My Life Month as a Vegan

So for the month of October I have decided to go Vegan, and I think I'll blog about it! Yay blogging! because I'm one of the worst bloggers in the history of blogging. So this past week has been a bit busy which made my first week as a Vegan a bit challenging, but I'm hoping to put up a new post every 2-3 days (we'll see how that goes...).

The first couple of days of Veganism was rough because I hadn't gotten the chance to go grocery shopping for vegan-specific items, and my supply of food in my apartment wasn't very Vegan Friendly. Once I got a chance to shop it became so much easier.

For breakfast I haven't been doing too much since I don't generally eat breakfast anyway (most important meal of the day, I know). I have been trying to eat some oatmeal most mornings though and I add a touch of brown sugar and cinnamon to give some flavor (cut up some apples for it too if I happen to have any).

My favorite oatmeal. No surprise that it is Irish. :)


Lunch has mostly been salad. I've been eating most of my lunches at the campus dining hall and my option is limited to a terribly bland salad. I'm hoping to do something else for lunch this week.

The dinners is where it's been at this week for me. The first night after shopping I needed a quick, easy meal so I made vegan sloppy joes from a mix I had gotten. It was real easy to make and I served it on some vegan wheat bread. It was very delicious and the leftovers made for a wonderful midnight snack the following night.

The sloppy joe mix on the stove. So easy to make.

Sloppy joes served on vegan-friendly wheat bread. Delicious.

The second night I also needed a quick meal since it was a class night for me. I bought some Amy's vegan stir fry frozen meal. It was rather delicious and perfect for when I was in a rush in between finishing my paper and going to class (yes, I was procrastinating...).

Friday night was the Homecoming Tailgate before the men's soccer game (we won!!), but a tailgate doesn't sound like a vegan's dream dinner. It wasn't. I did find the chips I could eat, and we did have vegan burgers. Too bad the buns weren't vegan, but luckily I brought my own vegan bread. :) That worked out for me.

Yesterday I went to my supervisor's house for his housewarming party. We had pre-established that I needed to bring my own food so I brought some Creamed Kale and Cajun Chickpea Cakes (both recipes courtesy of VeganDad). I brought plenty to share and everyone who tried them seemed to love them so I call it a success. I thought it was pretty delicious.

Creamed kale. Yum.

Cajun chickpea cakes. So delicious!

Okay so that's all for now. More to come in the next couple of days (including some vegan baking attempts!!)