toasted oatmeal bread (heb) with peanut butter and banana

last tempeh-walnut “chicken” salad wrap (’1,000 vegan recipes’); small gala apple

carrot; banana coconut guava muffin; animal crackers; medjool dates from fiesta bulk; small gala apple

dinner at friends’: homemade bread dipped in olive oil with black pepper, sea salt, oregano; stir fry with onion, garlic, ginger, homemade tempeh, mushroom, eggplant, carrot, swiss chard, rice vinegar, bragg’s, turmeric, on top of brown rice with nutritional yeast and hot sauce on top; coconut rice with cinnamon and nutmeg; cantaloupe; a delicious cocktail with ingredients that i completely forget (i know it had drambuie and i think whiskey), homebrewed dark belgian-style ale

cornflakes with almond milk; grapefruit; medjool dates from fiesta bulk

tempeh-walnut “chicken” salad wrap (recipe from ’1000 vegan recipes’) with raw kale; small gala apple; banana coconut guava muffins. the muffin recipe started out as the banana-walnut breakfast muffins from ’1000 vegan recipes’ but i changed almost everything. john shaw has endorsed this muffin as “one of the best things i have ever eaten.” click here for the recipe

decaf soy cappuccino at medici; small gala apple

dinner at a friend’s: tons of tortilla chips and salsa; chickpea crepe; garlicky kale; half a sierra nevada ipa

newman Os, almond milk

cornflakes with raisins and almond milk; grapefruit

tempeh-walnut “chicken” salad wrap (recipe from ’1000 vegan recipes’) with raw kale; small gala apple

vegan glazed donut at mlis capstone poster session (i think it was from whole foods); cashews from heb bulk (thai curry, mesquite bbq, spicy cayenne, black pepper); simply orange oj

leftover chili and cornbread, soy yogurt; dried pineapple; grapefruit; animal crackers

sierra nevada ipa; newman Os

cornflakes with raisins and almond milk; grapefruit

coffee from anderson’s (kenya)

tempeh-walnut “chicken” salad wrap (recipe from ’1000 vegan recipes’); small gala apple; cool mint chocolate mini cliff bar

carrot; handful of old trail mix; last two banana chocolate chip muffins from freezer

leftover chili and cornbread, soy yogurt; mango accidentally frozen and thawed (ew); dried pineapple

lots of dark chocolate covered things from central market bulk

toasted oatmeal bread with peanut butter and banana

tempeh-walnut “chicken” salad wrap (recipe from ’1000 vegan recipes’); gala apple

guava pear muffin; grapefruit; animal crackers

leftover chili and cornbread with soy yogurt; dogfish head 60 minute ipa; watermelon

last of dark chocolate covered dried fruits and nuts from easter

oatmeal with peanut butter, banana, and almond milk

vegan oatmeal chocolate chip cookies from the texas libraries association bake sale

tempeh-walnut “chicken” salad wrap (recipe from ’1000 vegan recipes’); apple and nature valley oats ‘n honey granola bar (contains honey) that i got for riding my bike on bike to work day

leftover chili and cornbread, soy yogurt; small navel orange

peanuts and cajun style fries from five guys and a not-tella almond milk babyshake from toy joy: there could not be a better post final exam reward!

half a sparkling pomegranate izze with gin

oatmeal with banana, agave, almond milk

tempeh-walnut “chicken” salad wrap (recipe from ’1,000 vegan recipes’); small navel orange; last guava coconut bar

afternoon snacks: carrot; mini raw revolution cashew bar; samples of magic pop with peanut butter, gluten-free pretzels, whole wheat and multigrain tortillas, dark chocolate sandwich cookies all at central market; sample of almond butter at natural grocers

leftover chili and quinoa cornbread with extra soy yogurt on top; grapefruit. the chili turned out unbelievably spicy, almost painful to eat, due to the pungency of the chili powder i have which is from an indian grocery store. it hurts so good!!

abc luscious lemon poppyseed cookie; fresh ginger tea

grapefruit; toast with earth balance; good earth chai tea with honey and almond milk

whole wheat tortilla with last of the muhammara, tofu, and romaine; small navel orange; lots of animal crackers

three-bean chili from ’1,000 vegan recipes’ and quinoa skillet bread (with several substitutions including soy yogurt for the custard top) from 101cookbooks

watermelon, grapes, dried pineapple

leftover pinata skittles; pearl beer; new belgium fat tire (in a can!) at stubb’s

grapefruit; toast (heb brand oatmeal bread, contains honey) with earth balance

1/2 cup coffee with almond milk and cinnamon; samples of corn tortilla and flour tortilla at heb

leftover trader joe’s indian fare bengal lentils with white rice and silk plain soy yogurt; mango

rest of coffee; fiesta honey graham crackers (contains honey); rest of surf sweets sour worms and gummy swirls

uno de mayo potluck: i made spinach tofu enchiladas with the chile-chocolate mole from veganomicon; other people brought: corn tortillas, guacamole, black bean salad, cactus salad, jicama-mango salad, spicy cabbage-carrot salad, strawberries and whipped cream (for me there was foamed soy creamer); vodka mojito, left hand 400 pound monkey ipa, new belgium ranger ipa, tecate with lime, shot of bootleg mezcal from mexico (no worm); skittles from the pinata

cornflakes with banana, ground flax, almond milk

whole wheat tortilla with tofu, muhammara, romaine, black olives; small navel orange

carrot; animal crackers

trader joe’s indian fare bengal lentils (“best before” date october 2008 but still good), white rice; mango

iced coconut green tea with agave and dogfish head 60 minute ipa at the steeping room happy hour; half of a mary louise butters coconut vegan brownie

one back to nature triple ginger cookie; smoothie with frozen strawberries, banana, peanut butter, almond milk; few pieces of a sweet sesame seed bar from the dominican republic

cornflakes with ground flax, raisins, almond milk; pumpkin carrot cake (it actually turned out pretty good! however, half of it had already been eaten by me and my housemates, and i couldn’t find a tupperware with a matching lid anyways, so i didn’t bring it to class and just ate more instead!)

whole wheat tortilla with tofu, romaine, muhammara, black olives; small navel orange

in class: strawberries, grapes; chocolatey crinkle cookies (from ‘vegan cookies invade your cookie jar’) and a jelly donut cupcake (from ‘veganomicon’), both made by a girl in my class who knows i’m vegan. i was already sugared out from eating cake with breakfast, but how can you say no when somebody makes something vegan for a whole class of people just so you can have some?? the cupcake was not my favorite, but the cookies were excellent, as have been all the other cookie recipes i’ve tried from that book.

carrot (to counterbalance the sweets)

last of gnocchi, asparagus-white bean puree, asparagus, peas, black olives; mango

samples of coffee, navel oranges, and pineapple at central market; dark chocolate sandwich cookies and dark chocolate raisins from bulk section

real ale rio blanco pale ales at barflys

oatmeal with banana, turbinado, almond milk

whole wheat tortilla with tofu, romaine, muhammara, black olives; small navel orange; guava coconut bar

animal crackers; snyder’s of hanover peanut butter pretzel sandwiches

leftover gnocchi with asparagus-white bean puree, asparagus, peas, black olives

medjool dates from fiesta bulk aisle

pumpkin carrot cake: i veganized and pumpkinized my mom’s carrot cake recipe to bring to class tomorrow, but it turned out so weird that i just ate a bunch (with almond milk, and some with melted chocolate chips on top) and am going to leave the rest for my housemates to eat! why is it that whenever i have the opportunity to prove to a bunch of people i don’t know very well that vegan baked goods can be delicious, it always turns out disastrous?

oatmeal with banana, almond milk, agave

lunch while shopping at heb: mesquite bbq, black pepper, and spicy cayenne cashews, turkish apricots, dark chocolate goji berries all from bulk bins; legitimately purchased everything bagel and pixie tangerine. the tangerine was recommended to me by a stranger and was deliciously sweet

leftover coffee, stauffer’s animal crackers (i can’t stop eating them! just opened the second of two bags. for some reason they were on the $1 shelf at target and now i want to go back and get the rest of them)

pre-class dinner: leftover gnocchi with asparagus-white bean sauce, asparagus, peas, black olives; pixie tangerine

post-class dinner: carrot; creamy peanut butter and strawberry preserves on a warm whole wheat tortilla; apple juice

inspired by stacey litner.

oatmeal with peanut butter, banana, agave, almond milk; graham cracker

mini whole wheat bagel, banana at the texas round up 10k (i decided at 10 pm the night before to run in it. then i rewarded myself by continuously eating and drinking for the rest of the day…)

whole wheat tortilla with romaine, tofu, muhammara; small navel orange; chocolate chip banana muffin; handful of animal crackers

coffee, half a piece of carrot-pumpkin cake at thunderbird (about half their baked goods are vegan including chocolate muffins, chocolate cake truffles, really delicious-looking peanut butter cups)

graham crackers

whole wheat sweet potato gnocchi (i forget the brand but it was from mediterranean aisle at fiesta) with creamy asparagus sauce from ’1000 vegan recipes’ plus peas and olives

bombshell blonde from southern star brewing co (all their beers are unrefined), strawberries

homebrewed ipa and another homebrew; lots of animal crackers