lunches and bleating goats

If you are like me, you have a difficult time coming up with creative, easy, and tasty lunch packables.  I normally rely on hummus with carrots and pita or a frozen entree or some sort of leftover from the night before.  But wouldn't you know that if you plan and do a little research you can find other things to pack?!  Amazing.  Like a wrap of apple, arugula, and chickpeas in a balsamic vinaigrette inspired by this recipe.

In my continual flirtation with vegan eating, I omitted the cheese and hard-boiled egg.  Of course I forgot to also scan the ingredients of the whole wheat flour tortillas that I bought from Wegman's until the very last lunch.  Wouldn't you know that fish oil (anchovy & sardine) and fish gelatin (tilapia) were the secret ingredients?  Total bummer (and a little stomach-churning for this veggie girl).  Now I know.

We have been enjoying some decidedly autumnal weather the past few days.  A little chilly, but nothing that can't be handled by some layers and actually turning the heat on in the house.  We went to the Virginia State Fair over the weekend and enjoyed some old fashioned rodeo escapades and funnel cakes and people-watching.  Plus, we caught the middleweight meat goat show, which was decidedly like Best in Show but with bleating goats and teenage handlers.