Run Plant Based

Formerly The Raw Project - Running on a Healthy Vegan Diet

  • Home
  • About Me
  • Recipes
    • Appetizers
    • Beverages
    • Blender
    • Breakfast
    • Chia Seeds
    • Dehydrator
    • Desserts
    • Dressings & Sauces
    • Hemp Seeds
    • Main
    • Sides
    • Soups
    • Tempeh
  • Contact
  • Shop

Life & Simple Meals

May 11, 2017 by christine

I am pretty happy this week is almost over and I didn’t get called in for jury duty, woohoo! I was on call having to check each night to see if needed the next day this week, so that was a relief. And it actually got chilly here again this week – lows in the 40s … in May!?!? I’m not complaining, I know we should enjoy this while we can because triple digit summer heat will be here soon enough. Or maybe it will snow, who knows with climate change. Miko appreciated his snugly blanket during the chilly mornings, there is a dog under there.

And he’s been a sweetie keeping me company in our home gym in his other snugly blanket.

We have sets of dog beds in every room for them because they follow me all over the house and pout if there’s not a bed nearby.

It has been a busy week, so busy at work that new recipes have been a challenge. So I have inspiration for simple, whole foods eats during crazy times. I used the leftovers of my garlic avocado sauce as a dressing for this simple salad with canned organic pinto beans one evening and had the leftovers of this salad for lunch today.

I made a huge marinara saute with chopped potatoes, carrots, and peas topped with basil and hemp seed “parm” for dinner by simmering the potatoes and veggies in just enough water to cook, then added the sauce.

Ready in 15 minutes, very filling and the leftovers were also great for a simple lunch

I also threw together an oil free stir fry with organic canned chickpeas, onion, and veggies seasoned with a drizzle of liquid smoke and smoked paprika.

Delicious! Smokey flavors are great for complimenting the slight sweetness in the corn.

And this simple dinner using organic tofu, tamari, and sriracha in an oil-free stir fry.

I bought this 3 lb. bag of organic broccoli at Costco and I know what you’re thinking – how are two people going to get through this bag? Ha, challenge accepted!

Between stir fries, salads, smoothies, hummus dipping, and dog treats – it will last a week, maybe. And it was perfect to add to this tofu stir fry.

Creating a simple and super filling light dinner.

And tonight was my first run after Sunday’s 5-mile race. The hardcore hills and trail running worked more stability muscles than I’m used to in my ankles and feet, so I did a little more cross-training this week while those settled down. But it was nice to get in an intense run to blow off work steam finally and I ran into another co-worker at the gym doing the same thing.

Filed Under: General Tagged With: chickpeas, easy healthy meals, easy plant based meals, easy vegan meals, oil free, pinto beans, plant based whole foods, plant-based, simple healthy meals, simple plant based meals, simple vegan meals, sriracha, tofu, vegan, Whole Foods

Comments

  1. Ellie says

    May 12, 2017 at 3:54 pm

    I go through so much broccoli. It’s my favorite veggie so I eat it most nights :-)

    • christine says

      May 13, 2017 at 6:27 am

      Me too and that bag is chopped to the perfect sizes for dog treats, Miko loves it!

  2. Hannah says

    May 14, 2017 at 10:21 am

    Mm, I love how you captured the steam I need those stir fry photos! It looks so delicious.

    • christine says

      May 14, 2017 at 2:08 pm

      Thanks, that makes them looks so much better to me too.

  3. Linda @ Veganosity says

    May 16, 2017 at 6:46 am

    I just commented on your Mother’s Day post about being in your area on vacation. It was SO chilly, but so incredibly beautiful.

    Thank goodness for Costco. I save so much money now that they have so many organic options. I’d seriously eat that entire bag of broccoli in two days.

    • christine says

      May 16, 2017 at 7:05 pm

      So glad you got to see the area, the northern CA coast is usually chilly even in the summer and one of my favorite getaways during the triple digit heat in the valley.

      Agreed on Costco! The organic selection keeps getting better.

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…

Connect

Tags

avocado banana broccoli carrots curry dining out eating out garlic ginger health news healthnut healthy healthy recipe hemp seeds kale lentils news oil free oil free recipe plant-based plant based plant based dining out plant based eating out plant based news plant based recipe quinoa raw vegan raw vegan recipe running running news salad simple plant based meals simple vegan meals smoothie spinach tahini tempeh tofu vegan vegan dining out vegan eating out vegan news vegan recipe vegan runner zucchini

Sign up now for 10 Weeks to Vegan, the free guided challenge that will make your transition to veg eating a little easier and a lot more fun!

Copyright © 2025 · Beautiful Pro Theme on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in