The One With No Cat Pictures!

First of all, I'd like to start out by saying that yesterday my original post had a video added. The first paragraph made no sense without it, because it was about the video! The video was there when I published my post, and then it disappeared. So, I did a second post with the video if you're interested. How random, and it really made me look random! So, sorry for that weird sloppiness!
I went in search of a bishop and the library yesterday. I got lost( thanks bus driver) but I did find the library. It is a mega glass building, the polar opposite of what I was expecting. It reminded me of buildings in movies where it's all glass. There are three stories, and the elevators are all glass! To be honest, I like my libraries to be less flashy, but like everything else, I will adjust, however grumpily. I now have library cards from three states. And I used the cards often! I am immensely proud of that for some reason.

This is a library!!

outside

When you first enter

This who;e thing is part of the library! There is a little stand for food and drink, a flower shop, a used book shop, a "library" shop, all kinds of things. To be honest, I usually feel a comfortable feeling when I walk into a library, like I'm home. This made me feel like I was in a mall to be honest, and I felt itchy. I know I'm being curmudgeonly about this, but it was a shock to say the least. Anyway, it is a beautiful building, and very light. And the lady who helped me get my card was VERY nice. Side note, in all honesty, I've lived in A LOT of places, and Salt Lake City has the absolute nicest people EVER. And it's genuine, very sincere. I love it. I've had people offer to give me rides when I've been lost, and not pervy men, trying to take advantage of a situation, but twice it's been women. Okay, back to the library, it even has a coffee shop inside of the library!! The vegan cookbooks are on the third floor, so I took the fancy glass elevator. I don't think I've ever ridden in one. I should have taken a picture!

Library Haul!!

Sorry for the glare! They have a pretty decent vegan cookbook section. The lady who gave me my card told me that there is a big straight edge community here, and so that helps the vegan market. She told me it's very hard to find a restaurant that isn't vegan friendly. That made me sooooo happy! If you're straight edge, SLC would be a perfect city considering the drinking laws! I've never looked at Veganize This before. It looks pretty good. I only got cookbooks, because I still have another book to finish reading before I start another. Plus, books are heavy, and sometimes I get too many, and my shoulders are DYING by the time I get home.
I stopped at two churches to talk to a bishop, but both were locked!! I actually didn't know churches locked their doors. I'm calling the one closest to my apartment to see if I need to make an appointment. GAHHHH!
I was going to make pizza last night, (I needed comfort) and I got a little creative. I love my kitchen so much I can't put it into words. I actually didn't realize how much I truly hated my kitchen in Seattle until I got this kitchen. Anyway, I decided to make pizza rolls, like cinnamon but pizza. I just rolled the dough into it's normal rectangle shape, and spread the sauce, some garlic, green olives and vegan shreds and rolled it up, and sliced it.

Before Baking

After baking

These were great, the only thing I will change next time is the cheese. The Trader Joe's shreds really liquefy when heated.That isn't sauce leaking out, that's liquid cheese! I think they're probably best for mac and cheese, or Alfredo, or just any kind of cheese sauce. So probably with Daiya shreds this would be perfect. I feel like this would be great for game days and parties. And I feel like it would be a success even at a mixed crowd shindig.

Yay for dipping!

A little budget food update, I am now on day seven of eating from my haul last week, and I'm still not out of food. I'm going to Smith's today to get cat food, so I will pick up a few small things to stretch my food through the weekend, and then do a shop on Monday. Not bad for a little over forty dollars, for all meals for over seven days! And my meals haven't been all beans and rice either!
Happy Friday, and Here's to finding a Bishop!