Veg of the Week

...a little late!
I have lots of fun pics to share with you all from the past few days, but for now...Veg of the Week!

I realize I just talked about pizza not too long ago, but....this was good!!

And I'm starting to realize that when you live in a household that has a vegetarian/ vegan sympathizer and a meat-eater, pizza is one meal that is easy to make to please both parties!
(A vegan sympathizer is someone who is not vegan but who has altered his or her diet to consist of more vegan options, with the possibility of moving closer to a completely vegan diet).

I bought a couple pre-made pizza crusts. You'd be amazed at how many options there are at the grocery store for pizza crust- I even saw a gluten free one! I want to try that one next time!

So I basically followed the directions on the pizza crusts I bought- it consisted of saying to lightly oil the crust (I used a tablespoon or two of olive oil, then sprinkled garlic powder over that), putting on your sauce and desired toppings, and then baking at the designated temp and time. So simple. For my vegan toppings, I literally just used whatever was in the fridge.

This picture makes me want to act like a 5 year old and say something like...

"Mommmm, his pizza is touching my pizza!"

So anywho, my pizza had:

-Enough canned pizza sauce to just cover the crust so there weren't any spots without it, leaving about a half inch of crust around the edge.

-About a half cup (I didnt really measure...I just loaded the thing with toppings!) of Daiya brand cheddar and mozzarella style "cheese" shreds on.

-Then on half I put fresh green peppers and canned mushrooms

-On the other half I put 3 or 4 tomato slices on, and I also put about 3 Morningstar veggie "bacon" slices on- I microwaved them for about 20 seconds just so they weren't frozen, then tore them up and put them on the pizza. And I also had kale...so I decided to tear off a little and sprinkle it on top (spinach or basil would've been better- the kale kind of just shrivled up and was useless lol).

I love to sprinkle crushed red pepper on my pizza....and sometimes dip it in hot sauce too... but that's just me!

As you can see, I like to take a laid-back approach to cooking. It makes it more fun and allows me to learn more about cooking in a comfortable way!

When it comes to desserts though, I have learned that the measurements definitely need to be pretty precise....but for other types of things like basic meals, many of the ingredients can be altered to preference or taste- especially pizza toppings!

~Loving vegan melty "cheese" pizza, ~Anna (&And the Pooches&Chad)

Yayyyyyyy! HB 14 Passed!!!

I am so pumped! HB 14 passed. I'm posting this from my phone but the article I read about it is posted on "Life With Dogs" blog. Their link should be on my page under "dog blogs we read." Take a look! Clap your hands for Ohio!!! ~Happy Tail Wags, -The Pooches & Anna & Chad

Veg of the Week

...on the go.

I'm not saying it's good to always eat frozen meals.....but what I can say is that sometimes you just gotta make do, and there are some really cool vegan "on the go" options. Since this past week has been so much GO GO GO, I thought I'd share with you one way I made dinner quick, easy, and vegan.

Step 1: Stopped at the grocery store across the street from my work.
Step 2: Rushed inside and grabbed an Amy's frozen dinner.
Step 3: Microwave via directions.

...devoured food. :)

I found myself tired and lacking motivation, and also craving a tomato verde sauce smothered on something. I could have caved and bought a jar of tomato verde salsa and a bag of tortilla chips and eaten the entire contents of both, but I knew there was something better out there!

I had a faint memory of an Amy's brand burrito I had eaten a long time ago... I thought it was tomato verde related.....and it was! Score!
It is good even cooked in the microwave :)


And it's healthy! And vegan!


And in keeping with the "taking it easy" theme, that's all I got for ya. Goodnight :)
~Keepin' it simple and veg, -Anna (&And the Pooches)

We Got Tagged to Play a Game!

Our nice furriends at Mayzie's Dog Blog http://mayziegal.wordpress.com/ tagged us to play this game where the pooches get to tell you more about them! Without further ado...here are Spuds and Shadow....

1. Describe yourself in seven words.
Spuds: Herrro alll my 7 wurds are: Tuff, Funnie, Tailented, Old Fart, messy, anddd Cool. Its my favrit wen peeple say i'm a Cool Dog.

Shadow: Hello all, dont mind my brofer he is a d-o-r-k, dat shoulda been one of his werd hehehehe! My 7 werds are: Wiggly, sweet (as a cupcake), diva, j-lo curvacious, a shadow (becuz i am clingy i like to live up to my name duh!), annddddd luv-a-bull of cours.

2. What keeps you up at night?
Spuds: Dad snoring louder than me.

Shadow: Finkin about breakfast. yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...........
.......mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

3. Who would you like to be?
Spuds: BARRY SANDERS! Dats who i try to be lik when me and shadow play outside, im all like "juke move, stiff arm, you cant catch me!!"

Shadow: Uhhh, myself. Duh. Unless i could be dat Strawberry Shortcake gurl becuz den i wud assume i would taste gud and be able to luv myself as much as food becuz i wud be like food!

4. What are you wearing right now?
Spuds: My cool brindle patch. Dats all i need to b Cool Dog.
Shadow: My most diva BLING collar dat my dad picked out fur me.

5. What scares you?
Spuds: When mom or dad is opening those tubes of rolls dat pop when u open dem, i hate da popping sound!
Shadow: Platic bags.....grocery bags, trash bags, ne plastic bags. Dey sound funny!

6. The best and worst of blogging?
Spuds: Best part is dat it makes me a Cool Dog, but da wurst part is dat summtimmeessss, a certin HUMIN put unflattering pichures of us on heer and its embarrising!!!
Shadow: Diva's should b shown off. Dats da best part is dat everyone gits to see my amazing cuteness. But da wurst part is dat i share da lime-light wif Spuds.

7. What was the last website you visited?

Da last one we visited was Mayzie's Blog! Hi Mayzie, Shadow heer, I would likes to know where u got ur cute outfit wif da pink and da pearls and all dat. I need to tell me mom so she can make me luk dat hot!
8. What is the one thing you would change about yourself?

Spuds: Ermmm....dis is pawsonal. But...wen da Vet took my man circles, he umm...left da skin in dat area and it hangs funny...i wish dat didnt hang der..
Shadow: I wish i could manooover better when i am chasin spuds becuz i hav no good juke movs and i hav to run in big circles to turn direcshuns!

9. Slankets, yes or no?
Spuds: I'm not too shur wut deez r, but i can tell u i furry much enjoy wen i am under da blankets becuz i get cold eezy.
Shadow: I like to chew holes in blankets and den wen u git under dem its lik u hav a tent! I make da windows hehehehee!

10. Tell us something about the person (people) who tagged you.

Spuds: Mayzie is a furry lucky dog to hav such a great famurly and she is furry pritty (more pritty den Shadow dont tell hur i sed dat!)
Shadow: SPUDS!!! I KAN SEEEE DIS! Ugh, ne wayz....da ones who tagged us seem like such a Cool famurly and dey r Defurnitly cooler den SPUDS!

I will take over frum heer since i obfurously cant trust Spuds to be a Gud Dog on heer. We gits to pick 8 furriends to play!
DA 8 FURRIENDS WE CHOOSE TO PLAY ALONG R:
1. Dog is God in Reverse- My Life With Dogs (fellow OSU fan furriends)
2. kissa-bull (da most furriendly and luv-a-bull furriends)
3. Dennis's Diary of Destruction (da most adventurus furriends)
4. MargeBlog (one of our oldest bloggy friends!)
5. It All Started With a Pit Bull (a new furrend)
6. Pip (another new furrend)
7. El Diario de Lorenza (a furry fashionable furriend)
8. The Happy Pit Bull Blog (one of da most funny pibbles in da hole wurld!)

We hope you all wants to play!!!!!!
~The Pooches (&Anna & Chad)