Well, today I made my own vegan pepperoni for the first time in preparation for making pizza tomorrow, but I couldnt stop gnawing on it I decided to make pizza tonight instead.

Before:


After:


I learned a few things to do different next time. One, dont over cook the pepperoni/seitan while making it. It was a bit too hard, but still good. Two, use proper pizza sauce instead of fire-roasted tomatoes. They were too thick and watery and stole too much heat so I had to over cook the pizza a little.

Regardless, still very yummie!

B: mini-bagel with peanut butter; a pear

L: leftover wagon wheel pasta with summer squash, basil, and lemon, tossed with artichoke pesto; an apple

S: vegan immunity soup; baby carrots

D: refried bean tostada; refried bean burrito; orange

I had some amazing mushroom fajitas on corn tortillas with black beans.
Cheap, simple and delicious!

B: Tempeh, kale/bok choy, fresh pineapple all lightly sauteed together

L and D: Lots of crockpot chili (kidney beans, pintos, canned stewed tomatoes, fresh tomatoes, green peppers, mushroom, onion, bulgur wheat, tomato paste, chia seeds which thickened the stew nicely, cumin, oregano, chili powder); lemon soy yogurt bundt cake with lemon buttercream frosting; flaxmilk

coffee with soya milk

Linda sausage roll with salt and pepper potato wedges

vegetable quarter pounders with whole grain rice and sauteed mange tout

Matcha with lemon juice
B: oatmeal with pumpkin pie spice and cranberries, black coffee

L: minestrone

D: a kind of chickpea piccata with broccoli onion and pepper,

Kiwi

Wow everyone's sounds so healthy. I had Teddy Grahams..

I had a day last week when I had potato chips for lunch and tortilla chips and pickles for later. Some days are like that. I wouldn't recommend making habit of it though!

B: oatmeal with apples, cinnamon, brown sugar, and almond milk

L: salad of romaine, orange bell pepper, tomato, green beans, dressed with wasabi hummus (so good!); vegan immunity soup

D: nothing...lunch was really filling and I worked all evening, and now I'm just too tired to mess with it. I drank water and diet pepsi at work if that counts.

B: pinto beans on toast; clementines

L: canned pumpkin with black strap molasses; steamed Brussels sprouts; chickpea "cutlets" with vital wheat gluten (recipe from Veganomicon cookbook)

D: couscous topped with frozen heated mixed vegetables and peas and some organic lemon pepper added; steamed asparagus; fresh tomato with black pepper and parsley; flaxmilk

Just wanted to add what I had last night, cause it was pretty special.

My husband was nominated for Blogger of the Year and the award ceremony was at a fancy hotel in London. The caterers made vegan meals just for me.

I had:

a ton of wine

a delicious salad of rocket, cherry tomatoes, and radish

mashed potatoes and grilled vegetables

fruit salad

B: fruit salad of apple, pear, orange, pomegranate seeds, and lime juice
L: aloo gobi, chana masala, rice, small salad
D: chocolate banana smoothie

I was really looking forward to the lunch but was also a little stressed about it: meals out are the only ones where I have difficulty avoiding dairy products. But they couldn't have been nicer about it, explaining what dishes were vegan and that some dishes would be spicier without cream but could e made that way (which I actually consider a benefit: I love spice!) It was just a really good experience.

Then I worked all evening again. So. Very. Tired.

Congratulations to your husband!!!

Thanks, Nb!

Today:

coffee with hazelnut milk

Linda sausage rolls

onion and sage deli slices

whole wheat pasta, courgette, and onion in tomato chilli sauce

sweet peppers stuffed with whole grain rice and broccoli

I need to be eating at your place!!

B: Strawberry banana nice cream
L: Just plain jasmine rice cx
S: A larabar
D: I haven't eaten dinner yet, but I'll either eat leftover quinoa with kale and seitan or make spaghetti with green beans depending on how I feel after the concert I'm going to tonight haha.

B: sourdough bread
L: Daiya strawberry yogurt, banana, okra pickles, kiwi
D: (cooking now) whole wheat spaghetti puttanesca from Is a Does It, yellow squash sauteed in olive oil

Matcha
B: forgot what it takes to make a chia pudding, so I had two kiwis and chia seeds in almond milk with bits of ginger. Very good anyway! and black coffee

L: minestrone

D: a stir fry of onions peppers carrots broccoli with ramen type noodles and no chicken boullion
Peppermint sandwich cookies! and oolong tea

Daiya makes yogurt?
I asked about those okra pickles in the shopping thread. I am intrigued!

They do! On the whole, it's an okay effort--definitely better than Almond Breeze yogurt, but not truly tart and satisfying. I might try squeezing some fresh lemon into it and using it as a fruit salad dressing. Sometimes I just want something creamy, and this is that but it doesn't have the true yogurt flavor.

I answered your pickle question too. They are so yummy!

I really, really miss Trader Joes big container of soy yogurt! I can't even get Silk without going to the stores I dislike

Wait--is Silk yogurt still available?

Apparently it is...one of the stores I don't usually shop at has it on sale this week. They also have Just Mayo, so I might stop in there to try both of them.

The new "cheesier" Daiya shreds were at Sprouts today, but they were so expensive I couldn't make myself buy them. I got some slices instead.

Haha, you should check out What Fat Vegans Eat.

Today I had dates with coconut milk, pasta with marinara, mushrooms, and daiya shreds, a falafel wrap, a pear, and tea.

B: Toast with Smart Balance and spinach
L: Small leftover minestrone soup and butternut squash pasta
D: Leftover butternut squash pasta and a bagel with vegan cream cheese

avocado and white bean sandwich
then at work six mandarin oranges and a cliff bar.

on my way home I had to stop and get cashew milk and I was starving and never shop hungry *BAM* those crackerjacks looked vegan : sugar cookie cracker jacks
totally junk food, i know and I ate them in the car in the dark on the way home between street lights when no one would see my shame

then the rest of my homemade chili, homemade tofu sour cream.

Totally checking this out.

Tempeh, pineapple, kale

L: canned pumpkin with black strap molasses; steamed Brussels sprouts; chickpea "cutlets" with vital wheat gluten (recipe from Veganomicon cookbook)

D: baked beans, polenta, salad, flaxmilk

OMG I love that site!
I'm going to paste it everytime David says how hard it is too get enough calories as a vegan. My fat ass knows better!

coffee with hazelnut milk

squash and nut roast

whole wheat spaghetti with onion, carrot, and mange tout stir-fried in peanut sauce

fajita beans

Pinto beans on toast and clementines

L: canned pumpkin with black strap molasses; steamed Brussels sprouts; chickpea "cutlets" with vital wheat gluten (recipe from Veganomicon cookbook)

spaghetti noodles topped with fresh mushrooms, peas, onion and cauliflower "alfredo" sauce (steamed cauliflower blended with almond milk, nutritional yeast, tapioca starch, spices like marjorum, garlic powder, salt and pepper, and a pinch of miso); almond milk

Roasted cauliflower! It's one of my favorites.