Wednesday, February 20, 2013

WIAW - Veggie Love

Welcome to HUMP DAY everyone!

Do you call Wednesday's Hump Day?
The saying 'hump day' relates to the working week being like climbing a hill. It originates from feelings that Wednesday can be the hardest day of the week, the day that can feel the most exhausting & that we have the least amount of motivation because we've finally exhausted ourselves to get to the top of that hill! But at least after today it's a downhill run!!!!!!

Today I definitely felt like I was on the top of the hill!

Being up a touch earlier than usual meant that I was out the door without any rush. We had an office meeting for several hours, which is always great because I love my fellow workmates so much. This afternoon I had my first trip to Costco. The drive home this week on the freeway was only ONE HOUR!!!!!!!!! Wooooo-hoooooo :D And I was welcomed at home by a parcel of bras I'd ordered online *cheap* - my favourite brand!
Seriously - does a day get any better than that??????
Well stocked with dates, rice, tofu, passata and...... bras!!!!!



Here's my munchies for today:
I had a nectarine and apricot for afternoon tea and I also must admit that I did have a Macro bar on the way home..... it was a precautionary step that I took leaving one in my handbag just in case the drive home was bad..... but even though it wasn't I ate it anyway ;-)



This month on the peas and crayons blog veggies are getting a special mention!
WIAW followers are joining in love your veggies month!
If you ask me, veggies are definitely worth loving!
As I sat and thought about which veggie I would want to share the love of, I really couldn't decide!
I loooooooooove red capsicum....
   but I also loooooooooooooooove cauliflower............
        and I can't forget how much I looooooooooooooove snow peas, and shallots and mushrooms and............
Well you get the point!

Today I decided to share with you some EGGPLANT love <3.
Yes, I love eggplant too! (Also known as aubergine!)
Yesterday I made an Eggplant Moussaka recipe from the Forks Over Knives Cookbook. Clearly our eggplants needed to be used soon ;-)
I had never tried a moussaka before but had always wanted to so I was very excited. 
The recipe has 3 parts - lentils, eggplant & sauce. Each part is made from scratch. 
I really enjoyed the whole process!
And it was amazingly tasty! :-)


Do you have a favourite vegetable?
What's your favourite way to cook with it?
Have you tried any new recipes with it lately?

8 comments:

  1. Wow that is one amazing bounty of produce and bras you have there! I wish we had a Costco in Bath as I love bulk buying. I did manage to buy a 10kg bag of chapatti flour this week for £5.50, which was a great bargain. No chance of me going gluten free any time soon ;)
    Your moussaka looks really yummy!

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    1. Costco is fairly recent out here - and thankfully there is one close to my work :-)
      Yay for bargain flour - I'm expecting some rather grand recipes now you know!!!! I'm sure you'll put it all to good use xxx

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  2. I LOVE Costco - its great. I usually go every 3 months and stock up on fundamentals. It really does help with the grocery budget but it also means far less trips to the shops and that is great.

    I love salads (yes, that can include many veggies) - even in winter I love a bowl of salad - its so refreshing.

    Sweetcorn (fresh) would have to be up there with the top vegetables. I love it just cooked with a crunch and then lots of butter (not mag). I am also a fan of spinach and peas and . . . ok, lots of veg!!

    I am trying my hand at Indian cooking and finding out that I can cook Indian without using chillies and they don't need to be really hot.

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    1. Sounds wise to stock up while you're there and reduce the grocery bill!
      Yay for a fellow salad lover :-)
      Oooooo I do love some Indian dishes - but yeah I'm the same, can't handle too much heat! I hope they work out well for you :-)

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  3. How exciting re. your Costco purchases - I've never been so always love seeing what other people get there! And I like the look of your moussaka :) I would be hard pushed to choose a favourite vegetable, but I do eat a lot of carrots!

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    1. Hopefully Costco decide there should be a Perth store for you soon!
      mmmmmmmmmmm carrot cake ;-) Wait - does that still count as a veggie then?!?!?!?

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  4. Great minds think alike! I posted a recipe for moussaka this week too :)

    That black bean pasta looks great. Such a creative idea!

    Oh, and I'm not sure I could pick a favorite vegetable :) It would have to be either squash or peas though... Probably!

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    1. Yay for moussaka! :-)
      I think the black bean pasta tastes more like noodles than pasta - but I do really like it.
      hehehe so many people are having trouble picking their 'favourite'!!!!

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