Wok and Roll
Hey y’all! Did your Monday wrap up nicely?
We had a busy afternoon, running errands…we FINALLY picked up a recycling bin from the courthouse (I know, I know…it’s taken us forever. Feel free to wag your fingers at our lack of “greenness.”). Now we’re ready to do some heavy-duty recycling…I might have to throw Baxter in there if he keeps making the living room his personal toilet.
After running a few boring errands, we ran a really fun one and I got…my new i-Phone!! Yay!!! I think I’m going to really like it—I’ve been playing around with it ever since we got home. It will probably be really good for blogging, too! I can read your comments and questions, even when I’m on campus waiting to teach in between my classes! Love it!
So, as we were leaving the mall, we noticed that our Walden Books was having a going out of business sale (I didn’t even know these stores were still around?!? Maybe ours is one of the last to go.). Ummmm…we kind of went crazy. We were both running around the store panting like English majors in heat. Nerd alert! Everything was 50-70 percent off!!! It was a book lover’s dream come true! I got some really good books that I’m excited to get started on—I’ll let you know which one I choose to read first. They also had a lot of good cookbooks on sale, but alas, none of them were really veg-friendly.
When we got home, I was ravenous! One thing that we’ve both noticed about eating vegan and even vegetarian to an extent is that the meals FILL you up at mealtime, but then you get hungry much sooner afterwards. No problem—I’ve always been a lover of snacks, and now I just have an excuse to eat them even more! 
I ate half a pb cookie Luna bar around 2:45 before we ran errands, and I scarfed the other half down when we got home from the mall. Mmmm…I’m not a huge fan or Luna bars, as I’ve mentioned, but this flavor was pretty good!
I did some work online for about 30 minutes, and then around 6, we headed down to make dinner.
On the menu tonight: stir fry!
Our stir fry contained: bok choy, red bell pepper, broccoli, and tempeh, along with tamari, a LOT of fresh ginger, and a bit of Chinese 5-spice. Served over brown rice pilaf. Yum! This meal was fast and furious!
Hairy ginger:
Plated up and lookin’ good:
I went back for seconds. Delicious! I love tempeh in stir fries…it gets so chewy and nutty!
Well, T-minus ten minutes and counting for Bachelor takeoff. Are you ready? Is your seat in upright position? Is your tray table secured? Are you sick of my flying references?
I hope not, because they’re going to last ALL. SEASON. LONG.
Hope your week got off to a great start! See you tomorrow, chickens!
that’s a beautiful stir fry! i love tempeh too.
Your dinner looks good.. i haven’t tried Tempeh yet… well my normal grocer doesn’t carry it… and haven’t made it to whole foods yet.
The Bachelor is unreal. . .
That stir fry looks great! I think tempeh and ginger were made for it.
I need to get on that, or a Canon Rebel. I feel so technologically lost
Now that you have an iphone, you’re going to be one serious blogger
Awesome stir fry! I haven’t cooked with tempeh in awhile, thanks for the reminder : )
Stir fry looks yum! I think it was made for those dishes too!! I absolutely adore books too. I worked for Waldenbooks for 5 years. I still only buy hardbacks. It’s a very strange OCD thing I have.
I would be super excited in the bookstore too.
“We were both running around the store panting like English majors in heat.” <– Definitely laughed out loud at that. I'm glad you were able to get some good deals!
I’ve had my iphone for about a month now and it has definitely brightened up my life being able to read everyones comments and blogs when it gets slow at work!
Yum … your stir fry looks amazing!
ahh LOVE tempeh in stir fries too! i actually put it on PIZZA tonight for dinner..delish! its good w. everythang!
Oh my gosh, I am so jealous about the book sale. I love the feel of new books- haha that sounded corny but I do! Of course I almost always take out of the library because of the price difference but if I found a sale
Which ones did you get?
Dinner looks yummy too.
The first book I’ve started reading is a memoir called “The Kids Are Alright.” I got into about 30 pages of it last night– it’s pretty good!
Congratulations on the new i-phone! Dad has been using his, in fact is working with it right now, as I read the blog – I bet you will LOVE it! Does Sunshine sell tempeh? I finally made it to Kroger’s yesterday and slowly got to know the store. It will be a real adjustment, having used Brookshires for 30+ years. But, Kroger’s produce is much better, so I’m going to try and adjust (I’m a pretty old dog!!) Made your portabellas with white bean ragout last night – delicious!
Your stir-fry looks divine! Have fun with your new phone… I love everything about the iPhone.
Have fun with the iPhone…it is addicting! Your stir-fry looks great!!
Oh I’m SO craving stir fry right now! Mmmm all that ginger. Love it
I love tempeh! I prefer it over tofu! The bachelor was CRAZY last night!!!
What a funy image of you two running around Walden Books. Can’t pass up a bargain. I feel like I haven’t read blogs in forever and I’ve missed catching up. COngrats on your i phone. People rave about it. Did you use all that ginger? Yum.
Okay, I watched it, but I think I must have been loopy. Did a girl really bang a staffer and think there was nothing wrong with it? And the one who was packing up to go home?
It’s SO obvious why most of these women are single.
Oh gosh. I would go crazy in a bookstore with discounts like that! I check out the discount section every time I visit a bookstore. Bad habit!
By the way, this looked so good I ended up making stir fry tonight!