Midweek Munchies

Hello friends! Let's see some random stuff I ate earlier this year.

As I have mentioned previously, I love cherry chocolate as a flavour combination. So I was happy to find these chocolate covered cherries. Sadly, I was not as happy to eat them. The cherries were not tart, the chocolate was very thick and very sweet, their idea of dark does not match my idea of dark. There were not bitter or angry, but alas I was.



Tried this Super Nature SuperFoods (so much super) microwave meal one day. Tofu and green tea noodles and veggies (of course I picked out the capsicum) sounded great. It was fine, the sauce didn't have much flavour. And it was a small serving size for me. It is available in Coles and Woolworths, so good if you are in a pinch.



I got this microwave Carrot and Ginger soup on sale at a discount store, which was exciting. I always get excited to find vegan soups that don't have coconut or chili in them! The soup itself is pretty good, needs a little more seasoning. But take care when trying to take this out of the microwave. The whole thing gets so hot, and you have to take off the special lid which is really hard. Much chance for scalding! But then you get a tasty soup. I served with some grilled cheese and cucumber slices.



Baked potato time! You know I love some baked potato action for lunch. This one was topped with some tinned baked beans that I added some nutritional yeast to while I was heating them up, some coleslaw that I had leftover from another recipe, some BBQ sauce, and some bacon bits. I do love the combination of creamy crunchy cool slaw on top of a hot potato.



Here are some more overnight oats I made with that sweet potato powder I posted about a few weeks ago. This was where I hit my stride, making Sweet Potato Raspberry Peanut Butter overnight oats. I added some frozen raspberries to the overnight oat mix, so they were defrosted by the morning and have given everything a beautiful tangy raspberry swirl. As you can see, I didn't have any fresh berries when I made this. But the frozen raspberries made up for that. How did it take me so long to realise frozen raspberries brighten up everything? I love them so much in overnight oats now. Plus they make it all pink!



I mentioned in a recent post about how much I enjoyed the Fry's Mediterranean frozen pizza, which had no capsicum or chili! So I was excited to find them on half price sale at Coles and bought two of them. Then I opened one and... that's not Mediterranean! Both boxes had their Smoky BBQ flavour inside instead! Which I specifically hadn't bought because it is covered in capsicum. I reached out to Fry's, and they were going to investigate and also sent me some Woolworths gift cards to make up for it, which was very sweet. Anyway, I had the pizza, I was going to eat it, I was going to pick off every piece of capsicum. It was fine. The main reason I hadn't bought it was all the capsicum, but the BBQ sauce and strips were nice. I ate it with some ranch sauce to dip in. I recently learned about this from some American friends, and it is an excellent idea.





Earlier this year, I went to a Buffy trivia night after work that was held at a sports bar called The Sporting Globe Bar and Grill in Chermside. Can you even imagine going to such an event these days? I was skeptical about food, but checked out the menu online before hand and was surprised to see some vegan options. The main vegan options are Loaded Buffalo Fries (no thank you spicy), a Vegan Burger, and a vegan option on a veggie parma. As it was cheap burger night, I got the burger! It was your standard sort of vegan cheeseburger, and there is nothing wrong with that. Hit the spot.



Finally, some fun things I bought at Woolworths, back when it was safe to have a meander through the aisles to see what sort of vegan products were around. I got a few things on sale, and also found a few new things as well! Keep an eye out for my reviews of these in upcoming midweek munchies posts!



Oh hey, remember the little possum in the bucket from last week? I am happy to report that we have managed to successfully grow a possum! That photo was from a few months ago, this photo is from a few weeks ago. Look how cute and big then are! One of the things I love is how much my dad is fond of the possum. When he first found them in the bucket, he was worried about what to do. Nothing, the possum isn't stuck, they are just snoozing in the bucket. He has since moved the hook the bucket hangs on to be closer to the lattice to make it easier for the possum to get in and out, and checks on them regularly to see if they are there.



Cute Kitty Photo of the Post



Just look at how cute my baby is! Every time I look at her I can barely believe I am so lucky to share my life with her.