Okay, after this post I will be officially caught up on rando food pics. For now. Let’s start with some snacks, shall we?
First up: Skinny Pop White Cheddar popcorn and off-brand cuties!
Yes, in case you’re wondering, Skinny pop white cheddar IS vegan, and it IS delicious. They also make a microwave popcorn, butter flavored, that is vegan. And it pops up in a box! I keep some in my office at work, for unexpectedly hangry situations.
Another snack I’ve been enjoying is Kite Hill yogurt and Bakery on Main granola:
The granola, which is GF, is cranberry maple almond and is very tasty. The yogurt (part of my Kite Hill kick which included Jalapeno Cream Cheese Breakfast Burritos and Spaghetti Pie) was also fantastic, some of the very best yogurt I’ve had, vegan or otherwise.
I went out to happy hour at The District last month with my friend Eric. I didn’t realize it at the time but it was a sort of last hurrah for me, because I woke up the next morning with the flu. At least I got to enjoy this glass of champagne first… plus a second one, because it was HH and the second glass was only $1.
I really want to go back and check out their food- I saw Vegan Lasagna on their menu!
Then fast forward a week or so while I was stuck at home sick as a dog… My first day back at work I attended a workshop held at the Mile High United Way that was catered by Work Options for Women which is this amazing program that helps women learn culinary, job-readiness and life skills. They cater and they also run the Cafe there at the United Way. Very cool program. Similar to Comal which you may have seen on Top Chef, which is set in Colorado this season. Their menu is super vegan-friendly, and my lunch consisted of house-made hummus, crackers, olives, some raw veggies, and a few grapes. I tried to keep it light as I had only recently started eating again.
These next few make it seem like I eat lunch out with friends all the time, but I swear I bring my lunch to work almost everyday… First up is a Green’ Go Sushi Burrito from Komotodo stuffed full of fried tofu, portobello mushroom fries, avocado, wakamo Japanese salad, pickled red cabbage, English cucumber and sweet corn:
I went with my friend Jen and she doesn’t even like sushi (or sushi flavors) but she’s a good sport 😉 It was really good though. I’ve had it before, but I always forget how much I like it. It’s got all the sushi flavors but it’s more fun to eat because it’s wrapped up like a burrito. Komotodo serves beer and wine, but we were there at lunch so we abstained.
This was a quick lunch with my mom from the salad bar at Whole Foods: Two roast potatoes (both small, one sweet), a baby kale salad topped with beets, peas, broccoli, cauliflower, sesame sticks and a little balsamic, and this weird “cauliflower power salad” that I thought was going to be a really vinegar-y coleslaw but was just dry and bland af. Boo.
My friend Cindy and I had lunch at Subculture where I had my absolute favorite, the Bangkok made with tempeh, sweet chili sauce, pickles, romaine carrots and vegenaise. I’ve re-imagined this sammie twice on the blog, once as a salad and once as a tacos, in case you’re interested.
Then my friend Chelsea and I had lunch at Phonatic, another favorite spot (and one you’ve seen a lot of on these sharing posts). This time I went for the Tofu Noodle Bowl:
The noodle bowl doesn’t has as many veggies at the pho, but I feel like it has more tofu. This isn’t scientific, just my gut feeling.
This next one is SHOCKING I know (haha not really because I always eat here), but my BFF Eric and I hit up Steve’s Snappin’ Dogs and I went with my usual Chicago-Style Veggie Dog and sweet tots.
Oooh these next two are fun! Two weekends ago mom and I spent the day in Boulder for her birthday. A girls day, with brunch and booze and shopping! We started at Leaf Vegetarian Restaurant for brunch and I had the Vegan French Toast made with banana bread pudding, Boulder breakfast tea anglaise, and seasonal berries. Bread pudding instead of plain old bread is ingenious and decadent, and ohhh the fresh fruit. It was sweet but not too sweet. It was kind of perfect, actually.
My mom had the Vegan “Egg” Sandwich and a side of the Curried Cauliflower Cream Soup:
She shared and it was delicious too. The sandwich was fried tofu (definitely seasoned with Kala Namak, the Himalayan black salt that tastes like egg), vegan sausage, avocado, tomato, Vegenaise (also with a hint of the salt- it tasted like yolk almost), Daiya cheese and mixed greens. The soup was incredibly creamy and tasty.
And finally, I attended a workshop down in Colorado Springs not too long ago, and lunch was on our own. I ventured over to the Willamette Market & Deli because I had heard it’s very vegan friendly. I used to live in the Springs, and our first house was on Willamette, just a block or so from the market. Back then it was a dark, outdated little place with probably no vegan options (not that I was even vegan back then anyway) but it was fun to drive by the old house. Also, here’s an interesting tidbit: There a guy I work with in my current office (in Denver). He used to live in the Springs also and we realized that we had only lived a block or two apart from each other, both on Willamette! It truly is a small world.
So I way over ordered (because I couldn’t decide on just one thing) but that was okay. I had a book and sat there taking my time. It’s a cute space and quite friendly and relaxing. I had the Garlic Parmesan Fries and the BLT and both were very good- although I swear I didn’t finish it all!
Okay that’s it for now!
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Mmm, sushi burritos…. It’s been far too long since I had one! They really are great, no matter what you stuff them with. Wish I could try this version here. The corn (?) is a curious addition!
Everything looks and sounds AMAZING! I would choose at least one of everything! LOL – LOVE the snack ideas, too! I’ve been trying to think outside my comfort zone as of late on snacks so these suggestions are GREAT!