Hungry Wanderers Onward

We had plans to work on our garden today, but other things kept coming up!

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I woke up a little late and made a rushed breakfast of Power Toast and hot tea.

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LOVE the amber color! In the mix: mate vana and rooibos macadamia – from Teavana.

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Spelt Power Toast with Barney Butter, chia seeds and sesame seeds.

Then, I went to church solo. Hubby was out fishing with a friend.

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Post church snack – Galaxy Granola (*) with vanilla almond milk.

Then, I went on a massive grocery re-stocking trip to Earthfare.

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But first I hit up the cafe area for lunch. I got a nice sized salad with baby spinach, romaine, cucumber, grape tomatoes, sprouts, celery, purple cabbage, carrots, and some macaroni salad on the side. I topped the salad with a raspberry chipotle dressing. I thought I read the bottle wrong but it definitely tasted like smoky, spicy raspberries. Very interesting.

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I also got some vegan veggie soup.

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Plus a yerba mate lemon tea to drink.

I ate my lunch in full sun on the patio and it was wonderous!

As for the groceries, I didn’t feel like taking pictures of everything, but here are some notable purchases:

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Old-fashioned butter from Homestead Creamery.

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Organic minneolas. I was going to pick up some conventional clementines but these were cheaper, organic, and (per the produce guy) more in season. Score!

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A trial size box of Green Genius biodegradable plastic kitchen bags.

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Earth Friendly Products Wave Auto Dishwasher Gel.

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Citradish Mango Tangerine Natural Dish Soap.

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Clearbrook Farms bitter-sweet orange marmalade.

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Amaranth (ok, I bought this from the bulk bins a week or so ago but I forgot to show you!)

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Hempmilk in Vanilla. I’m working my way through all the non-dairy milks and I’ve been wanting to try hemp milk for awhile. Today it was on sale, so I decided to give it a go. Can’t wait to try it!

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Coconut water – only $0.98 each. I swear these are more like $2 at other stores. I’ve been working on getting “things” from more natural sources, whether the “things” I’m looking for are vitamins, protein, etc. I bought the coconut water for the natural electrolytes.

While I was grocery shopping, hubby was furniture shopping. We found some stuff to buy on Craigslist and had it delivered today!

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We got this vintage buffet – built in the 1940s.

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A leather sectional for the basement.

And, my favorite purchase….

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…a PATIO TABLE! I think we will be using this piece of furniture veeery soon.

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While hubby was moving stuff, I also worked on a dessert for later.

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Mini fruit tarts! These are vegan and gluten free and perfect for spring/summer! Recipe to be posted later. Recipe up – click to view!

I made the tarts for a little get together for our friends Justin + Amanda, aka the Hungry Wanderers, who are moving to Las Vegas.

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There were tons of great eats.

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Veggie and bean salad and quinoa.

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Roasted broccoli and green beans.

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Salad.

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Beef brisket.

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I got a little bit of everything. Literally!

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Plus water to drink. Love these cups!

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There were plenty of sweets, too!

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Two layer chocolate-chocolate birthday cake.

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Oatmeal raisin cookies.

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My mini fruit tarts.

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Serving the cake.

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Just like dinner…I had a little bit of everything.

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Justin and Amanda recently went to Australia and they brought back a little taste of their adventure – the infamous Vegemite. My sister, who did an exchange to Australia, said she didn’t care for the vegemite and I’ve heard from most Americans that it’s not very good.

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I was a little nervous to try it, but too curious to say no.

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I picked a little corner, plus another fruit tart to chase the vegemite. 😆

Surprisingly, it wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be. It was pretty good and good for you with lots of B vitamins (which can be difficult for most vegetarians and vegans to get). The flavor had a lot more bite than I expected, but it was tolerable. I can see why people really like it.

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Next, we got to try something else really cool.

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Homemade root beer! I’m a big root beer fan, so I was really excited about this.

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It was really awesome. Maybe the best root beer I’ve ever had – nice and not too sweet. It would make the perfect root beer float.

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A wise friend once told me “Later” means I’ll see you again, but “Goodbye” is forever.

See you later Amanda + Justin! We’re going to miss you guys! Best of luck in Vegas. We’ll have to visit sometime soon! 🙂

3 thoughts on “Hungry Wanderers Onward”

  1. wow you have been busy!!
    That buffer is gorgeous! we want to get something just like it!
    And glad to hear that you liked vegemite – it is an Aussie staple 🙂

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