So I present to you something amazing, but something some of you (PPK) may have seen before: adjacent horned tomatoes. They were growing on a plant I was tomato-sitting in August and September. Here they are ripe.
Hoveringdog suggested saving the seeds and see if I could grow more tomatoes with horns next year. I had to give one of the tomatoes back with the plant, but I have the seeds from one of them. You might see another post like this next MoFo.
There, quick and easy, and the microwave has beeped.
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Now! Your giveaway today is Alicia Simpson's third cookbook, Quick and Easy Low-Cal Vegan Comfort Food! Or rather, the promise of a cookbook. The Experiment Publishing will send the giveaway winner a copy of this cookbook upon its release in early January. Many thanks to The Experiment! Doesn't that cover make you want to know more? Much more?
From Amazon: Here are recipes to satisfy and enjoy all day, from breakfast (Breakfast Biscuit Sandwich), snacks (BBQ Popcorn), salads and soups (Taco Salad, Corn Chowder), mains (Fettuccine Slim-Fredo) dessert (Moon-Dusted Donuts)--and even low-cal vegan beverage (Homebrewed Ginger Ale). Every recipe includes complete nutritional analysis (information frequently requested of Simpson by readers of her previous books). And Simpson has also crafted fifty different daily menus for eaters with daily calorie intakes of 1,400 to 2,000 calories, making it easier than ever to eat highly nutritious, varied, and calorie-conscious comfort food.
To enter the giveaway, leave a comment below. Tell me your quick and easy cooking tip, or what you make when you don't feel like cooking anything, or anything at all. This giveaway is open to US residents only, but others this month will be open to everybody everywhere. The winner will be chosen by a random number generator and posted tomorrow below tomorrow's giveaway. If you win a giveaway on this blog at some point this month, please be kind and don't enter further giveaways--I'd love as many people to win something as possible!
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The winner of yesterday's Sunny Days zine giveaway is Carolyn, who is crazy about her husky Shelby! Congratulations! Please send your name and address to me at miso...@yahoo.com. (<---make sure to click on the . . . link for the rest of the email address. This is a spam avoidance thing.)
I've been following Alicia on FB and the stuff she has been up to looks fantastic! My easy meal is a can of black beans, a can of diced tomatoes, and some hot sauce. Heat and eat - instant chili!
ReplyDeleteWhen I don't feel like cooking I usually just microwave a sweet potato and eat it with a vegan sausage or two. Thanks for the great giveaway!
ReplyDeleteOh that book does look amazing. The Cover! Oh The Cover! (I'm Canadian, so no free book for me)
ReplyDeleteMy lazy meal tends to be tomatoes, onions, lentils and some spices. (incidentally - that's what I had for dinner last night haha)
Cool tomatoes!
ReplyDeleteOoh that book looks great. When I don't feel like making anything, I'll make pasta and throw TVP chunks into the sauce
That picture on the cover looks fantastic. I love anything with a crust!
ReplyDeleteWhen I don't feel like cooking anything, I go for cereal with almond milk. It's like, grab a spoon and a bowl... pour... pour.... DONE.
ReplyDeleteWhen I'm too lazy to cook my husband and I always make some kind of easy pasta! It's fast, cheap and filling!
ReplyDeleteSweat an onion, toss in beans and broccoli, 5 minutes later, done
ReplyDeleteMy quick and easy cooking tip: I use a small spoon to gently scrape off the gills of portobello mushrooms - works like a charm (and also works nicely for peeling ginger)!
ReplyDeletewhen I am lazy I just throw together a smoothie or quick veggie stir fry. that is actually what I eat most of the time. this book looks really good.
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I have been known, on rare occasions, when feeling especially lazy and harried, to make a big bowl of air popped popcorn for dinner. Easy, tasty, and very comforting. :)
ReplyDeleteI make stir fry when I'm lazy. Or I heat up a can of black beans, topped with avocado slices and vegan sour cream--eaten with tortilla chips.
ReplyDeleteHehe, your horned-tomatoes are adorable, I can't wait to see what happens with the seeds you saved.
ReplyDeleteComfort food? In MA we're having the perfect comfort-food weather. Yum!
ReplyDeletei love alicia's other cookbooks, can't wait to check out this one. my lazy meal is a BLT sandwich, or pasta. or go out to eat! :)
ReplyDeletei've picked up some vegan ramen. quick, easy, and yummy!
ReplyDeleteSuper Pretzel! With mustard, please.
ReplyDeleteWhen I don't feel like cooking I go to nut butter sandwiches, usually with blueberry jam and slices of fruit like kiwi or mango. Always fast and easy and makes me super happy!
ReplyDeleteI tested (not nearly enough) for this book, and I have to say, this is not your ordinary low-cal cookbook. Good luck with your tomato seeds!
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