Argh, got my first cold of the season & piss watch

I must have picked up a bug at the TG potluck. I gave it a chance to grow when I stayed up until 3 AM because we had to take Chippy to the kitty ER. Chippy had some blood in his urine. He seems fine now, but he has to be sequestered so we can monitor his pee action. aka piss watch. Yes, very uncouth of me.


My cold sucks big time. I have a foggy head with mega ear and throat pain. Talking and swallowing really hurts.

At least there isn't any coughing. When I get a cough w/ a cold, it lingers for months after the cold. I finally found a good doctor the last time I was battling w/ the cough.

You're probably wondering why I'm posting instead of sleeping. I needed a break from laying around in bed. I'll be back up in my bedroom prison with Chippy soon enough.


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I made Julie Hasson's cobbler last week, and it is really good and most importantly very easy to make - just pour in the batter, then put fruit on top, the oven does the rest. I used blueberries as well as blackberries.

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I know I've posted about Pizza Pi before, but it's awesome so you'll have to suffer through another post about them. My evil plan is to brainwash you into craving pizza - not exactly that difficult to do. Hey, I'm sick (wah), so my goals have been lowered.

We went the day after TG because cooking was too much effort. We got a cheezeburger pizza and a meatball pizza with green peppers, green olives and onion. We also got a caesar's salad. I'm really taken with the cheezeburger pizza - can you tell? The next vegan meetup is at Pizza Pi, so you know what I'm getting :)

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Andy just sent me this link about cafe flora adding cocktails to their menu. Before they only had 1 vegan wine by the glass, but it was white (bleah).

I'm so boring, I will probably still get tea when I go there. They now use Remedy tea. I had a glass of regular black iced tea and it was really gross. Their earl grey was good which is important because that is what I drink for hot tea.

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I caused mayhem in the house because I put some baby blankets around the big cat toy thing making a cabana, though I guess it's a catbana. Each level in the big cat toy is only big enough for 1 cat, but those worms managed to stack themselves in anyhow (Chippy, Peepa, The Judge).

I had to take the blankets down because Tubs would go on the level above it and start beating on anybody in the catbana level through through the hole they are supposed to use to move up and down the toy. Nothing new for this toy, but the blankets trapped them in more.

Butterfly Award Meme & some food & cats (of course)

I just got a Butterfly Award from Becks at I'm not a rabbit. Thanks so much, Becks. I really love reading your blog, too. And I'm glad that you like mine :)

meme rules & regs:

(1) post about the award,
(2) link back to the person that nominated you
(3) place the award on your sidebar
(4) choose 10 blogs that you think are really cool, link to them, contact each person and talk about why you think their blogs are cool

I could list way more than 10 blogs that I love, but I will follow the rules. I really have to thank VeganMofo for getting all of us blogging and reading more blogs. I know I've totally benefitted from the experience. I love getting to know more about people and expanding my world view.

Here they are in alphabetical order:

A cup of Jo - you have so much energy and you always make me laugh. I love your outlook on life and eating yummy food. My husband even knows when I'm reading your blog because he hears music :) Cheers to you and your little squirrel friend!

BeastMomma - I love that you take the time out of your busy schedule and travelling to blog about what is going on. You express yourself really well so I can really sense what you're experiencing. You should definitely keep writing because you have a gift. Seattle is going to miss you when you move back east - but it is going to be so much fun for you there.

For the Love of Guava - I always have a good laugh reading your blog. I really love your stories and the way that you describe things. Mega props for directing the Vagina Monologues, way to really get involved and do some good. Down with prop 8! Up with dinosaurs!

Here’s What You’re Missing - wingraclaire, you do really cool things and your food looks so good. I'm so happy I found your blog. I have been freezing looking at the pics of the snow you're getting. Hopefully you won't mind me constantly tagging you w/ these memes :).

Kelly's Pink Apron - I love reading about all of the recipes you've tried, I'm sure you've surpassed your goal by now for the year. I have an excel spreadsheet of recipes that I try (so I can remember them). I'm at 105 for this year, though today I'm cooking up a storm, so who knows :) Pink rules!
Married Vegan Yogini - Your blog is awesome. You really open up and write about what is going on in your life and I feel privileged to read it. I think you are a really caring and giving person.

Maybe Local Vegan - Hey there fellow Seattleite, sci fi fan and pantry stocker. I love reading about you, the food you're making and your cool family. PS. I made biscuits and gravy again and I'm reading Dawn right now - it was just sitting on my bookshelf. :)

Nineteen Ninety Nine - I love reading about your cooking exploits and how you like to try new stuff. Right up my alley. You are also the first and only blogger that I have met in person. I hope to see you at many more meetups.
Vegannifer - you have such an interesting blog. I love the way you write about your life and show cool pics of what is going on. You have tons more energy for making lots of awesome food than I do :) Oh yeah, and thanks for the cork floor tips.

veganview - You have such an energetic and exciting life. I'm so happy that you share it. I really feel like I'm in the moment when I read your blog. Makes me think of the wild times I used to have and still have yet to come. I just love the funny pics that you post - like the election signs.

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Ok, I had to sneak some food in here. I replicated the cheezeburger pizza from pizza pi, Seattle's vegan pizza place. It came out really well. Though I will still get it at Pizza Pi too. I used a frozen crust because I'm super lazy in the dough department. This is one of those recipes that you're probably thinking, big deal. Trust me, it is. I think kids would love this pizza because it is fun and yummy.

It's very easy to make.

1. Put a layer of cheeZe on your pizza and some fake hamburger type crumbles. I didn't have any so I cut up a garden burger.


2. Bake the pizza.


3. While the pizza is still hot, put the following topping on and eat right away. Tastes good cold the next day (you really can't heat it up unless you didn't put the cold toppings on it)


4. first layer: drizzle mustard and ketchup on top. It sort of acts like the glue to hold on the rest of the toppings. It doesn't have to be perfectly spread on top of the pizza. I just squrit it here and there and make a mess.


5. second layer: chopped up onions, lettuce, tomato (I didn't have any so I used red peppers) and pickles.
   I'd imagine anything you'd put on a burger is fair game - like avocado.

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Now for the continuation of the 2008 cat calendar...

March: Chippy (his eyes have not been altered like I did in the tub picture)

April: Kobie (taking a break between barkings. do you like the spit on the tongue? I toyed w/ removing it during editing.)

May: Scoatt (VT kitty. That spoon is not used for cooking, just for playing w/ Scoatt. If you rotate the picture it looks like he's dancing.)

Back to the kitchen....

Voting, pizza and other stuff

Today is the big day! I'm going to go and vote shortly.

On saturday, I went to the Seattle vegan meetup, which was at Kitaro, a Japanese restaurant. I ate a ton of sushi of which I forgot to take pics (as usual). There was a good turnout and I had a lot of fun. I'm getting psyched for the Thanksgiving potluck, though I haven't settled on what to make yet. If you're in Seattle on TG and don't have plans, consider attending.


We went to Pizza Pi on the way home. They have a new item on their menu, Cheezeburger Pizza. I've heard of it before a long time ago, but never had one or knew what it was about. It's really good and would be easy to recreate for those of you that don't live in Seattle. Bake a pizza with cheeze and fake hamburger on it - no sauce. Then put chopped up lettuce, onion, tomato, ketchup and mustard on top & your'e done. A co-worker of Andy's suggested pickles which makes total sense to me. Anyhow, you have to try this. The substandard pics don't do it justice, but I had to show you what it looks like because it is a strange and wonderful creation.

The owners of Pizza Pi and another couple bought the Wayward Cafe. We haven't been yet, but will do so soon.

We used the recipes from the Southern Cooking class to make some biscuits, gravy and smoky collards. Delicious! The recipes turned out just like they did in class, so you know Dawnula did an awesome job creating them. Woohoo! We brought them to some friends that recently had a baby. He is such a cute baby!

Speaking of cute babies, I saw this pic on the camera that I had to share. My guess is that Chippy was there first and Peepa invaded his space. Peepa is the ultimate space invader that doesn't have boundaries!!! Just ask Tubs.