Random pics
My recent favorite breakfast (that I even had today too) is Nature’s Path organic flax waffles (2 of them) smothered with almond butter and manuka honey and then layered with slices of yummy ripe bananas. This breakfast makes me feel on top of the world!! It doesn’t get much better than this. 
This was an interesting breakfast creation. So I really wanted CCV’s Banana Bread Blender Cereal, but I didn’t have any frozen bananas. Therefore I had to improvise. I used frozen strawberries instead. I was really wanting the cold, creamy cereal that I usually get when I make this. The strawberries gave me that, but it wasn’t as yummy. I think strawberries are more water based, so my cereal ended up tasting a bit bland and watery. The banana usually makes it creamy and rich tasting too. It was ok though. It wasn’t bad enough for me to throw away and make something else, but I don’t think I’ll make it again.
Roly Poly ultimate veggie sandwich that I got to-go. Once home I added some grilled tofu and liberal amounts of yellow mustard and vegan mayo. This is our usual Saturday lunch. Yum!!
Eric came to school for lunch, and instead of him bringing lunch to me, I packed us a picnic. We had sandwiches made with the cranberry and stuffing Tofurkey slices. This is the first time we’ve tried it. I thought they were great!! Like the package recommends, I put cream cheese, cranberry sauce, and lettuce on the bread with it. It tasted like the holidays!
This was a very hearty lunch that kept me satisfied all the way to dinner. I put a serving of brown rice in the bowl and then poured the soup on top. The avocado piece on top was a lovely complement. A favorite lunch dessert of mine is endangered species chocolate.
Wahoo…look at me…posting in the middle of the week!
Mmmm….a Bakemmm Whole Wheat bagel from the freezer, zapped for 30 seconds and then toasted to perfection until it tastes freshly homemade. Made even better by spreading with raw almond butter and Manuka honey. If you’ve never heard of Manuka honey before, that was me just a little while ago. When we were living in Scotland, I was battling through a cold or mild flu, and someone recommended I buy Manuka honey and eat a teaspoon. It was their home remedy for making me feel better. I listened and bought the New Zealand product that is made from manuka flowers. It was quite expensive I remembered. Just last week, I was in a health food store in Dallas, and I found Manuka honey! It’s definitely not cheap, $15.00 for the size in the picture. It has a lovely sweet taste though and is excellent paired with nut butters. Besides, you’re getting some health benefits while eating it too..it’s keeping you healthy! Go on…support vegan honey.
Quick, vegan lunch. I’m definitely not one for packaged lunches, preferring leftover dinner from the night before. Packaged foods always seem to be laden with copious amounts of sodium and many many foreign ingredients. However, one of the recently turned vegan teachers at my school has turned me on to these Thai noodle boxes. I bought a few for Eric, and after he overwhelmingly approved of them (he was my guinea pig), so I finally had one. This one was Thai peanut. It was VERY tasty! Despite not having a lot of fiber or protein, it did keep me full for a long time and held me until dinner. I would definitely recommend these. Note that some are not vegan though and contain fish products. The ones that are vegan are specifically marked.
I bought these crispy corn taco shells at the health food store last week too. It sparked my interest because I ate a lot of crispy tacos as a kid, and I realized I haven’t made crispy tacos in FOREVER. I stuffed them with Amy’s low sodium refried beans, guacamole, heirloom tomato, green onions, sprouts, and Follow Your Heart vegan sour cream. This is the first time I’ve bought this brand since it has come out. I always got the Tofutti before. It tastes great though. Okra and onions are the veg on the side.
A wee bowl of bars I picked up on my latest trip to Whole Foods. Lots of chocolate ones in there!! Thanks to CCV for the Cliff Nectar bar recommendations. I’ve only tried the lemon, vanilla, and cashew one so far, but it is fabulous! Yum!
