Where Has the Time Gone?

Hello, everyone! It's been so long! How are you? What's new? I can't believe how long it's been since the last time I posted anything. I know everyone has life get in the way of things...work, health, other obligations, etc. - you name it. I'm not going to make excuses, but I am going to try to do a better job of posting as I try to get my health back on track (more on that in another post).

Previously when I have posted, it was in the context of Vegan MoFo (the month of vegan food for anyone not familiar). As I continue to post from here on out my goal is to incorporate information related to different health issues, nutrition topics, and of course I will also get back to posting about *yummy* vegan food.

So to get things started, I’ve decided to begin with the yummy part and in a few days I’ll hit on some of the other stuff. So, what did you have for lunch?

For us it was a wonderful Tofurky Turkey Rueben. Note that when I use the word 'wonderful', I do not use it lightly, so these sandwiches definitely had the *wow* factor! I have been craving one of these sandwiches for a couple of years now and *finally* had one the way I wanted it: a couple of piece of toasted homemade rye bread piled high with sauerkraut and Tofurky turkey slices, topped with homemade Russian Dressing. Allow me to say: OH MY GOD. I was in Rueben heaven!! I highly recommend this sandwich to anyone out there looking for something good to eat, if you have been in a rut...or if you haven't been in a rut - you still need to make this sandwich. And devour it.

So, click ‘here' for the rye bread recipe – I found it over at the VegWeb website…

For the Russian Dressing, I mixed 3 TBS of Veganaise with 1 tsp of ketchup (non high fructose corn syrup, of course) and added about 1 – 1.5 tsp relish.

Sorry there isn’t a pic to post…we ate the sandwiches way too quickly to get one – they were that good!

Stay tuned for more info later…and, if you have any topics you think would be good ones to address, please email me and let me know!

Take care and happy eating!

-omnivorenomore aka danielle

Why Did The Turkey Cross The Road? 'Cause There Was A Vegan On The Other Side!

Finally, a chance to sit for a few minutes and think about all the food I have seen pass before my eyes today...As we are with family this holiday, we had a 'mixed' meal on the table...but I believe ours was the best by far! Since we are on the road we knew it would be a little difficult to find things that would make an easy meal here in KY, so prior to leaving Austin, I picked up a Tofurky Vegetarian Feast, 3 lb. 8 oz.. I am quite thankful I did...

As we all gathered around the table today, my husband and I sat down to an excellent Tofurky roast with stuffing that was cooked to perfection...thanks to my husband. He let me sleep in while he got it in the oven early this morning. He had also placed some potatoes an brussel sprouts in the dutch oven with the roast and they were cooked to a tender perfection. I was in charge of cooking the vegetable dumplings with cranberries and apples. Well, the end result was not very pretty, but I got the job done! But, I did manage to heat the mushroom gravy without incident.

The meal was very very good, but made even better by the fact we were with my husband's family. This is the first major holiday since his father passed away in May. It has been quite surreal being back in Glasgow as I had been here helping care for him during the entire duration of his illness. Today we were with my mother-in-law, sister-in-law and her husband, and their 2 yo daughter, 'B'. Walter is missed but we focused on the positive things thus dinner today was a very joyous one.

I hope everyone had a happy, healthy, cruelty free day. Happy Thanksgiving and Happy MoFo...