It's that time of the month when the budget is running so low that the food we buy has to feed everyone, not just the picky vegan. So for the last three days or so I have lived off of watermelon, and a ginger salad from Liquid Ginger. This is not good for me, as the mother eyes my protruding hip bones and sighs....
Being vegan can be a challenge when you are impoverished. Even more so when you have an entire family to feed. More often than not, the food that is brought home at the end of the month is something like pizza (cheese and meat) or hamburgers off the dollar menu. This is not food that I want to put in my body, so to fend off the hunger in my belly I think about the poor animals that suffered... and that takes the taste for any sort of animal product right out of my mouth.
Planning on hitting the grocery store this weekend, and at the advice of my very best enemy, I am going to go with a planned out list of meals, so that I don't impulse buy and wreck my budget. I am no good at planning or budgeting, but seeing as I have a family to feed, and I am the one with the dietary restrictions, it should fall to me to make sure we have what is needed in the fridge. Fresh fruit is high on my list, as both the Kid and I enjoy it.
So, the amazing mess of my attempts at cooking will start again on Saturday. Eventually I will learn something, and make a meal that my family can be proud of.
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