The Week Without a Macbook plus Kale Wraps ^_^

Blasphemy! How did I survive a week without my computer? Or a tv? Or any other form of electronic entertainment? Well, I will show you...here are some of the treats that resulted from my malfunctioning "Logic Board"

Guess the flavor?

V-con Bbread muffins. Pretty lovely texture, however I'll cut down on the molasses next time.

Quinoa Kale Wraps

Perfect for a quick lunch because they're packed with nutrients, easy, and way filling.

Wraps & filling:

• 4-5 big kale leafs
• 2 Hass avocados
• a handful of cherry tomatoes
• 1 cup quinoa
• 1 carrot, julienned

First, cook the quinoa according to the box directions. While it's simmering, start to prepare the other filling veg starting with the carrots. Cut the avocados last so that they don't start to oxidize before you eat 'em. Once the quinoa is finished, let it cool for about 15 minutes. During this time, you can make the dressing and get the kale leaves ready. If they're too tough to eat raw (they always are for me) you can run them under really hot water for a few seconds so that they begin to wilt. They will turn darker green and make them just a little easier to bite into.

Dressing

• 1 c olive oil (I used 1/2 c extra virg OO & 1/2 c flax oil blend)
• 1/2 c balsalmic vinegar
• 4-6 cloves garlic

Put all the ingredients into a blender, or .'-*'Magic Bullet *.'-*, and buzz them til smooth.

To assemble: place the kale leaf on a plate then put about 1/4 c of quinoa as the base. Follow with the other items, it's really your preference as to what order you want to put them on. Then top it all off with a few T's of the dressing. If you put too much filling in & it's un-wrappable, you can just eat as a salad :P

Tea-Poached Pears w/ Soy Dream Vanilla

Recipe from Vegan Italiano. Amazingly ~healthy. There is really nothing like poached pears after a terribly long week peppered with inclement weather and without a computer.