What I Ate Today - Mixing it Up

Sharing my food is prompting me to try new things.  I'm one of those people who could eat the same thing every day and be content. But something I'm working on this year is to mix it up a bit.  

With that said, when it comes to my pre-run eating that will remain the same & it's boring so I won't post a photo every time. I started my day with the brown rice tortilla, date, hemp seeds, almond butter delight that I shared in my previous What I Ate Today post and headed out for a run. I felt like I was running on the moon. It was freezing and the snow and ice crunched loudly with each step. But there is such a feeling of accomplishment to complete an activity in less than ideal circumstances - and we are about 50 degrees away from ideal circumstances. 🤷🏻‍♀️

For lunch, I took store bought pasta sauce up a notch by adding in chopped mushrooms, zucchini, onion, garlic, green bell pepper, carrot and  jalapeño. I sautéed the veggies in oil and added marjoram, oregano, crushed red pepper, garlic & onion powder, salt & pepper to the mix.  Once the veggies were softened I stirred in diced tomatoes and the pasta sauce with about a tablespoon of maple syrup to balance the acidity of the tomatoes. I used wheat pasta today, but this would be just as tasty with brown rice noodles.  I finished this with a sprinkle of nutritional yeast. 

Dinner was a date night at Urban Vegan. The awesome part of going to a vegan restaurant is - we can eat everything on the menu, no questions asked. The challenge is - we can eat everything on the menu and there are so many options! Which is why I usually order the same thing every time. In the spirit of doing something different, today I had miso soup followed by steamed dumplings in a green curry sauce which were creamy, slightly sweet and spicy, and Spicy Thai Basil Tofu with perfectly cooked green peppers and onions. I would definitely order this meal again and feel inspired to replicate this dish in my own kitchen.