"G" that looks good

Seventh letter of the alphabet...
Ryan's "G" lunch: green beans; garbanzo beans, black olives & greens w/garlic vinaigrette; graham crackers; grapes.

Some of Nate the Great's creations...

Preschool Nate

It was Nate's first day back at preschool this fall. Since he's 3, he will be going three mornings per week.
Nate's snack in this mini (180ml) Spongebob container: Veggie Booty; oatmeal raisin cookie; baby carrots.













Some of the perks of the 3 year old class are markers and scissors.

On busy days like this,
it's handy to have a
frozen stash of pesto
ready to add to a quick
pasta dish.

And I scored on a bunch
of cheap pears at the
supermarket, so I used
them in a salad.

I had ordered some Soy
Bleu to try for the first
time recently, so I added
it to the salad too.

Peppery Pear Salad
(serves 2)

salad greens for 2
1 pear, cut into slices then cut in half
1/4 cup chopped walnuts
1/4 cup crumbled Soy Bleu (optional)
2 T. walnut oil
1 T. olive oil
1 T. lemon juice
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper

Wash & tear greens, place in bowls.
Cut pear and add to greens.
Add chopped walnuts.
Crumble on Soy Bleu (or other sharp tasting alternative)
Mix last 5 ingredients vigourously in a small bowl. Pour over salad.

Nate is 3!

Nate turned 3 over the
weekend. Unfortunately
it was a very busy time
for my husband with
work. He stopped by for
an hour while Nate opened
his 3 gifts. I also brought
kids in to Boston to visit
Dada at the convention
center, then walked over to Wheeler's vegan ice cream shop, but unfortunately they were closed.The boys still had fun
in the fountains and
walking around Boston.
The rain stopped luckily
while we were there.
Then we went home for
popcorn and store bought
soy ice cream.
Meanwhile, Dada had a
very successful Magic event with a record breaking 1,502 entries into the main event. And he was able to donate $2,600+ to the Boys & Girls Club of Boston from raffles over the weekend.

Since most of Nate's
friends were away on
vacation, I just used a
frozen cupcake for him.
He didn't seem to mind.
But this is probably the
last year I can get away
with the minimalist
birthday approach!

The following day I made
ice cream cookie sandwiches
with chocolate chip cookies
from The Joy of Vegan
Baking. Yet another recipe
from this cookbook that
was rather wonky in my
opinion. No instructions
about amount or placing of the dough, and a criminally insane amount of Earth Balance for what she claims makes one dozen cookies. My advice...make sure to use two baking sheets, and make 2-3 dozen smaller cookies. Even one of these cookies almost made everyone sick to their stomachs. We put most everyone's half-eaten cookie sandwiches in the freezer for later.
Nate didn't quite know where to start!

And finally, Nate met a
friend at a nearby play-
ground and received an
awesome Stomp Rocket
set which everyone
enjoyed.