I say that because, occasionally, I cheat. Like the cookies that my brother brought me from Germany, I'll be damned if I don't eat those puppies! But for the most part, we've been vegan for 2 weeks and 1 day. And it's not too bad. I'll admit, I did have to text my friend whose husband is vegetarian last night and beg for her veggie burger recipe. But other than that, it's going well. So well that when I see chicken it grosses me out. No worries, hamburgers still look amazing. Hopefully our veggie burgers tomorrow will kick that craving.
Another benefit to going vegan is I've stopped eating candy. I went cold turkey off of it. And I don't miss it. That has never happened to me before. Usually when I give up candy I get really grumpy and think about it constantly. That has not been the case this time. I made black bean brownies for J's birthday last week that weren't stupendous, but we'll get there.
The worst thing I've made while being a vegan was probably my vegan chili. Horrible. The best thing was the vegan waffles. They. Were. Amazing. Crispy and delicious. Even if we went off being vegan, I'd never use my old recipe again. I could eat waffles every day.
I'm even eating spinach. It's happening people. I didn't put one piece of spinach in the discard pile tonight. [Background: the discard pile is where I place all of the unsavory bits of food that aren't fit for consumption. Be it an item that touched the table -the horror- an iffy looking leaf of lettuce, or a particularly menacing spinach stem. Justin also makes discard piles, but he usually forgets they're discards and eats them...] This week of vegan meals is looking to be the best one yet. Pizza, veggie burgers, and one pot pasta are on the list.
Happy Monday!
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