The Start of the Food

As I start to explore the virtues, or downfalls if you will, of Veganism I more or less know the rules and regulations regarding food.  No animal products of any kind.  No eggs, no milk, no cheese, no whey, so more or less no processed food items.  Also, no honey.  For some, it's a matter of your personal preference, for me it's a matter of sticking with the strictest version possible.  Why?  A part of me wants to believe that it's for the challenge, and the other part already made it's peace with the no honey rule before I read the wiki article in its entirety.   So no animal product.  Thankfully espresso is made from seeds.

I had spent a little bit of time before Lent making veg stock, and practicing making almond milk.  It payed off as yesterday I made Vegan risotto with my veg stock, and it was delicious and filling.  The almond milk also is handy because I love granola in the morning, and water just can't cut it when it comes to the full granola experience.

Today I spent most of the day cooking.  If you have seen my kitchen, it's about the size of an airplane toilet, no really, it's that small.  I went to grab a knife from the counter and nearly emptied the contents of a pot onto my leg.  Thankfully Ben, my roommate, has a great deal of patience as I make mess after mess in that tiny little cupboard of a space.  On with the cooking I went.  I made in no particular order: vegan caramelized onions, vegan quinoa, vegan chili, vegan black beans, vegan hummus, vegan potato wedges, vegan coffee, vegan you get the picture.  I realized mid way through today that it sounds silly calling everything vegan that fit into the category.  I shall now cease this non-sense.

As part of this whole process, I intend to find out the reasons behind the food rules and regulations. I know a few of them, but I want to make sure I am on the same page as real vegans, not just Lenten vegans.