Homemade french fries with organic ketchup.  

Tacos! Boca soy protein crumbles with taco seasoning, avocado, better than sour cream!, salsa. 

They were good. I used to eat these all the time and I think I sort of forgot about making tacos (it could also be that I've been eating more local produce and less soy meat products). But with the stress and the impending deadlines comes the convenience food!

Yesterday, Elizabeth and I saw Waltz with Bashir at Canal Place (incredibly depressing, but very well made. beautiful soundtrack.), then had these samosas at my favorite French Quarter hole-in-the-wall, Salt n Pepper:

We continued on to Arnaud's, where we each had a sazerac:

I think we were underdressed.

Chickpea-Lentil stuff: I pretty much followed my old faithful Chana Masala recipe and added lentils and some additional spices. 

So, the recipe:

Saute a small-medium onion and a few cloves of garlic in olive oil.

Add about a cup and a half of water, 2 tablespoons tomato paste or ketchup, one tablespoon lemon juice, and a whole lot of curry powder and cumin. 

Add a can of chickpeas, drained, and about a cup of lentils.

Add some garam masala (coriander, cardamom, cumin, curry powder, basically). 

Cook at medium heat for about 15 minutes, adding water as needed. 

Add a tablespoon or so of margarine and some crushed red pepper and cook an additional 5-10 minutes. 

Serve over basmati rice. 

Hiatus due to general craziness of life.

Some highlights from the past few days:

Yesterday: butternut squash soup and assorted vegetables with mom and dad.

Day before yesterday: organic, free trade soda with Wes while visiting Grandma. 

Two days ago: Mexican food at Superior Grill with Wes before we both headed to Hattiesburg. He visited for Thursday night parades. 

"Kale chips." This is sort of like popcorn, but with nutrients.

Bake at 350 on an oiled cookie sheet until crispy. Sprinkle with salt and seasoning (I used Tony's). 

So I was craving apple pie and I was about 2 minutes away from driving to the grocery store to buy one of those mrs. smith's individual slices when I saved myself by making this:

overly- sugared cinnamon toast. 

Maybe I'll buy a pie tomorrow.