Sunday, June 12, 2011

Adventures in Veganism

The best thing about cooking vegan, I have discovered, is being able to lick the spoon after whipping up a batch of chocolate-chocolate-chip brownies without fear of salmonella.

If you've been following, I've adopted a zero-animal protein diet in these last few weeks. I last had meat on the 21st of May and haven't had any dairy since the 31st (yes, there was a mishap with a pie wherein I didn't take the time to read the ingredients list and consumed some butter, but that's a negligible blip so it doesn't count). It's now June 12, 2011 and my vegan adventures have included lots of beans, rice, nuts, and a little bit of chickenless chicken here and there. The coup de grĂ¢ce of my eating happened last night when I had some of Goal Hill Pizza's vegan cheese-topped sourdough crust pizza with garlic, sun-dried tomatoes and spinach. Oh my god. So good.

Last work week become a little difficult towards the end. I had prepared some lunch/dinner stuff on the weekend but ran out by Wednesday. Today I am cooking like a mad woman in preparation for this week. Check out two of my new recipes:

Zucchini and white bean casserole:


Penne with traditional marinara, pine nuts and kale: