passing the time in orillia

wow. i'm 4 days shy of 2 months without blogging. if i'm not careful, i might get kicked out of blogdom. Hmmm. i suppose going to grad school and moving house are enough to keep one occupied for awhile. so, i've been living in Orillia for almost 3weeks now and it already feels like a lifetime! ha. i'm not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing. the move went well, as did the "end of term" drama that consisted of 3 papers due in one week...except the prof extended the deadline on the last one so I officially finished my term on Dec 6. My next deadline is Jan 8 - for my research proposal. So i'm working on that in dribs and drabs, but won't get too stressed about it until after the new year.

with no school and no work, you may wonder what i've been up to these past couple of weeks in orillia? well, besides the usual unpacking, sorting, resorting, and hanging of things on walls....i've also been going for a nice long walk almost every day, have been working on some things for christmas (uber-time consuming!), and as per usual, have been spending lots of time in the kitchen....which brings me to today's post. i have found a truly amazingly delicious salad dressing recipe, and i just had to share.

It's called Jana's Famous Herb Dressing (from How it all Vegan, p. 77).

1/4 flax or hemp oil
4 tbsp nutritional yeast flakes (or parmesan cheese for non vegans)
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
2 tsp pepper
2 tbsp maple syrup
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 tbsp fresh thyme, chopped (I used 2 tsp dried thyme)
2 tbsp fresh rosemary, chopped (I used 2 tsp dried rosemary)
1 tsp fresh oregano, diced (I used 1/2 tsp dried oregano)
1 tbsp sesame seeds (I used 2 tsp)

Whisk together in a bowl, or put ingredients in a jar and shake it up.

Presto!!! A very yummy salad dressing. The recipe book also says you can use it as a topping for rice, but I haven't tried that yet.