Well, I'm still trying to be vegan on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, and vegetarian on Tuesdays (my husband is at Game Night and he's lactose intolerant, so it's the only day I can have dairy for dinner). Last night we had sushi for dinner, and I found that I really preferred the meatless sushi. That's not a big deal, as I'm not a huge sushi fan, but then tonight we had dinner at a friend's house. She made the most delicious pasta with veggies and chicken. This was the first time since 2010 that I've had chicken, and it was so good, but I was more impressed with the flavor of the veggies. I will definitely be making that recipe.
So I kind of feel like I'm settling in to this whole partial vegan lifestyle. I no longer feel like I'm depriving myself of tasty food - I think by allowing myself meat on the weekends, I'm able to stick to the vegan diet on weekdays. In addition, I no longer fantasize about eating meat. I could probably go vegetarian on the weekends and be perfectly happy (sorry, I cannot completely cut out dairy!)
We've become a rice milk and almond milk household, using white rice milk in lieu of regular milk, and drinking chocolate almond milk as a recovery drink after runs. I've discovered that plain almond milk has a funny taste, and chocolate rice milk separates funny. Neither heats up very well (rice milk separates, the almond milk develops a strong taste).
My weight is hovering closer to where it was after the three weeks of being a strict vegan, so that's good.
I have yet to incorporate the Thrive Diet into my diet, mainly because I really struggled with the raw food diet. It's so much work, and I am an incredibly busy person, so it's just not a practical diet for me. I am still interested in making my own nutrition bars, though.
So now the big question is: What the heck am I going to do with all this crazy stuff that I bought at Whole Foods? I guess I'll have to try to incorporate it into my diet until it's gone.
Namarie!
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Vegan Pizza from Papa John's!
My husband had a hankering for pizza the other night and while it was tempting to jump off the vegan bandwagon to join in the cheesy goodness, the more I thought about it the more guilty I felt. Luckily Papa John's came to the rescue!
While my husband ordered a small pizza with every meat known to man on it, I ordered a small "vegan" pizza. What's that? Why it's delicious that's what it is!
Papa John's is great because online they give you the option to control EVERYTHING that goes on to your pizza. I picked a small pizza, easy on the sauce (they always put too much on at our store) with onions, mushrooms, tomatoes and black olives. I was dubious that it wouldn't be very good.
Boy was I wrong! Don't knock it until you've tried it cheese lovers! I may have made nummy noises when I took the first bite. Unlike pizza loaded down with cheese I could actually TASTE all of the flavors of the pizza. It was excellent and I didn't miss the cheese at all!
So why did I call it "vegan" pizza? While the dough Papa John's uses doesn't contain eggs or milk, their website claims that there may be "animal enzymes" in the yeast. Knowing that yeast is really a fungus I kind of find this hard to believe, but if you're a vegan that's concerned with things like this it would probably be best to avoid Papa John's.
Papa John's "vegan" pizza gets two thumbs up from me!
While my husband ordered a small pizza with every meat known to man on it, I ordered a small "vegan" pizza. What's that? Why it's delicious that's what it is!
Papa John's is great because online they give you the option to control EVERYTHING that goes on to your pizza. I picked a small pizza, easy on the sauce (they always put too much on at our store) with onions, mushrooms, tomatoes and black olives. I was dubious that it wouldn't be very good.
Boy was I wrong! Don't knock it until you've tried it cheese lovers! I may have made nummy noises when I took the first bite. Unlike pizza loaded down with cheese I could actually TASTE all of the flavors of the pizza. It was excellent and I didn't miss the cheese at all!
So why did I call it "vegan" pizza? While the dough Papa John's uses doesn't contain eggs or milk, their website claims that there may be "animal enzymes" in the yeast. Knowing that yeast is really a fungus I kind of find this hard to believe, but if you're a vegan that's concerned with things like this it would probably be best to avoid Papa John's.
Papa John's "vegan" pizza gets two thumbs up from me!
Homemade Spaghetti Sauce
My mom always brings me her old issues of Woman's World magazine when she comes to visit. I like the magazine for the recipes mostly. Every now and then there's a really great one.
Here's one they had for spaghetti sauce. I'm posting it here with the tweeks I made. It's positively addicting!
Homemade Spaghetti Sauce
1 can diced tomatoes (any kind even with onions or seasoning)
1 medium onion
3-4 stalks of celery (leaves included)
1-2 large carrots (depending on the size)
1/4 cup EV olive or canola oil
1-2 cups fresh spinach
1-2 tbsp fresh garlic
salt/pepper to taste
Chop onion, celery (with leaves) and carrots into medium sized pieces.
Heat oil in a pan and saute onion, celery and carrots for 15 minutes, or until onions are transparent.
Add tomatoes, salt and pepper.
Simmer on low for 25 - 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
5 minutes before done, add spinach and garlic, stir.
Toss with 1 lb brown rice pasta or other pasta.
Approximately 6 servings.
Here's one they had for spaghetti sauce. I'm posting it here with the tweeks I made. It's positively addicting!
Homemade Spaghetti Sauce
1 can diced tomatoes (any kind even with onions or seasoning)
1 medium onion
3-4 stalks of celery (leaves included)
1-2 large carrots (depending on the size)
1/4 cup EV olive or canola oil
1-2 cups fresh spinach
1-2 tbsp fresh garlic
salt/pepper to taste
Chop onion, celery (with leaves) and carrots into medium sized pieces.
Heat oil in a pan and saute onion, celery and carrots for 15 minutes, or until onions are transparent.
Add tomatoes, salt and pepper.
Simmer on low for 25 - 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
5 minutes before done, add spinach and garlic, stir.
Toss with 1 lb brown rice pasta or other pasta.
Approximately 6 servings.
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