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05-17-08

Olivius Fifi Von LuLuHuegan

0516081629, originally uploaded by Dr. Meow Mix.

Is sportin’ a new pair of eyes these days.

Here’s Lookin’ @ you, kid.

05-16-08

Tomatoes & Cheese

Tomatoes & Cheese, originally uploaded by Dr. Meow Mix.

Laur, Iz, 3 Tomatoe Plants, 2 Pepper Plants and a Cuban Oregano bought at the nursery tucked in between the buildings on 10th Avenue (?) having lunch at Bodega Blues. Hearts.

For The “Blog” of “Unnecessary” Quotation Marks

05-15-08

Guerrilla Googlies and Tea Time

Guerrilla Googlies, originally uploaded by shellgreenier.

Adventures in Vero today. We decided to take the hike to The Friends of the Library Bookstore today, rounded back by the new Vintage store on 20th Avenue W and landed at Tea and Chi before heading over to Bodega and being rejected by the faded OPEN sign and locked door. Found this great pair on a pole down the road from us a bit.

God’s Dew Tea from Tea and Chi on 14th Avenue with Agave Nectar. Nom. Nom. Nom.

05-15-08

Outside

Outside, originally uploaded by shellgreenier.

Playing in the grass today with Aunt Laur outside the house. Since our backyard is a cement jungle, the change is always welcome.

05-14-08

The Jesus Incident

The Jesus Incident 1, originally uploaded by shellgreenier.

Intrigued by Peta’s claim that Wonderbread is vegan…(?) and the arguments that ensued, I decided to try my hand at a vegan bread. Long story short: Cake Flour is NOT the same as regular flour (Gluten levels laur points out) and the mix made a sticky, sticky mess. Bonding to my hands I swore it was flesh eating bread I was making.

M: What should I do?

L: Bake it, see what happens.

M: What if it grows out of the pot.

L: And the stove explodes?

M: Grab the big pan, please. Should I just plop it in?

So 30 minutes later we have a delicious bread. Laur gets Jesus freak and wants to play communion so I make her some grape juice she later explodes on the floor, a few electrical pieces (computers, cameras) and the baby who proceeds to splash her little paw paw in it.

Photos from the Jesus Incident proceed, followed by the recipe, new and improved…and vegan. We’ve decided this is like fashion vegan instead of healthy vegan since I’m kind of freaked by the level of yeast it puts into your body…bread in general that is.

The original recipe joins us from Vegan-Food.net. The new and improved goes a little something like this:

INGREDIENTS

- 3 1/2 cups warm water
- 2 T margarine
- 3 T sugar
- 1 T salt
- 2 T baking yeast
- 7 cups cake flour
- 4 cups regular white flour
- 2 T Olive Oil

METHOD (preheat oven 400)

1. Mix water, margarine, sugar and salt. Sprinkle yeast on top and let sit for 15 minutes. Inhale that yeasty goodness scent. Yum.

2. Stir in 7 cups of cake flour, then 2 cups of regular flour with a spoon. Do not knead. Let rise until double.

3. Punch down, pull out and knead on a floured surface. Yell for someone to save you and have them add the remaining flour (or more until NOT so sticky). Yell for someone to turn on the water.

4. Turn on the faucet with your toes when no one comes to your rescue.

5. Plop in pan big enough to hold the beast. Into the oven. Check when you start to smell her. Brush on olive oil and turn down to 350. Bake until brown and crusty.

6. Serve with grape juice.

05-14-08

Good Morning Vietnam

S: Milk. Milk. Milk. Milk. Milk. Milk. Milk. Milk. Milk. Milk. Milk. Milk. Milk. Milk. Milk. Milk. Mommy. Milk. Milk. Milk. Milk. Milk. Milk. Milk. Milk. Milk. Milk. Milk. Milk. Milk. Milk. Milk.