Domestipithecus

And ever so tired. Will be happy to get back to cooking and posting!

Soon, I promise!

This should be veganmofo post something or other day… um… 13. However, I have contracted the plague and cannot be arsed to care. The wedding is in *tries to do math and fails* this Saturday and I am on day one million (ok maybe day 4 or 5) of the worst sore throat I have had in forever and now allergy/sinus issues that make it so if I even attempt going horizontal, everything clogs up and leaks.

Sorry, not much for food here. Mostly been surviving on vegan chik’n broth and popsicles. Soooooo sick of broth and popsicles.

So, yeah, this post is me whining about being sick right before the wedding and apologizing for not updating.

Well, I’m sort of cheating here because it’s still Day 1, but I will be away from the computer for most of the day tomorrow so I am writing it up ahead of time.

The other day I made delicious “loaf” but in chicken patty form.

We also had some yellow crookneck squash, zucchini and sweet potatoes from our box scheme so I cooked up the squashes and mashed the sweet potato with some Earth Balance.

Nummy.

Today, I celebrate my 38th year on this planet. Boo sent me a beautiful bouquet.

Life is good.

Lunch today is a Chickpea Cutlet from Veganomicon (which I just discovered I have been putting a wayward ‘r’ in) on a Kaiser Roll with some Vegenaise. I am in heeeaavveeen.

No picture, but I could eat these things every day… Wait I may have a pic of another time I made them (during my blogging blackout). Here it is served with a “beefy” onion gravy (Lipton Beefy Onion soup mix is vegan), alongside a “steak” of green cauliflower. This is also called Broccoflower but Boo and I decided to call it cauccoli because, well, we’re twelve and it makes us giggle.

These things are like crack. I just finished my sandwich and I want another.

Yesterday I got some knitting done on the Alphabet Blanket (still no pictures) and I attempted the parsnip mash. I say attempted because it didn’t come out to my liking. They don’t have an exact recipe in the Cafe Paradiso Seasons cookbook I have just a “things to do with roasted roots” page. It’s almost to where I would think it perfect, but it needs a bit more work. I will try again after I finish the blanket.

I also roasted the first of too many pumpkins for my baking tomorrow. I am making my Vegan pumpkin cake with vegan cream cheese frosting. I decided to hold off on the pumpkin wontons until the weekend. I can send some in to work with CN. They are already jealous of him with me cooking these things for him all the time.

Yesterday I sent him into work with a loaf, homemade bread, veganaise and cranberry sauce sandwich. Basically the day after turkey sandwich that everyone loves, minus the stuffing and vegan.

Now I must head off into the kitchen and cut me open some pumpkins and scrape their innards out. The knit group meet tonight and since I missed last week due to illness I don’t want to miss another.

I have recently been lucky enough to be able to stay at home and take care of things here. My fiance and I just moved into a new house. We are renting, but the landlord said we could do whatever we like. Paint, garden, build… you name it, he doesn’t care. We’re still unpacking/settling in, but we have grand plans.

I also like to cook and bake. A lot. My most adventurous creation to date was making soymilk by hand. Well, I did use a blender to pulverize the soybeans, but I extracted the milk with my hands. Messy, messy, messy. It tasted fantastic though.

Last, but certainly not least, I’m a crafter. I love all things crafty, knitting and sewing in particular. I haven’t done a lot of sewing for years due to lack of time, sewing machine and inclination, but I do love it. Knitting is the craft I am currently actively engaged in.

All of these things tend to be labeled as domestic activities, which is where the domesti- comes from.

Another love of mine is anthropology. Specifically physical and forensic anthropology. Mostly, anything that deals with getting information from bones. Whether it be the fossil record, an ancient burial or a recent death, bones and the information one can get from them fascinates me.

That said, the -pithecus portion of the name is taken from australopithecus, which means basically, southern ape. Since the most famous evolutionary fossil is Lucy, an Australopithecus afarensis, I went with it.

So there you go. Domestipithecus = Domestic Ape. I like to post as Upright Ape, though I do tend to slouch. hmmm…

This blog is in it’s embryonic stage currently. I will be posting entries on cooking, baking, knitting, sewing and probably running, home improvement and life in general. I am hoping to grow and flow until it’s something I can enjoy and share. It’s also not very attractive right now, but I’m working on that as well.

So hello, and welcome.