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Holiday Eats

March 29, 2016 by christine

Tuesdays are probably my least favorite day of the week. Not even halfway through the work week and it’s usually a busy work day, busy gym day, and busy on call day this week. But I had a great 3.1 mile run at the gym, felt much better than expected after running a half marathon Saturday which means I am getting better at race recovery. And seriously considering running another half marathon the Sunday after next – we’ll see!

Miko does not like busy weeks if they interfere with play time.

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Easter Sunday was very low key at our house with hubby still recovering from being sick, we enjoyed some vegan splurge comfort foods that I’m not entirely proud of. But it was a holiday. I made this vegan french toast recipe, but used two tablespoons of Follow Your Heart’s VeganEgg powder instead of chia seeds.

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And gourmet sourdough bread slices instead of plain wheat bread. The results were delicious! VeganEgg worked nicely for thickening the “egg” mixture and was fabulous with maple syrup.

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I searched Whole Foods for this Field Roast Hazelnut Cranberry Roast for Christmas with no luck, they were sold out. So I was thrilled to find it a month later at Raley’s at an amazing post season sale price no vegan, or anyone, could pass up! I snapped it up and forgot about it in the freezer until we had to unload the freezer for our new fridge this weekend and decided it was perfect for Easter dinner.

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This beautiful vegan roast is wrapped in flaky pastry dough and simple to roast in the oven for just over an hour.

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It was gorgeous when it came out!

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And made a perfect, simple Easter dinner.

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The pastry crust is a little flaky, but adds a satisfying crunch to the vegan grain meat filling. The sweet ginger cranberry apple center is a fun, tangy surprise and just one slice is very hearty and filling loaded with grain protein. Thumbs up and will buy again for future holidays!

Easter was a lot of vegan comfort eating, so it was nice to get back to super salads Monday.

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What’s your favorite vegan holiday meal?

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Comments

  1. Linda @ Veganosity says

    March 30, 2016 at 7:58 am

    You rock! Two half marathons in a month is pretty impressive. Good for you.

    Miko is so darn cute! That’s a great picture.

    • christine says

      March 30, 2016 at 9:41 am

      Thanks, that is a first for me this year on running multiple half marathons in a month and better get used to it for marathon training! :-)

  2. Hannah says

    March 30, 2016 at 9:54 pm

    What a roast! I love everything I’ve had by Field Roast, but have yet to try their fancy pastry-wrapped main entree. Wish I celebrated Easter so I could have had an excuse to splurge.

    • christine says

      March 31, 2016 at 5:09 am

      It was great and produced a lot of leftovers that I’ve been chopping up and putting on salads, yum!

  3. Mary Ellen @ VNutrition says

    March 31, 2016 at 7:48 am

    Great job finishing both half marathons this month! That’s amazing to me. I was just talking to my friend about maybe doing one but we both get injured too often when we run too much more than 6-8 miles. Maybe someday I’ll finish one, right now you’re my hero for doing 2 this month. :)

    We had a Field Roast for Thanksgiving – Matt and I really enjoyed it. For Easter I made a lentil loaf which turned out well so I think I’m going to post the recipe on my blog soon. I had a lot of leftovers from the loaf this week for lunch too so that was a bonus.

    • christine says

      March 31, 2016 at 12:17 pm

      Thanks! I’ve been there with injuries too, but it’s odd that the more I seem to run lately the less pain and injuries I have.

      Yum on the lentil loaf, can’t wait for the recipe. Leftovers are great for busy weeks, I’ve been adding chopped up slices of the roast to salads.

  4. Jennifer says

    April 4, 2016 at 6:53 am

    I don’t really like holiday foods, just not my thing. That is why I loved how my family have a Mexican themed Christmas Eve. Sadly my hubby has his family get together the day before Christmas, so I told him that if we ever host it I am going to do all vegan mexican foods. *crosses fingers* maybe one day!

    • christine says

      April 4, 2016 at 9:21 am

      Agreed, holidays are more about spending time with friends and family rather than being married to specific food traditions. I would be happy having sushi for Thanksgiving as long as it’s with family and friends! I like your Mexican idea too!

  5. Nicole @ Foodie Loves Fitness says

    April 4, 2016 at 8:43 pm

    Your Easter eats look yummy! I also indulged over the holiday weekend, and then was on vacation last week, so it’s safe to say that I’ve been happy to get back to clean eating the past few days.

    • christine says

      April 5, 2016 at 4:59 am

      I hear ya, I’m always eager to get back to a healthy routine after vacation!

  6. Jennifer says

    April 8, 2016 at 12:44 pm

    I did find the VeganEgg here recently!
    I hope to tinker with it again soon! The first attempt wasn’t terrible LOL :)

    • christine says

      April 8, 2016 at 2:10 pm

      Nice, it’s fun to work with and the flavor can go either savory or sweet.

Hello! I'm Christine, an IT Professional in Northern California. I'm also passionate about a healthy, plant based lifestyle, running, fitness, and being eco-friendly. 40 (ack!), married, with furkids. Read More…

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