Vegan Mofo VI- Day 17: Those Are Nacho Kale Chips!

These are the best things ever! I love kale and have been saying I am going to make kale chips for at least a year. Now that TJ's has them, I have a bigger excuse for putting it off. The package is kind of small, so if you love kale chips or hate sharing, I would grab more than one.

I think it was around 3-4 bucks for the package. I've seen same sized bags priced at twice that so I decided to go for it. I broke a chunk off a huge piece and it was good. So I kept picking at the huge pieces, thinking about whether or not I liked them. Then I saw the bag was already halfway gone. I think that's a "hell yeah", right?

I took the rest to my work yesterday and teased one of our fave patrons about trying them but she did and she loved them. Then we pressured my co-worker into trying them. She wasn't as into it, but I am glad she gave them a chance. By this point all I had were little crumbles, but I didn't want to throw them out. When I got home I had some leftover mac and cheese, so I sprinkled them on top of the mac and stirred it up. That was the jam! I can't wait to go back to TJ' sand get more of these. I also have some of the cinnamon rolls I need to bake but not in this heat!

p.s.
I had my job interview yesterday and I think I crushed it. I should know in 3 weeks what the folks who interviewed me thought. There's a lot going on this week and I'm starting to feel run down so that's why I don't have a "real" entry today. I'm trying to rest today so I can get back on task tomorrow!

Vegan Mofo VI- Day 15- I Love L.A.!

Woo hoo! What a great turn out for AIDS Walk Los Angeles yesterday. We got there early enough to make our way super close to the starting line which has never happened since we are usually running late. I was so excited. Then my sister pointed out a staff member who was looking for people to carry signs. I had to do it! You could drop them off at any of the checkpoints along the route but I ended up dumping mine at the first one because I was also weighed down by my purse. After I ate/drank some of the things that were my bag, I was able to pick up a sign again at another checkpoint and carry it the rest of the way, yay! It was a gorgeous day and we raised a bunch of money.

After our walk, we stopped for lunch at Veggie Grill at the Farmer's Market. I didn't know what to order since I'd only been there one other time. I knew I loved the Mac-n-Cheese, Buffalo Wings and Steamin' Kale. The "Crab" Cake was good too, but I wasn't in the mood for that. I thought about getting the Buffalo Bomber (sammich) and upgrading my side to kale, but I would still want mac and that is too much food, even for me. So in the end, I decided to just order two sides and a starter. If they would just make this into a bowl it would be easier for me to order and less dishes for their staff. I forgot to write it up for the suggestion box, maybe next time.

Since it was just across the street, we stopped at Whole Foods, which is usually a treat for me since we do not have one nearby, but I didn't know we were going there so I didn't even know what I wanted from there. I had maybe 15 left from my "lunch" budget but I didn't really find anything to blow it on since I didn't bring my insulated bag with me and we had at least an hour on the road on a hot day. I ended up just getting some water, which my sister bought since she is nice like that. I almost bought some cookies from their bakery but I couldn't justify it since I have everything I need to bake some at home and the ones I make are better. Good thing I saved my money because we went to see Argo later that night and it was amazing.