Wednesday, July 19, 2006

Convenience and Inconvenience

Those of you who have been hanging out with us here for a while know we try not to rely too heavily on processed convenience foods but occasionally we'll have them for the sake of well, convenience. We wanted a quick dinner tonight since we were heading out to see An Inconvenient Truth. So I made us a simple salad and Darlene made us some grilled sandwiches with some nice olive bread she picked up today. We had sauerkraut left from our reuben adventure so that went on the sandwiches along with some Tofurkey slices, soy cheese, pickles and Vegenaise. Quite delish for something that only took a few minutes to make. On the side we had some Garden of Eatin' Pico de Gallo chips. Not something I'd recommend making a meal out of every night but good enough for tonight.

As for the movie, all I can say is go see it. Now. Regardless of how you feel about Al Gore, he makes a complex topic interesting and presents a fascinating and compelling argument. And believe it or not, he's even pretty funny at times - though the main topic is gravely serious. Even if you're already convinced of the perils of global warming, as many of you probably are, it's still an interesting movie and well worth the price of admission.

5 comments:

karen said...

I keep hearing how great this movie is. I need to see it! The sandwiches sound good- sometimes quick and easy just works. I made a tofu scramble for dinner on my blog and mentioned you as inspiration :)

Chris said...

Thanks Karen! And your tofu scramble looks awesome!

funwithyourfood said...

You went to see it too!
I saw it last week and really enjoyed it

:)

teddy

Urban Vegan said...

I'm dying to see An Inconvenient Truth, even though I know it will depress th ehell out of me.

Like you, we also try to cook whole foods whenever possible. But sometimes, a little healthy convenience is a good thing.

Chris said...

Yes it is.

And the movie was a bit depressing, but it ends with reason for hope. We can do something about this problem - let's just hope there's enough political will for it.