Showing posts with label eco vegan gal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label eco vegan gal. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Quick Vegan Mac 'n' Cheese

The Chefs: Elizabeth and Peter

The Menu: A highly delicious, gluten-free, and sunflower seed-based mac 'n' cheese, plus the best salad of all time. The salad included kale, romaine, artichoke hearts, cucumbers, avocado, hearts of palm, grated carrots, and red cabbage.

The Goods: Today we were rich in great food and guests! To be totally accurate, Peter cooked all the food, and we were so grateful that he did! In addition to our hero chef, we were joined by the lovely Whitney of Eco-Vegan Gal, and three members of the Pollack family: Hilary (OK, fine, she's here all the time), her mother Polly, and Reggie, who was easily the fluffiest guest. If there's anything better than enjoying a fantastic meal with wonderful people outside in the warm sunshine, we don't want to know about it. (Because it's obviously a lie, there's nothing better than that!)

Monday, May 3, 2010

Feast with Fitness Guru

The Chef: Colleen

The Menu: A splendidly simple and satisfying classic Italian lunch. Colleen pulled out all the stops, with perfectly cooked gluten-free pasta mixed with mushrooms, spinach, and chickpeas all covered in spicy marinara sauce. Alongside our marvelous main was a light, fresh salad made with avocado and mixed greens, and a hearty slice of slightly warmed bread rounded out our delicious meal.

The Goods: It was a big day here at the VNHQ, as we were lucky enough to enjoy our al fresco Monday lunch with three wonderful guests! Eco Vegan Gal Whitney Lauritsen, author and renowned vegan bodybuilder Robert Cheeke, and their close hometown friend Josh all joined us for a lovely afternoon of lunching and chatting—and okay, yes, maybe some marshmallow taste testing. We loved hearing all about Robert's fabulous new book, Vegan Bodybuilding & Fitness: The Complete Guide to Building Your Body on a Plant-Based Diet, and can't wait to read all about his inspiring journey to becoming one of the first vegan bodybuilders. It turns out that Robert loves us too, because he kindly gifted VN with a signed copy of his rockin' new book to give away to one lucky reader. Want to enter for your chance to win? Simply tell us in the comments: What springtime outdoor activity gets you the most pumped up?

The VN staff with Robert Cheeke and Whitney Lauritsen