Dec. 28th – Still visiting the family in Florida for the holidays. Up through New Year’s. If you don’t hear from me by Jan. 3…send help. Brandy, you know where I keep the key! I just went to the grocery store and got all the ingredients for a good first official meal and some pizzas leading up to it for the traditional family pizza party. I wanted to have something nice on day one. We had a great Christmas meal on the day, and I filled up, regardless of the snickering faces and judging eyes of family. Funny enough, ever since then, the family constantly asks about what I can and cannot have. Half out of innocent curiosity, the other half loading up on ammunition for jokes and emotional torture later. However taunted I will be later, it had me looking even deeper into labels and ingredients. I can usually guess if it is vegan but it never hurts to check. You’d be surprised what you find.
Dec. 31 –Â Had my last bit of true pepperoni pizza and a little tribute to meat, cheese and milk. I’ll miss you guys!
Jan. 1 – Ready to go. Since I’m traveling and away from my kitchen, I’m just grocery boxing it for the next couple days. Found a lovely vegan mac and cheese with avocados and ‘fake’un’ bits. Made some pizzas with the family and friends. Had a nice vegan Neapolitan style pizza with green pepper and black olives and some store-bought vegan mozz. I know, thus negating the Neapolitan style further. I’m thinking about how I am gonna handle the transition. I did so much thinking about making the meats, I didn’t actually make a plan or schedule creation of those plant-based substitutes. I am going to be trying out seitan and starch-based pepperonis and meat. Tricky to master but I am gonna see how close I can get before I give in and buy it.
Happy New Year’s!!!!
Let’s all try something new!
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