Day 5: Still Alive

I have not wasted away into nothing. I am not showing any signs of meat/dairy withdraw. I have made it to day 5 of my vegan adventure. I rule.

Part 1 of today’s breakfast of champions: Aunt Kathi’s Peach Ginger Jam.

Peach Preserves w/ Candied Ginger…UH-MAZING! Thanks, Kathi!

Part 2…Add the Oatmeal:

Nom Nom Nom

Sprinkle it with some toasty walnuts, and I’m satisfied until…

LUNCH: leftover Chickpea Cutlet…

warmed up and slapped on a bun w/ lettuce and tomato and a little veganaise = YUM.

I also munched on some Michigan-grown Marquis grapes–neon green and fabulous

I ended up having kind of a weird dinner. One one hand, I was hungry for something fresh. Enter Black-eyed Pea salad.

Screams summer!

On the other hand, I wanted something warm and fall-ish. Enter Apple-Spice Acorn Squash.

My Fall Favorite!

What’s that you’re thinking? You wish you had the recipe? Just call me Zoltar: You’re wish is granted.

Apple-Spice Stuffed Squash

2 acorn squash

2 small apples; chopped

1/2 cup walnuts; chopped

1 Tbsp orange zest; freshly grated (Don’t make it if you don’t have this!)

1/2 cup brown sugar

2 Tbsp Earth Balance “butter”; melted

1/4 tsp ground cinnamon

sprinkle of ground cloves

1. Preheat oven to 350° F.
2. Cut squash in half lengthwise and scrape out seeds. (Save the seeds for roasting!)
3. Place cut-side down in a baking dish, and bake for 25 minutes.
   
4. While squash is cooking, combine all other ingredients.
   
5. Turn squash cut-side up, fill with apple mixture, and bake for an additional 20 minutes or until squash is tender.
   

While I usually consider this squash my dessert, my awesome husband brought home some yummy, vegan raspberry sorbet for me. How could I resist? Unfortunately, dessert never lasts long enough for a picture.

Tomorrow I’ll be up and running (literally) bright and early. It will be the first day since I’ve started this whole vegan thing that I go for a run. My 5k is coming up in 3 weeks, and it’s time to hit the trails. It should be interesting to see if I notice any difference in my training. Hopefully, if there is a difference, it will be for the better I need some kind of excuse to keep eating peanut butter cups and sorbet, right?

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend. I’m looking forward to cheering on the athletes at the Tri on Sunday! Those people are animals!

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