Woman in Real Life

Can you believe that we're almost mid-way through June? "I wonder what it would be like to live in a world where it was always June," wrote L.M. Montgomery. And, for many years, this great Canadian author lived not too far from where I'm sitting, so I feel I know exactly what she's talking about. June has so many gifts - blossoms, sunshine, strawberries - and it's our duty to enjoy them while they last.

I try my best to enjoy berries as often as possible while they are in season. For the day of vegan eats I'm sharing today, I started the day with a smoothie of frozen banana, peach slices, pineapple, strawberries, orange juice and soy milk. I didn't add any "superfoods" such as chia seeds because I find they can be tricky on my digestion.


My husband had made pizza for dinner the night before. I enjoyed a few slices of leftover rapini pizza for lunch, and washed it down with chocolate soy milk. I had a busy day (yesterday) and I had to pick my daughter up early from school for her dance recital, so I didn't eat any snacks during the day. I did make a very early dinner though, so we could all get fed before the (long) show.


I'm still trying out recipes from Vegan Burgers & Burritos: Easy and Delicious Whole Food Recipes for the Everyday Cook. For dinner I made the My Big Fat Greek Burger with Yiayia's Authentic Tzatziki Sauce. I prepared the burger mix and put cashews to soak for the sauce in the morning. I made the sauce mid-afternoon and I asked my hubby to bake up the burger patties and slice up some toppings - cucumber, tomato and red onion - while I helped my daughter get ready for dance. In this way we avoided grabbing takeout on the way to recital. This option was healthier and less expensive. Look out for my review of this cookbook soon.