Happy Saturday!!!
My lovely morning started with this wonderful bowl of breakfast blender cereal (thanks CCV, again) and a hot cup of lemon ginger yogi tea. I put two kids of cereal in the blender to make a cup of it (Uncle Sam’s wheat flakes and Barbara’s Ultima high fiber cereal), a cup of almond vanilla milk, 2 teaspoons vanilla, and a half of a frozen banana. I left out the walnuts this time and instead had a spoonful of almond butter right out of the jar. 
After musing through the newspaper and various blogs, I got on my yoga clothes and did a few chores. Then it was off to my wonderful Saturday morning yoga class. I love doing yoga on weekend mornings, a time I don’t get to practice at during the weekday. After yoga I was quite hungry. I had already thought ahead about what I would prepare for lunch. On a toasted Ezekial seasame bun, I spread mustard and vegan mayo, layered red onions, lettuce, and sprouts, and topped it all off with 3 slices of pan-grilled tofu sprayed with a bit of Bragg’s. YUM!!! On the side I had a wee bit of Garden of Eatin’ Multi-grain everything tortilla chips and some salsa verde.
It just wouldn’t be right to not have a wee bit of dessert too!!! I couldn’t decide between dairy-free ice cream or vegan pudding, so I put both right in the bowl with a couple of Mi-Del vanilla snaps. My belly is so happy right about now! 
I hope you have yourself a VERY lovely Saturday!!!
Saturday night we got dinner out at Fadi’s Mediterranean Grill. It is an awesome place to eat for vegans, vegetarians, and the others. heehee They offer a buffet of hummus dips, an array of salads and vegetables, as well as freshly made pita breads. You can also get made-to-order falafel with tahini sauce. Yum! I LOVE the portion sizes, which insure I always have enough to take home for leftovers. In fact, I actually ate my leftovers this time for breakfast on Sunday morning. It was fabulous! The first plate on the left (the massive one) is mine. Then is a picture of falafel that Eric order, and that he so sweetly shared with me. Lastly, Eric’s plate. I definitely recommend Fadi’s if you are in Dallas or Houston (I don’t think they are in any other cities).
Apple Strudel
I come from a Czech family (on my mom’s side), and so apple strudel is a very traditional Czech dish. My dear grandmother has made it my whole life (many many times throughout the year). Whenever any company came in town, like a distant aunt or uncle, my grandmother always had strudel on hand. I haven’t looked at her recipe to try and veganize it (besides…I bet her recipe is in her head, not on a piece of paper). When I got The Joy of Vegan Baking a couple of months ago, I knew I would have to make the apple strudel. Not only do the pictures of it in the cookbook look amazing, but Colleen Patrick-Goudereau’s recipes do not disappoint. Sunday afternoon, I decided what a perfect time for an apple strudel. Oh my grandma would be so proud!! Here are pictures of the strudel in the process. Doesn’t the bowl of apple slices look yummy?! They are all rolled up in sheets of phyllo pastry. (I used whole wheat phyllo pastry because that’s what I had on hand.)
Golden brown Apple Strudel right out of the oven! Cinnamon, sugar, and roasted almonds are sprinkled generously all over the top. Our house spelled of yummy apples and cinnamon…definitely a fall smell. Once cooled, we dug in and split a piece before a late afternoon Sunday walk. We would indulge in more later!
Sunday night Cowboys game dinner consisted of a veggie burger (on the yummy Ezekiel sesame buns), a veggie mix, and a pickle. Our cat, Scotch, obviously like the smell of this dinner! She jumped in my lap when I was trying to photograph. I caught the back of her head in the picture!
I heart Sunshine burgers!!
I know I’ve mentioned this a ton of times, but Sunshine Burgers are the coolest thing on the face of the earth. They are so delicious and healthy. I just adore them. If you haven’t ever had one, oh my goodness…rush to the store RIGHT this minute. They are great by themselves, crumbled on top of a salad or soup, or plopped on top of a salad like I did here. I like all of the flavors, but if I had to pick a favorite, it would be the southwest.
The best way to eat one though, in my opinion, is the old-fashion way, veggie-burger style. Loaded up with mustard, ketchup, vegan mayo, red onions, avocado, heirloom tomato, and fresh black pepper, it doesn’t get any better than this. Unless you include a yummy, big, dill pickle on the side! Also, this burger was extra delicious this time because I bought some new Ezekial seasame burger buns. I’ve always purchased the sprouted whole grain ones, but I noticed the seasame ones this time. They are AMAZING!! So delicious. Like the package says, the bun inself could be it’s own meal (because they’re so hearty and nutrition-filled). This first picture was my bun all ready to go. It’s just waiting for the burger. (By the way, my favorite way to heat up the Sunshine burgers is for 1 minute on high in the microwave. How easy is that?!)
Veggie burger finds a home.
I can’t eat it like that though. I must put it together. Wow…that is one honkin sandwich. Yum…I wanna eat, I wanna eat!
Here we go….all cut and ready to eat. Man this is going to be good.
And it was…the best veggie burger I’ve ever had or made. It was a combination of the seasame bun, the awesome veggie patty, paired with the freshest and ripest avocado and heirloom tomato….I’m gonna have to make this again REAL soon.
