Snow on Halloween is what Soup is on a Cold Day....expected

October 31, 2017 by Catherine Thompson in Adulting, Adventures, Baby, Dinner, Food, Homemade, Lake Placid, Organic, Personal, Recipes, Toddler, Soup, Vegetable, Vegan, Vegetarian

Quiet small town living means I truly rely on the posts I see on facebook in my various "mom" groups to know what is taking place in and around the area. While there were a number of Halloween festivities taking place, I knew our little guy was probably not ready for them (even the pumpkin patch ride a couple weeks ago was too dusty and long). We did take him on a late night walk this past weekend, with my plan being the lit up Halloween decorations as the main attraction, but as it turned out, after we pointed out the creepy moon behind the clouds, that was all he pointed to and cared for the rest of the walk. I thought he might get scared of some of the decorations, but he just looked at them, pointed out the witches and pumpkins and that was the end of that. Move it along mom.

Back in the Kitchen with Crispy Peanut Tofu Cauliflower Rice Stir Fry

April 06, 2016 by Catherine Thompson in Food, Homemade, Organic, Personal, Recipes, Vegetarian, Vegan, Dessert, Chinese, Minimalist Baker

Like the boss I used to be pre-pregnancy, Andrew and I killed it in the kitchen Monday evening. Partially fueled by a comment Andrew made a week or so ago that he thought we might be in meal rut (cough, code for make something new please). So, I accepted the challenge and found not one, not two but three new recipes (I actually found four but two had sweet potatoes so I chose one)!

Babies, Voicemails & Olives

November 09, 2015 by Catherine Thompson in Food, Homemade, Organic, Recipes, Vegan, Vegetarian, Pregnancy, Personal, Pasta, Dinner

Current Fears: Having a baby

Fears I have recently overcome: Listening to old voicemails from my dad & eating olives

California = Mexican Inspiration = Cheese Nachos

October 19, 2015 by Catherine Thompson in Adventures, Drinks, Food, Homemade, Organic, Recipes, Restaurants, Travel, Vegetarian, Vegan, Spicy, Mexican, Snack

The biggest takeaway from our recent trip to California was that we needed to get beans back into our lives and we (I) needed to start experimenting with making my own Vegan Cheese. This was a direct result of a fantastic dining experience we had at Gracias Madres, a beyond delicious joint we ate at not once but twice (so typical of us). Located in the Mission District, we stuck to going there in the daylight hours, but it is conveniently located only two blocks from the BART and if you head towards 17th street there are tons of cute Hipster Shops/Eats (not so scary).

Restaurant Review: The Plant | Cafe Organic - Pier 3

October 12, 2015 by Catherine Thompson in Adventures, Food, Drinks, Restaurants, California, Organic, Vegetarian, Vegan

I kid you not, we legitimately hit up The Plant 5 times in the 4 days we were in San Francisco. Waste of a trip to spend it at the same joint? Maybe. But, how I see it is that I have every intention to be back in the Bay Area again, whether it is for vacation or to move, so I have time to try other spots. Can we help it that once we find a spot that caters to our lifestyle we go back repeatedly? I mean, we are pretty picky eaters, and with Andrew trying to avoid consuming cow dairy, the option narrow drastically. So, what did we eat? Oh let me tell you.