Today's Vegan Menu (2014)

[mary1]

Breakfast... I was going to make a smoothie with mango; until I started eating the mango; then I felt JUST MANGO was the best thing ever, so it never made it to the blender.

I have done this before too! When fruit is ripe and delicious, there's no need to mess with it! :-D

 

[RascalsMom]

B - blueberry pancakes

L - leftovers from last nights dinner. Fried tofu, fried mushrooms, mashed potatoes & kidney beans

D - Vegetable pizza & French fries

 

[PTree15]

Wow, Mary, your pics are awesome! I'm definitely curious about the avocado alfredo sauce.

And RM...pizza and fries for the win. Yum!

Today I had:
An orange, banana and pineapple smoothie
Potato-chickpea-coriander soup (more vegan stuff from the work cafeteria, yay); steamed spinach with roasted garlic
Grilled Daiya cheddar sandwich with tortilla chips and salsa
Chocolate-covered almonds for dessert

 

[Trinity]

Millet coconut & date porridge.
Salad, olives with pumpkin seed & ginger pate.
Sweet potato grilled wedges, whole earth beans, more salad.
Biscuits! YEY!

I am sure I ate more than that though.

 

[RascalsMom]

B - strawberry pancakes

S - a pear

L - veggie pizza

D - chili

 

[GingerFoxx]

I have company coming for dinner tomorrow so I pre-cooked and planned a lot out already. Breakfast will be the usual stuff. For lunch I have Trader Joe's Harvest Grains (Israeli couscous, orzo, quinoa, baby chickpeas) with cauliflower and tomato that I simmered in light canned coconut milk and green curry paste. Dinner will be this recipe, which I have made before but not recently:

http://www.food.com/recipe/sweet-potato-curry-with-spinach-and-chickpeas-84474#ixzz1Pf1LktlS

I already pre-cooked some dried chickpeas, brown rice and sweet potatoes to simplify things.

 

[PTree15]

It's a good thing I don't live around the corner from you, GingerFoxx, because I'd be crashing your party!
Your food sounds delicious! I hope everyone enjoyed it.

Today:
Orange, grapes, tea
Roasted curry potatoes, sauteed green beans and garlic, banana
Panini of spinach, roasted red peppers, caramelized onions, green olives and Daiya cheddar shreds on ciabatta bread
Trail mix (semisweet chocolate chips, walnuts and raisins)

 

[Moll Flanders]

And for dinner, this freaking delicious penne with avocado alfredo sauce.

That looks gorgeous!

 

[GingerFoxx]

It's a good thing I don't live around the corner from you, GingerFoxx, because I'd be crashing your party!
Your food sounds delicious! I hope everyone enjoyed it.

The food turned out well, and there was enough left over for 3 days worth of lunches. Connecticut isn't that far away. Maybe you need to visit, to give me an excuse to throw more dinner parties, haha!

 

[PTree15]

LOL, too true! Glad everything turned out well. Leftovers are awesome.

 

[GingerFoxx]

B- The usual
S- A slice of vegan banana apple bread with pecans, fruit salad (raspberries, strawberries, cantaloupe, watermelon and pineapple) and a mug of coffee with some vanilla soymilk
L- Teff that I cooked in my rice steamer (first time trying this grain) topped with sauteed summer squash, mushrooms, garlic, Daiya pepperjack, and some dried herbs
D- Not sure yet.

 

[mary1]

B- The usual
S- A slice of vegan banana apple bread with pecans, fruit salad (raspberries, strawberries, cantaloupe, watermelon and pineapple) and a mug of coffee with some vanilla soymilk
L- Teff that I cooked in my rice steamer (first time trying this grain) topped with sauteed summer squash, mushrooms, garlic, Daiya pepperjack, and some dried herbs
D- Not sure yet.

What did you think of the teff? I've only cooked it into porridge and injera. Haven't tried just steaming yet.

 

[GingerFoxx]

I like it. It reminds me of the texture of polenta. I appreciate that it is such a good source of nutrients like calcium and iron.

 

[Second Summer]

I assume "teff" is this stuff: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eragrostis_tef

I've not had the pleasure of making its acquaintance yet, I think...

 

[hungryraccoon]

Back to a more plant based diet. I'm convinced the reason I'm ill & run down is because my diet went off track. Anyway.

- oats, chia seeds, almond milk, peanut butter, walnuts & strawberries.

- carrots & spicy piri houmous

- cocoa orange Nakd bar, banana, grapes

- wholewheat penne with a very spicy, garlicky sauce, corn & broccoli.

This evening I'll probably have a decaff almond milk latte with some dark chocolate.

 

[GingerFoxx]

I assume "teff" is this stuff: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eragrostis_tef

I've not had the pleasure of making its acquaintance yet, I think...

You are correct. This is the stuff: http://www.bobsredmill.com/whole-grain-teff.html

 

[GingerFoxx]

B- Usual cereal and coffee
S- A granny smith apple, and four campari tomatoes (the latter came from my boss)
L- Sauteed summer squash, tomato and green beans with brown rice cooked in my rice steamer with some light coconut milk
D- A salad consisting of nothing more than baby spinach, avocado (which my boss gifted to me, unaware that I have been craving it for weeks) diced tomato and a sprinkle of sea salt.

 

[hungryraccoon]

- oats, chia seeds, almond milk, walnut, strawberries & 1tsp sweet freedom choc shot.

- almond milk latte, cocoa orange Nakd bar

- mixed salad with some wholewheat penne pasta & tomato sauce leftovers

- banana, soya yoghurt, graze 'Jaffa cake' punnet ( which is dark chocolate, hazelnuts & orange infused raisins)

- tofu stir fry

 

[GingerFoxx]

B- Usual cereal and coffee
S- Half a sweet potato with some garlic hummus
L- Brown rice pasta with broccoli, carrots and sunflower seeds
D- Whole wheat penne with sauteed mushrooms, baby spinach, garlic and light coconut milk
S- A green apple for dessert

 

[Tom L.]

I had a vegan Nicoise sandwich for lunch at the vegan cafe in my area... and it was so good I bought another for tomorrow. Tofu "egg" salad, green beans, olive spread, and spinach.