Mmmm, donuts

One of the things I'd like to do on this blog is to tell about restaurants with vegan options. While searching for bakeries a couple of months ago, I found Ronald's Donuts. I'm telling you, you would never guess these bad boys were vegan. They are fluffy and not too heavy or greasy. Just the right sweetness, too. (Yes, I know they aren't healthy!) The shop is in Chinatown and has that neighborhood community feeling. The owner is super friendly and let me know that the raised donuts are vegan, the cake ones are not. Sadly, only the cake donuts had sprinkles and of course that's what Esther wanted! Eh, she'll survive one donut. Treats like this aren't a usual thing for us, but we were meeting a friend later, had time to kill, and were in the area. And with Esther's allergies, it's nice to find a place where she can actually eat!

I had some of the minestrone soup for lunch, along with a banana and peanut butter.

For dinner I decided to just make something light that could go with MORE leftover soup, so I made a Greek quinoa salad. I've made this for potlucks before and have always been given the thumbs up. It's just cooked quinoa, tomatoes, cucumber, onion, black olive, olive oil, lemon juice, and salt & pepper. Yes, feta cheese would make this even better! Normally I use green onion but wanted to try red onion since it seems more Greek...I used way too much and it was an onion-fest! Other than that, it was great. We used collard green leaves to make wraps.

The kids really don't like quinoa, no matter how I fix it. Most of the time, they eat what we eat, but when it's something I know they hate, I am ok with making them a simple dinner. Isaac calls this meal "a plate of stuff." They both had hummus with carrots, bread with peanut butter, and some pears. No complaints tonight!

Finding sandwich bread that doesn't have milk or soy in it has been a challenge. Good old Trader Joe's never lets me down though. They have a Tuscan bread that is awesome. And if you're able to get your hands on some Dave's Killer Bread, DO SO!!! I know it's available all over Seattle, and I just about peed my pants when I checked their site and discovered that there is ONE STORE in Vegas that carries it! Yesssssss. (Poor Kyle, it's not gluten-free...we'll eat it while he's at work.)