An unexpected day working from home (roads were too icy to go to work) allowed me to make a delicious waldorf salad for lunch. The recipe came from "The 30-Day Vegan Challenge' and was easy to make and very yummy. My hubby enjoyed it as well. I replaced the seitan with a Tofurky sausage and added kelp flakes- so good!
It has been an exhausting work week, so when hubby (Mike) suggested we go out for dinner on Tuesday night (Day 5), I was fine with it. We ate at Grazers, a new place that uses local produce and meat (sustainably raised, blah, blah, blah). Anyway, Mike told the waitress that I was vegan and asked what she recommended. The waitress was excited because her sister was vegan so she knew quite a bit about vegan dishes.She directed me toward a squash bean burger with a side of greens and a citrus (vegan) dressing and yummy rosemary sage fries, it was awesome! It was so great that the waitress was so accomodating.
Wednesday night (Day 6) was New Years' eve and I was headed to my sister's house for a gathering with a few other couples. I knew that it was very important to plan ahead, so I had ordered some vegan cheese from Miyoko's Creamery in CA- they make aged nut cheeses. I found out about this company from Colleen Patrick- Goudreau (author of the vegan challenge book). I HIGHLY recommend www.miyokoskitchen.com - I ordered a package of 4 different cheeses and they are delicious- I ate some on crackers on NYE and was so happy that I spent the money on these little slices of heaven, I wish I had known about them sooner! Everyone who tried the cheese enjoyed it- FTW. I also ate some chili that my sister had made - yum! A successful and happy evening.
Today is Day 7 of my vegan challenge- a whole week already, it really wasn't that bad. I have made a couple mistakes, but I guess it's part of the learning process. As I told my niece when she ate some meat unintentionally and was really upset about it- it's all about intention. I will keep moving forward with my new lessons...
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