Green Vegetarian - Houston, TX

Date night at Green Vegetarian after a rough few days for the me and the dude. Usually our work schedules are opposite, but we both had a few crazy days with long hours and lots of work. We met up for dinner at Green and both ordered chickpea burgers. I got my burger with Daiya cheese, avocado, jalapenos, and chipotle mayo. We both ordered mashed potatoes for the side and we split a cupcake for dessert. This place makes comfort foods, so it was a great choice after such a rough week.

Chia pasta

I found this chia pasta on sale at the store recently, so I picked it up. I served it with some red beans, kale, onion, garlic, sun-dried tomatoes, and cauliflower. I sprinkled some of the nooch pesto topping I got from Pat Greer's Kitchen on top. That really bumped up the flavors. This was a great meal and it made a ton of food, perfect for the long hours I've been working recently.

Super Bowl Food

Better late than never, right? Italian tofu sandwiches with homemade buns, sun-dried tomato pesto, and spinach. I love that tofu marinade from Vegan with a Vengeance. Chocolate and vanilla marbled cupcakes from Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World. Cauliflower wings with buffalo sauce from the only vegan show on Cooking Channel, but you can find the recipe online here. Lots of chips, hummus, pretzels, and Coke Zero (a once a week indulgence for me). We were cheering for the Seahawks, so it was a great evening. :)

Fadi's

The dude and I were both too tired to cook the other weekend, so we decided to do date night at Fadi's. After running stopping at Whole Foods and being unimpressed with the hot bar selections, he discovered a Fadi's location so much closer to our houses than the other location. We went there and got falafel. I also got red pepper hummus, pomegranate chickpea salad, roasted cauliflower (not shown, since it came out after we went through the line), roasted potatoes, and pita bread. NOM NOM NOM. I love that you can select your sides as half-sides and get more choices.

BBQ Tofu

Another quick meal here - BBQ tofu made using Organicville Tangy BBQ. Served with broccoli with sriracha and sesame seeds, plus fries. Nom. Totally simple, but healthy.

Amy's Frozen Meals

In a week, I worked 70 hours, hence my absence from blogging. I didn't get a chance to schedule a bunch of posts like I usually do. I have a big week ahead this week too, but it should be a little calmer than the last week! I ended up running to the grocery store for some vegan Amy's meals before going to soccer one night. I tried the mattar tofu and the roasted vegetable tamale. They were on sale, so that was cool. I was surprised that these meals were as good as they were. I don't normally eat things like this, but sometimes you just have to get something to eat. I was on my way to soccer, so a burrito would have been a terrible choice. It's good to know that these are decent for the next time my work day becomes 12 hours long.

Resolutions

Now that I'm all caught up on food posts, I should probably write down my resolutions.

(1) Be more active. I played kickball, soccer, and tennis in 2013, but didn't work out regularly. The dude and I both resolved to work out more, so we can hold each other accountable. In the middle of January, we decided to try a 90 day challenge of eating cleaner and working out more. We'll see how it goes!

(2) Pay off the cats' vet bills. I still owe a lot. I was hoping my mom would give me more money at xmas. She gave me a nice chunk, but I still have a big balance. Blah. We discussed a plan, so hopefully it will be paid off by the next holiday season. I was hoping my mom would pay more and I could join a kick-ass gym, but that's on hold until this debt is out of my life!

(3) Continue to build a healthy and happy relationship with the dude. I want to nurture our relationship. I'm usually not an overly emotional person, but I really like him. <3 He spoils me way too much, but I hope he is as happy as I am.

(4) Quit biting my nails. I actually did this successfully at the end of 2012 and first half of 2013... but as soon as I became miserable in my old job and started searching for my new job, I started chewing on them again to handle the stress. I stopped painting them weekly and that made me feel less guilty about picking at them. I will start with painting them again and hopefully that will help me stop biting them for good this time.

(5) Keep diet soda as a treat instead of a part of my daily lunch. Don't buy it, it won't go in my lunch. I did this for several months in 2013, but again caved when miserable at my old job.

(6) Read more for work so I can write an awesome fellowship application this year.