HELP!

I need recipes. While I refuse to use the word d _ _ t, I am embarking on a more, er, stringent eating plan.

Ben and I are both vegetarian, and we generally eat pretty healthy. But I think I need to cut back on a few things for some extra assistance. (read- beer, cheese, sweets, fried stuff) So, here is the general idea. I try to eat salads and soups at lunch. Or leftovers. We have good healthy dinners at home. Then when we go out, or are feeling naughty we eat whatever the eff we want.

For dinner I want to mostly stick with whole grains. Preferably not wheat. Ok, let's just come out and say this is a big fat {skinny?} hippie diet. I want brown rice, quinoa, lentils and other healthy things that grow and are not processed with lots of vegetables. Steamed NOT fried.

And as for breakfast? I am at a total loss. I have never been much for cereal. Or yoghurt. I tried having hard boiled eggs this morning, but I wasn't sure if that fit with the new diet. Plus? They gave me gross little egg burps. I need something that I can eat at work {prepared in the toaster over or microwave or brought in a tupperware} and I would really like something warm and savory. {savory, as in not sweet} Am I asking too much???

So I ask you- RECIPES? I can only do tempeh and brown rice with steamed veggies and braggs so many times a week.

Favorite book? Favorite blog? Please? Do you all think I am crazy and know of no tasty delights without rich, wonderful delicious, perfect cheese? Mmmmmmmm. Cheese.

Also- weeknights, we can be kind of lazy when it comes to making dinner. Minimal steps, people. Hey, I work long days.

***ahem. I would be a vegetarian, *not* a pescatarian. {grin}

After hearing ESB rave about organic vodka (and it's magical anti hangover quality) I decided to give it a go.

I took some extra measures too- on new years eve I drank only one cocktail type (besides a beer with dinner)- no mixing my boozes, and I only used low sugar mixers like lime juice and club soda. I also was careful to drink normal water in between, specially since I was in the desert.

It worked! Ok, I hardly drank that much, but it really doesn't take much for me these days. A couple cocktails and I DEF feel it in the morning. And new years day? Didn't feel a thing. Rad.

What is going on here? Is this an Andy Goldsworthy or an everyday natural occurance? Really, people, I don't know. Las Vegas- born and raised.

Whatever, it is awesome.

***oops, my linking was not adequate, sorry! image via here, [Lena Corwin] not me! I don't get pretty snow. :)

Step by step instructions on how to make a teepee.

I don't think there is exactly room in our house, but if/when we have a little one I will MAKE room. And outfit it just a little like this.

The high Desert was magical, of course.

I got my bulb wrapped antlers, after all.

Ben strummed his guitar, I learned just how much I love shooting BB guns. (At cans, boots, and pine cones, of course)

I really loved it.

Nerdy boys made electronic music late into the night. Aided by more antlers.

Going out was forsaken in favor of LOTR Trivial Pursuit. 2 NIGHTS IN A ROW. (We won the second night, thankyouverymuch.)

I gathered sticks, as usual.

Ben carried them, as usual.

We hiked the desert.

We layed around in the desert.

And most importantly we schemed and dreamed about pooling together to buy a plot of high desert land. Preferably, rocky bouldery land.