Cafe Flora Brunch

I like comfort, so when I'm at the computer, I'm lounging in a lazy boy. Obviously Tubs agrees, because he joined me today while I was hanging out for just a second at the computer.

Since Tubs doesn't play lap cat too much, I decided stay put and use the time to to catch up on reading blogs and to write a post. Here he is snuggling up in the blanket. Maybe someday I'll be that flexible.

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You gotta check out this link about this dog that loves all other animals. It's soooo cute!

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A couple of weekends ago, we went to Cafe Flora's brunch with some friends. YUM!

The cinnamon rolls were awesome. I have to get up my nerve and try making them again. For some reason, I now have cinnamoroll in my head.
Mushroom scramble. Very good. It had big chunks of tofu that I think had been frozen to give them a nice texture. It also had a slightly miso taste to it. The potatoes were perfectly browned and crunchy.
Spinach scramble. mmmmm...
Apple sage waffle. yuck. hey, it can't all be perfect! A little yuck makes the good stuff taste even better.
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Lisa (Cravin' Veggies), Peepa and The Judge do have tails! They are long and thin and are typically coiled up and tucked in near the tummy. I tried to find a pic of when the tail is coiled and on the outside, but couldn't. I have a TON of cat pics, ya know...

Tails come out when it's sunny.
Or when it's cleaning time. It's sort of hard to see, but the tail is coiled.

Mom, what are all these cars doing in my house?!?

I made Sweet Chickpea Curry Casserole from Vive Le Vegan that Joanna had blogged about. Very very delicious and really easy. Thanks, Joanna, for blogging about it.


Just chop stuff up, dump some cans of stuff in and toss it in the oven. I'm sure you're wondering how such a lazy dish could ever be good. Well, it is more than good. It's amazing. Bow down to the kitchen queen that is Dreena.

Here is what I did differently:

1. If you use full fat coconut milk, only use 1/2 can + water.
2. I added in about a cup of leftover mashed squash, it made it really creamy and thick.
3. you gotta add some hot sauce or jalapenos unless you like 0 stars.


I also made some brown basmati rice that I cooked with some cardamom pods (about 3 of them for 4 people's worth of rice). When it was almost done, I added in some frozen peas.


Now you have 2 bloggers that give this the thumbs up, so get out there and make some.

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Just a smiley gingerbread cupcake from where else, Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World. Do I have to mention that it was really good or have we all figured out that cupcakes from this book are always yummy?


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My mother sent me a ton of these wind up toys in my xmas box. The cats really don't know what to think.

It's party time when we wind them up. Even the sleepiest cat will get up to join in.

Peepa is contemplating a smack down. This car goes in circles and apparently it deserves extra smacks when it goes around something, like this tripod leg.

Faline is ready to spring into action.

And here is her big move -- sniff the boat that goes around in circles.