I spent $20+ on cheese this week.

I need to start using my camera and not my crappy phone for these pictures. I was very excited ALL day to come home and make quesadillas!!! Chicken quesadillas. What better to accompany this than nachos!?!?? I used tofutti sour cream and daiya cheese. Both awesome! What else was in the nacho dip?... guacamole :) salsa, beans, cheese. Fast, easy, cheap, and delicious.

SUCCESS!

vegan boots... yes, please!

Vegan blog so I can post ALL things vegan right? Like these amazing boots, def. at the top of my Christmas list. Get a shoe give a shoe- TOMSSHOES.com. For a chick with skinny legs, it's hard to get the perfect fitting boot. Here it is no matter what size you are: the TOMS vegan wrap boots, they come in MULTIPLE colors and I am just in love. I broke down and bought a pair of vegan toms a couple weeks ago (flats). SO comfortable!!!!

Last night I decided

that I was craving something with peanutbutter. SO.... what better to make than chocolate covered peanutbutter balls? By the time I got to the "chocolate" part (you have to freeze them before and after adding chocolate) I was running out the door so I can't say I made them in perfect little chocolatey circles. I moreso dumped some chocolate on top of them and ran out the door. Are they still delicious? Of course. And for those depressing nights I honestly say hey, just throw the ingredients together in a bowl, stir, and enjoy. Your stomach won't thank you any less.

What's not always vegan? Well, I decided I didn't feel like using any butter or margarine *vegan brands are.. smart balance/earth balance* cause sometimes things like butter, mayonnaise, etc. just gross me out even when I have the vegan alternative. Will they stick together better WITH melted butter? Probably.

I did throw in some graham crackers which honestly made them awesome. Anything non-"honey maid" will work for that.

and then the chocolate :) Ghirardelli dark chocolate chips (and I believe their semi-sweet chocolate chips) are dairy-free. Although I'm honestly not a fan of either on their own, they have both turned out wonderful in baked goods.

Okay guys, I admit it..

..after driving home in rush hour traffic from my internship (yeah, it took an hour and a half to get home today).. I just wanted something to eat and I didn't want to cook it. So I scrounged up the change in my car (like I said, Friday is payday) and stopped at Taco Bell for a Fresco Bean Burrito.. I mean, for $1.11 you can get a burrito (refried beans, tomatoes, hot sauce, all wrapped up in a wonderfully delicious tortilla shell), a water, hot sauce, and extra napkins for your car! You can't really go wrong.

However, my lemonade of choice when I get home...Simply Lemonade w/ Raspberry. It will never do me wrong-if you haven't had it, it is worth the splurge. Maybe I'll get ballsy later tonight and whip up something else to eat. hmm.. *and the wheels start turning.

There's vegans, veganistas, kristies, and me: the veganistie :D

Well, here we have it. I suppose this adventure begins with the first time I watched the film Julie & Julia. What a great idea, blogging about food-- (one of my favorite things). I happened to walk into the breakroom the other day and this movie was playing. A few moments later it hit me... I should do something similar--perhaps take a similar cookbook and veganize it!! I always get asked how I eat, what I eat, where I receive this or that (protein, calcium, etc.) and people are always shocked when I tell them what I had for dinner... "Vegan sloppy joes?? How does that work?" Well, here I am.. to not only tell you but SHOW you exactly how that (and yes, a whole lot more) works. Now, I must admit that I am a bit busy... work + school + internship + living outside of my parent's house does not always provide me with as much money or time as I would like. However, I am here to prove that going vegan can be both cheap and delicious. There will be the 5 minute meals (yes, like the vegan sloppy joes) but I promise to throw a few curve balls along the way. If I eat it, it will be in this blog. . . and there will be pictures.

Since payday is Friday (and this is Wednesday morning), tonight I'm going to throw together whatever I can find in my house...bare with me :) For lunch today I had leftover Thai -- pad thai tofu (no egg) with a side of peanut sauce. DELICIOUS! I honestly drag my boyfriend there 1+ times a week and yes, the waiter knows my order by heart. SO!

Pictures tonight..what am I gonna make?