Another Good Food Day

Today's lunch from The Perfect Pita:

The Mediterranean Sampler: Tabouleh, Hummus
and White Bean Salad on greens. I really hope
this chain can keep up the quality, it's unbelievable
to get a huge high quality salad like this for $5.49.

I am so lucky! Mr. SV made his speciality tonight:
Smart Dogs baked in Crescent Rolls with Baked Beans.

More Meals

Today's Lunch...

off Whole Foods salad bar: Quinoa Tabouleh,

Kamut, Tempeh, olives & marinated 'shrooms...

Dinner: Steaming hot homemade vegetable

soup.

Tropical Smoothie Cafe, Purcellville

This is my Hummus Among Us Sandwich from

this afternoon:

Hummus, tomatoes, field greens, basil, roasted

red & green peppers on whole wheat. Another

case where the filling was good, but the bread

not up to par, like whole wheat Wonder Bread.

Note to self: Do not get whole wheat bread from

Tropical Smoothie Cafe again.

Tonight's dinner was Susan's Ribz with some

Ore-Ide Gourmet Onion Rings. Reliably

delicious.

Good Natured, Martinsburg, WV

Lunch today was in this quaint historic home.

Inside it's more of a grocery store:

but they have a few tables set up.

Today's specials.

We started with the Pumpkin Biscuits which

came with vegan butter.

I had the Cheese Stuffed Panini - Grilled and filled

vegan cheddar, roasted red peppers, and red pepper/

basil pesto.

Mr. SV had the"Sweetest" Potato Falafel - Traditional

falafel made with a touch of sweet potato stuffed

into a whole wheat pita.

Some Edamame Dip was served alongside...

...as well as this lovely vinaigrette for our salads.

These were the cool Salt & Pepper grinders

on the table. This is a really neat little

place in old town Martinsburg. Good food

and friendly service.

California Pizza Kitchen, Tysons Corner

This picture is very unappetizing, but since
I've posted where I've had lunch every day
this week, I thought I'd post today's carryout
from CPK.

The Tuscan Hummus with Pita is always
phenomenal. I don't know what CPK does
to make it so yummy.
05.26.2009 - I JUST FOUND OUT THE PITA BREAD IS NOT VEGAN!!!!!!!
If you want to try the CPK Hummus, ask for the Neopolitan Crust instead of
the Pita Bread to go with it. Sorry for the misinformation. This was news to me!

I also bought the last three vegan cupcakes
at Cakelove. Natalia's cupcakes are more to
my taste, but I like to show businesses,whenever
possible,that there is consumer demand for
vegan foodstuff.

YumYum Cafe, Reston

Today's lunch was from a little cafe in Reston
Town Centre.

The Vegetarian Sandwich:

Roasted Red Peppers, Toasted Pine Nuts,
Cucumber, Avocado, Sun-Dried Tomatoes &
Hummus on Ciabatta for $5.99. Delicious
filling, but the bread was heavy and blah.
Next time I'll try to get the sandwich on a
lighter bread.

Tropical Smoothie Cafe, Purcellville

The weather is gloomy and I'm not feeling up
to par, so I thought Tropical Smoothie Cafe
would be a cheerful choice for lunch.

I ordered the 'Health Nut' smoothie: Blueberries,
Mangos, Banana, Almonds & Soy Protein. This
was freakin' delicious! Like a blueberry shake.
They have some interesting veg sandwiches I
look forward to trying in the future.

Hama Sushi, Herndon

I forced myself to not go to Perfect Pita today.

Instead I got the Veggie Roll Combo from Hama Sushi.

I dont know what those things in the back are,

they were stuffed with rice. It was all very nice

but expensive at $10.50 for lunch.

Perfect Pita, Reston

Lunch again today. I am hopelessly addicted

to this sandwich:

"The Hummus Veggie." Hummus with Lettuce,

Tomato, Onions, Green Peppers and Cucumbers

on a toasted Pita. (Specify No cheese). $4.99.

It's a delicious steal, but it's getting embarrassing

how often I am getting them.

Mimosa, Winchester

Today we went back to our tried and true Mimosa.

I had a Lotus Flower Martini (Absolut, Lychee

Liqueur, Curacao) along with some Edamame

and the Sichuan Kung Pao Tofu. All excellent.

Brewbaker's, Winchester

Today's lunch was at Brewbaker's.

We both got the Veggie Subs for $.8.45 each.

Described on the menu as being on a toasted

'hoagie roll' it was on more of a very soft white

bread. The sub was stuffed with grilled broccoli,

carrots, onions, alfalfa sprouts, lettuce and tomato.

Served with a pickle and fries, lunch was pretty

good, but I doubt we'd go out of our way to go

back. There are too many other great places

to eat.

Colcannon Puffs

When I saw this recipe I couldn't wait to make it.

I missed St. Patrick's Day by about a week, but

here is the pureed Kale going into the Mashed

Potatoes...

I could only fit fifteen 'Puffs' on the tray at a

time and made a total of 25.

I thought the Puffs would pair well with some Trader

Joe's Chicken-Less Pulled Chicken. A few bloggers

have ragged on this product, but I love it. Although,

their opinion did give me pause, so I tried a few

drops of hot sauce on the 'chicken' and it did taste

even better. Susan's Puffs are fantastic. I will definitely

make them again.

The Backseat Bar & Grill, Winchester

Today's lunch was at this hard to find little joint.

The outside is boring...

...but the inside has a lot of stuff going on, with
several TVs, a jukebox, full bar etc.

We started with the Fried Pickles, aka 'Frickles'.
Super crispy on the outside, yummy dill pickles
on the inside.

The Veggie Burger for $6.99 was very large and

came with a generous portion of Fries. This place

is a real find. We can't wait to go back!

The Old South Mountain Inn, Boonsboro, Maryland

Today's lunch was at this historic inn. A great
place for weddings, parties or just a parking
lot for hikers of the Appalachian Trail.

They have both the open and airy sun room
to dine in as well as lots of dark cozy tables
in the old house.

The salad that comes with every meal was
easy to veganize.

Replaced the house dressing with oil & vinegar.
The on-line menu was different than the menu
we were handed in the restaurant, i.e., no
vegetarian items.

Fortunately, the chef was able to make me a
dish of Fettucini with mixed vegetables and
olive oil. The restaurant is very popular and
Mr. SV wants to return, so I'm sure that we
shall.

The Perfect Pita, Reston

I saw some Perfect Pita Hummus on sale at
Whole Foods today and decided to go there to
get carry-out.

The Mediterranean Mix is so pretty and its only 5.99!

A combination of Hummus, Red Pepper Hummus,

White Bean Salad, Shepherd Salad and Stuffed

Grape Leaves w/a piece of Pita Bread on the side.

Fanastic and filling. It could be eaten by mixing all

the salads together as one 'big salad' or enjoy each

item individually or a little of both!

Fosters Grille, Winchester

We had a two-for-one coupon, so we tried this
place today.

The veggie burgers are deep-fried. Perhaps
they're so rarely ordered, they keep them
frozen. I can't decide if deep-fried is better
than cooked on the grill with the meat.
Regardless, due to the excess oil involved in the
whole meal, we dont plan on returning.

Trader Joe's Chicken-Less Stuffed Cutlet

Dinner tonight...

These were quite tasty...

Alas, these pics are actual size. Each cutlet is

160 calories, and while this is reasonable portion,

I'd need to eat about five to be satisfied.

Beef Stroganoff

I really like Random Girl's Recipe for Beef Stroganoff.

I made the Seitan on Saturday and the rest

on Sunday.

First you mix up the Sour Cream, Tomato Paste

and Worcestershire Sauce. ..

...toss the Seitan with Flour , Salt & Pepper.

After frying the Onion (I used Shallots) fry up

the Seitan...

...then deglaze w/Broth (I used Water and Sherry)

...and add the 'shrooms.

and the sour cream mixture...

...and the Noodles (I also added Peas). I highly

recommend this recipe.