Mac & Cheese with kale

Vegan Mac & Cheese with kale.

I am sure you are all just dying to know that I spent much of the day staring at my teeth with a hand mirror.

Ever been blissfully unaware about some part of your appearance and then someone points it out you just can't help obsessing? 

Yup, that was me today.



I am going to try and control myself tonight and apply the Crest white strips for the recommend 30 minutes instead of leaving them on for 3 hours in the vain hope of faster results. 


Comfort was the order of the day today and so enters the Mac & Cheese.

The dogs got to enjoy a piece of the uncooked fresh pasta because the second I opened the fresh pasta package they were both in the kitchen with their noses in the air sniffing.

Nothing too new in this dish. I was just doing more experimentation.

But I can tell you what I put in it:

unsweetened soymilk
nutritional yeast
paprika
tumeric
onion powder
garlic powder
Earth Balance spread
All Purpose Flour

While the pasta was cooking I tore up some kale and threw it into the pot.

The sauce is simple: Put all the ingredients in the pot and simmer till thickened. 

Drain the pasta and kale and pour the sauce over everything and stir till everything is coated in the cheese sauce.

A very satisfying Tuesday night meal.

Night all.

Clean as a whistle

No, these aren't my teeth. I wish...

I just got back from the dentist. I am cavity free and from what the dental hygienist said, I do a great job at keeping plaque at bay.

Unfortunately, things are not all roses and rainbows. I have a chipped front tooth (it happened when I was six) and when I was a kid I was so proud of it that I refused to get it fixed.

But it seems the two front teeth are starting to show the effects of the 'traumatic teeth event' and are started to turn a darker shade. Ewww.

So it looks like I may have to get veneers in the future, sigh.

After the bad news I headed over to Draeger's and treated myself to a breakfast salad.

When I got home I realized that maybe I shouldn't be eating beets (which stain everything) with newly polished teeth so I picked them out.

I couldn't resist adding a light sprinkle of blue cheese.

I love the big slices of chicken breast that are available at the salad bar.

And I picked up some fun things:

Organic rainbow carrots and organic Lacinato kale.

The kale is an incredibly deep shade of green. I can't wait to figure out a way to use it.

And lastly:

Organic and locally made fresh pasta.

I picked a shape that I thought would work well with mac & cheese.

And before I have to truly contemplate the possibility of veneers I am going to head out and pick up some Crest White Strips and see if they perform a miracle on my front teeth.