Pesto and Peas

The Chef: Elizabeth

The Menu: A pasta salad of sorts with pesto, tempeh, garbanzo beans, peas, and bell peppers

The Goods: After an extremely fun weekend of scooting down to LA for the Humane Society's Genesis Awards on Saturday, my dinner when I got home last night was decidedly of the "throw together whatever's in the fridge" variety. So, with some on-hand cashews, garlic, frozen spinach, and one bunch of fresh basil, this impropmtu pesto came to be. Back at the VNHQ the excitement continues, as tomorrow we'll be talking veganism and manliness in our Twitter Chat, and Thursday we're headed out for SF Vegan Drinks! Whew!

Presto Pasta

The Chef: Colleen

The Menu: A ready-made meal of pasta with an alfredo pesto sauce, courtesy of Newleaf. Colleen busted out a simple cucumber salad that perfectly complemented the hearty pesto, and we topped the whole plate with tons of Parma!, as per usual.

The Goods: It's stunningly gorgeous outside today, so you can be we dined al fresco. This is going to be a busy weekend, and we hope the beautiful weather keeps coming. The Genesis Awards are happening down in LA, where Elizabeth will be for the festivities. Then Joseph and Colleen have to get packed since they set sail on Sunday for a week-long cruise with A Taste of Health! Bon voyage, all! We'll be back on Monday, provided we can tear ourselves away from the beach.

Gaga for Greens

The Chef: Colleen

The Menu: An absolutely amazing Asian-food-inspired meal! Colleen was intent on using all the greens in the fridge before the weekend, and we think she might actually have done it. Her scrumptious stir-fry included Swiss chard, zucchini, cucumber, leeks, green and white onions, and gobs of garlic. Served over perfectly fluffy basmati rice and topped with toasted sesame seeds, this meal was the perfect end to another hectic week here at the VNHQ.

The Goods: Today's lunch was the ideal combination of great food, plenty of sunshine, and the general glee that tends to overtake us on Fridays. If there's anything better than eating something delicious in the company of fun people while simultaneously absorbing your vitamin D, we don't even want to know about it. Just to add to the aforementioned general glee, make sure to weigh in over on This Just In, where we're giving away a goodie bag from this year's Genesis Awards!