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What Does a Vegan Eat on a Sunday?

October 15, 2012

VeganMoFo continues all month. My VeganMoFo 2012 is demystifying vegan food. Through a photo diary of my daily vegan meals, you will see what the average vegan really eats. Sometimes the food I eat may seem weird or unfamiliar but mostly you’ll find I eat food which is familiar — just without the animal products. It really is easy being vegan.

Hover over each photo for details about the food.

Food Notes

  • You can find the Pumpkin Steel Cut Oats recipe here.
  • The vegan sharp cheddar recipe comes from Artisan Vegan Cheese.
  • I make my own seitan. The simple recipe can be found here.
  • The Cheezy Broccoli Rice recipe can be found here.
  • The Fruity Snack Balls and Corn Pudding recipes are from Vegan Cooking for Carnivores, which I checked out from the library, but now want to buy the book. It’s a good one.
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Easy Balsamic ‘Shrooms and Pasta

October 20, 2011

Balsamic 'Shrooms over Pasta

Christine,

You’ve clearly infiltrated my consciousness because I inadvertently made a vegan meal for dinner last night and it was really good. I’m not even vegetarian, never mind vegan.

It would be great if you could share recipes with us that don’t require specialty vegan products like seitan or vegan cheese. Perhaps just the sort of things one might throw together from the ingredients you might already have in the larder?

~Carolyn

Dear Carolyn,

An uplanned vegan meal! Very nice. You made my day and then I made this recipe with you in mind. Mushrooms are a great way to add some “meat” to your dinner without adding any animal products. Enjoy!

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Eatin’ Vegan on Thanksgiving

October 12, 2011

Thanksgiving 2008

It’s easy being vegan ’cause you can eat Tofurky on Thanksgiving.

Vegans are creative folks and, of course, you have options beyond Tofurky. I like Field Roast’s Celebration Roast as an alternative. But most Thanksgivings, I haven’t had a turkey substitute.

Vegan Thanksgiving at my friend’s house involves delicious home-cooked food. It’s that simple. Do we miss the turkey? Absolutely not. Does everyone enjoy the vegan dinner? Absolutely! Are there omnivores at the table? Yes, yes, there are. Give it a try this year, and remember, Thanksgiving is about being thankful and not a turkey.

If you’re able, consider sponsoring a turkey this holiday season from a farm sanctuary including my personal favorites SASHA Farm or Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary.

Turkey, not Thanksgiving dinner.

This proud turkey lives at SASHA Farm. Visiting a farm animal sanctuary is a real treat. Take a day to volunteer and you will get up close and personal with the animals. Animals are cool. Help them.

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Eat Your Satan, Um, I Mean Seitan

October 10, 2011

Pan-fried Seitan

It’s easy being vegan ’cause it feels better to eat seitan (say-tan) than steak. Vegans often jokingly pronounce it like satan. Don’t be alarmed. There is nothing evil about this vegan meat.

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