Food Journal

Tonight.. tonight was delicious. I told my dad that they have awesome veggie burritos at Baja Fresh - so we tried to make our own. It's a really easy recipe and it turned out being DELICIOUS. We combined lettuce, tomatoes and parsley together in one bowl.   Then we sauteed some green and red bell peppers with onion, lemon, and various spices. Then we added refried beans, homemade Spanish rice, and awesome (store bought) pico de gallo salsa. Wrapped it all in a tortilla warmed over the stove-top and BAM. (:

      Tonight we didn't have as much time to make a full on meal since it was my first day back to school and I had to stay late for musical rehearsal. Also, my dad was craving "real food" as opposed to the load of vegetables we had been having. We were both drawing a blank on what to make, so we just went to Poquito Mas and had Mexican food. My dad and I got vegetarian tostadas, the only difference being that mine had no cheese or sour cream.       When we got home I was craving chocolate. Solution? Vegan brownies! They were quite delicious. The next day I brought some to school for a snack. My friends were confused how "vegan" and "brownie" could go in the same sentence, but once they tried them, they loved them.

Tonight we had salad and spaghetti. I made the salad which was simple, yet delicious. It had lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, shredded carrots, chopped up yellow squash and red bell pepper. It was topped with a homemade oil&vinegar dressing which, in addition to olive oil and apple cider vinegar, included: garlic powder, oregano leaves, salt, pepper, and homegrown rosemary as well. The spaghetti was made my my dad, so I might not get all the ingredients correct. It was a bed of whole wheat spaghetti noodles topped with his sauce of: tomato sauce, mushrooms, squash, bok choy, leeks, carrots, tomatoes, celery, possibly other vegetables that I'm forgetting ... and it's very likely that he seasoned it with salt, pepper, and a few herbs. 

      September 18th, 2011 .. I decided to adopt vegetarian eating habits. Don't get me wrong - I love meat. This is only a temporary challenge to see what I'm capable of doing if I set my mind to it. There have been plenty of good opportunities to have amazing-tasting meat, but I've stayed true to my vegetarian promise. Now, I'm not INSANE vegetarian. I ate a gummy bear once, which apparently has gelatin. But my whole plan is to not eat big slabs of meat. Or small slabs. Or meat in general. The gelatin found in Oreos and such? I'm fine with that. That's not my goal.       Fast forward to January 2nd, 2011 2012. I watched the movie "Forks Over Knives" and I was inspired to live a healthier lifestyle. I wanted to eat smarter for me, and to help motivate my parents. About a month before I even had the idea to watch the movie, they agreed that their new year's resolution would be to become vegetarian. I told them to give themselves a reasonable g