Thursday, June 14, 2012

New lifestyle...new beginnings...

This new vegan lifestyle I've embarked on has taught me a lot about myself and how much I'd been missing in life. I have discovered an amazing amount of good wholesome natural plant-based foods that I'd never encountered before in life because in my predominantly meat-eating household the veggies and grains were almost always a side dish, never a main event and pretty much the same old thing each day. I am not a fan of eating the same thing over and over again--it gets old quick and I love to spice it up so when I found punchfork.com with the help of my friend Nicole I was ecstatic and it has basically become my new online vegan cookbook.

This morning I was pumped because of all the goodies I tried for the first time ever! Take a look:

It was my first time trying vegan cheese and butter substitutes and rice milk
in my coffee plus the flourless bread was also a first and guess what? It all
tasted amazing!

I took a picture of my tasty breakfast this morning which was just scrumptious!

Delicious!

What do you think? Dinner was also really yummy! We had another dish from the Vegetarian Times' issue from April/May 2012 called Conchiglie with Tomato, Pine Nuts and Raisins. I am in love with that magazine!

My dinner plate this evening...packed with some scrumptious goodness!

Aren't they beautiful?

Delicious!

I'm smiling!


Wednesday, June 13, 2012

It's been a long while...

It's been a pretty long while since I last wrote anything about food and at long last I have some news to share with you all. First, I have made some lifestyle changes since I had gall bladder surgery in February and though to some they may seem drastic to me they are the best changes I've ever made. My food journey has taken me from eating a diet full of animal products to embarking on a new vegan lifestyle. It is a journey I do not expect everyone to understand but it has helped me lead a healthier life and I'd like to share what I am learning and the recipes I discover along the way.

Last month I bought a copy of Vegetarian Times magazine and found this amazing recipe for Soba Noodles with Eggplant and Mango which has become a hit here at the house. I had found a pack of noodles at Big Lots and decided to make it and give it a whirl. It is such a great dish!

I made it last night for dinner and took some to work as well! Yum! Here are a few photos of the preparation and the dish:

Eggplant in preparation: after frying in sunflower oil for 6-8 minutes.

Eggplant and soba noodles mixed together.

Chopped cilantro...yum!

Thinly sliced red onion.

Mango.

Chopped basil.

All stirred up with the garlic, rice vinegar and sesame oil vinaigrette.

My lovely little dinner plate ready for me to dig in.

What delicious trails are you blazing these days?
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