Plants Equal Variety

When we first switched to a plant-based diet, we feared missing out on all the varieties of dishes we were used to eating. But to our great surprise, we discovered that with plants, there is even MORE variety! We've been on a fig kick lately. Well did you know that there are hundreds of fig varieties? Oh the joys of eating plants! Here are more photos of all the wonderful plant-based foods we have the pleasure of eating.


Black bean burgers on GF whole grain bread with sweet potato "fries"


Banana pancakes shown topped with fruit preserves or banana butter


Homemade Rolls (gluten-, oil-, dairy-, and egg-free)


Our homemade version of Jason's Deli's Zucchini Grillini


Homemade Bread (gluten-, oil-, dairy-, and egg-free)...so handy to make:


French toast


Eggless salad sandwiches


Chocolate pudding over homemade Nilla cookies and topped with bananas...OMG! :)


Spinach and sweet potato lasagna


For Michael's birthday, I made him a cookie cake...and then...


Served with vanilla Nada Moo ice cream, homemade fudge sauce and chopped peanuts


Mashed potatoes and a rich brown gravy


Whole grain cereal with banana milk (blend 1 banana to 1.5 to 2 cups ice cold water)


Ate at Vegeria in San Antonio for our wedding anniversary.


Food was delicious, but definitely not oil-free. Rare splurge for us.












Ate lunch at Whole Foods and got this yummy quinoa salad.




Mango sorbet topped with dewberry preserves


Potato "fries" and creamy dipping sauce


We usually try to limit how many high-fat plant foods we eat (nuts, avocados, and nut butters), but we do occasionally like to just eat some spoonfuls of peanut butter. :)


Our garden yielded a ton of patty pan squash, so we stuffed them with basmati rice, tomatoes, carrots, mushrooms and seasonings


While in D/FW, we enjoyed a meal at the Spiral Diner. Again, all vegan restaurant, but not oil-free, so it's a rare treat.


We shared two kinds of burritos that were delicious!




For dessert, we ordered the Chocolate Mudslide (brownie, chocolate ice cream, whipped cream, and nuts -- all vegan of course)


Peach oatmeal cereal


Chocolate chip cookies topped with chocolate Nada Moo, fudge sauce, and chopped pecans


We have been loving some fresh figs lately! Plan to make some preserves soon.