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Tiny Green Kitchen

Monthly Summary: August

Stats

Money Spent on Food (for two people)

Before: $400 - $700

January: $175

February: ~ $500

March: ~ $700

April: ~ $500

May: ~ $500

June: ~ $300

July: ~ $500

August: ~ $700

Episodes per month*

Before: 4 - 6

January: 3

February: 6

March: 5

April: 5

May: 12

June: 3

July: 5

August: 10

*Including dizziness, weakness, disorientation, or hallucination that occurs without seizure

Weight

(Jaime)

Before: 148 lbs

January: 140 lbs

February: 134 lbs

March: 140 lbs

April: 139 lbs

May: 141 lbs

June: 145 lbs

July: 143 lbs

August: 143 lbs

(Robert)

Before: 245 lbs

January: 240 lbs

February: 234 lbs

March: 235 lbs

April: 240 lbs

May: 232 lbs

June: 228 lbs

July: 228 lbs

August: 226 lbs

Large Bins of Trash**

Before: 6 - 8

January: 3

February: 2

March: 2

April: 3

May: 4

June: 1

July: 1

August: 1

**We don't use plastic bags. We compost most of our organic waste.

Recycling Bins

Before: 4 - 6

January: 2

February: 3

March: 2

April: 4

May: 4

June: 3

July: 4

August: 3

Amount of Food Wasted

Before: 8 - 10 items

January: 2 items

February: 3 items

March: 1 item

April: 3 items

May: 3 items

June: 3 items

July: 4 items

August: 2 items

Things we bought this month that we should not have bought:

Vacation food - gelato, monkey bread, ham & cheese hoagies, etc.

Veggies Galore

hemp milk, raw almond butter, chocolate hazelnut butter, 1 banana, apple sauce melted together + rolled oats and chia seeds

pasta: olive oil, garlic, onion, mushrooms, zucchini, tomato, spaghetti, homemade basil walnut pesto

salad: spinach & arugula mix, raisins, raw almond slices, avocado, tangerine

carrots, kale, red potatoes, thyme, rosemary, basil, sage, salt, & pepper

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We went to Barberitos and Carraba's for unexpected outing hunger and the latter for mom's birthday dinner. All vegan fare except the cake and ice cream. Le sigh.

In other news, my front bicycle tire has decided to die and Robert pulled up our potato plant because it's dying. A lot of dying. But there's hope! He found this...

I would be annoyed at someone bringing a bunch of dirt into my kitchen for any other reason than fresh produce. Potato soup and vegan shepherd's pie, coming right up.

Need to Make: August Edition

Gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, raw, and so on --

Breakfast

Happy Little Vegans: California Sunshine - Blueberry Carrot Raisin Muffins (Gluten-Free)

Choosing Raw: Dehydrator Free Raw Vegan Energy Bars

Pure2Raw: Maple Syrup Coated Socca Pancakes (+ more)

Urban Vegan: Summer Squash and Applesauce Muffins

Lunch/Dinner

Choosing Raw: Fuji Apple and Spinach Soup; Summer Berry Salad

Bankrupt Vegan: Lentil Rice Burgers on Whole Wheat Buns

Allotment 2 Kitchen: Braised baby carrots with cheats broad bean pilau

Bankrupt Vegan: Easy Three Bean Salad + Cashew-Tempeh Chickenless Salad

What Do Vegans Eat?: Seared Maple-Glazed Seitan Sandwich

Golubka: Rainbow Lasagna with Heirloom Tomatoes, Mushrooms, and Castelvetrano Olives

Get Sconed!: Khao Soi Yellow Curry Noodles with Tofu

The Front Burner: Lunch! + More Lunch! + Zucchini Pasta with Tomato Mushroom Sauce + Cranberry Walnut Potato Salad

Foy Update: Tomato and Goat Cheese Tart

Smitten Kitchen: Zucchini and Almond Pasta Salad

101 Cookbooks: Black-Eyed Peas and Leeks

Oh She Glows: Black Bean and Summer Squash Enchiladas

Poppytalk: Fried Chickpeas with Broccoli & Fresh Peas

Snacks

Chocolate & Zucchini: Olive Oil and Seed Crackers

Dessert

Choosing Raw: Avocado, Chocolate, and Sweet Potato Pudding

Golubka: Rosemary Plum Crumble + Lavender Ice Cream with Apricots Poached in Blueberry Sauce + Almond Milk and Cookies

Yummy Raw Kitchen: German Chocolate Ice Cream Cupcakes

Vegetarian on the Cheap: Raw Macaroons

Tartelettes: Peach, Blueberry & Lemon Thyme Galettes

Bread

Orangette: Oatmeal Sandwich Bread

Other

Bankrupt Vegan: Lentil Hummus

Choosing Raw: Low(er) Fat Green Pea Guacamole

The Witchy Kithen: Agua de Sandia (Watermelon Water) with Lavender

Sweet Life: Agua de Sandia

Veganlicious: Make Your Own Raw Tahini and Cheesy Tahini Broccoli

Food in Jars: Pickled Sweet Cherries

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ain't food pretty

Too lazy to type. Starting..... NOW.

A bit out of it, but not totally gone

We've continued to do well, in terms of what we eat, but we've still been eating out too much. (Earth Fare for sushi and muffins + Barberitos for fat vegan burritos) Not good for our budget.

Yesterday Robert made us soup and salad for lunch with a little square of dark chocolate with chilies and cherries. It was pretty and he's definitely winning thus far. I haven't made anything since we came home.

Unless you count yogurt and granola.

I haven't been feeling well, but gradually we've seen some improvement. Let's hope today maintains that trend.

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Yogurt Slinging

Yesterday we went grocery shopping at Earth Fare to supplement the assortment of pastas and white rice we have already. Or rather, to create the nutrient value of our meals.

1 bunch of kale

1 bunch of carrots

1 bunch of bananas

2 plums

1 grapefruit

1 large bag of red grapes

1 32 oz. container of Nancy's Plain Non-Fat Yogurt

1 6 oz. container of Chobani Pomegranate Non-Fat (Non-Organic) Yogurt

2 cans of black beans

1 can of Amy's vegetarian chili

1 container of (local) Roots red pepper hummus

1 4 fl.oz. bottle of Naturally Fresh Lavender Spray Mist deodorant

1 5 oz. tube of The Natural Dentist Anticavity Peppermint Twist toothpaste

= $38.34

I wish I had not talked Robert into letting me try the Chobani yogurt. It was a waste of money. The pomegranate flavor was what drew me to it, not so much the whole Greek yogurt business. Been there, done that. Still prefer Nancy's if I'm going to go the animal milk yogurt route. Just as much probiotics and flavor for less buck. Plus, those containers are recyclable in my area.

Have you noticed that people who really like yogurt are all uppity about the particular brand or kind that they like, to the extent of arguing about it? Granted, the arguments never turn ugly. I have never shouted, "You just like the Greek yogurt 'cause it costs more, bitch!" at anyone, nor have I pulled anyone's hair for telling me that Nancy's yogurt tastes sour. It would be amusing, though, wouldn't it? And then sad... very sad.

Fantasies about yoga pant wearing, yerba mate sipping women brawling over yogurt aside -- we've bee making good choices. Not perfect, but good.

This... *

.... is certainly better than this...

See!

For lunch I had a slice of tomato and goat cheese pizza with sides of fruit salad and cucumber salad from Earth Fare. Robert got almost the same thing minus tomatoes and goat cheese, plus more greens in his salad. It had a very basic, yummy dressing of olive oil and lemon juice with spices.

Dinner we did separately. I had a bowl of Amy's Cream of Mushroom soup with about 1/2 c frozen peas added and a multigrain bagel for dipping. I suppose it's a weakness, but I have difficulty eating soup without bread or crackers (unless it's more of a stew than a soup). It just doesn't seem filling on it's own! Okay, okay. So, that's not an excuse to load up on bread. Noted.

My upcoming goal is to acquire shoes for running. But now I need to go eat!

* Nancy's Organic Non-Fat Yogurt + (mostly organic) homemade granola, 1 banana, raisins, chia seeds

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