Sarah Kramer

Tuesday night Bridg and I attended a presentation by Sarah Kramer of Garden of Eden, La Dolce Vegan and How It All Vegan cookbook fame. To my everlasting shame, I must admit, I don't have any of these cookbooks, but Bridget does and I have eaten great meals she has cooked from them and I have stolen a few recipes out of them. To my redeeming value though, they are on my 'To Get' list and I will have them one day. Ok, obligatory disclaimer is out of the way. The event was sponsored by SARO (Syracuse Animal Rights Organization) and the Commitee on Women and Art. There was a HUGE crowd. Like I mean HUGE. Easily well over 100 people, maybe even close to 150. Sarah demonstrated a cream of tomato soup cake from one of her cookbooks and then took questions from the audience. She was very relaxed (especially for someone whose luggage was lost by the airlines!), charming, funny and irreverent.

Bridget and Sarah:

Two random thoughts:

1)My pics don't do her justice, but Sarah Kramer is gorgeous! I mean, gorgeous! Small and petite, absolutely beautiful skin. And her hair......her hair.....I have some serious hair envy going on. I felt like a huge, frizzy haired, zitty, behemoth next to her LOL

2)Someone bought some cupcakes made from the same recipe that Sarah demonstrated and those college kids scarfed all them up before we could even make our way to the table!

It was a great night and a great event. Kudos to SARO! It was well worth venturing up to the campus and fighting for a parking space. LOL

A Hunch about my Lunch

The title doesn't mean anything, I just like the rhyme.

With no further ado, and because I know the demand for this information is great (read this as sarcastic - I am fully aware that my lunch posts are extremely self indulgent), this is what I ate this week:

Homemade chili, grapefruit sections, applesauce and some coconut rice with peas.

Sloppy Jane sandwich, made by Bridg from La Dolce Vegan. I have never been a fan of sloppy joe sandwiches. They were my least favorite (least favorite as in I would rather go hungry) meal as a kid, right there with stuffed peppers and stuffed cabbage. These, however, were pretty good, if I do say so myself. The lunch is rounded out with some homemade vegan chili, a salad (there are other veggies hidden under all that romaine) and applesauce.

Leftover pad thai from Appethaizing, homemade inari, applesauce and celery, baby carrots and cashew butter to dip them in.

Homemade corn chowder (very delish, from La Dolce Vegan cookbook), a roll with Earth Balance, applesauce and to round out the meal, carrots and celery with cashew butter.

Could I eat any more applesauce? Note to self: Branch out. Get off of the applesauce wagon!