Waffles for breakfast

Today, instead of complaining that I can't go to Whole Foods with only $12, because it would cost more in gas than I have to spend there and it would take an extra three hours out of my day and blah blah blah, I'm going to see what interesting creations I can come up with with the food I have here (which, to be fair, is considerable--it's just not all neatly packaged in convenient, ready-to-eat portions. I have to cook it.)

Some options:
black bean and sweet potato tortilla casserole. I have no enchilada sauce, so I could just use nutritional yeast "cheese" sauce and a little Sriracha and be done with it, or I could figure something out with the can of diced tomatoes that has been sitting in my pantry for some time.

homemade gnocchi: There's a recipe around here somewhere for gnocchi that you can make with potato flakes. They're not bad.

brown rice: Steve Pavlina has some good cooking instructions on his website. He reminds us that we can just mix in some sesame seeds and tamari. Oh, yeah :)

baked tofu: very easy. Just mix up some tamari, balsamic vinegar, garlic, ginger, and a bit of olive oil. baste slices and bake for 45 minutes at...I forget what temperature. Probably doesn't matter. But it's good alone or in a salad. Or with the aforementioned brown rice.

white bean alfredo sauce and pasta: never made this before.

seitan: Should probably make this while I have enough tamari to do so. But which kind: oven baked, boiled, crock potted, or Veggieroni???

noodle salad: really and truly should have green onions for this. Should I bother without them?

pizza: I have a whole can of sauce. I have yeast. I could make a real pizza crust, or just cheat and use the English muffins from the freezer.

Okay, so there will be cooking today. Before I can do that, though, there must be dishes washed so I can find the kitchen. And the dish fairy has the day off. So I guess that's up to me now. Bugger.

another $12.96

2 noodle bowls: $5.96
1-60 pc thing of gum: $2.99
1/2 gal. plain Silk: $3.59
so up to $137.92

$12.08 left until 6/23. Hmm...and I was going to go to Whole Foods tomorrow. I was apparently delusional.

This is the point in the month where this game is no longer fun. I don't want to cook anymore, but I have 9 more days to go without really buying any more convenience foods.

I do, however, have plenty of food in the house. Por ejemplo:

--1 bag frozen edamame
--1 19 oz. pkg. firm tofu
--1 pkg udon noodles
--a half dozen onions
--the aforementioned soymilk
--rice papers
--rice noodles
--peanut butter
--tahini
--tamari soy sauce
--oatmeal
--raisins
--plenty of couscous
--lemon juice
--spaghetti sauce
--pasta in various shapes
--nutritional yeast
--spelt flour
--canned refried beans, white beans, black beans
--spaghetti squash
--garlic
--fresh rosemary outside
--frozen corn tortillas
--sweet potato
--Sriracha hot sauce
--frozen bananas
--Edy's frozen strawberry popsicles
--coconut milk

...Yeah; I need to suck it up and get cooking :)

More shopping

@ health food store:

Galaxy Vegan Cheddar slices: $3.99

11.75 oz agave nectar: $4.19

less than 1/2 lb. organic fruit sweetened jelly candy: $4.20

16 oz. Grapeseed oil Vegenaise (yum): $6.29

Total w/tax: $19.04

@ Asian market (and really; we should all be shopping there)

19 oz. firm tofu: $1.79

16 oz. rice noodles: $1.35

1 can vegetarian mock chicken: $1.49

1 can vegetarian mock duck: $1.49

1 pkg. small rice papers: not sure

1 17 oz. bottle Sriracha hot sauce: $2.59

Total w/tax: $10.74

so, $29.78 for today + $84.18= Running total: $113.96. Uh-oh. I've got two and a half weeks to go, and $31.04 left.

Total w/tax: $10.74