Spicy vegan chili

I made some delicious vegan chili for a Superbowl party on Sunday. It was spicy and good!! If you didn't know there wasn't meat in it, you wouldn't! The only two ingredients that were a little hard to find were the specific brand of vegan sausage the recipe called for, and chipotle powder. Both I ended up getting at Whole Foods. The recipe is from a new blog I'm following called What Would Cathy Eat? Interesting stuff....

A truck load of spices (chili powders, cumin, oregano, etc.)

Crumpled Field Roast vegan chipotle sausage

During cooking

With a little Tofutti sour cream to cool it down a bit

There was actually a contest, and although many people complemented my chili, alas, I did not win. But I thought it was great, so I'm calling it a success! Plus I got to taste like 8 other chilis.

Random things

I guess I just like lists. Lists of things I am doing, have done, want to do. This weekend, I did some homey, good-livin' type stuff. And there's still half a day to do more. I:
• took a pilates class
• got inspired to load up my itunes and listen to some bruce springsteen
• went out two... nights ... in ... a ... row!
• drank lots of red wine
• made crockpot chili (new recipe)

• went for a river hike with friends/neighbors/and dog-friends
• cleaned out the freezer
• made a new recipe for pasta salad
• made home-made chai tea
• drafted up the finishing touches of our seemingly never-ending front yard landscaping project, made a specific list of what is left to buy or plant. there is light at the end of the tunnel
• finally watched my netflix movie that has been sitting around for over a month
• signed up for a photography class that involves a train ride, chinatown and dim sum
• talked myself out of buying the ipad2... AGAIN... Still thinking on it