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What Vegans Eat – Day 930

Breakfast: If you don’t overeat in the evening and leave at least 12 hours before your next meal, the food will taste even more delicious when you sit down to eat. We love Steel Cut Oats and these were especially good, made with Apples, Pecans, Raisins, and Flax Seeds.   Daily Green Juice: Gary made…

What Vegans Eat – Day 929

Brunch: Any day that starts with a cup of Teeccino topped with Soy Milk Foam and dusted with Cinnamon has to be a good day.   And then Gary started making a variation of his Baked No-Egg Omelette adding in Roasted Red Peppers, Herbs and sustituting Spinach for Kale. I joined in the fun and…

Raspberry Vanilla Cake, vegan and gluten-free

When my mom told recently me she loved raspberries even more than strawberries I decided to make her this Raspberry Vanilla Cake. I wanted it to be gluten-free. I found Celine Ileker’s Vegan Cake recipe and made a few minor modifications. The Swiss Buttercream recipe is from Aquafaba by Zsu Dever. This is a MUST-HAVE…

What Vegans Eat – Day 928

Breakfast: Gary and I slept over my parents’ house along with my sister and brother-in-law. Breakfast came together easily with leftovers from yesterday’s celebration.There was plenty of fruit – Watermelon, Honey Dew, Cantaloupe, Strawberries, Blueberries, Raspberries and Prunes, plus Red Pepper Hummus, Vegan Chopped Liver, Raw Fruit Tart and Raspberry Vanilla Cake.   Lunch: Lunch…

What Vegans Eat – Day 927

Breakfast: I jumped out of bed as soon as I woke up. I had a cake to finish! I had trimmed the layers the night before. Now I had to make the Swiss Buttercream, using a recipe from Zsu Zsu Dever’s Aquafaba cookbook. I had never made the frosting before and was hoping it would…

What Vegans Eat – Day 926

I got up early. It was early for me, at 7:30am. I had slept over my parents home and had a lot of things to do. First, I wanted to do some food shopping, on my own, for what I needed. I was at Trader Joe’s by 8:30am and got almost everything on my list.…

What Vegans Eat – Day 925

Breakfast: Big day planned. I was going to visit with my parents. I had hired a new cleaning service for them and wanted to supervise. I have never used a cleaning service for my own home. As Cinderella says in the musical Into The Woods, “sometimes I even enjoy cleaning.” And I do. Gary and…

What Vegans Eat – Day 924

Breakfast: Yup, Cantaloupe for breakfast again. I love it. At 99 cents it’s a deal and so good. I love eating local and in season!   Lunch: I had a small bowl of Mung Bean Dal. It’s hot and humid and I ate it cold. It hit the spot.   Dinner: We took our long…

What Vegans Eat – Day 923

Breakfast: Cantaloupe is in season! It’s time to eat a lot of it. It’s juicy and sweet. After a few slices of melon, we had Teeccino with Soy Milk Foam.   A little later it was time for Oats cooked with Apples and topped with Cacao Nibs, Flax Seeds and Almond Yogurt.   Lunch: I…