Some More Food

We are only a few weeks into summer and it's already been brutal here in SLC. Upper nineties and one hundred plus temps and it only gets much much worse in July and August. In addition to it being so hot it's just so dry which is what gets me the most. Growing up in the Midwest and then living so many years in Seattle I've heard over and over and then over again how it's the humidity that makes it unbearable, and dry heat is about like being on a vacation! Well, I have to agree to disagree with those people. I have now experienced dry heat and wet heat? Either way I find dry heat to be so much more unbearable. It just sucks the moisture right on out of you, and no matter how much water you drink and coconut oil you use on your skin you're just always parched. I don't know how I scored it but I am so so so grateful that my apartment has air conditioning and utilities are included in my rent!!
I keep forgetting to take pictures of my smoothies. I feel like I need to prove that I get fruits and veggies and color in because so many of my meals have been beige lately! But I have been having smoothies and juices every day!

I had avocado burgers instead of toast the other day for breakfast/lunch. I used the griller burgers from Sprouts. I really like these. Sprouts actually makes two of my favorite veggie burgers, the spicy chicken and now the Griller. I sprinkled the avocado with the South African smoke seasoning from Trader Joe's.  I am green dragon sauce level obsessed with this stuff. It's like I'm planning meals around this seasoning!

This was my dinner the other night. I made a broth with gochujang, garlic, nori and water and added cabbage and shredded carrots, baked tofu and super thin rice noodles. I did add too much nori so it was a little too fishy for my taste, but still tasty. This was a night when I needed a brothy bowl of noodles!

I made some mayocoba beans for burritos, but last night burritos seemed like too much work. I would have to make rice, and roll and blah blah blah. So I went with lazy and made quesadillas with the beans and some vegan shreds. Dipped in green dragon sauce. These were delicious! Mayocoba beans have definitely become one of my favorite beans. Hopefully tonight I'll make that burrito!

I stopped at my coworkers place on my way to work the other day and her pup made himself at home on my bag. He could smell all the fur love! He wouldn't let me take a picture of his sweet face. I didn't force it because I can relate!