The New Normal

 I've really been struggling to post for the past week or so. I just feel so incredibly sad and scared. I keep hoping that the feelings will go away a bit, but so far they haven't. Maybe this is just the new normal. 

I haven't really been eating a lot of exciting food. Lots of rice and lentils. Lentils, rice and tofu are just always so soothing when I feel off for whatever reason. 

My oven also broke over the weekend, so for five days I could only use my stove top. 

I made this delicious crispy, spicy tofu the other day. Recipe here. This is incredible, I will definitely be making this again! It's so balanced, a little sweet and salty and a little spicy. The leftovers were even better!

I ran to Whole Foods for some Nag Champa, and found these two gems! Their vegan shreds were on sale for $1.99 if you're a prime member, which I am currently trialing! This pizza was on sale too, and it looks so good! I love using hummus as a quick pasta sauce, so why wouldn't it be great on pizza?

I've always wanted to try these, and now that I can have gluten I finally did! Ten out of ten recommend. These have a great texture, and the cheddar flavor is great, and not fake. I find a lot of vegan cheese cracker type things have a fake, almost daiya like flavor. it has been a long time, but these very much remind me of cheeze-its!

I finally tried thes Aloo Parathas I picked up at the Indian market! These are stuffed with spiced potatoes. They aren't spicy at all, but they are very flavorful. Incredible. Next I want to try the lentil stuffed version!

Served with tofu lentil curry!

Another outstanding vegan option found at Smith's! Everything is coming up oatmilk! This is really creamy, and a bit light, almost mousse like in texture. I wish it had a bit more peanut butter, but still mighty tasty!