Crafty Vegan Food Adventures #1

Here is my yesterday in food.

I usually have oatmeal with pecans, cinnamon and maple syrup for breakfast, but after about two solid months of it, I decided to make a change. I didn't want anything sweet, so somehow I decided on an English muffin spread with refried black beans and salsa. Yes, that's really what I've been eating shortly before 8:00 in the morning. With orange juice, of course. My camera had a foggy lens apparently, so it's hard to see. Behold the close-up:

It's a weird breakfast, but it's ridiculously filling and delicious! The English muffins are Ezekiel 4:9 Sprouted Grain brand -- hearty and tasty. The beans are 365 (Whole Foods) spicy refried black beans (fat-free and vegetarian), and the salsa was made by love's incredibly talented coworker. The orange, as always, is Tropicana Homestyle (some pulp).

At work, I had a mug of my favorite tea ever:

It's Harney & Sons' White Christmas Tea. I served it in my gorgeous mug from Forever Tuesday.

This was my raw lunch. Feast your eyes upon half a head of endive, cherry tomatoes, raw sunflower seeds and tahini sauce. The sauce was a variation on this recipe. It should also have included avocado chunks, but sadly I cut into the little bugger only to find brown spots throughout. This salad was still surprisingly filling, and man that sauce is good. I followed it up with a not-so-raw one of these:
These soft chocolate chip cookies are once again from The Joy of Vegan Baking. I'll post the recipe if anyone is interested.

I was going to eat an apple for a snack, but lunch kept me surprisingly full. I did manage to chug down about 64 ounces of water throughout the work day, too. So here's dinner:

These are leftover baked falafel from the night before covered in -- yep -- more tahini sauce (not gravy, as the picture seems to indicate). I got the recipe here. I think I messed up the spice ratios because the falafel itself was terribly bland, but coated in the garlic-heavy sauce, it was tasty and filling.

I had more orange juice and another cookie (OK, too) for dessert. All in all, my diet wasn't as produce-heavy as I would have liked (damn you, avocado!), but it was still a fairly good eating day. I definitely got my fiber, thanks to Loops.

Tee hee, I got plenty of dietary fiber, too.

So that's my Wednesday in food. I hope you enjoyed! I plan to do another post next week.