Stupid easy burrito

Half can of (no lard) refried beans (I got chilli lime flavored ones), cup of prepared white rice, some diced jalepenos, frozen corn, black bean salsa, mix in a Tupperware, pack 2 small tortillas in your lunch bag, pack half a lime, assemble in the teachers lounge, squeeze the shit out of that lime, breathe in the jealousy around you. No picture because I inhaled it, and the other teachers would be all, "psssst she's taking pictures of her food".
Cheap, semi nutritious, fast, filling.

TODAY IS THE DAY

Today is the day. Today is the day I felt physical exhaustion living in this body. Today is the day I felt emotionally saddened by looking at the scale. Today is the day I felt uncomfortable wearing *clothes*. Today is the day I did not recognize the look and feel of my own body. Today is the day my athletic inner self could not understand how I got here. Today is the day I feared would come. Today is the day I reached out to a friend. Today is the day I decided to return to *healthy* *full-time* vegetarianism, with a great attempt at veganism. Today is the day I stop rationalizing. Today is the day I start moving, *everyday*.
Today is the last day. THE VERY LAST DAY.

Looooong time coming.

I made some pretty bad ass eggplant parm the other day, but it was more eggplant swiss.
Cut into slices (fat ways) dredged it in egg, then crushed up French's fried onions, then lightly fried, then stuck it under the broiler with a tiny piece of swiss on top. Then fancy marinara. ( I eat marinara and spaghetti sauce so sporadically that I tend to buy the fancy special flavored ones, that are typically a buck or two more expensive. its always completely worth it.)

I'd like to come back to this every now and then.
I'd also like to be a copycat of my dear friend Erika the teaching queen and start a teaching blog.

Indian Stir Fry with noodles

Cubed tofu lightly fried in shallow oil, peas, broccoli, onion, chinese noodles, and Good Korma Simmer Sauce .

The sauce was a little sweet, but they have all different flavors.  https://www.navanfoods.com/manufacturer/162

I also bought the Rogan Josh simmer sauce and wish I had used that instead because I like spicy.

Chik`n Fajitas

Chik`n cooked in fajita seasoning, peppers, onion and salsa!
Easy peazy lemon squeezy.

"Fried" Chik`n

(Picture is bad because I forgot to take a picture until I was already halfway through eating it. Haha)
I had some leftover chick`n strips that I wanted to use, and thought about just cooking them with a Chinese food flavored seasoning packets (I buy seasoning packets all the time. Taco, fajita, szechuan (sic), stir fry, etc flavors are some of my favorites to mix with a variety of fake meats), but instead tonight I found some spicy shake-n-bake to shake it up in. Moistened it with a little water, shook those babies up and baked them at 400 for probably about 10 or so minutes? They came out so crunchy.
Just had mashed potatoes on the side and dipped the "fried" chik`n in Baby Rays Sweet Vidalia BBQ Sauce.
So good.

Empty-Out-My-Fridge Soup

The weather is getting more and more bitterly cold by the day, making my cravings for soups and stews stronger and stronger.

I took a tupperware container full of some slow-cooker veggies I've had for a while that was cooked in stock and seasonings; carrots, green beans and baby red skin potatoes.  I also had a giant bag of cooked peas that I was able to swipe from my kids (the kitchen lets me take food all the time. Our lunch lady is a super hippie and would rather see me take it home than throw it out).

I put it all in my food processor with 2 cups of vegetable broth (Meijer brand) and got to work. Poured it into a pan, heated it up, took half of it back out and put it back in the food processor with the other 2 cups of veggie broth and whirred the shit out of it.  To my disappointment, I couldn't for the life of me get it to that creamy consistency that I was looking for.  Maybe I should have added some plain soy milk or soy creamer.  Damnit, my best ideas are always after thoughts.  Poured the liquidy soup back into the pot on the stove with a pile of chopped onion I had leftover from Thanksgiving, stirred it occasionally and heated it up thoroughly.  Ate it with a big chunk of soft rye bread and a glass of cabernet. 

-Sigh-

I also had a crap ton leftover to freeze!