So… I’m asked – a lot – “so, you’re vegan?!?” Sometimes followed by “…so do you eat fish? or eggs?”
But even after explaining that… I’m often met with a blank stare – and the silliest of questions: “So, what do you eat?? Beans and rice?”
And while beans and rice is, somtimes, on the menu… I wated to let you know what I’ve had to eat today.
Just because.
Amaze your friends.
So… it was a birthday day… we started out with a pretty serious brunch.
Oatmeal… with strawberries and organic cane brown sugar.
And – before you ask – NO! That was NOT it.
We also had the Tofu Scramble w/ Vegan Sausage that’s mentioned on this site… nomnomnom. 
And we had the Biscuits from this site. More nomnom.
And we had a NEW dish – DINER POTATOES (recipe to come soon)… much nomnomnom.
And we were FULL!! and HAPPY!
So… we were going to skip lunch (since we ate at 11:30 a.m.) and just do an early dinner.
But noooooo. We were hungry mid afternoon.
So – I made grilled artichokes. First time. With lemon, and olive oil, and garlic, and balsamic vinegar, and garlic, and a little more garlic. Boiled ’em. Grilled ’em. Ate ’em. Amazing. Incredible. RECIPE ONLINE.
Then we were again temporarily satiated.
So what to do for dinner? It’s a bit cold out, so we decided to make a new recipe for CHILI with a cornbread topping!
And, wow! It was nomnomnom good, too!
Had organic kidney beans… and tomatoes and tomato sauce… and organic corn… and a bit of cocoa powder, and more great stuff.
It turned out FANTASTIC!! The corn bread topping was really cool – I’m amazed that it stayed intact. You do the first part on the stove… then finish it off in the oven. MMMMMM.
That recipe’s coming, too. Soon.
But I just wanted to put it out there. I got my protein, my carbs, my nutrients, my mmmm feeling… all from veggies and veggie stuff. Very little of what I make comes out of a box or a bag… as you know if you read this blog. I didn’t eat tree bark and sand. I’m not relegated to beans and rice for every meal to make the “magic formula” work and keep me alive.
So what do Vegans eat, anyway?
Food that helps us live longer, healther lives… while helping to offset global greenhouse gases, reduce rainforest destruction, and resource exploitation. Oh, and then there are the animals. Those helpless animals that depend on humans for humanity. And they just don’t get it. I won’t even begin to discuss the abysmal conditions they’re subjected to – even in the best of circumstances. We’ll save that for another blogger… or at least another post.
The options available to Vegans are rich, flavorful, and fulfilling – and are fantastic for our bodies and our lives. They help us live healthier and happier today… and contribute to better health every day in the future.
In case you wanted to know!