Breakfast
This week, I have been thoroughly enjoying quinoa granola...
I make mine nut-free and with as little sweetener and oil as I find still tasty, which doesn't amount to much!
I like to sprinkle this over greek yogurt with an extra sprinkle of cinnamon and some sautéed apples for a special breakfast.
Snack
A bit later, I made myself a roasted eggplant salad, one of my favorite ways to enjoy the delicious vegetable.
Roasted eggplant mixed with scallions, plenty of parsley, chopped tomatoes, olive oil, garlic, and apple cider vinegar all make a light, yet filling snack-slash-lunch. 🙂
Lunch
Later in the afternoon, I was craving potatoes, so I made myself a vegan version of the classic Nicoise salad...
...green leafy lettuce topped by warm red potatoes, crisp green beans, chopped tomatoes, sliced red onion, and Kalamata olives all mixed with one of the most delicious dressings I've ever made! The dressing will definitely get posted in the future.
Dinner
Today was definitely a day of new recipes and experimentation...
...it actually might be more fair to say that I was trying to use up some food going bad in my fridge, namely eggplant, green beans, spaghetti squash, and cauliflower. 🙂
For dinner, I used a withering cauliflower head to make the cauliflower cheese sauce from my Creamy Cauliflower Alfredo recipe and mixed it with spaghetti squash 'noodles', chopped chicken breast, and plenty of spinach. I then topped it with a mix of parmesan and wheat germ, in place of breadcrumbs.
This was sooooo delicious, if I could toot my own culinary horn for a moment. 🙂 Even my little girls ate it up and asked for more (unheard of around here).
Dessert
For dessert, I tweaked my Homemade Chocolate recipe to create a creamier consistency, which ironically led to using both less fat and less sweetener. A total win-win situation, and ending the night with chocolate is always satisfying.
What have you been eating this week?
Allana
Will you be posting the tweaked chocolate recipe? I'm so intrigued and always craving chocolate.
Lauren
I will definitely try to get that recipe up soon Allana, thanks for your interest! 🙂
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
I LOVE using quinoa (and quinoa flakes) for granola!
And omg...your blog <3
Lauren
Thanks Rebecca! xo
Melissa
Ooh I love roasted eggplant - never thought of putting it in a salad format like that though. I must TRY it! Thanks for sharing your WIAW eats- I love WIAW posts and these linkups!
donna
Will you share your tweaking of the chocolate recipe and the quinoa granola? Honest out of all the blogs yours always make the mist sense are the cleanest regarding food choices and I have to say most delish. Thx lauren.
Lauren
Thanks so much Donna! I am hoping to have the granola up on Friday. 🙂