It's that time of the year...

…back to school.  My husband and I are both lucky to work in education.  We had an amazing and busy summer, but now it's time to go back to real work.  I think our dog is the most depressed about it honestly.

This year is so much different than last.  This is the first school year my hubby and I will be living together.  When we were dating we lived an hour away from each other.  It seemed like we were always driving to each other and it was exhausting.  Everyday I feel so lucky that we get to come home to each other.

Sharing a home together of course means that we have one kitchen, one refrigerator, and one set of groceries (I claimed sole responsibility for grocery shopping!).  This of course is very exciting to me because I (obviously) enjoy food and cooking and thankfully Dylan doesn't mind cleaning the kitchen (where did I find this guy?).  

With everything going on with transitioning back to school I've slacked on posting my recipes.  I've honestly been throwing things together…mostly garlic loaded things my coworkers can smell across the teachers' room (sorry!).  I had a tough day a few days ago so my husband cooked for me.  The picture is below, it was delicious but if my husband cooked for me every night my pants wouldn't fit by the end of the month.  I'll make sure to post some of his recipes sometimes too.  

So I promise to get back into the swing of things, post some recipes and mention some products you might not even realize are vegan.  My husband has requested peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for lunch so I better make dinner count!  

The newest member of our family...

…our Vitamix.

For two people who had a super small wedding we really made out with wedding gifts.  We are so luck y to have so many generous friends and family.  We did not register for a Vitamix but Dylan (the hubby) has been talking about getting one ever since we started dating.  For those who are not familiar with the Vitamix, it's the most amazing (and expensive) thing you can possibly have in your kitchen.  It's basically a food processor, blender, juicer, and so much more in one (and it cleans itself!).

We talked about possibly taking the plunge and getting one with some of our wedding money but my parents beat us to the punch and now we have a Vitamix 750 sitting on our kitchen counter.  I wanted to introduce the Vitamix because I'm probably going to be talking about it a ton.  We use it at least once a day for smoothies, soups, sauces, and more.  I'm looking forward to playing around with it more and and making soups on cold winter nights and well as some frozen margaritas before the end of the summer.  Margaritas are healthy if you make them in a Vitamix, right?

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Hello

Well I'm new to this so pardon my appearance…

I've always wanted to start a blog, but have never actually sat down to do it.  In the last month I've experienced two major life events…moving and getting married!  Both fun and exciting yet so stressful!    Now that we're back from our honeymoon and have unpacked all those beautiful Crate and Barrel boxes I'm starting to get back into cooking.

I joke with my husband that about 90% of our conversations are food related.  I think that's pretty accurate.  We also share a love of animals and do not eat meat (even our dog is a vegan).  My husband has been a vegan/vegetarian for about 20 years and currently he's on a vegan kick.  

So what does this mean for me?  Well I guess I'm the at home vegan.  With a husband that does not eat any animal products I tend to avoid eggs and dairy when I'm out of the house as well, except for that slice of NYC cheese pizza I ate on our honeymoon (totally worth it!) 

Cooking and eating as a vegan isn't as difficult as many people make it out to be, you just have to be  little more creative.  I'm constantly asked about what we eat and I love talking about it hence this blog.  

I'm not out there to preach about vegetarianism and veganism.  It's our choice and it's not for everyone, but everyone can enjoy the food we eat.  One of my favorite things to do is to cook for my meat-eating friends and family and to have them enjoy what I make.  

So I hope some of my ideas and recipes find you.  I thought it would be fun to share a little part of our new life and maybe this blog will help my husband and I cut down on our conversations about food…save it for the blog!