Holiday Time

This weekend is full of a vegan/PBWF eaters nightmare. Actually let's start with last Wednesday.

My son had just "graduated" Preschool. So they decided to have a "picnic" in which we all bring our own lunches. Aside from the fact that it has to be prepared ahead of time, what does one bring? I racked my brain for something healthy that could be consumed an hour after preparation. Cucumber sandwich? Hubby told me no. It won't last. PB Sandwich? Ugh, no, I really didn't want the old standby especially since the "PB" I purchased was not that flavorful and required a commercial mixer to mix up the peanuts and the oil. Couldn't do chips anymore. So, what to do?

I bit the bullet and went to Whole Foods, which was right next door to school. I perused the prepared sections at an awkward time, between breakfast and lunch. Ultimately, I ended up getting falafel (if you haven't tried it, I suggest you do), a veggie wrap, and some brown rice and strawberries. The kid ended up consuming the brown rice, hubby was satisfied with the wrap, and I devoured the falafel.

One down, two to go.

This weekend we are hosting a "Big Lebwoski" viewing party. However, two of our eight, are big time meat fans. So I decided to go halfsies. I plan on making a portobello mushroom, onion, and bell pepper "faux" philly cheesesteak. For our meat eaters, I will throw in strips of chicken. I have purchased both regular swiss cheese and the faux provolone for choices. And because I shopped at Frys, I had to surrender and buy regular hoagie bread. For sides, I have corn based tortilla chips with faxseed, and also making sweet potato fries (baked, not fried.)

Monday, is of course, Memorial Day. This one isn't so difficult. I'm bringing the veggie burgers from Costco (they are made from chopped up various vegetables and have a nice cumin taste to them.) If there is leftover "provolone" left, we'll throw that on top. Then I'm making the avocado potato salad (you can find on my pinterest board.) Then probably munch on some fruits to top it off.

Hopefully all of this will go well, and for now, I have to sign off because I have massive amounts of slicing and chopping to do.