"Sooo that means you don't want any beef jerky??"

Yesterday, Joe made beef jerky from a rump. A rump! Rumprumprump. 

Anyway, our apartment smelled rump-a-licious (sorry) for the better part of the evening. He was happy with the final product and I patted him on the rump.... er, uh, shoulder...for his efforts. Like kimchi, I declined to try any but it's exciting how many new food things we've been trying out since the new year! I think this is lots of fun. 

Okay, enough with the rump.

This weekend, Grace, Emeline, and I headed to Milwaukee to meet up with Yessssica. Lots of fun and a vegan paradise! We went to Bel Air Cantina for dinner and it was amazing! I had three tacos: soy chorizo, broccoli&artichoke, and black bean&corn (no cheese/crema). Sooo good! We went their last time we visited too and I think it's safe to say it has become our go to place. They give out super cool stickers instead of mints at the end of the meal, too!

In the morning, I made vegan pancakes for everyone. I brought a Bob's Red Mill buckwheat mix and made it with almond/coconut milk and ground flax. They turned out well! It was all of our first times with buckwheat and they are a little denser than traditional pancakes but still very good - they also have more protein to boot. We covered them in strawberry jam for lack of maple syrup and it was a very tasty substitute. 

I don't think I have had any dairy/cheese in the last week.... Wait, that's not totally true. I had a moment of groggy early morning weakness via free bagels at the museum on Saturday morning BUT THAT'S OKAY. It was to celebrate our new penguin exhibit! Surely penguins eat bagels with cream cheese.

My tummy has not been feeling great at all today. I hope I am not getting sick. Currently sipping on some ginger tea and saying a prayer for better days ahead. Will have some oatmeal when I get home from work.