BOO!!

No, I didn't hit an artery, above is my Almond
Butter and Blackberry Jam treat from last night.
Pretty frightening huh? Happy Halloween!

Lunch today was carryout from a lovely restaurant
in Reston, Cafesano.

They have lots of beautiful veg-friendly items.

And best of all, everytime I've ordered from
them and said 'NO CHEESE', there has been
NO CHEESE! That really means a lot to me.


This is my Avocado & Tomato Wrap back at
work -- with NO CHEESE.

Punk-Kin Pasta From La Dolce Vegan

Dinner tonight was just so so.

All Burritos Are Not Created Equal

Above is my Vegetable Burrito from Saturday's

lunch at Camino Real in Berryville.

For several dollars more, below is today's

lunch from Fresh City. To be fair, the ounce

of tofu and guac was an added $1.79.

Pita For Lunch/P.I.T.A For Dinner

Lunch today: Red Pepper Hummus, Tomato
and Red Onion on Pita.

Mushroom & Leek Kugel with Trader Joe's Chicken.

Lo Mein For Lunch/Dogs For Dinner

Today's Offering On Whole Food's Hot Bar.

Dogs, Tots & Sauce. Highly recommend!

Fresh City

A new franchise is now open in Herndon: Fresh City.

I ordered online tdoay: The 'Organic Hummus and Veggie

Sandwich' (Organic Hummus, Tomatoes, Cucumbers,

Suntan Peppers (huh?) , Red Onion and Aged Cheddar on

Multi-Grain Bread) as well as a cup of 'Organic Carrot

Broccoli Soup' (a delicious blend of Fresh Organic Carrots and

Broccoli in a vegetable stock seasoned with fresh herbs).

In my order I specified: NO CHEESE! and on my invoice

it said 'NO CHEESE'. Of course, when I got back to my

desk, there was a bunch of cheese all over my sandwich.

I was able to scrape a lot of it off (it was stuck to the hummus)

and it all turned out okay. I'll probably go back again.

Dirty Dishwater Soup

To use up the CSA's Kale, our soup this week

was Lively Up Yourself Lentil Soup from 101

Cookbooks (her picture does the soup justice).

I enjoy making this soup because there are

only a few ingrediants (easy!), its economical

and very satisfying. I think it should be called

Lively Yourself Up, but that's

just me.

Marmite

It has been several weeks since Maureen's post

about Vegemite. As soon as I read it, I knew

it was time to try it. All I could find in my area

was Marmite. For lunch today, I spread a thin

layer (as recommended) on a slice of toasted

Trader Joe's Tuscan Bread.

It had an interesting smokey/salty flavor. I'm

not feeling the need to eat it every day yet, but

it's always great to try new things. Thank you

Maureen! Aren't you glad to know your blog

had an effect on some lady's life way down in

Virginia?

Mimosa & Hunters Head Tavern

Saturday's lunch was at my current favorite
restaurant, Mimosa.

Unfortunately, I only remembered to take pics
of our appetizers: Edamame and Sweet Potato
Tempura. Both were excellent as always.

Today started out very chilly and so a cozy
pub was in order for lunch. We went to Hunters
Head Tavern in Upperville.

They are very vegetarian friendly, not so much
vegan friendly. I had the Boca Burger. Can't get
that at home! (I do love the atmosphere here).

An Autumn Meal

Tonight's dinner: Roasted Butternut Squash and

Swiss Chard tossed with Tofurkey Italian Sausage.

(Tofurkey is for all seasons).

Can't Get Enough Tempeh

When Whole Foods has Tempeh on the salad
bar, I can't resist. Today I had about a half
a pound of Tempeh along w/some Broccoli
and Balsamic Vinaigrette.

My Burrito Runneth Over With Veggies

Today's lunch was the Veggie Burrito from California Tortilla.

My hand holding said burrito. Heeee!

Oh Boy! I feel like I'm in California!

Seitan And Broccoli

Dinner tonight.

Lucky Star Lounge

Lunch today was at Lucky Star Lounge. The
majority of items on their menu are vegetarian.
There was a street fair in Old Town Front Royal
today, hence the happy faces.

This is my 'Stargarita' which really gave me a
great buzz.

Above is Mr. SV's spicy veggie chili. He said it had
interesting depth of flavor. He never said that
about my chili.

This is my Veggie Sandwich w/Meunster
Cheese on the side. It had Hummus and
Sprouts and was supposed to have Avocado,
but I didn't spot any. I was flying from the
drink and really wasn't sure what I was eating.
Lucky Star Lounge: Go for the drinks and the
atmosphere.

Wegmans Asian Hot Bar

Lunch today was carryout from Wegmans. Their

extensive Asian Hot Bar only has two or three veggie

items, but the few they have are tasty!

More CSA Soup

A dull but zero point dinner.

Dinner

Tonight Mr. SV made his speciality:

A Day Of Deliciousness

In honor of Mr. SV's & my 13th anniversary, I

picked up lunch (for me) and dinner for us from

Sunflower. The best Veg Restaurant in Northern

Virginia.

For my lunch I got the Mizuni Sansai Noodles (Soba

Noodles) with sauteed soy gluten, wood ear mushrooms,
Japanese parsley, bracken & vegetables, tossed with
seacress(green nori flake-gomashio).

For our anniversary dinner, I got Curry Supreme --
Chunks of soy protein stewed with broccoli, potatoes,
mushrooms,carrots & green peas in a special Japanese
curry sauce.

Lunch Today

Whole Foods Four Grain & Tofu Wrap with their

Adobo and Black Bean Chili.

Angeethi Indian Cuisine

Angeethi Indian Restaurant in Leesburg.

The $13.99 AYCE Buffet is seven days a week.

Today I started with a Potato Cake Topped with

Chick Peas and Onions.

I also enjoyed the Cauliflower, Black Lentils & Potatoes.

Angeethi has fantastic Indian food. Fortunately,

business is booming there.

Sunshine Veggie Sandwich

This is what you get when you order the Sunshine
Veggie Sandwich (described on the menu as "a healthy
vegan sandwich with Lettuce, Diced Tomato and
Avocado) from Mimosa. There were none of those of
those items on this sandwich. Although there was some
Tomato Salsa on the side. What they served was Carrots,
Onions and Mushrooms, sauteed with some sort of
batter, atop a regular hamburger bun. It came
with Zucchini Matchsticks. All very delicious, but
kinda strange that it was nothing like the menu described.

Cornmeal Crusted Tofu w/Roasted Acorn Squash

This was the best picture I could get of last night's dinner.

Harris Teeter's Hot Food Bar

I got carryout today from Harris Teeter's Hot

Food Bar. General Kaz' Tofu (Chili Sauce &

Onions), Lo Mein Noodles and Steamed Broccoli.

Indian Veggie Burger

You are looking at a Veggie Burger from Hot Breads Indian Bakery. Topped w/Lettuce, Tomato, Onions & Chutney. It was like a samosa in patty form. Perfectly spicy. The fries are from a nearby pizzeria.