Tuesday, April 27, 2010

things

i decided to google "things". heres some definitions i liked and thought pertained to this blog. btw im really glad im using this blog somewhat regularly.

thing1   [thing] Show IPA
–noun

2. some entity, object, or creature that is not or cannot be specifically designated or precisely described
3. anything that is or may become an object of thought: things of the spirit.
4. things, matters; affairs: Things are going well now.
5. a fact, circumstance, or state of affairs: It is a curious thing.
6. an action, deed, event, or performance: to do great things; His death was a horrible thing.
7. a particular, respect, or detail: perfect in all things.
8. aim; objective: The thing is to reach this line with the ball.
10. things,
a. implements, utensils, or other articles for service: I'll wash the breakfast things.
b. personal possessions or belongings: Pack your things and go!
11. a task; chore: I've got a lot of things to do today.
13. a thought or statement: I have just one thing to say to you.
14. Informal. a peculiar attitude or feeling, either positive or negative, toward something; mental quirk
15. something signified or represented, as distinguished from a word, symbol, or idea representing it.

some lovely recent things:
-i planted tomato seeds today, and my cilantro, marjoram, and parsley are coming along nicely
-about to finish my first Barbara Kingsolver novel. i picked up "the bean trees" because it was a smaller one of her's. i like it.
-went to the Getty museum on Saturday with a friend from...SWEDEN!

coming up:
+ film festival, i will be in in one of the movies(!!)
+ prom(more exclamations !!!)
+ may birthdays(including my own(more exclamations because i'm turning adult!!!)
+ graduation(oh my)
+ lots o dance
+ MONTANA for 25 dayzzzzzz
+ COLLEGE (SUPER EXCLAIM-Y!!!!!!!)

what a year.

oh i almost forgot a photo...
its me almost 3 years ago!!!! it seems SOOO long ago.

Saturday, April 17, 2010

sarah sippin strawberry milkshake on saturday

:)
i just wanted something cold, creamy and banana-less(i LOVE bananas but i use them too much, and the ones i have right now are tooo green)

so i came up with a kinda milkshake, but it doesnt have ice cream!!

heres what i put in it:
1/2 avocado
frozen strawberries(i only had like 3 but if you have more, do it!)
soymilk(~1 cup)
sweetner(as much or as little as you want)
vanilla extract(optional)

and blend!!

it tastes so good! and its so creamy because of the avocado, but you cant even tell its there!!!(you cant even see the green after its blended)
ps sorry for all the food posts lately.....

Friday, April 9, 2010

savory dooughnuts!

yes indeed.
i used this recipe:
http://www.secretdonutrecipe.com/
then changed it around a bit.
heres how it went:
~2 cups of whole wheat flour
~1/2 cup of sweet potatoes
~1/2 tsp salt
~2 TBSP brown sugar(optional--i found them pretty sweet with it)
~1 1/2 tsps curry powder(more if you wish!!)

1 cup warm soymilk
5 tsps yeast

mix the last two ingredients in a cup
mix the rest of the ingredients in a bowl
add the milk/yeast to bowl
mix
knead a bit
roll out
cut doughnut shapes
fry in 1/2 inch oil

then i made a dipping/brushing sauce out of:
earth balance
crushed garlic
soymilk
flour

and i ate some of these doughnuts with some carrots and broccolini pan fried with seaseme oil, sriracha, and a dash of soy sauce.

it was all very tasty :)

Thursday, April 8, 2010

today is a pretty day.

its my friends birthday today!

and right now im listening to vampire weekend's[one of my all time favorite bands]latest album, contra. i finally bought it last week.
and the wheather looks nice.
and i had leftoveres for breakfast.

yesterday I visited follow your heart for the first time!
tasty tasty food. i had the [vegan] meatball sub. it was really good but i was a little disappointed in the actual meatballs. my brothers girlfriend had the club sandwhich and i tried some of it. its was so freakin tasty! the bacon bits tasted SO real it was a little weird. :0
there I picked up some primal strips! i bought the mesquite lime and hot n spicy. the main ingredient in the hot n spicy one is mushrooms. i tried it and it was very good! the texture was spot on to realy jerky, if not better. you can definitely taste the sugar though. I wish there was more flavor and less sugar. to me it mostly tastes pepper-y. but still very good.

Friday, April 2, 2010

weekend shenanigans

1. ice cream making
http://veganicecream.blogspot.com/
2. special cookie making(see # 7)
3. babysitting
4. card making(thank you's, wedding, birthday)
5. traveling(?)
6. new polaroid film :}
(125i for my 101 automatic land camera)
7. SMSBR tonight!!!
8. finish sewing?!

almost finished rushmore(i fell asleep) jason schwartzman is adorable!

its spring break!!

heres an idea:
go to pandora, log in, create new station, type "dent may", enjoy.
or alternatively: http://www.youtube.com/user/AnnonymZooeyFan#p/u/0/VIoYwewzYv4


(a photo i took of my friend alli)