Random Pictures from the vacation week. I tried to click food pictures during the week, but gave up and then it was just the phone and some interesting pictures. It was a great break, just going around seattle, without a plan, taking it easy and doing some things we werent able to get to in the past few months.
Ice cream and random talks at Kerry Park…
View from our building Terrace. you can barely see Mt Rainier :). Every year we think of finding a bigger place with a yard, but nothing comes close to living close to downtown, with great views, a few blocks from the water and people at all times of the day! I think this small condo is enough for us for a few more years. 8 years in Seattle this year.
Another meal .. Potatoes and Bell peppers with Fennel and nigella seeds. Saunf aur kalonji waale Aloo shimla mirch.
A few places we hit last week… minis at Mighty-o-donuts , sandwich and soup from Chaco Canyon, Yam Fries from Plum bistro (yumm yamm).
Curry corn chowder, GF Lasagna and GF multigrain bread rolls(the lasagna was to die for and the rolls were really delicious, did not taste like a gf bread at all, and I need to crack that code) from Flying Apron Bakery. Lotsa Icecreams(Full tilt, molly moon, so delicious), random pizzas, lotsa samosas and more.
Curry corn chowder, GF Lasagna and GF multigrain bread rolls(the lasagna was to die for and the rolls were really delicious, did not taste like a gf bread at all, and I need to crack that code) from Flying Apron Bakery. Lotsa Icecreams(Full tilt, molly moon, so delicious), random pizzas, lotsa samosas and more.
It sure is hard to get back to any kind of work, even regular cooking, after a break:)
Most days, this is how our Pastas come about. Pasta is one of the creative cooking outlets for hubbs, so I try not to add my touch to it 😉
Conversation when hubbs is in the kitchen..
Hubbs: Lets make some pasta and also finish up the veggies. We have broccoli, portabella mushrooms, radish, tomatoes and greens(Kale, Collard)
Me: choose a pasta
H: Oooh I like that colorful one
M: Thats Tomato and Spinach shells. Sauce?
H: I dont want any cream, lets keep it Fresh, just tomato is fine.
M: Herbs?
H: dont know, i’ll get some from the balcony.
M: get some thyme
H: got some pointy green ones and some cilantro type
M: thats thyme and parsley.
H: Parsley smells good! and strong. lets add that for sure.
M: The pasta is in the pot cooking. Chop and saute some garlic, and veggies in a little oil on medium heat, covered for 5-7 minutes. Add greens, halved grape tomatoes, herbs, salt and black pepper/chili if you want. Mix and cook for another 2 minutes. Add the drained pasta. Toss, taste(carefully, its hot), and adjust to taste, cover and cook for a minute. and call me if needed.
H: 15 minutes later. This pasta is awesomeee. Cooking is fun!. gobble gobble. mmmmmm.. nom nom..
Me: you should cook more often 😉 .. Wait let me take a picture or 20.
Molly Moons is not a vegan ice cream shop. Recently they started offering vegan ice cream options along with the usual sorbets. And the current option- Cherry Chocolate chunk in a coconut base, is amazing! Alsopictured Carrot Ginger Sorbet.
We got our urban garden patch on top of Queen Anne Hill on the 4th floor of the Seattle Center Parking lot. How cool is this Up-garden! With amazing views, great breeze, some lawns thrown in. This weekend is going to be lots of gardening.
Right beside the Needle.
Our balcony garden yield of Potatoes, baby garlic and a strawberry. We have one strawberry plant and pick 1-2 strawberries every week. More balcony garden pictures here
Ice cream you dont want to miss.. is the Cookies and Cream from So Delicious! Yes, no Ice cream picture, coz that carton is empty 😉
Chewie at Magnuson park Beach
A pretty return gift from a friends Baby Shower. Good luck to you Mona! Hope I win the guessing game;)
Thats a quick snapshot of last week. Also, a new addition to the blog….
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Trying to find the creative energy this week.. Ommmmmmm. And back to visiting all blogs! I missed talking to you all.
This post is being shared at Hearth and Soul blog hop. Allergy friendly wednesdays, Ricki’s Wellness weekend.
Poornima Nair
What at fun time you had, beautiful post! Love the dishes!
Veganosaurus
What a brilliant week you’ve had! I agree with you about living in the heart of a city in a smaller place as opposed to one with a yard in the suburbs. Hubby and I live in the heart of Bangalore and as much as I dream of a large garden, I would never want to leave here. 🙂
Besides, larger houses are for people with (human) kids.
Richa
yup! though with a big yard i can foster a bunch of cuties too! it was a nice relaxing week for sure.
Cadry
Your post makes me miss Seattle! It’s such a beautiful place and is a great mix of city & natural beauty. We went there on our one year wedding anniversary. That was 5 years ago! Another trip is definitely in order!
Richa
yes yes, visit seattle soon!:)
April @ The 21st Century Housewife
I recently visited Seattle for the first time and loved it. What a wonderful place with such gorgeous scenery, and fabulous places to eat! Your pasta looks so colourful and delicious – I love dishes that just evolve like that!
Richgail @AstigVegan
Stunning photo quality, what camera do you use? 🙂 I’m glad your vacation went well. Cheers!
Richa
the pasta pics are canon t1i, all others are iphone:)
Sunday Morning Banana Pancakes
Missed you Richa! I am so happy you had a nice break 🙂 Love the conversation with Hubbs – too funny 🙂 I too try to sta out of the kitchen when Justin is cooking, he is a good cook too, I love this colorful pasta!
WOW and the balcony garden is doing so good – potatoes? so cool!
Richa
Missed you too Heather! i know right. i think i need to hand over the kitchen to hubbs for a few days and continue with the vacay;)
i had planted those potatoes on a whim since they were organic and nicely sprouting away. and after a bunch of weeks they took over the pot!:)
Kristy
It is awfully hard to get back into the swing of things after such a nice vacation, right? It looks like that past was the perfect way to find your way around the kitchen again. I love the idea of you and your hubby cooking together- It’s so sweet! 🙂
P.S. Now I know I need to go to Seattle and have you make a map of all the places you went to! Looks so great!
Richa
yup, i am still trying to get my ass back in the kitchen. come over anytime! i can show some of them to ya!
dassana
what a nice vacation. i agree once you come back from a vacation you don’t feel like doing anything….
i checked the new instant search, but it is not working…..
Richa
darn.. fixed it. 2 search boxes and scripts on the same page dont work. removed one.. now the top one is working on chrome. slow on ie. the first search doesnt show up instantly, but second onwards it is intant.
Kumudha
I used to love to view mount Rainer. We used to frequently go to teapot vegetarian house at redmonds…
Urban garden looks so creative.
Thanks agin or inspiring people
Richa
Thanks Kumudha! Seattle sure is beautiful during the non rainy months:)
Kumudha
Seattle is so beautiful. In 2010, we were in Seattle for few months, as my husband had a project there…
Bobbie {thevegancrew}
I didn’t realize you were from Seattle! I’ve never been there, but it’s numero uno on my list of three cities I’d consider moving to. I definitely want to visit, at the very least. And that pasta looks so amazingly fresh and perfect for summer! Gotta love the creative method behind it 🙂
Richa
yep.. Seattle it has been for so many years! you should definitely come by. its gorgeous right now and so easy to survive on the amazing options:) give me a holler when u plan!
Srimathi
I want to visit Seattle too. The pictures look awesome.
Richa
you should definitely some now.. now through september is gorgeous weather!:)
Nisha
aha, fultoo masti since the weather getting better 😀
was fun reading. would love to see more pics of youuuu tooooo, Richaaa!!!!
Richa
Yeah finally after months and months of rain! 🙂 those are on my fb profile!:) will add some in the next random post.
jess
hahaha, thanks for the giggles & for sharing your tried and true pasta cooking method with us! looks like a lovely staycation!
Richa
of course, it is tried, tasted and tested every few weeks!:) and it always works! 😀
Sonnet
I love this post! This looks very similar to my weekend. Isn’t the cherry chocolate chunk at Molly Moon’s AMAZING?! I’m so excited for your garden! 🙂
Richa
thank god its sunny now and i can go pick up a bunch of scoops every weekend! 😀
lots of random stuff keeps cropping up.. i need to catch up with you, will ping you on email for a weekday meet up.
Caitlin
what a fun vacation you had! i love your conversation with your hubbs about making pasta 😉 “cooking is funnnn” yay!
Richa
yeah..i should record some of the conversations in the kitchen..:) and also hand over the kitchen once a week to him,
i dont want to get out of the vacation mode now. 🙂