Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Happy Vegetarian Day!



Nothing much to post about today.
Just wanted to say Happy Vegetarian Day!
Today I packed hummus; drool as you may!



Haha, enough with the rhyming. Today's lunch was uber delicious and inspired by an omni-friend!!! It all started in geometry class when we randomly were having a discussion on good potluck foods (we had a party for getting all A's on our tests). At the mention of "hummus," a loud groan and a "YUCK!" immediately ensued. (This was also the same omni friend who curiously and dubiously tried my pineapple teriyaki tofu, much to my [and later, her] delight).

Determined to change her mind, I set about making hummus for the first time. Version 1.0 was a sun-dried tomato basil hummus. Yummus! She really took to that one, though I thought that Trader Joe's version of that flavor was better. (This was on Tuesday)

Surprise of surprises! She knew about nat'l vegetarian day (!) and even asked me to bring her more hummus for lunch! So last night I set about making version 2.0 : Chipotle Roasted Red Pepper Hummus (also Trader-Joe inspired). This one, I am proud to say, turned out exactly like the one at Trader Joe's!!!

Not Pictured (regretfully): Mint Chocolate Whoopie Pies, Cherry Chocolate Whoopie Pies, Vanilla Whoopies, and Double Chocolate Whoopie Pies.

Spread the [VEG] love!

Edit: I will be MoFo-ing this year, but will most likely post every other day at most.

20 comments:

River (Wing-It Vegan) said...

Yummus hummus every day,
gimme hummus any way! :P

Your hummus looks so yummus! You made your friend addicted to it!

Happy vegetarian day right back at you :)

alaina said...

i am a hardcore hummus enthusiast. especially the red pepper kind!

Virginia said...

no pics of the whoopie pies?!?! shame on you! j/k...hummus is yummy yummy!!

LizNoVeggieGirl said...

Loooooooove hummus!!! And oh my, all of those other treats you mentioned sound amazing as well!!

Happy belated World Vegetarian Day!! :0)

Anonymous said...

i just finished off an entire container of Sabre (i think that's how you spell it) hummus. I've made my own, but this stuff is just wow.

Vegan_Noodle said...

I think hummus is a great way to win over omnivores! Plus it's perfect for lunch!

Love your little world vegetarian day rhyme. Am now imagining whoopie pies...

jessy said...

ahahahahaa! i love "yummus" that = awesome! hooray!

and hooray for making some rock'n hummus for a doubtful omni - that's too awesome that she loved it!

whoopie pies?! mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!

Kati said...

Oh man, so many whoopie pies...who wouldn't be won over by that? And I agree, hummus = yummus.

ChocolateCoveredVegan said...

Oh no! I completely forgot Vegetarian Day! Oh well, since I'm a vegetarian every day, I'll just have to celebrate some other time... like today!

Sheree' said...

Hummus rocks! Glad you coverted your friend to it and that your recipes turned out great!

Go to Zevia.com and you can put in your zipcode and find the nearest place to purchase it. You can also order online. I think they have 4 flavors. Check them out!

Kiki said...

Looks awesome!
Happy veg day!!

Anonymous said...

Your lunch looks super healthy and super yummy!

Jes said...

Delicious looking hummus!

Allison said...

Yum! I love hummus!! Next you need to set out to make a Dominican version.... =)

Anonymous said...

Happy vegetarian day back! Three cheers for hummus!

Unknown said...

Yummus!

Are you going to post your recipes? I love hummus!!!

Lisa -- Cravin' Veggies said...

Great lunch! Hummus rules!

Anonymous said...

i LOVE it! hummus is the best! very well done. :) and sounds like vegetarian day was a total success!

Anonymous said...

double...chocolate...whoopie pies?
I think my brain just exploded. it actually is a good thing there are no pictures, imagine the even bigger mess I would have made.

Chessa said...

Yummums, yay! I want some whoopie pies!!