Day 5: Pass the Beano

Not to bog this blog down with crass humor (which is really more my forte), I will say simply say that vegan taco night caused a "stall rattling" performance from the lower GI orchestra (several, in fact). If this competition is to continue, I will be investing heavily in anti gas pharmaceuticals.


Fortunately for me, my girlfriend wasn't too upset over the "canary in the mine shaft" line, and kept her promise to come over and bake a vegan lasagna. Really, other than the "mozzarella cheese" the final product tasted pretty dead on. Unfortunately, despite the label's claim that 'It MELTS!' the "cheese" didn't do much of anything except sit on top of the lasagna looking menacing (although it did liquify in my mouth - witch is not really what I was looking for in a cheese substitute). The rest of the lasagna worked well though (very well). Using a food processor, the tofu was chopped up to resemble the consistency of ricotta cheese and the mix of Smart Ground, chopped mushrooms and eggplant gave the dish substance. We paired the lasagna with a vegan wine from the Frey vinyards. The wine was good, but not great. The flavors weren't nearly as full bodied as most Cabernet's and the aftertaste was anything but smooth. But unlike a lot of vegan / organic wines, this one actually tasted like wine (and not a MD 20 /20 knock off), plus. . . it contained alcohol ('nuf said).


Day 5
9:00 am - same as it ever was
10-ish - apple and dairy free / gluten free / flavor free breakfast bar (I remembered to bring in my snacks)
12:00 pm - salad (no dressing, no flavor)
2-ish pm - trail mix bar
5:00 pm - chips and a trail mix bar (and a couple of coors lights - watery, but vegan safe)
8:00 pm - vegan lasagna, loaf of bread from "Whole Foods" (dipped in pepper and herb olive oil), vegan wine
11-ish pm - Liz Lovely "Cow Girl" chocolate / oatmeal cookie



~Saps