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Next Week’s Meal Plan

26 Friday Aug 2011

Posted by Momma J in Meal Plans, vegan

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Here’s our menu plan for the week. I try to cook in batches so we have enough food for a day or two. The recipes are pretty simple, but if it’s something more difficult I’ll make it on the weekend while Big T is around to watch Little T. I also take a look at what fruits and vegetables we have around the house to make sure they aren’t going to waste and try to make things that Little T can eat on his own.

Breakfast:

  • Oatmeal with Baked Apples-2 diced apples shaken in a bag with cinnamon and nutmeg, then microwaved in a covered bowl with a little soymilk for 2 minutes to soften. Obviously, it tastes better if you do it on the stove or in the oven, but the microwave is quick and easy.
  • Sugar Free Peach Muffins from http://www.fatfreevegan.com
  • Green Drink- kale, romaine lettuce, apple, ginger, celery, pear, and lemon.

Snacks: 

  • Fruit Salad
  • Healthy Almond Butter Bombs-made with oatmeal, almond butter, agave, and mashed bananas.
  • Watermelon Juice-watermelon in the juicer with a squeeze of lemon)
Lunches: 
  • Summer Minestrone from The Veggie Queen’s e-book.
  • Mexican Lasagna from http://www.fatfreevegan.com
  • Salad with Tahini Dressing–A variation from the Crazy Sexy Diet Cookbook. This is more for myself, but Little T loves the Tahini Dressing.

I don’t ever plan out dinners and toss together whatever ingredients we have. I do know that I want to try to this recipe for roasted tomato soup from Healthy Happy Life, and the recipe for bread salad from The Veggie Queen’s Cookbook.

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Big T is catching on to my shenanigans.

13 Saturday Aug 2011

Posted by Momma J in The Travels, vegan

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food, travel, vegan, vegan restaurants

Big T: Do you have anything you want to do when we’re in San Francisco?

Momma J: (In a casual tone, so as not to create any suspicion) Oh, I don’t know. I was thinking we might take a trip to Oakland.

Big T: Oakland, why do you want to go to Oakland?

Momma J: Errrr….I’ve just always wanted to go there?

Big T: *raises one eyebrow* Okay? Anything else?

Momma J: I’d love to visit Berkeley.

Big T: What? Berkeley is really far out of the way.

Momma J: Trust me. It’s worth the trip.

Big T: Wait a second, are you planning our vacation around food again? You know we’re going to see friends, right?

Momma J: Friends who will need to eat?

Big T: *sigh*

 

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Vegan Traveling

27 Monday Jun 2011

Posted by Momma J in The Travels, vegan

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Vegan travel isn’t nearly as complicated as it used to be. I remember 10 years ago, when I had to walk in the snow 12 miles to get to school, I’d always have to bring my own vegan food when I traveled. Now it’s easy to find a Chipotle or Panera, or even an all vegan restaurant that was referred from awesome websites like www.thehappycow.net, but what do you do when you’re in an area where you can’t *gasp* utilize your smart phone?!?

This happens to us every once in a while. We’ll sneak off to a place where there aren’t a lot of restaurants or grocery stores to fall back on. Those places are nice, because who wants to see the same old restaurants and grocery stores everywhere? But they do require extra planning. For our vacation to Cherry Valley and Oak Glen, we knew it was going to be a challenging trip. Fortunately, years of experience made it pretty snag-less (go us!) Here’s what we did to make sure we ate well, because it is a vacation, after all!

We started out in Cherry Valley for a Lavender Festival at the Highland Springs Resort. It used to be called “The Last Resort”, and was a vegetarian wellness center that Albert Einstein used to frequent (no joke!) We technically could have ventured into town and eaten at Subway or something, but who wants to leave a place that looks like this:

Do you see what I mean?

It was kind of like that poppy field in “The Wizard of Oz”…….poppies…………..*suddenly in a daze with silly grin on face*

So this is what we did:

1. We researched the few restaurants we could find on location ahead of time and called to make reservations and ensure they could make us a vegan meal.

2. We requested an *empty* mini-fridge for our room. They said it wouldn’t be a problem, but we discovered they’d forgotten once we were there. They were nice enough to let us store our perishables in their main fridge until they could get the mini-fridge in our room. They didn’t have a microwave in the room so we had to use things that didn’t need to be heated.

Next we went to stay at a B&B in Oak Glen. This was a little more challenging, because there weren’t any restaurants around.

3. We called the B&B ahead of time to make sure they knew we were vegan. We gave them a few simple ideas for our breakfast, and they said it would be no problem. They gave us an amazing breakfast, and asked if we had any tips for the next time they run into vegan travelers.

4. We brought sandwich items like avocado, pickles, and hummus. When we were out for the day, it was easy to find a restaurant that served sandwiches. We asked them to put as much produce as they had on the sandwiches, and made then added some yummy extras.

Adding avocado and other fixings to our sandwich...

5. We brought some of our favorite snacks, but they only lasted about five minutes. That’s always the problem with good snacks, isn’t it?

6. We lugged everything around in a cooler until we got to our destinations. We’d asked the B&B if we could use their fridge, and they didn’t mind a bit. It was a bit of a pain, but worth it.

If you have any other vegan traveling tips, let me know. I’m always glad to hear new ideas.

Fancy Vegan Party Food

26 Sunday Jun 2011

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Fancy Vegan Party Food

This food was GONE by the end of the night. It was like a vegan hurricane swirled by the table and snagged everything up. My sweet husband and brother in law did all of the cooking. Here’s what was on the table…

Chocolate dipped strawberries

Stuffed Mushrooms

Lemon Bars

Strawberry Tarts

Olive Tampenade

Bruschetta

Fresh Grapes

Cheese and Cracker Platter

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