Broccoli’s White Cousin

Cauliflower. What a fun name for a veggie, especially if you slow down the syllables: Kahl-EEE-flower. Tee hee!

It's the simple things in life...

I can’t believe I’ve never roasted this versatile veggie before, but no more. So easy to make, with endless variations, this is going to be a staple in my “I have 20 minutes to make something before my midterm” type of days.

Want to try? Simply cut up the head of cauliflower into florets (I kinda chopped mine at random, don’t get too nit-picky), put into a big bowel, add a healthy drizzle of  olive oil, any spices you like, and toss. Once coated well, put in a baking pan and roast at 400 degrees for about 20ish minutes, turning halfway through.

Om nom nom

Spices on mine: tons of nutritional yeast, cracked black pepper, a smidgeon of salt (I’m firmly on the less salt is better team), tons of smoked paprika (I told you I was addicted!), garlic, and a bit of cayenne (omit if you’re a spicy wimp). Really though, the combinations are endless so run wild! I’m sure parsely, oregano & basil would work or maybe cumin & cinnamon if you’re feeling adventurous. Let me know if you do!

Now, excuse me I’m off to go gorge on some Trader Joe’s Cherry Dark Chocolate (non-dairy) ice cream and peruse the Netlflix instant watch. Tah!

I’m Back…?

You know what surprised me today? The fact that I might actually have readers, people who actually follow this silly little blog I started. When a recent friend (you know who you are) berated me for my lack of posting, I felt… guilty.I think I suffer from postpartum: I nurtured my little baby blog and now it’s a neglected sadface bloggie. So from now on, I’m going to post, post, post, post until you get sick of me. Like that could ever happen, psh.

This is life right now: film set, class, essay, french comp, russian cinema (DISLIKE!), food. I’ve pretty much been a zombie for the past week, and March has been a blur. I mean, when your roommate has to remind you what night you went to bed at 2 versus 4 you know that life sucks. Let’s just say spring break (T-minus 6 days!) could not be more welcome.

On to the food!

Nothing mind-blowing, but good all the same.

Tofu scramble with chickpeas, carrots, nutritional yeast (hipster vegan translation: nooch) and whatever else I decided to throw in there. Lots of smoked paprika on top because I’m addicted to the stuff. I’ve discovered there is no cure except to put it on everything possible- potatoes, scrambles, stir-fries, your dog…

Tofu- you know, that boring stuff vegans eat.

Falafel from King Falafel Palace in PARIS, France. Half of me thought it was amazing and the other half was just jumping for joy not to be eating pasta for the 8th time in a row.

HELL YES.

Stir-fry! This is what I live on. Beets (they make going to the bathroom a fun… surprise. Sorry, TMI?), carrots, onions, broccoli, and zuchini. I liked how the onions turned beet-pink

Veggies gettin' friendly in my wok

Sesame seed sprinkled

Polenta fries made from leftover polenta chilled in the fridge. These were quite a treat, and they’re even better coated with Panko breadcrumbs (sorry, no pic). I dipped mine in barbeque sauce because that’s how I roll.

They look like wet, yellow alien fingers. YUMMY wet, yellow alien fingers

Trivia of the Day: The world record for time without sleep is 264 hours (11 days) by Randy Gardner in 1965. Kudos, Randy! And I thought I had it bad…