...for breakfast I made 'scrambled' tofu with peppers and onions in the air fryer this time (on the back porch - because it's so hot)....
...and then I guess I got flustered by the arrival of these gorgrous birthday flowers while we were just about to sit down to breakfast and I didn't take a photo...
...and I had finished the wall patch and repainted it...it blends in pretty well...I think I can see it...but I don't think anyone else will notice...and the Man helped me hang the painting back up...so I'm glad to have everything back in order...
...I try to remember to water the Pothos every Saturday morning...it's looking nice and healthy and the Man is so proud of it...
...and he should be...it was just a wilted sprig of a plant that I got at Aldi for a dollar when we still lived in North Carolina...and the Man nursed it back to health...
...and then we headed out for the weekly shopping...this week's Poppi...I had taken my humongous pink mug with some ice in it...so it made my weekly Poppi super refreshing...
...all done...
...the Man had put the eggplant and peppers and rigatoni on the list and I got the cannellini beans to make a batch of chocolate hummus...it's been a while since we've had it...
...then I pretty much immediately mixed up the chocolate hummus in the Vitamix...
...and then to get the last little bit out of the blender I added some soymilk and blended up a rather delicious cup of chocolate milk...waste not want not...
...and we dipped some cookies in...but I can eat it with a spoon...it's like a creamy fudge...
...and Saturday afternoon a sweet package arrived from my Sissie...
...prettily wrapped...
...and with an adorable card...
...so I opened it right away...even though it's not my birthday yet...
...and we gave them a try...of course I let the Man have a square...haha...
...and Sunday the food prep continued...I had soaked some black beans overnight...because I want to make a vegan taco pasta salad...
...the soaking water was so very black...I'm afraid it stained the sink a little bit...
...and I made two pints of strawberry tofu yogurt...
...and air fryed a block of tofu...just to have on hand for meals or just for snacking...
...when I was looking in the pantry for the pasta I found a half box of plain rotini and a half box of the colourful kind...so I just dumped them together...
...and put it all into one of the pretty jars mom had given us...
...and then the black beans were done...so I divvied them up into 15 ounce freezer containers...because a can of black beans is usually 15 ounces...
...from 2 lbs. (.45 kg) of black beans I got six 15 ounce portions...one that I set aside for the recipe I want to make and one in a jar in the fridge...we'll probably just use it for rice and beans for a nice quick supper and the other four containers I put into the freezer...the two pound bag cost $2.99 and 6 cans of black beans at aldi would have been $5.70 (95¢/can)...so it's a pretty good deal to make your own...
...I got another basket full of veg from the neighborhood $1 per pound veggie stand...but it seems like things may be winding down there...
...and then for dinner we went out to celebrate my birthday at our favorite Mexican restaurant...I got my usual rice and beans and we always get their special guacamole...and I douse my rice in their delicious salsa and eat about half my weight in chips...I insisted that since it wasn't actually my birthday they couldn't do the hat and song...haha...(but if you want to see a photo of me in the Mexican hat while they were singing to me...
it's in this post from last year when it was my actual birthday...it was another fun and delicious 'birthday' dinner...
~Wishing you a lovely start to your week!
The scrambled tofu looks so good! And the bouquet is gorgeous! Yes, your husband should be proud of this beautiful pothos! Wish you very very happy birthday!
ReplyDeleteLots of good fun food!! Happy "one more trip around the sun" day! Love, K
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