Veganism can be tough. This isn’t just a problem of baking without eggs and butter, but also one must watch out for “hidden” animal products — for example, commercial bread crumbs often contain milk, apparently. And for the new (or experimental) vegan, keeping everything in mind is a challenge. Take Going Vegan Day Three: I Am A Terrible Vegan, for example:

I spent most of Thursday running: work in the morning, a meeting in the afternoon, a lecture in the evening. In between, I ducked into a coffee shop to finishing writing my talk, and I realized I needed to eat something. I perused the cafe’s sandwich list and approached the register.

“Okay, give me an ice tea and a veggies sandwich.” The barista typed in my order.

“No! Wait… it’s got cream cheese. Okay, give me a peanut butter, banana, and honey sandwich.” Type, type, type.

“No! Wait! No Honey! Can I get it with no honey? No Honey! I uuuh… forgot I was vegan.”

She must have thought I was crazy. I apologized profusely, and ended up with a peanut butter and banana sandwich with blueberry compote. Really tasty.

The entire saga was lots of fun to read about, with some amazing dishes and some less-than-tasty results. She ended the week with a vegan feast (including a lovely nut roast), and the experience was interesting and exciting to read about. Swing by and take a look!!!

You may remember me from Mental Hygiene — in which case, welcome back

I’ve transitioned to a different blog site and slightly different format, concentrating solely on the retro recipes. They were the most fun part of my old blog, certainly for me and also I think for my readers. And I have truly missed cooking these wacky old things and sharing the usually-hilarious results!