Finally. I'm here !

I'm staying at my uncle's.
Yesterday, I went to Nutrisa (a frozen yogurt/yogurt soft-serve place).
I didn't know, until some weeks ago, that they have some kind of healths food micro-market inside.
They have some vegan options like what I got: Brown rice cakes !
I ate two with almond butter (I managed to bring a jar from home n_n) and a sliced apple on the side.

The cakes. A mexican brand, I believe.

The babies. Blondie the old hairy chihuahua and Ringo the young...pomeranian ?.

Today's my birthday n_n

I can't believe I'm already 20..
O_O !
I'm happy because I have the feeling that this year, the celebration won't be as crappy as last year's.
The bad thing is that I feel pretty sad too..
A friend from middle school passed away and I don't even know what exactly happened to her.
She was a good person with lots of qualities.
I hope that her family and closest friends recover pretty soon from this terrible loss.

Well..
Here's what I've eaten so far..

CARB BOMB:
VB Perfect pancakes with real maple syrup (grrr, the last ml) and crappy potato-good seitan (the seitan is a vegan latina test recipe) hash with lots of ketchup.
Don't know how I managed to eat everything.

Oh yes... And I'll be off to get some sushi in 2 hours.

drama

Ughh, I'm worried about my blog.
I'm moving from here in little more than a week and don't know if I'll be living in an apartment or in one of those houses near the university that offer rooms.
If I get to live in an apartment, that would be pretty good news !
I would cook everything I can/want and post it here : )
But, if I don't, I would almost starve and post take-out stuff or something like that : (
Why do I say that ?
Well, because in the other house, all meals are included in the rent.
I don't know what the f* I am going to eat !
I doubt the lady-cook will accommodate to my vegan necessities. And in case she does, I'm still taking with me a gigantic bag full of nooch.


Anyway, today is my brother's birthday and we had some kind of pool party.

Some lunch I brought for me:

hmm : ) watermelon !

My new obsession: Oat bran graham crackers and creamy-crunchy almond butter

accidentally vegan chili-lime wheat chicharrones

my brother and my jumping cousin

Some weird mask/pot thing that was hanging in one of the walls of the house where we had the party.

Plain ruffles




: )

El mejor pastel de 3 leches -ever-

That's Terry's Un-tres leches cake (without the shredded coconut that's supposed to go on top of it).
I've always hated terribly 3 leches cake.
I just think it's too moist (WAY TOO MOIST).
But this vegan version is delicious !
I love it : )
If you're a vegan latina tester and reading this, please, try it with mango !
It's goes perfectly with the cake, really.

I was planning on making a vegan 3 leches cake, but I know this one would beat mine terribly, hah. I don't like giving up, but I have to.

I've been pretty busy...

...Getting my essentials and some extra stuff at the supermarket:

Can of hominy, garbanzo flour, vital wheat gluten, spinach, chocolate chips, light brown sugar, lemon extract, almond and soy milk, agar agar flakes, puffins, soy yogurt, plain tempeh, whole wheat hot dog buns and extra-firm tofu.

Celebrating my bestie's 22nd birthday:

tecate-buzzed
(hence the weird smiley faces I drew; I got neat Photoshop skills, huh ?)

Going to the San Diego County Fair:

view from the big wheel...

Testing:

Crappy picture of something really tasty, potato-y and seitan-y.

Bake Me Up LA

I wasn't sure about doing the 2 hour-trip to LA, but, since I couldn't make my own bake sale (I couldn't decide about almost everything, gave up and had the idea of organizing one -with time!-the next year) and the San Diego bake sale will be held on September (I'll be in México City by then), I thought that it would be nice to support one of the nearest vegan bake sales.

If you live in the LA area or want to make a trip like me, you should go !
No, no, no, let me put that right..You HAVE TO go.

No vegan can resist baked vegan goodies !

Indulge ; ) !

Well. I was all excited about this mini-trip, because I've always wanted to eat at an all-vegan restaurant, but my mom and brother are really skeptic and picky.

Some minutes ago, my dad was all like "Yeah, we should go to a vegetarian food place !".

He's not a vegetarian, but he likes to try new veggie stuff.

Once, I made Isa's sausages with garbanzo beans instead of pinto beans since that's what I got in hand; my mom tried them and said they had an unpleasant strong flavor.
My dad really liked them and of course, I loved them : )

I tried to look for some vegan friendly restaurants and didn't succeed; too vegan for my family or not vegan friendly for me.

I really wanted to eat in a veg restaurant, since I can't do that pretty often; there aren't many vegetarian options here in Tijuana and the vegetarian food from natural restaurants isn't tasty enough.

There aren't many vegan products available either; I buy almost everything in San Diego. This is the only "uncommon" stuff I can get in TJ: Organic Firm Tofu, TVP in many forms, vacuum-packed silken tofu, Silk -unsweetened, plain, vanilla and chocolate-, vegan patties, organic edamame and I guess that's all, ha !

There's a super-market about 1 minute from where I live and I swear...most veggies and fruits spoil !

Ooh, and the worst of all, is that I used to drink a lot of this strawberry soy milk thing made by a mexican company that makes juice and soy milk beverages, until I found out my beloved soy milk had Carmin as a natural colorant.
There's another mexican brand that sells strawberry soymilk, but I'm not sure about the colorants.

I'm glad to know that my regimen won't be much of a problem once I'm living in México City, because I made a quick investigation and there are some organic markets and vegetarian restaurants (most of them Vegan Friendly !).

Anyway, I'm tired of complaining, hah.
I need to sleep !

Arroz Rojo

It's my post #13.
Gimme some Social D !
Because Thirteen's my lucky number ; )
Okay, that's all for now.

The red rice, and on the back, a vegan latina tester and some okra-spinach thing I
made with creole seasoning, curry and sesame seeds.

When I was like 14 or so, I used to eat bowls of this red rice.
I just love it : )

Ingredients:

2 cups long grain rice
4 cups water
3/4 cup tomato sauce
1 tbsp. garlic salt with parsely (or regular salt to taste)

In a pot (high-heat), stir the rice until some white specks appear or until slightly toasted.
Pour in the water carefully; mix in the tomato sauce.
Stir to get everything combined, add the salt and stir again.
When the water reaches a boil, cover with lid and lower heat.
Oh, are those rice grains sneeking trough a thin tomato-y film already : ) ?
Uncover and once you're sure the water evaporated almost completely, turn the heat off.
Let it sit for a while (or until warm enough to eat).