A rather uninteresting dinner of brown rice and lentils. It's filling and healthy, though!

Matthew told me last week that Cafe Gratitude is "too hippy" for him, and I shrugged it off. 

But today I ate lunch there and I completely understood. I had the "I am Succulent," the "I am Honoring," and the "I am Deserving," a.k.a. apple-grapefruit-celery juice, cashew-cheese nachos with flax chips, and cashew-based mint chocolate chip ice cream with chocolate sauce.

It was all good but very hippy-dippy. The ice cream was definitely the best part, and I eventually plan to experiment with making my own raw desserts (likely when I get back to my very own New Orleans kitchen). 

Awful picture quality (bright morning light + iphone camera), but delicious brunch! This is chorizo tofu at Weird Fish. Tofu chorizo with vegan jack cheese. Served with red beans and cole slaw. I will definitely be visiting Weird Fish again to try their lunch/ dinner menu items. 

Last night's dinner: stuffed peppers. They were the best thing I had eaten all week, until today's lunch (to be posted momentarily).

Who could ask for anything more?

Roasted artichokes and garlic cloves. I'm excited to be living in a place where artichokes are locally grown. Yum!

Kale and potato enchiladas. 

Or what should be kale and potato enchiladas but is really just a pile of vegetables, tortilla, and sauce. Whatever. It was scrumptious and that's all that matters, really. 

Tempeh and avocado sandwich and some cherries from the Marin farmers market. Cycling around all the time has a way of increasing the appetite. Go figure!

The farmers market was amazing. I should take a bigger bag next time. Or a car. 

Today began (well, after looking at a potential room for June and July) with a bus ride into San Francisco and a visit to City Lights Bookstore. On display was a Crescent City Farmers Market cookbook. Imagine that! I'm in the land of organic produce and farmers markets and the dang New Orleans market cookbook is on display. 

I almost bought it just to support its presence, but then I didn't. Instead I bought this: The Best American Short Stories 2008

and then this: 

My foray into the big city was successful: grilled seitan schwarma wrap at Herbivore. 

And I had a slice of carrot cake, but I didn't take a picture of it. 

I've re-emerged! (But I still don't know my spring semester grades.)

Corn- Edamame- Sesame salad with avocado and mixed herb greens: 

The first of many California postings. 

Stay tuned: I'm hoping to journey to one of San Francisco's many veg restaurants this weekend. Woohoo!

Lagniappe: my new bicycle.