Testing Blogpress app

I'm going to give the app blogpress a shot updating this blog. I think it might be cool to update it using the iPhone. It'd be pretty rockin' to be able to zap a photo at a restaurant and quickly update this sucker.

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Vegan Taco Salad

This taco salad is so delicious! For the taco meat I used Fantastic World Foods taco filling. It's quick, easy to make and taste fantastic. My favorite part of this salad is using tons of guacamole. Guacamole is easy to make and taste a billion times better than using a store bought, pre-packaged guacamole.
Here's the recipe for the guacamole:

Ingredients -
3-4 avocados
2 tablespoons of chopped cilantro
2 roma tomatoes, diced
1 lime, juiced
1 small onion, diced
1 tablespoon of chopped garlic

Directions:
Peel the avocados and remove the pits. Place them in a medium bowl, add them lime juice, and mash. Once avocados are completely mashed, stir in the rest of the ingredients.

Super easy and delicious!

For the salad, I layered lettuce, taco meat, salsa, and top with guacamole and some daiya "cheese".

New Pedalboard Progress

 

Got in my Pedaltrail PTPRO board! Just loaded a few pedals on it and it is absolutely huge! I'm going to put my wah off to the side so I have room for all the pedals that I plan to put on it: See that info here. I'm going to start slowly putting the rest of the pieces together starting with another Pedal Power II so I can actually power everything on the board. This is going to be a super versatile board and the Boss LS2 is going to keep me from doing a bunch of tap dancing. I'll post more info when I get more pieces of the puzzle put together....

Alarmed for iPhone

I know this is not a normal topic for this blog, however, this is one of my favorite apps & the most useful apps on the iPhone:
Alarmed by Yoctoville

This app is awesome! It can be used as an alarm clock, for reminders, as a checklist with alarms, or even a calendar for repeated items.
I use this app everyday, all day! I have it set for repeated daily reminders like taking medication, emails to send, or calls to be made. It is a perfect app for weekly or monthly events that appear on the same day of each. 
The app has a “super reminder” feature that allows you to set the frequency that you want it to repeat. It can be set to nag you repeatedly until you complete that task. In the Super Reminder, you can edit the sound of the alert and make notes to give you more information on your reminder. There is also a chunk of sounds you set to help distinguish between each alarm. 


My favorite feature on this app is the ability to set all of your monthly task to repeat and annoy you until you complete them. There are plenty of calendar or task apps that allow for repeats, but this app is like someone tapping you on the shoulder until the task you created is completed. Since I started using this app a few months ago, I have not forgotten to complete any of my recurring items that are on my calendar.

Download this app!

Eating Out

Here’s a list of my favorite vegan food to order at restaurants & fast food joints:

Chick-Fil-A
Plain Bagel
Hasbrowns

Domino’s Pizza
Veggie Pizza on thin crust with no cheese

Johnny Rockets
Streamliner Burger with Fries

Genghis Grill
Tofu w/Vegetables and white rice

Macaroni Grill
Create Your Own Pasta: Penne, Broccoli, Garlic, & Sun Dried Tomatoes.
Bread with no butter


McAlister’s Deli
Spud Ole with Veggie Chili and no cheese

Moe’s
Art Vandalay Burrito with Tofu

Papa John’s
Veggie Pizza no cheese

Panera Bread
Mediterranean Veggie with no feta on Country Bread
Black Bean Soup
Vegetable Soup with no Pesto

Pizza Hut
Veggie Pizza on thin crust with no cheese

Pei Wei
Pad Thai Tofu with no egg
Sweet & Sour vegetables and tofu with white rice
Spring Rolls
Edamame

P.F. Changs
Spring Rolls
Ma Po Tofu
Stir-Fried Spicy Eggplant (I’ll also ask them to make the Ma Po Tofu w/ the eggplant sauce)
Sichuan-style Asparagus
Vegetarian Lettuce Wraps


Qdoba
Vegetarian Burrito w/Black Beans, Rice, Corn Salsa, Habanero, & Guacamole.
Vegetarian Mexican Gumbo w/Black Beans, Corn Salsa, Hot Sauce, & Guacamole.


Quiznos
Veggie Sandwich on Wheat Bread with Guacamole


Subway
Veggie on Italian


Taco Bell
Fresco Bean Burrito
Fresco Crunchy Taco with Beans instead of Beef
Crunchy Potato Soft Taco w/potatoes only
Mexican Pizza with no cheese and beans instead of Beef
Nacho Chips no cheese
7 Layer Burrito with no cheese and no sourcream

I’ll add more as I think of them.

Vegan Staples

Here are some of my favorite Vegan items to have around:

Agave Nectar
Cliff Bars
Buddy Fruits Fruit Bites
Nuts & Dried Fruit
Tofurky Slices
Nature Valley Almond Bars
Peanut Butter
Orbit Gum
Fig Newmans
Ginger O’s
Go Max Go Candy Bars
Tofu Scrambler
Gimme Lean Sausage
Daiya Cheese
Oatmeal Revolution
Tazo Lemon Ginger
V8 Low Sodium
Yves Meatless Ground
Smart Dogs
Annie Chun’s Noodle Bowls
Silk Vanilla Soy Milk
Naked Juice
Green & Red Apples
Miso Mayo
Alternative Baking Company Cookies
Amy’s Vegan Rice Macaroni
Anything from Gardein

Sausage & Cream Cheese Casserole

Recipe Courtesy of Ashley McBryde:

2 Crescent Roll (8 count)
2 Gimme Lean Sausage Packages
1 Tofutti Cream Cheese
roll out 1 package of crescent rolls in a
13x9 casserole dish.

Heat oven to 375 degrees.
Heat the crescent roll base for 5-7 minutes.

While crescent rolls are cooking, brown two
packages of the sausages in a skillet. After
lightly browned, remove from heat and mix in
the entire package of cream cheese.
Remove the base from the oven and add all
of the sausage/cheese mixture.

Roll out the remaining crescent roll package
on top of the sausage.
Cook at 375 for 13-15 minutes or until the
dough on top has browned.