In case you’re a new reader, these are posts where I share some of the yummy food I’ve been eating. Some lazy meals at home, some restaurant meals, some snacks. If it’s food, it qualifies!
Let’s start BIG: The Beyond Burger, enjoyed at the BurgerFi near my office. My little brother met me for lunch and we both had one. So good. I probably prefer the one at Whole Foods because it comes with Vegenaise and Chao vegan cheese, but this was still damn delicious. We also shared an order of fries- Salt n’ Vinegar!
Here’s an oldy-but-goody. My friend Jen and I went roller skating a while back (crazy, yes) and we had dinner at Swing Thai first, one of my favorite Thai (local chains) in Denver. I had the Tom Kha, a coconut milk and lemongrass soup made with tofu and big ol’ mushrooms. SO MUCH chili pepper in there, but really really delicious.
And because I love you guys and I know it’ll give you a laugh, here are some bonus pics from the skating- it was a mardi gras themed event, 21+, lots of alcohol and LOTS of fun.
Me + Jen:
Me + some random just to prove I was up and about on the skates! I was explaining to him the importance of something, as you can see from our expressions, LOL!
Okay, stop laughing at me. Back to the food!
I love Garbanzo and although I don’t eat there very often, when I do, I go big. The day after we got back from NYC I stopped in for a Portobello Plate with all the great sides: tabbouleh, hummus, tomato cucumber salad, seasoned rice, red cabbage, pickles and kalamata olives, and made my own pita sandwich at home. One half mostly rice and mushrooms and hummus, the other half mostly veggies.
ICE CREAM!
The other day I went grocery shopping and came home with mostly ice cream. #SorryNotSorry
I went with the new Peach Maple Pecan from So Delicious and the Caramel Almond Brittle from Ben & Jerry’s. Both were amazing and I can’t recommend them enough.
Here’s a salad I ate the other night. Totally basic, just chopped romaine, grape tomatoes and some croutons from Whole Foods, topped with a little Vegan Ranch from Follow Your Heart:
Here’s a sneak peak at a recipe I’m working on for THE BEST CHICK’N FAJITAS OF YOUR DAMN LIFE. I bought these leftovers to work- you’ve got lime-cilantro brown rice, soy curls and veggies cooked in a spicy fajita mix, black beans, cilantro, and homemade cashew sour cream. So freaking good. I can’t even tell you. I have one more portion in my freezer and I can’t wait till it comes up in rotation!
Speaking of the meals in my freezer, I love to meal prep on Sundays. I’ll make something with 4-6 servings, and portion them out individually. Sometimes its a soup, like my Chipotle and Sweet Potato Chowder, or my White Chick’n Chili. Or maybe it’s a pasta, like my Mexican Stuffed Shells with Kale, Beans and Corn. Regardless of what it is, I’ll leave a few portions in the fridge to eat for lunches that week, and the rest go in the freezer. THEN a couple of the previous meals come OUT of the freezer for the rest of my lunches. That way I never get tired of eating the same thing all week, but always have good, homemade meals on hand. I do something similar for dinners, but don’t freeze them. I’m more likely to choose a (smaller) pasta or potato dish that wouldn’t freeze as well, and it it all that week.
Here’s a shot from my meal prep this past weekend: Sriracha-Agave Baked Tofu with mashed taters and corn (because there were 2 bags of corn in my freezer for some reason. Also because I forgot to buy the broccoli I was planning to make). I had it for lunch on Tuesday, and I’ll have it again today. Monday I was at a conference, and yesterday and tomorrow I’m enjoying meals I prepped weeks ago. This system works really well for me.
These last two, well… let’s just say I eat at these two spots A LOT. The first is Shishkabob Grill (Grant and Colfax for you locals). It’s right up the block from my office and their Falafel Wrap is ridiculous. The light colored sauce you’re seeing is some sort of eggplant based sauce, and it’s vegan!
The other is, of course, Steven’s Snappin’ Dogs. My mom and I popped into the DEN location after our flight from NYC landed. We needed sustenance before the Lyft ride home. It was my mom’s first time trying it and SHE LOVED IT! I had my usual Chicago Veggie Dog and we shared an order of sweet tots.
OK that’s it for this round. I’ll be back soon with a Beet Burger recipe I think you’ll love, plus Part Two of my NYC trip!
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Barb everything looks so good! Can’t wait to read NYC part II. We are moved ing further north this weekend to Denver – so really looking forward to trying the places you frequent.
Yay, welcome (soon) to Denver! You’ll have to try the vegan pizza buffet night at Bonnie Brae Tavern, and the Vegan Van at Nooch every Thursday. So much fun stuff here!