addicted to these cookies...

photo by juli

i just returned from a trip out to southern california, and i am so happy to be home and back to the blog!  sorry, juli, for leaving you alone with the blog all week!  i tried to bring a little socal sunny warmth home with me.

i am so excited to share this simple carrot oatmeal cookie recipe from 101cookbooks.  i made these for a brunch with friends, and they were a hit!  i loved them so much i made another batch the following week and ate them for breakfast every day.  maple syrup = appropriate breakfast food, right?

oh, and they are vegan too!

there's a lot of room for improvisation with these.  zucchini, coconut, various nuts...chocolate???  

green soup with ginger

by juli

so, tracy (fellow slow life blogger) wanted to make dinner last night and i was, admittedly, a bit of a laze and wanted to dine out.  she talked me into it with this delish green soup and ginger recipe from the cookbook, "love soup" by anna thomas, found via 101cooksbooks.  tracy loves to cook and alas, i like to either photograph food or eat it.  i aspire to be a cook sometimes but my kitchen is ill-equipped and i kind of keep it that way by spending all my money dining out.
anyhow, what a great winter stew!  it is all vegan and healthy.  the only adaptation we made was to add soy sausage which added a bit of a kick with some protein.  yum.