Vegan Brunch: Quiche, Carbs and Cake.

My friend Maile came over today and we had an epic brunch complete with mimosas and The Mindy Project on dvd. The deliciousness of this brunch was enchanced by all the carbs. At least we had some protein from the quiche!

You must have QUICHE when you have a brunch. I used the broccoli recipe from Vegan Brunch of course. It never fails and it's really amazing. If you miss quiche and you're vegan, make this!

Diner home fries from Vegan Brunch. So good! Loved the crispy bits.

Maile made this gorgeous fried rice! She veganized her daddy's recipe and it's damn good!

All together. It was quite the spread.

Can't have brunch without mimosa material!

And cake because, CAKE!

"Beef" Kebab Sandwich.

First thing, make this blend and keep it in an airtight container or jar. You only need about 1/2 tsp. of this for the sandwich.

Saute about 1/3 bag of Gardein beefless tips in olive oil, garlic and onions. Sprinkle the 1/2 tsp of shawarma seasoning blend and cook until browned. Season with salt and pepper.

Stuff the beef tips into two pita halves and add any veggies or condiments you want. Mine has hummus, tahini, olive salad, tomatoes, cooked squash, lettuce and hot sauce.

Seriously this was amazing. Make it today.

Pita sandwiches to die for, soup, squash and spice cake!

God this was so good. Hummus, olive tapenade, avocado and tomato in a pita.

Gorgeous isn't it?

Another sandwich, this time with pico de gallo instead of plain tomato. Just as delicious.

VWAV split pea soup never disappoints.

Beautiful baby squashes with shaved brussels, roasted.

Spice cake from a box made with canned pumpkin and topped with cinnamon bun frosting.

2 ingredient cake!

1 box of Duncan Hines (I think!) devil's food cake mix and 1 can of pure pumpkin makes this luscious pumpkin-chocolate cake. I piped Pillsbury chocolate fudge frosting on top (used a ziploc bag as a piping bag) and added sprinkles. I normally make my cakes from scratch but today I was in need and I wanted it fast. It was so good and so satisfying.

Enchilada Casserole and Pumpkin Pie Scones.

I was craving mexican flavors the other day so I decided to make this for the weekend. The filling is mixed vegetables, whatever was in the fridge (onion, brussels sprouts, carrot, corn, edamame, green beans), black beans, diced tomatoes and gardein crumbles with spices (cumin, chili powder, oregano, paprika, salt, onion powder). Then I layered corn tortillas with the filling and topped with El Pato tomato sauce, Daiya cheese, vegenaise blobs and olives.

Topped with Cholula green sauce!

Got these at Target. They are vegan and you only need vegan butter and vegan milk to make it. I used Earth Balance and almond milk.

Came out really nice.

Perfect with coffee. The glaze was nice but a little too much clove I think. The scones were very nice and tender.

Backlog Photos Of Foods I Ate.

When my husband cooks for me, he almost always makes me pasta. This is a simple spaghetti with marinara (we buy Gina Rispoli, Newman's, or Mezzetta) and Trader Joe's meatless meatballs. Very hearty and filling.

Homemade sandwich on whole grain with Tofurky italian deli, Chao cheese, avocado, red onion, lettuce, tomato and Vegenaise!

Awesome sandwich.

Had my sandwich with a cup of Annie's tomato soup. This is so good if you don't have time to make your own soup.

Last Thursday was my birthday and I made my own cake! Chocolate with penuche frosting. I got the frosting recipe from a vintage Betty Crocker cookbook. It's a brown sugar frosting that is sooooo good.

My dad bought me a birthday pizza from Domino's. Thanks Dad!

For my birthday weekend, my husband and I spent time in Santa Barbara. We ate at the following restaurants:

British fish n chip shop. The chips are so good.

While my husband ate fish n chips, I had chips n baked beans.

At The Natural Cafe there are some good vegan options.

Like this sandwich. It's called the "Local's Favorite". Ask for no mayo and get a side of tahini sauce. Such a good little spot to grab lunch.

On our last night we hit up Galanga for amazing Thai food.

Spicy Mint Noodles with tofu. Make sure to order without fish sauce and egg.

Delicious veggie red curry. No fish sauce.

My plate. I was so full afterwards. Can't wait to go back to SB!

Pizza with Trader Joe's vegan cheese.

Made this pizza for myself tonight after a pretty rough day. I used Trader Joe's vegan mozzarella which is interesting. It got sooo liquidy when it melted. It was sloshing out the sides of the pizza as I cut into it with a pizza wheel. Wacky. I like the taste. It has a very cheesy salty flavor. Pizza from school cafeteria comes to mind. It's not bad at all. Quite good actually but way too liquidy when hot out of the oven. I didn't give it a chance to cool so maybe if I had, it would have firmed up a bit. I'll see tomorrow as I have stored the leftovers for lunch. So far, Follow Your Heart is tops as far as vegan cheese goes.