Hello there!
Look at the gloomy and foggy weather we are having…
Also note, all the leaves are now off the trees… :(
This calls for some comfort food!
Here are my delicious vegan eats for my lunch today…
‘But How Do You Get Protein?’ Vegan Couscous Pita
Yes, I blatantly stole that name from Dreena Burton’s recipe in Eat Drink and Be Vegan. ;) Love it.
- High protein pita
- 1.5 cups couscous (thanks to Caitlin for inspiring me to try couscous, I’m now obsessed!)
- 1/2 cup homemade tomato sauce (tomato paste, canned tomatoes, onions, herbs, EVOO, sea salt)
- 1/2 cup corn
- 1 scoop hummus
- 1/4 cup black beans
- Black pepper, freshly ground
This is one of my new favourite combinations. The couscous pita has over 30 grams of protein! It fills me up for hours.
Dessert was my Vegan Pumpkin Pecan Pie:
You have to make this for Thanksgiving!!!!! It is so delicious. I am blown away by it. It’s even good cold! The great thing about this pie is that it has a great nutritional profile and lots of protein from the tofu.
No, pumpkin pie is not normally a part of my lunch, but when in Rome…
You catch my drift. ;)
I especially enjoyed the glazed pecans along the bottom of the crust:
The crust is maybe the yummiest crust I have ever tried. It actually has some ‘oomph’ to it!
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Glo Bakery News:
- There are a few really exciting things going on with Glo Bakery at the moment. I can’t wait to tell you all about them. I wish there were 10 of me right now…
- Don’t forget today is the last day of the Healthy Holiday Lovers Glo Bar sale!!! Get em while you can! My orders for Christmas are coming in much faster than I expected this early on in the holiday season, so please get them in soon as I may have to cut them off in early December.
- For customers who have ordered and tried the Glo Bars: Can you tell me if there is an option to rate the bars in your account info page? Eric tells me there is but we haven’t had anyone submit a rating yet. Help is appreciated! For now, you can check out what Glo Bakery customers are saying about the bars here.
Vegan 4 A Week:
- Don’t forget to check out my guest post over at Silly Tater Tot where I talk about all of my favourite vegan baking tips!
See you tonight for snacks and dinner! :)
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Are you doing vegan 4 A Day? How are you finding it?
Love the pecans on the bottom. Gonna have to try that this year.
Goodness, that pumpkin pie looks good!
That pumpkin pie looks soooooooo good!! And I don’t even like pumpkin pie!! I might have to try it!
That pita looks delicious!!!!!!
I love cous cous-it is so amazing!
Hi Angela! I’ve really enjoyed reading your blog over the past 9 months or so. I’m hooked on green monsters :-)
I just wanted to say that your yard is absolutely breathtaking. Canada IS a beautiful country!!!
Have a great day,
Leanne from Calgary Alberta, CANADA
oh those couscous pitas look amazing! i must remember to pick up some couscous the next time i get to the store. and the pie looks delicious!!
That pita sounds fabulous! I’m definitely going to make that pie:)
I love couscous!! I lived off that with sauteed veggies my 3rd year of college. And now it’s been so long since I’ve had it! I have 10 lb quinoa bag to use up, so couscous seems like a splurge ;-) And I’ve already decided I’m making that pie on Thanksgiving. I won’t tell my family it’s tofu and see how they react! I’m excited :-)
Im sure if you didn’t say a word about tofu, your family would love that pie and finish every last bit! lol but once you say whats actually in it, thats when people are skeptical and not really willing to try it.
Hey Ange,
So… it’s been a while since I participated in the Green Monster Movement… the whole getting married thing was stressful and when the husband (then fiance) would offer to make breakfast, I couldn’t refuse : ) Anyway, I’m getting back in the rythm of buying the produce and prepping the smoothie, etc, etc, etc but have run into a problem with the blender… I used to use my stick blender, it works great with spinach. I’m now trying to incorporate different greens that it doesn’t like (kale, for example) and my big blender can’t handle it either. I feel like I blend for 4 minutes and there are still big chunks of beet or carrot or something in there : ( Any strategies for loading the blender? Blending time? Maybe I need a new blender? Any help is always appreciated, you’re great!
Thank you!!
Hey Ang- loveee your blog- I def will try that recipie. Be careful eating canned tomatoes though- I’m not sure about Canada but here in the states canned tomatoes are teeming with BPA which is real bad for you. They reccomend getting it in glass jars instead. :)
love!!
I have never had pumpkin pie (it’s not really that bit over here in Australia) but your recipe is very very tempting!
Also – are you thinking about shipping internationally with your bars? I’d love love love to try some :D
I’m not vegan but the pita and pie look amazing!!! I make a pumpkin pie every year for Thanksgiving so I might have to give your recipe a try :)
That pumpkin pie looks amazing! I may have just drooled on my keyboard a little!!
i TOTALLY want to try that pie!!! if i have off work wednesday i just might try it :)
hey angela, i sent you an email last night but i can’t remember if i put my return email address???
I am making that pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving…consider it did. YUMMY!
I am SOLD. I am making that pie. That crust is seriously the most moist, gooey looking crust … I just can’t take the temptation anymore!!!
that couscous pitta looks fantastic. :)
Ang you have such a gorgeous backyard. What a lucky gal to have that to look out towards!
I get to look into my neighbors backyard :(
Mr Man and I can’t wait to escape the suburbs!
This might be completely my fault because I omitted the hummus but the above combo did not work for me as a pita stuffer. I didn’t like how the couscous and tomato sauce tasted together. The hummus might have made all the difference though….