I still do cook too!!! To prove it…
Not that you were doubting me or anything! haha
Sweet Potato and Pecan Tamales (purchased from Whole Foods) with quick homemade chili and a side salad.
Homemade Soup and Sandwich. I put this together for lunch. The soup is just veggie stock with a bunch of veggies from the freezer and fresh cabbage….lots of it….yum! The sandwich had sweet potato puree on it with tempeh bacon, yellow pepper, and lettuce.
Lentil Spaghetti Sauce over pasta with a yummy salad. You know this is a favorite of mine!!
Cabbage and Lima Bean Fried Rice
Another favorite of mine…an Ezekial sprouted grain tortilla with grilled tofu, baked beans, and vegan mayo….all wrapped up. Awesome!
Whole wheat penne pasta with pesto, grilled potatoes & onions. This is what I call our Scotland dish because we ALWAYS had pesto pasta in Scotland. I think it’s a good hearty food that’s really great when it’s cold outside. It just makes you feel good!
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.
Sammies
I don’t know if it’s the change to cooler weather or what, but I have been craving sandwiches allllll week!!! This was a special holiday sandwich…homemade whole wheat bagel lightly toasted, apple slices, pan-grilled tofu, and cranberry sauce. Sweet and delish!
Another craving I’ve been having is soup and sandwiches together! The perfect fall and winter combination. I especially enjoy dipping the corner of my sandwich in the hot soup and then taking a bite. Here I had some veggie soup (this was actually a gift…a packaged soup from Williams and Sonoma that I just added my own vegan broth to). Sandwich is made on yummy Whole Foods sourdough. One slice is spread with mayo, the other with fresh avocado. After a sprinkling of pepper, I sliced up a yellow heirloom tomato, some red onion, and layered on some Lightlife fakin tempeh strips. I love this sandwich!! This lunch rocked.
More soup one night….with slices of sourdough and earth balance.
Eric wanted soup and a sandwich. I made him a sourdough one with tempeh strips, apple slices, and cranberry sauce. He seriously woofed it down, so it must have been great!
Although this guy isn’t a traditional sandwich, I thought it still fits into this category of my craving bread with junk inside. This was a lunch I made last week made with an Ezekiel whole grain pita, Whole Foods hummus, green leaf lettuce, garam masala potatoes I had left over, and white wave baked tofu. LOVED THIS!! Carrots, hot tea, and a couple of squares of dark chocolate round out the meal.
