Football on Sunday is an American tradition. This week, I was lucky enough to have one of my best buds from out of town and my brother come over for the afternoon games. All week, I'd been debating on what to put out for appetizers--would people who aren't doing what I'm doing appreciate game day snacks that aren't the typical pizza rolls, spinach queso dips, and bacon-wrapped-whatevers? I thought maybe I should mix it up, put out some vegan and nonvegan selections. But then I thought, you know, I'm having a lot of fun with this, what's the harm in exposting people to the good stuff that's out there? Plus, my buddy recently ditched junk food, so I figured he'd probably appreciate a healthier spread.
Unfortunately, I had a busy weekend, making my own appetizers was out of the question. The grocery store had me covered, though! I decided to put out bruschetta with toasted baguette slices, Triscuits and veggies with two flavors of hummus. Not the most homemade thing in the world, but it was a hit! The Eagles lost, but the comany was good, so I think a fun time was had by all.
Yes, even our beer is from a 100% vegan brewery.
Oh, and tonight's dinner was too good not to include in this post: It was the first Asian stir-fry I've done since stating this thing. A few years ago, it was something I'd make with chicken and chicken broth, and while those were easy enough to replace, remembering the actual recipe was a challenge. So I pretty much just threw together every vegetable I could find, soy sauce, a bit of veggie stock, garlic, ginger, and red pepper flakes for heat, and ate it over brown rice. Man, this dish is even better than I remember it; and look at all the colors!
Onions+Mushroms+Broccoli+Red Bell Pepper+Zucchini+Carrots=All The Yum!
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