Today's Vegan Menu (2014)

[PTree15]

Yep, I do.

 

[shyvas]

Yep, I do.

Then do it.

 

[mary1]

I see. I have already deep fried tofu but it didn't come out puffy - just crispy.

Oh, I don't know how to make puffed tofu at home. I always buy it as is. It is also known as "tofu pok" which is the anglo-ized pronounciation of the Chinese word. Literally means "tofu-puff"

 

[PTree15]

Half a grapefruit, half an apple with peanut butter, tea
Spicy tempeh sandwich on sprouted bread with caramelized onions, sauteed green peppers, pickles and lettuce with a Vegenaise hot sauce
Banana-peanut butter ice cream with maple syrup drizzled over it
Refried bean burrito with red onions, green olives and Daiya shreds; guacamole with tortilla chips; red wine

 

[mary1]

Yesterday was a mess!

Breakfast: ramen noodles with oyster mushrooms, bok choy and fried tofu
Snack 1: half a bean sandwich
Snack 2: homemade blueberry banana "nice" cream
Snack 3: a small piece of blueberry-baked-something...it was a failed experiment
snack 4: puffed rice paper...another semi-failed experiment. Tasted good but stuck to my teeth!
snack 5: dry-fried tofu puff slices with vegan tartar sauce and hot sauce

In other news, here's a sushi plate I made a few nights ago (blog about it here: http://www.marystestkitchen.com/sushi-addicts-anonymous-pt2/)

 

[PTree15]

Failed blueberry something-or-other can't be all bad.

Today (has been challenging because I had no electricity, so I didn't want to open the fridge and get lunch and what-not):
Half a Clif Builder chocolate bar; vanilla soy latte from Starbucks
Salad of spinach, black olives, banana peppers, broccoli, shredded carrots, cucumbers and chickpeas topped with olive oil and balsamic vinegar (salad bar at work is pretty good); blood orange
Dinner (pending power restoration) will likely be a refried bean burrito with tortilla chips and guacamole (that was supposed to be lunch. ).

 

[Tom L.]

Hmmmm....

I had some multigrain bread (bought, not home-made), toasted, no margarine. When I got to work, I ate a grapefruit. (Does anyone else here eat grapefruit like an orange: peeling it and then pulling the sections apart? I like them that way, although I used to slice them in half and spoon out the half-sections.)

For lunch, I had leftover brown rice cooked with white beans and purple cabbage. The cabbage was a bit too violently purple for my taste, but it tasted good... I just sautéed it slightly so it was still crisp, but cooked.

I'm craving an avocado sandwich tonight, I think...

I need more variety.

 

[RascalsMom]

B - bowl of Kashi 7 whole grain & sesame puff cereal with soy milk.

L - I always take leftovers from the pervious nights dinner. Pita wrap with tomato, spinach, onion, carrot, fried tofu and cucumber sauce.

D - fried portabella mushroom sandwich, kidney beans and a side salad. I still had more cucumber sauce so that was dressing.

I think I might go get a snack.

 

[PTree15]

Tom, I sometimes eat grapefruit the way you do, if it's on the smallish side.
Today:
Half a grapefruit (eaten with a spoon made specifically for eating grapefruit -- no need to slice it up the sections beforehand ), tea
Apple with peanut butter, more tea.
Refried bean burrito with red onions, green olives and Daiya shreds; guacamole with tortilla chips
Dinner will be my first-ever tofu burger (I hope!) topped with avocado and some roasted veggies, probably red peppers and onions.
Peanut butter cookies for dessert.

 

[shyvas]

Tom, I sometimes eat grapefruit the way you do, if it's on the smallish side.
Today:
Half a grapefruit (eaten with a spoon made specifically for eating grapefruit -- no need to slice it up the sections beforehand ), tea
Apple with peanut butter, more tea.
Refried bean burrito with red onions, green olives and Daiya shreds; guacamole with tortilla chips
Dinner will be my first-ever tofu burger (I hope!) topped with avocado and some roasted veggies, probably red peppers and onions.
Peanut butter cookies for dessert.

Vegan champagne ?

 

[Trinity]

Failed blueberry something-or-other can't be all bad.

I love the sound of that one

 

[RascalsMom]

B - oatmeal with strawberries

S - a banana

L - fried portabella mushroom, beans, salad

S - another banana

D - bean & veggie burrito

I snacked a lot today!

 

[Snowcone]

Cookies. Cookies as far as the eye can see!

 

[PTree15]

So I didn't make my tofu burgers last night because I got stuck at work and it was just too late to have a big dinner, so I ended up having fruit smoothie with pineapple, kiwi and an orange. Tonight is book club, so it looks like I will have to wait until tomorrow for the burgers.

Today:
Apple with peanut butter; tea
Bean burrito with green olives, Daiya cheddar shreds and red onions; side of tortilla chips and salsa
I'm not sure about dinner, as I know I'll be eating peanut butter cookies at the book club tonight, since I made them (and no one else is vegan, so most of the "meal" food won't be an option). I probably will grab something from our work cafeteria before I go to the book club, maybe a salad, or hit up that Chinese restaurant with the vegan menu for takeout.

 

[Snowcone]

Breakfast: Spring rolls
Lunch: Pasta with red sauce and nutritional yeast
Supper: TBA

 

[Tom L.]

Wheat toast with raspberry jam (I am trying to get through a very dense loaf of wheat bread I made. Must tinker with the recipe to get it a bit softer, but I hate to waste anything, so toast it is ); tea
........
For dessert, I think I am going to make peanut butter-banana ice cream. I want something cold for my scratchy throat.

I hope your throat is all better! But peanut butter-banana ice cream sounds great anyway.

About the overly-dense bread: I've baked bread for years, but for the longest time, my bread was awfully heavy. Things I think I did wrong: my dough was a bit too dry.... I always used 100% wholegrain flour, and either the dough was moist and soft, but so sticky it would try to devour me alive (like in "The Blob"), or it would be manageable but a bit too dry and stiff to rise much. I think I tried keeping it quite warm (80 degrees?) for over an hour so that it would rise as much as possible, but I don't think that worked. I also used to use half-and-half whole wheat flour and either rolled rye or rolled oats... which made it denser still. Nowadays, I just use whole wheat flour and try to add flour slowly, bit by bit, so that it's as moist as possible without me feeling like one of the hapless extras in that movie...

 

[RascalsMom]

B - oatmeal

L - beans, veggies & rice

S - pear

D - potato soup

S - slice of coconut pie

 

[PTree15]

I hope your throat is all better! But peanut butter-banana ice cream sounds great anyway.

About the overly-dense bread: I've baked bread for years, but for the longest time, my bread was awfully heavy. Things I think I did wrong: my dough was a bit too dry.... I always used 100% wholegrain flour, and either the dough was moist and soft, but so sticky it would try to devour me alive (like in "The Blob"), or it would be manageable but a bit too dry and stiff to rise much. I think I tried keeping it quite warm (80 degrees?) for over an hour so that it would rise as much as possible, but I don't think that worked. I also used to use half-and-half whole wheat flour and either rolled rye or rolled oats... which made it denser still. Nowadays, I just use whole wheat flour and try to add flour slowly, bit by bit, so that it's as moist as possible without me feeling like one of the hapless extras in that movie...

Lol, thanks for the bread tips, Tom. I will try that method out. And my throat is much better, thank you.

 

[mary1]

How were the tofu burgers @PTree15 ?

Yesterday I had another very scattered day as I was working on editing this video:

:-D

Breakfast: leftover sushi
Lunch: instant noodles with jalepenos!
Dinner: black beans with sauteed garlic pea shoots
Snack:...Vegan creme egg bites of course! Got hungry while editing the video..constantly!

 

[PTree15]

Hi Mary, I actually haven't made them yet, lol. Last week ended up being kind of nuts at work, and then I traveled this weekend, but I'm definitely going to try them this week. I bought some nice rolls for them. By the way, I'm going to try your vegan "Cadbury" style bites. They look so good!! Can I use regular paper cupcake tin liners, or do they have to be parchment paper? Just wondering.

Today:
Half a grapefruit, peanut butter cookie, tea
Roasted veggies (carrots, potatoes, red peppers), apple
Homemade trail mix: walnuts, chocolate chips, raisins and almonds
Leftovers from a couple of takeout places: Chik'n and broccoli with a bit basmati rice; part of a tofu grinder; vegan wings dipped in a cucumber sauce