from the inside out. Sounds scary, huh?
That being the case, the water was off ALL day (until dinner). And me with no real leftovers! I pretty much ate toast whenever I was hungry. But I also was really bad and got some skittles at the store. I don’t know for sure if skittles are vegan, but I did not see any non-vegan ingredients on the package so I happily ate them while watching The Last Song. I was strangely hungry ALL day, so instead of meals my day consisted of constant snackage.

Breakfast was the remaining two servings of my leftover green monster and half of a banana:

• Green Monster: Included in yesterday’s total
• Half of a banana: $0.10

Breakfast Total: $0.10
I am going to include everything else that wasn’t dinner in the ‘lunch’ category, just to keep things simple.

• 4 pieces of bread: $0.16
• Some earth balance, peanut butter, and tofu cream cheese: $0.20
• A tomato: $0.13
• Skittles: $0.69
• Some Spinach: $0.06
• Half a can of beans: $0.33

I think that is everything. It probably seemed like more food because I kept getting up to grab something else!
Lunch Total: $1.57
Here, I would like to point something out. If I had NOT gotten the skittles, my lunch total would be just $0.88. Just sayin.
Dinner was simple: Quinoa with lemon juice and some spices, accompanied by some sweet potato chips. I had leftovers from both. Hello, tomorrow’s lunch! I used this recipe at allrecipes.com and it was really good. I just improvised for the sweet potato chips. My previous experiences with quinoa have not really been noteworthy, but this was! I can count on this to be my go-to meal when I’m short on time (There’s no picture, but to be honest it just looked like cooked quinoa in a dish).

• Quinoa: $1.20
• Sweet Potato: $1.60 (Note to self: Sweet potatoes, while delicious, are kind of pricey!)

Dinner, including leftovers: $2.80
Total for Day 4: $4.47 (Without the skittles: $3.78)
Money left: $1.41
I think it is safe to say that I will not come in under $15. So far I have learned that Sweet Potatoes, Candy, Avocados, and Tofu are kind of spendy! Even though that tempting bag of skittles is only $0.69, think of the beans and veggies you could buy for that same amount! Quinoa is pretty pricey too. I also learned that bread (if chosen carefully) can be VERY cheap, along with greens, beans, and bananas. Even though I will most definitely go over, I am going to keep on trucking until day 7 to see what the week total is. I might not be able to reach my goal with the $6.00 deducted for spices and oils, but I am certain I can stay under $21.00, and maybe even under $18.00.
What do you find yourself snacking on when you can’t (or don’t want to) prepare a meal? Mine’s toast!