Ramblings of a Vegan Traveler

Just had an amazing dinner (if I do say so myself!)  Baked Cheezy Spicy Cauliflower  Quinoa Falafel with Tahini Avocado Dressing  (I didn't have Vegg so I used ground flax/water for the egg substitute - need to experiment with the right amount as they were a bit crumbly. I baked mine and left out any oils. The dressing was good, but I added more lime to mine.) Green salad with cucumbers, tomato, red bell pepper, Caesar dressing The cauliflower was seriously to die for. I almost at the entire thing!  Baked Cheezy Spicy Cauliflower:  Heat oven to 375 1 large head of cauliflower (wash and cut into bite size pieces) In a ziploc bag add the following spices:  5 TBS Nutritional Yeast 4 tsp chili powder 2 tsp cumin 1 tsp smoked paprika 1 tsp South African Smoke Seasoning Blend (Trader Joes' comes in a grinder)   - ingredients of smoke blend: paprika flakes, sea salt, garlic, basil 1 TBS sesame seeds 1 tsp fresh...

Continuing my theme from yesterday of "what do I eat in a day" I thought I'd repeat that trend for what I ate on Monday. Started my day off with my typical "go to" breakfast.  Breakfast - Big bowl of rolled oats. When I say big, I mean big! It fills me up and I am not hungry again until lunch...not to mention that oats are SO good for you.  1 cup cooked rolled oats 3/4 cups blueberries 1/3 cup raspberries 1/2 banana 1 TBS raw pumpkin seeds 1/2 TBS chia seeds 1/2 TBS ground flax seed 1/2 white nectarine  Lunch I was busy doing yard work so I kind of snacked for lunch I had an apple and a white nectarine Had some oil free tortilla chips and fresh salsa Late afternoon snack - I made a chocolate mug cake from Happy Herbivore. I wanted a little treat after all my yard work. I make it like the recipe, but put half in the mug, drop in 1 TBS peanut butter and then the rest of it on top, then cook as noted in the recipe. It's just a little single s...

Someone once asked my what a typical day of eating looks like from me. It was someone who was not plant based and having a hard time figuring out what I would eat. So I figured that during the month of September I would post what I eat several times during this month.  Sunday, Sept. 1:  I did a long run this morning so I wanted a little bit more than just my big bowl of oatmeal after I got back from my run. Before my run I had half a large banana...gotta fuel!  Breakfast - Tofu scramble with black beans, red potatoes, kale, red onions, salsa (ended up with leftovers remaining) Snack - Apple with a TBS of natural organic peanut butter (just peanuts, no added oils or preservatives) Lunch - Big mixed green salad with cucumber, tomatoes, carrots and my vegan oil-free Caesar dressing. Toasted a whole wheat lavash wrap from Trader Joe's and sopped up the left over dressing with it! I LOVE this dressing. The whole wheat lavash wraps from TJs are vegan and also oil-f...