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grocery shopping!
I'm a freak who is curious about what people buy at the grocery store. Here's what I got today on my weekly shopping trip:
4 cans tomato sauce 1 bag whole wheat fusilli pasta 2 cans cannellini beans vanilla hemp milk 1 can artichoke hearts flax seed oil nutritional yeast celery 1 head green cabbage baby bok choy 1 pound mushrooms 1 garnet yam 2 pounds carrots 2 red onions 1 zucchini 3 plums 3 peaches I'll be going to another store tomorrow to buy more fruit, spinach, tumeric, and cumin. What have YOU bought recently? |
I normally go to the farmer's market on the weekends but was gone this past one so had to pick up some things at the grocery.
can of tomatoes pasta tofu nooch whole wheat cous cous amy's dairy free pizza zuchinni yellow squash onions garlic peaches bananas romaine bell pepper vanilla soy milk I love how since being vegan almost all my shopping can be done on 2-3 aisles :-) |
I'm not a vegetarian, but I rarely eat red meat, and I LOVE all kinds of vegetables, so I hope you don't mind me posting here :). Anyway, to your question . . . One of the products that I've found during the last year and really, really like is a brand of 1/2 pita pockets called Kangaroo. They come in whole grain or white (I like the whole grain), and they come pre-cut in halves big enough to stuff w/ anything you like. They're about 80 calories and the ingredients are all things you can pronounce and that you might find in your kitchen.
My favorite sandwich to make with these half pitas is my own version of eggplant "parmesan." I peel some eggplant and slice it lengthwise. I salt it lightly and let it sit to allow the bitter juices to drain (about 30 minutes). I dab up the juices, then I brush or spray each slice with olive oil. I grill (or broil) these slices for about 10 minutes (turning once). In the meantime, I sometimes spray a small cast-iron pan with olive oil, throw in some grape tomatoes, and put that on the grill to roast, too. While those things are cooking, I thinly slice a cheese of my choice (I like sharp, white cheddar). I put the cheese on the inside of the pita. Then, when the eggplant & tomatoes are done, I stuff some into the pita. Voila! My own (much lower-calorie) version of an eggplant parm sandwish (Okay, I know I didn't you parm cheese, but you can). Anyway, just thought I'd share . . . |
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Is that Amy's pizza good? I've almost gotten it a couple of times. |
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The last time I went shopping, I got:
Natural peanut butter (the kind where you just grind the peanuts) Quinoa Couscous Agave nectar Swiss Chard Lettuce Berries--lots of berries Nectarines Cherries Canned garbanzo beans Celery Canned tomatoes Hemp granola Almond breeze Tomatoes Avocado |
mmm this is making me hungry!
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Seriously, that Amy's pizza is too expensive. Trader Joe's has a store brand cheeseless pizza that's a bit less but I usually make my own. I have a KitchenAid stand mixer with a dough hook so that helps a lot. I use the recipe (or "novel" as Isa calls it :lol:) in Vegan With a Vengeance, I usually use 1/2 whole wheat pastry flour and 1/2 AP flour. The recipe makes 2 crusts and you can put 1/2 the dough in the freezer for later. If you don't buy commercial soy cheese (I don't very often) you can drizzle some of your favorite nooch based "cheezy" sauce over the top before baking.
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Shananigans you don't know how many times I've looked at her recipe in my book but I've screwed up every dough/bread/home made cookie I've ever made!!
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betsysunqueen - omg the amy's roasted veggie pizza was excellant!! I'll definitely be trying to figure out how to make it myself though!
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While this has nothing to do with grocery shopping or Amy's pizza, I baked a dessert today and was pleased to note that vegan baking means that I can lick the bowl with no fear of salmonella. Actually, maybe that's not a good thing if I'm trying to maintain my weight! :)
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I like to "test" my cookie dough and cake batters too. :devil:
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This morning at the farmers market I got red onions white onions garlic basil parsley kale chard broccoli baby red potatoes sweet corn baby lettuce mix (BIG bag for just $2!) leeks yellow squash beets - with the greens, my favorite part :) green beans collard greens tomatoes baby carrots - totally cute! Am I the only person that geeks out about vegetables at the farmers market? My husband tends to roll his eyes at me a bit when I get excited, usually when something comes out for the first time in the season, like the leeks today. Hey, when you deal with such crappy produce around here through the winter months this stuff is exciting! at Trader Joe's I got tempeh tofu organic sugar (gotta make dh's b-day cake!) lara bar - cashew cookie multi-grain bread soy creamer (gotta make ice cream for the cake!) avocados peanut butter |
Today I got:
1 jar hot salsa 1 lb extra firm tofu 1.5 pounds green lentils 1.5 pounds quinoa 1 can light coconut milk 15 ounces cherry juice sea salt 1 can jalapenos 3 peaches 1.5 pounds carrots .5 pounds cremini mushrooms 1 eggplant 1 yellow squash 1 cantaloupe 1 lime garlic romaine lettuce 3 red onions Anybody having any luck finding fresh chile peppers where they live? This salmonella thing has Little Rock in pepper lockdown. :( |
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