breakfast: large soy latte from Starbucks (I felt I deserved it because I only slept for 4 hours last night- traveling back from RI to DC, then straight to work. I know this is not a good excuse).
lunch: 1/2 a Chipotle garden blend burrito (Katherine, they are now serving the garden blend at a location in NYC- not that this is a great vegan option compared to all of your other options there).
snacks: pretzel rods and pumpkin seeds
dinner: Okra stew (Click for the recipe).
3) add a pinch of baking soda. i added about 1 tsp for half a bag of frozen okra
4) add okra and pinch of salt
5) add some stewed tomatoes and onion. i used fresh tomatoes (that were going bad and so they had no flavor) and some pasta sauce i had lying around. it was much better with stewed tomatoes
6) bring the stew back to a boil and continue to cook until it becomes thick and the seeds are cooked. Be sure to stir every once in awhile. make sure you do NOT cover the post during this step. if you do the liquid will boil over.
7) add salt and pepper to taste
catherine and crispen eat this dish over sadza or add it to chili. I like to eat it over brown rice. i have never tried it in chili, but i hope to soon.
(thanks Catherine and Crispen!) with brown rice and a black bean, beet and bok choy salad (Click for the recipe).
1 head bok choy cut into small pieces
1 can black beans; drained
1 can beets; drained and cut into bite sized pieces
dressing: 3 T apple cider vinegar
a little less than 1/2 cup of olive oil
2 T whole grain dijon mustard
salt and pepper to taste
whisk all ingredients together
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emily's comment:
March 2, 2010 at 11:28 pm
i had no idea that chipotle was introducing a vegan meat substitute! do they have it in DC? i want to try it but i’m afraid i might love it too much!
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stacey's comment:
March 4, 2010 at 10:19 am
they have had it at one location in dc for awhile. it’s actually not that amazing because the “chicken” doesn’t have all that much flavor and the texture is a little strange (there are better meat substitutes). It is good in the burrito, but if you eat it on it’s own, it’s pretty dull. When you get the garden blend, you don’t get free guacamole, which stinks. I am always torn between getting the veggie burrito (with guacamole) and the garden blend burrito. I always end up getting the garden blend because I want to support the fact that they are actively serving vegan food, but I do miss the guacamole.
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emily's reply:
March 5th, 2010 at 5:21 pm
that would be a tough decision for me as well. thanks, i’m less jealous now!
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marcy's comment:
March 4, 2010 at 1:37 pm
at least you don’t have to leave your gun behind when you go to starbucks!
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katherine's comment:
March 7, 2010 at 12:02 pm
I like the texture of the garden blend, although I agree that it is sort of bland. It does blend well with the other ingredients, for a blend.
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