Catching Up...

I hope you had a great Memorial Day weekend.  

Ours was pretty quiet but we did go to a family barbecue on Sunday and got to witness this stunning sunset.   

How was your weekend?

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Happening Lately....

So many things have been going on lately, I decided to do one post to cover them all.

Miss Middle School and I went vegan for a week in support of National Vegetarian Week 2014. It wasn't that hard and just took a little extra planning.  I tried out some new recipes, like my Vegetarian/Vegan Pot Pie from yesterday's post.   I also cut up a whole butternut squash (not fun) to make this...

Creamy vegan butternut squash pasta with crispy fried sage.   It sounds better than it tasted...so no post on this one.

I've been loving all of the spring flowers that are blooming in my yard. 

Lilacs have to be one my favorites.

 We got to visit College Girl over Mother's Day weekend and also got to see some of her projects from the year.   The middle one is her silk painting.

 Hers is the first one in this group (bad Iphone photo).

 We had beautiful weather that weekend and squeezed in a lot of fun activities --including a Mother's Day breakfast at my favorite waffle place.  One of my gifts was this hand made laptop sleeve from College Girl.  Love!!

I'm taking another photography class and that is keeping me busy. I'm having fun with Photoshop Actions (pre recorded editing steps) but I should be shooting more.

I've been trying to finish my 2011 scrapbook (so close!) and while I'm up in my scrap room I get to look at this pretty giftie from Julie.  I still haven't figured out the perfect spot to hang it up yet so for now it's right here by the bed.

And...I bought a chair! I found this at Goodwill for $5. I've been looking for a good photo prop chair for awhile. Yes, it's in BAD shape but I took it right over to an upholstery store so hopefully it's going to look like a million bucks when it's done. I'll keep you posted.

Have a wonderful Memorial Day weekend!!!
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{Recipe} Vegetarian/Vegan Pot Pie, Take 2

I was craving a traditional pot pie with a real, flaky pie crust so I adapted this recipe for 1 hour pot pies. Having already tackled a biscuit topped pot pie, it was time to add another version to my kitchen arsenal.  I did take the easy route and buy my (double) crust (making sure there were no animal products in it). 

*Note: Some brands contain lard. 

 The filling is creamy, comforting and delicious plus it's full of veggies.  This pie reminded me of a typical frozen pot pie but healthier, because I knew exactly what was going into it.

 To make the filling:

2 TBS olive oil

1/2 medium yellow or red onion, chopped

1 large clove of garlic, minced

2 cups vegetable broth

2 cups frozen vegetables (or you can use fresh)

1/4 cup unsweetened almond milk

1/4 cup unbleached flour (or thickener of choice)

2 bay leaves

salt & pepper

Preheat oven according to pie crust package directions.  Saute onion and garlic in olive oil, adding a pinch of salt.  Cook until soft - about 7 minutes.

Add the flour and stir with a whisk, slowly whisk in the broth.

Add the almond milk and bay leaves, stir and simmer until thickened

Add the frozen vegetables and cook about 5 minutes more. Add salt & pepper to taste. Remove bay leaves.

Pour mixture into bottom pie shell and top with other crust.

Pinch the edges of the crusts together and cut off any excess.

Cut a few slits in the top crust.

Bake according to the package (or your pie crust recipe) until crust is golden brown and the filling is bubbly.

 Serve piping hot (try not to burn your tongue!).

Enjoy this bowl of comfort food! 

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Junkin' Joe
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Score Discounted Tickets with ScoreBig.com

Have you heard of Scorebig.com?

I was offered a chance to try out their site to purchase tickets to an event.

The site is super easy to navigate and gives you lots of options in your own city for games, concerts, shows and special events.  They always offer the tickets at a discount.  You get to pick the section you want to sit in and how many seats you need, then you make an offer for the tickets. Easy!

You can also search other cities if you are planning a trip somewhere and want to see a show or catch a game or concert while you're away.

The biggest issue is deciding what tickets I want to buy!

Disclaimer: I was provided with a discount code for trying out this service.  The opinions expressed are strictly my own.

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