As I write this, it’s almost 2pm on the final day of Vegan MoFo. Only 10 hours to go (in Australia, at least)! I planned to go out with a bang, but I’ve been busy and haven’t had a chance to cook anything interesting for the last few days, and couldn’t think what to write about today—but an unplanned brunch has saved me.
Monthly Archives: September 2013
Cafes near work and my breakfast
I stop for a brief blogging breather and next thing I know 4 days have gone by since my last post! I can’t let Vegan MoFo beat me, after all it’s almost over (just like the AFL footy season). I have a folder of half written posts, so rather than finish each one, I’m going to mash them all together into one post about what I’ve eaten lately.
Two healthy dinners
After drooling over all the fantastic MoFo blog posts, I thought I’d better lift my game and start making some healthier dinners. I trawled through a whole lot of fantastic vegan blogs and found some fantastic meals to try. Here are the first two…
Feathery babies and curried ‘egg’ sandwiches
Spring has really hit Melbourne, and what a glorious day we’ve had! A fantastic day for a walk in our beautiful Royal Botanic Gardens. Today we were lucky enough to see some of the newest fluffy downy residents!
Three days without lentils
After my off-putting lentil experience the other day, we’ve now gone 3 days without legumes. That’s probably the longest we’ve been without them in years! I wasn’t really sure what to make without them. It took a little hunting, but I found some delicious legume-free comfort food. I think the memory of the smell is fading now though. It’s time to get back to beans and lentils tomorrow.
My red lentils have no nose…
How do they smell? Terrible!*
Today I thought I’d take the opportunity to have another go at the perfect lentil burger. Sadly, things didn’t quite go as planned.
Vegan products in mainstream shops
When I first stopped eating meat, in the early 90s, the range of ‘vegie’ foods in my supermarket was VERY limited. I had to make a special trip to a ‘health food’ shop to get some of the foods we ate. Over the years, the range has increased, but it’s great to see that over the last few months, there has been a HUGE expansion of vegie choices in my regular supermarket. It’s a good sign!
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Quick dinner. Quick post.
Big day. Lots of nervous energy. (Will explain later.) Have an appointment tonight, so we’re having a very early dinner. (Will explain later.) Quick post today because I refuse to stop with the Vegan MoFo!
TV Tuesday: the perfect burger, no. 1
Last week, as part of Vegan MoFo’s TV Tuesday, I pledged to find the perfect red lentil burger. I based this challenge on the episode of How I Met Your Mother where Marshall was trying to track down his perfect hamburger.
Last Friday night I made my first attempt, and it turned out pretty well.
Saved by a green smoothie garden
I come from a family of green thumbs, but sadly, I didn’t inherit the gene. I did inherit the fat bum, the short sightedness and the horror of public speaking, but not the green thumb, I’m afraid.