Don't Judge! Really U.G.L.Y..but edible and surprisingly good!!

Well today was an off day. My daughter woke up at 4 this morning due to teething and she wouldn't go back to sleep. So wedecided to "get up" at 5:30 and made breakfast. I wasn't too happy, but what could I do?? So I was craving something savory this morning and decided to concoct a French Scramble; a recipe from the Skinny B*itch in the Kitch book I just borrowed from the library. Of course, I had to alter a couple things since they like to use so much processed vegan foods in their recipes like vegan sausage, vegan cheese, chicken...I don't mind it...but for me I rather cook from complete scratch. I find a lot of these processed vegan foods no comparison to the real thing and extremely expensive..I'd rather find a sub or create a substitute that could enhance the flavor of the meal!! Therefore, I find the book a slight dissappointment because the recipes depend on so many vegan subs but...oh well!! Just as a clarity though.....I do use vegan subs....I am in love with Tofutti Cream Cheese and SoDelicious Icecream so I am not judging them at all...I guess it's just teh one thing I'm actually picky on!!!




But Anyways...so I made my French Scramble which is pretty much your standard tofu scramble with spinach, mushrooms and green onions and I was supposed to have some vegan cheese, but instead I took a piece of toast, topped it with a spread of Pine Nut Hummus which has a slight creamy, cheese flavor and poured my scramble over that! On the side I had some applesauce, sprinkled with cinnamon and grapes. (Amerie's breakfast consisted of boiled eggs, her favorite fruit right now, grapes..which for some reason she calls berries =-)....Mickey cheese slices and some of my sauteed mushrooms). Seeing the picture you may start to understand the title of my post! Wait til you get to lunch!


So Amerie and I were in on and off moods, being happy and content one minute then fighting the next. It's amazing the arguments you can have with a toddler! But once I put her down for a mid morning nap..completly off schedule...I did a little searching on what to make for lunch and found on one of my favoritist vegan sites ever...vegcooking.com...a recipe for Tex Mex Tortilla Wrap. Well being the busy mom that I am...and because my day was so off..I was completely unfocused...so my daughter took a short nap...yeah me...so I wrote down the recipe quick and went downstairs with her to make it..well my wrap was a mess!!! As you can see...I was trying hard to make it presentable but it wouldn't cut right and it was just plain messy! Well, after trying to do what I could presentation wise, and then eating it within 5 minutes cause it was really delicious!!!!...I looked up the recipe and discovered I prepared it all wrong!! I was supposed to just blend the beans and other ingredients together in a food processor, spread on the wrap, wrap up and serve with salsa. Instead I added the salsa in the wrap and,to make it worse, I heated it!!! Try cutting a wrap that's crispy on the outside with an inside the cosistency of thick soup...hard!!! It gave me a good laugh and boosted my mood and moral a little!!! Once again though...ugly but yummmy!!! (as for Amerie...she chowed down on black beans which she loves!!! Some sour cream, more grapes, crackers and her other favorite...chips! specifically Sea Salt and Lime tortilla chips which are sooo good!!!)



After that we prepped for dinner...a tip to making any woman's day easier...and went to the gym for an hour..then we came back and started cooking (Sometimes I have those days where I just focus on food and cooking..prepping, making new things, looking up recipes..well today was one of those days!! A complete lazy day!) For dinner my husband wanted baked whitings, teriyaki stir-fried zucchini and some rice (which my daughter had also along with some tomatoes) and I needed to move my avocado out so i came across an awesome recipe for Grilled Cajun Portobellas with Avocado Creme Sauce..again off of vegcooking.com! I love mushrooms and I have baby bellas in the fridge, so decided to take it further by making it into a "sandwich". I prepared my baby bellas and avocado sauce according to the recipe then rubbed down a Boca burger in the same cajun seasoning..grilled it up on one of my favorite kitchen appliances, the Foreman Grill, and prepped my plate as followed....a bed of hot white rice, my boca, some avocado sauce, fresh spinach, sliced tomatoes, my baby bellas grilled and sliced and "drizzled" with the rest of the creamy, tangy sauce. Now this meal was not as U.G.L.Y as my previous concoctions of the day, but it was a spicy, meaty, creamy and really good ending to such a crazy, off day!