Vegan Peas (Week Of 2/15-2/21/2016)

That looks amazing! Thank you!

Hi Everyone!

I got to my doctor yesterday, and he's put me on a very strong antibiotic to try to finally knock this sinus infection out. It's for 10 days so hopefully I'll be feeling better soon. He's a 40 minute drive away but I don't mind going because he's the type of doctor that listens to his patients, and respects them and sometimes and that's rare to find. He said this time that he's always amazed to see how healthy I am at 55 (other that this infection).  Each time I see him we discuss vegan diets and he's told me of a doctor that gave a speech 20-25 years ago about the advantages of a dairy free diet and how he was run out of town because of his views. His name is Dr. Frank Oski and he was the former chief of pediatrics at Hopkins University Hospital and the author of "Don't Drink Your Milk". My doctor told me about this the first time I told him I was vegan and eating a whole foods, plant based diet. He told me he never forgot that paper. This time he wrote down the "Forks over Knives" title and put it in this shirt pocket. We always discuss it, but then he forgets the title. It'll be interesting to see what he thinks of it. This is my GP. I also have an Integrative Medicine doctor who I've discussed before-he's the one that's on the Paleo diet. 

I'm loving all of the recipes you all are posting and that Thai salad really looks delicious. One of the first things I noticed from this blog, besides the great writing, is the amazing food photography. Some blogs, and even some cookbooks, are letting the standards of food photography slide lately and yes I'm being picky. I can't help it as a former photographer myself.But with this blog the photography really stood out-it makes the food look delicious! I'm going to try to make that when the weather gets a bit warmer. Thai food is my favorite because of the flavors and I've used lemongrass before in a different recipe. I love the flavor it imparts to recipes. Thank you so much for posting this Grom Pea. 

Rainbow-are the recipes you posted from Ordinary Vegan book and if not, what book are they from? I [img src=""] blueberry muffins and these look super easy using applesauce instead of having to deal with replacing an egg with an egg substitute. How did they taste? I've read on the blog www.100daysofrealfood.com that you can buy whole wheat white flour for baking, but I'm not sure if the nutrition is that same as just plain whole wheat flour. Those baked sweet potato fries look mighty tasty too! I adore sweet potatoes and like eating them just plain hot and baked from the oven. But sometimes I still crave fries, and what better way to have them?  Of course it's better to have them only once in a while because of the oil, but that's for each of us to decide. 

I haven't been doing much cooking at all because of this darned infection and how tired it's making me, but hopefully that will change soon if this antibiotic works. Talk to you all soon. 

Debbie in MD.

A shallot is a type of onion.

It is fun! I have recently discovered several new foods myself. Leeks are another onion-ish food that I recently tried and liked, since I love onions. 
I tried star fruit the other day but it didn't thrill me. I plan to keep trying new produce weekly. There are so many different varieties of things like mushrooms, onions, potatoes, apples, lettuce, etc. 
The only problem I have is buying too much at once and not being able to consume it all before it goes bad. I have to work on that by making better meal plans. 

Just thought I'd share a new (for me) find with you all. 
gardein.com
These are new items in my Meijer (yay, the new vegan products seem to be rolling in as this way of eating grows in popularity.) 
They were on sale 2/$7 so I grabbed these 4. 
I've tried all but the scallopini. 
I LOVED the chick'n strips and the fishless filets, but the crabless cakes were only so-so. 
I won't eat these products every day but they'll be easy on days I just want to be lazy and am low on motivation.