Dinner 5-29-10

Uh, I kinda forgot about taking a picture of my Pad Thai from Spoon in Atlanta.

Snack @ Grant Park

My brother & his girlfriend made this terrific salsa to take (with a few drinks) to Grant Park in Atlanta.

Tomato, corn, black bean, (lotsa) garlic, cilantro... Nomnom.

Breakfast 5-29-10

Cascadian Farms Maple Granola
with added walnuts, raisins, millet, flaxseeds & almond milk

Dinner 5-27-10

Cooked in the wok:
Tempeh
Broccoli from our garden
Red pepper
Onion from our garden
Carrot
Garlic
Ginger
Tamari soy sauce
Toasted sesame oil

Modified from this recipe:
http://support.cancerproject.org/site/MessageViewer?em_id=10061.0&printer_friendly=1

Then for dessert:
Amy's Organics chocolate cake
So Delicious chocolate soy ice cream
Organic peanut butter

New Cookbook

Colleen Patrick-Goodreau's 'The Joy of Vegan Baking'

Dinner 5-26-10

Homemade pizza on the grill (again)

TOTALLY FORGOT TO TAKE A PICTURE OF DESSERT - I was 2/3 the way through with it before I realized I hadn't taken a pic.
Amy's Chocolate Cake from the freezer section (warmed)
Chocolate Velvet soy ice cream
Organic raspberries

Dinner 5-23-10

Mega-Veggie pizza from Mellow Mushroom with my half veganized.
I had the HIghland Brewing Co's Seven Sisters Abbey Style Ale.
Read my review of MM, and this trip in particular among my reviews on Yelp.com.

And as leftovers for lunch at work the next day...

Dinner 5-22-10

Not every meal is interesting...
Taco Bell night.
Bean & 7 Layer Burritos (minus dairy products, of course)

Lunch 5-22-10

Nature's Own Premium bread
FYH Vegenaise
Spicy brown mustard
Litelife veggie pepperoni
Tofurkey, peppered (new fave)
Vegan rice cheese
Alfalfa sprouts
Homegrown chard, romaine lettuce
Sweet Chili Rice Crisps

Lunch 5-21-10

Vegetable sushi from the grocery store that I bought last night. The avocado doesn't look too appealing the next day, as clearly shown above.

Dinner 5-20-10

Salad with homegrown lettuces, chard, onion, broccoli, peas...
also: carrots, pecans, cabbage, sauteed tofu (until crispy - that's how the wife likes it...), raisins, Annie's Goddess Dressing, a little ground flaxseed.

Even the kids loved it:









Happy Bowls!!

Dinner 5-19-10

Farmer's Market German Pink Tomato
Swiss Card & lettuce (our garden)
Follow Your Heart Vegenaise
Nature's Own Premium bread
+ butternut squash

Snack 5-19-10

Dinner 5-18-10

Tri-color pasta
Pasta sauce with added:
Field Roast Italian Grain Meat
Onion, garlic, carrots
Roasted pine nuts on top
Fresh-ground black pepper

Dinner 5-17-10

Peas & corn
Basmati brown rice
Gardein Chick'n Scallopini



Ciao Bella Blackberry Cabernet Sorbet

Dinner 5-16-10

Shiitake from Farmer's Market
Onion
Garlic



Sauteed Swiss Chard from our garden



Sauteed broccoli from our garden



(the above three plus...)
Better Boy tomato from Farmer's Market



Daiya for mine (mozzarella for the others')



Grill...



Add fresh Rosemary and Basil
Olive Oil
India Pale Ale



NC Strawberries for dessert

Dinner 5-15-10

Basmati rice
Potato, onion, garlic, carrot, celery, sugar snap peas &
Gardein 'beefless tips'
(and a side of bourbon)

Lunch 5-15-10

New Nature's Own 'Premium Specialty' bread
Vegenaise
Tofurkey hickory smoked slices
Daiya Mozz Shreds
Homegrown romaine lettuce
Fresh German Pink tomato from farmer's market

Snack

Lunch 5-12-10 (+ misc)

Roasted pine nut hummus




New Belgium Organic Wit

Snack

Almonds
Walnuts
Peanuts
Raisins
Semi-sweet chocolate chips

Dinner 5-11-10

Salad with homegrown romaine lettuce
Annie's Goddess Dressing
Spaghetti with TVP sauce

Dinner 5-7-10

Amy's California vegan burger
Avocado
Daiyacheese (cheddar)
Red onion
Homegrown lettuce & swiss chard
Veganaise
On a whole wheat roll
Roasted sweet & Yukon gold potatoes
Organicville ketchup
Finally, some dessert:

Snacktime!

Garden Update

My wife sent me this picture this morning after she watered the garden. Most of it is looking good; however, the birds have found our three ripe strawberries.

Dinner 5-5-10

Burrito (on a wheat tortilla) with...
Pan-fried potato
Pinto beans
Daiya shreds
Homemade guacamole
Lettuce from our garden
Salsa
RW Garcia's organic blue corn chips
Beer with a lime in it (just keeping it Cinco!)

Dinner 5-4-10

Rice noodles
Onion, carrot, celery, red pepper, garlic, bean sprouts, cilantro (homegrown), peanuts, peanut butter, sesame tamari tofu, & sauteed chard (homegrown) and kale

Lunch 5-4-10

Had lunch at Zizi's Vegetarian near Ikea in Charlotte, NC.

I had the 'chicken' salad sub, which was something like Gardein cubed up and mixed with Veganaise, carrots, green onions on a great soft sub roll. Also got the fries which were hot and had a nice seasoning sprinkled on them.

Lunch 5-3-10

Leftover salad from last night
Leftover mac & daiyacheese from Friday night.

Dinner 5-2-10

Grilled corn on the cob
Salad mad by wifey using from our garden:
Romaine, red leaf & green leaf lettuces +
Swiss chard
Dessert was strawberries picked up this afternoon @ WFMWinston

Breakfast 5-2-10

(no pic)

Whole grain toast with
WF apple chutney
Grits w/ Frank's hot sauce
Field Roast's applewood sage grain meat sausage

Dinner 5-1-10

Our first attempt at grilling homemade pizzas. Very happy with how they turned out - loved the texture of the crust: crispy on the bottom side which spent the most time facing the heat (they started on one side then got flipped partway through and got loaded with toppings. Mine:

Olive oil
Sauteed mushrooms & garlic
Kalamata olives
Homegrown swiss chard,
rosemary, thyme, sage
Daiya Foods mozerella shreds
WF pasta sauce for dipping
Natty Greene's Guilford Golden Ale

Breakfast 5-1-10

Smoothie:
Frozen organic strawberries & blueberries
Fresh organic strawberries
Chocolate Silk
Blueberry soy yogurt
Ripe banana
Flax seeds (ground)
Organic kale