After a week of much appreciated sunshine and blue skies, and many procrastinated and half-assed homework assignments, the weather report informed me that we were in for a soggy week of non-stop rain. Well, Ryan and I woke up this morning to patches of bright blue poking through the clouds, and enjoyed a nice humid walk to school. HA on you i-Phone, you were wrong again!

…It started raining like pissing cows, as the French say, around 2. Went to Goodwill with the hopes of finding a cast-iron and a french press, left with two pairs of pants (hey I really needed those too!) and a flannel that smells like a dusty old man (not that that stopped me from putting it on when I got home). I decided that tonight was the night to start a food blog, in some sense of the word, and with much encouragement from Ryan and the one and only Kelso Burns, it has begun!

Tonight we made a Maybe Not So African Peanut Soup. But it was definitely vegan! I pretty much ripped off the entire recipe from Cookie and Kate. However, I changed it a little bit. Instead of collard greens, Kelso donated her spinach from this Saturday’s farmers market. You can throw those in right at the end because they only take a minute to cook. I also roasted a couple little red bell peppers and threw those in. Poured the soup over some couscous, and topped it off with thai basil, chopped peanuts, and sriracha. Yum. Creamy, crunchy from the nuts, and the more hot sauce the better. My nose was running by the end but that is saying very little. Superdeedooper easy too.

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Add into the mix a growler of Mac&Jack’s African Amber and some sweet potato fries (thanks to Kelso and Jann) and it was a very satisfying meal! Unfortunately the cooking didn’t start until around 8, so the pictures aren’t exactly fantastic, but at least its a start. Happy Monday y’all! Here’s to hoping it’s a more productive week than the last.