So there we (my wife and I) were sitting on the couch after a delicious dinner with some meat in it, and what happens? OPRAH! That is right, OPRAH! On the Behind the Scenes episode we are watching they decide to go VEGAN for a week. Then what happens, my wife says, "Do you wanna do it?" Now being a guy, we all know what I thought, and said "YES!" Of course then she said, "When do you want to start?" I say, "The sooner the better." The next thing I know I am offering to drive her to the Half Price Book Store (I love that place!) to get a Vegan Cookbook. Not what I was expecting, but hey I do love food so why not?
On Saturday June 18 we will start our Vegan for a Week. Why Saturday, well I am going to cheat. On Thursday I can only have liquids anyway, so I figure it would be a good time to not be having meat for a few days before.
How does one prepare to go Vegan for a week? Well, we have a cookbook and we have already discussed how we can have spaghetti and meatlessballs, with no cheese, and how we can still partake in $1 kid scoop night at Baskin Robbins with their Daiquiri Ice. (We went there tonight, because I drove her to the bookstore.) One then remembers no jello and no milk, but what about egg substitute? These are all things we are going to explore as the meatasaurous goes Vegan for a Week.
To all of my friends, please understand when I get crabby it is nothing personal, I am just going through a meat detox. I have done a sugar detox before, and that was not pretty, so who knows what this will be like. Gee, I hope Lady Gaga isn't in town in her meat dress, it would be tempting to fire up the BBQ...
If you have done this please let us know how it was for you, and if you have any great recipes to share.
Over the next week and a half I will write about my experience, what we have eaten, the recipes, was it easy to prepare, and would I eat it again. And who knows what else...
Sit back, relax, hopefully laugh a bit, and maybe even learn a thing or two as we embark on this culinary exploration of meatless food.
You are a brave soul.
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ReplyDeleteThe word "meatlessballs" makes me giggle. I myself could probably give up meat, but it's the cheese that gets me. I love cheese way too much. Good luck!