Vegan Mexican...

I still cannot choose a favorite food genre.  I think when venturing out I prefer Japanese, always have.  Miso soup, cucumber salad, teryaki (one time chicken now strictly veggies), and warm green tea...Yes please!

But when I am cooking at home it is hands down Mexican fare. And upon the adventure of giving up all things dairy I shed a tear for cheddar in my burrito.  However, some time has passed and I have managed many successful cheese(less) dinners, and last night was one of the best!  I think the trick is piling on so much fresh goodness that the cheese becomes simply irrelevant.

Recipe:

layer as follows

Amy's organic re fried black beans

vegan sausage (b/c we always had sausage with our dip growing up, and the substitute is yummy and better for you)

CORN.

black olives

fresh tomatoes

diced peppers

avocado

cilantro

serve with chips to dip and delicious salsa!

Kids ate their entire plate, success!

Mexican food...

my favorite.  on thanksgiving, christmas, summer, winter, fall, spring.  I love it.

Mom's recipe for this amazing salad:
Black BeanChopped TomatoRed OnionRoasted CornCilantroAvacadoFresh Lime JuicePinch of salt
Chop, toss, serve fresh... 

 

Shelburne Farms Festival!

This weekend we ventured here....

By way of these...

To pay homage to this ...

What I wouldn't give for a obnoxiously large mantle and this very banner hanging over it, only to remind me everyday of my love for corn.  Silly I know, but it just is and always will be.  

Check out this fantastic fire pit they were roasting the corn over!  

 And it was only a dollar and I should have bought two!  Did you know that, over the summer, we went to an amusement park (where I discovered how much a loathe an amusement park) and I paid EIGHT dollars for an ear of corn and a small bottle of water?  EIGHT.  and it was all I found there that I could stomach.  

The whole day!

 But this corn was a buck.  We all had one.  It was scrumptious.   And if they had asked I would have paid eight dollars for this taste of cob... hold the butter and the salt, for its natural state right off the fire can not be topped. period.

 These next few photos presents a sequence of events that proves I am still a timid country bumpkin.  The city in this girl is still predominate.  I cannot tolerate bugs, the rain makes me frazzled, and as it seems; working with plants flat out stumps me...

 trying to look like I have an inkling of what is going on around me.... yes, okay, I can do this...

 ...then, after mere moments, I admit defeat and look to my Mr. for a life preserver... I am drowning in failure in enchanted land...help.

Good thing Matt is familiar in all things awesome...

 and created a crown for our young lass...

I suppose I have some work to do in the areas of awesomeness. 

After corn munching, crown crafting, Scottish music listening, necklace making, maple cotton candy gawking, and BEFORE leaving... we had to check out a bale maze.

  Fortunately we had a couple of very sly foxes to lead the way. 

and after it was over we took in the view.  and expressed gratitude. because it was lovely.

Food is for comfort...

 I love summer food.

I love to eat outside.

I love to eat grub that I grill.

I am obsessed with eating right off of the cutting board.

I have been collecting pictures of my food over the past month or so because it looks so beautiful and delicious....

Grilled tortilla topped with goat cheese, roasted peppers (roasted by muah) and fresh farm argugala.

ingredients in bowl below include small heirloom tomatoes, roasted corn (on the grill), cilantro and a squeeze of lime.

<---mixed together and served with bean and cheese tortilla and spanish rice.


scrum-diddly-umptious!

Dinner for one.  Grilled lettuce. Chopped.  mixed with Lucini dressing and parmesean cheese. White bean salad that is a mix of white beans, cilantro, cucumber, lemon juice, and olive oil. pinch of salt.  Vino.

Salad below goes as follows:

Lovely friend at work: hey britt, want some lettuce from our garden?  We have tons of it.

Me: heck yea, thanks!!

Lovely friend: Okay, I will bring in a trash bag of it tomorrow.

Me: AWESOME!!  You're the best!

she brought, I ate.  I added fresh carrots, cucs, scallions, advacado, cheddar cheese and my favorite dressing,

Below photo: favorite meal staples by far.  Grilled romaine lettuce salad. chopped. roasted corn topped with chili lime rub (added promptly after roasting).  Sometimes I eat this with a veggie burger, sometimes with a burrito, sometimes with a side of pasta, and sometimes just all on its own.  I love it.  A lot.

Fall is in the air.  I can feeling it creeping in.  It is my very favorite time of year, especially now since we live in the East.  But.  I will miss the tomatoes.  I will miss grilled everything.  I will miss dining outside.  I will miss the 

C. O. R N. so very much.  

We have some time still, not freaking out yet!