Day 6

Last night the clocks turned back an hour which makes you think "oh great an extra hour of sleep" but my body was not fooled and I woke up at 9 (which was now 8).  So really now I am just awake for longer today.  Luckily I am not working tomorrow, so I have an extra day to sleep in.

This morning I got breakfast in bed.  It was maple nut oatmeal.  Now I hear oatmeal is not difficult to make but this was the instant kind, the last of a fairly old box.  But it arrived in my hands with no effort on my part, so I am not complaining.

Lunch was half a tomato sandwich, some cut up veggies with hummus, and some grapes.  Now Len was eating baba ganoush and I dipped a celery in that and then read the ingredients which apparently include milk and sour cream.  So I did consume a little dairy on the end of that celery, however I am not going to sweat the dairy consumption.

Dinner was Pumpkin Mac and "cheese" .  Make your noodles. I like veggie rotini, sauce clings to those little corkscrews.  Next melt "butter" (I like Earth balance) in a saucepan.  In a bowl whisk together almond milk, garlic, arrowroot powder, nutritional yeast and dijon mustard.  Add to saucepan and warm over low heat until thick. (it didn't take long)  then add pumpkin.  mixy mix.. and pour over the noodles.  And Voila dinner!!

(Original recipe from Ohsheglows.com)

Conclusion: OK.  Which I guess is a bit of a disappointment.  This is a recipe that I have wanted to try for awhile now.  It started out nice but there was a slight bitter aftertaste.  At first I thought it was the dijon mustard cause it tasted a little like there was horseradish in it.  A little further research leads me to believe it is the nutritional yeast that gave it this pep.  Now Len liked it, but I am a huge baby you doesn't like spice or heat of any kind.  I would probably try making it again, but cut back or leave out the yeast. 

For dessert I made apple tarts.  This time I took the time to peel the apples which made a huge difference in the taste, much better.  Then add graham cracker crumbs (which can contain honey so watch out if you don't want honey,  mine were fine) maple syrup and cinnamon.  Put in tart shells (which can contain eggs or milk so read the label) and bake at 350 until they are done, I think it was like 20 minutes or so.  and Voila dessert!!

(Recipe just from my head)
Served with banana "ice cream"

Conclusion:  delicious and the perfect size.

Today I was super productive and tomorrow's dinner is in the fridge, and Wednesday's is in the freezer but more on that latter this week :)