So…Ish is always saying how much he despises Thai food. I happen to L-O-V-E it. So, when I found a pad thai kit at Kroger that was…VEGAN!…I had to try it. AND IT WAS COMPLETELY DELISH! Instead of the 2 eggs that the recipe on the package called for, I added 1/3 of a block of crumbled extra-firm tofu (frozen and thawed for a better texture). I also added green bell peppers, broccolini, cauliflower, mushrooms AND onions. OH! And topped it with scallions and some chopped peanuts, of course. It was absolutely to DIE FOR! AND I think that I may have cause Ish to eat his words…literally! He went back for seconds! I would normally just make a stirfry with soba noodles, but there’s something about pad thai that I just can’t place. I don’t have it very often-and maybe that’s why. It feels like SUCH a huge treat when I DO have it! 
Now I want some vegan fried rice tomorrow and some vegan lo mein on Tuesday and I’ll be SET!
On another note, I have found a new love of salted pecans. Before today, my only experience with pecans was in pie (and sneaking them out of the pile that was about to go into the food processor…. But I was ambling through the aisles in the grocery and there I found some magical words: dry roasted, salted pecans. I thought that they sounded too good to be true, so I checked the ingredients…and NO ANIMAL PRODUCTS! WOOT! So off I went with my treasure and popped open the container as soon as I got in the car (yup, I’m one of THOSE people…and darn proud of it!)…one word: HEAVEN. I’ve always liked the sweetness in pecans, but paired with the salt and roasting…they are OUT OF THIS WORLD!! You absolutely HAVE to try some.
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Jay doesn’t like Thai food either…..maybe we should ditch the boys and go out for some!