Yeah, yeah, these are my Sunday eats. But I’ve been repeating lots of them/enjoying leftovers over the course of this week, so it’s still a pretty accurate image of what I’m enjoying today. Again, all fit into my nutrition plan and are hopefully helping me meet my new fitness goal. And again, you can see how much the blog world continues to inspire my eats. How would I ever decide what to make if not for you ladies??
5:00am. Pancakes.
Yep, see that 5am? It was Sunday, so I slept in.
Glorious Lemon Creamsicle Protein Pancakes inspired by Heather (I subbed oat flour, almond milk, flax egg and lots of lemon zest). Served with glorious vegan whipped cream inspired by me. Credit where credit is due?
8:00am. PB&J Bread Pudding.
I’ve been craving bread pudding for awhile, and I knew there had to be a way to make it fit with my nutrition plan. Lauren provided the inspiration for the bread pudding (I kept it savory with TJ’s sprouted grain bread, extra tofu in place of pumpkin and no sweetener), and I topped it with peanut flour sauce and some jam. Perfection.
11:00am. Seitan Piccata.
Featured on Monday’s MMAZ and the result of Heather making me try caperberries.
3:00pm. Refried Lentils and Mex Salad.
Black lentils! How cool, right? Saw them at Whole Foods and couldn’t resist. Cooked like black beans with cumin and chili powder and served with a side of jicama-lime salad (and classily packed in plastic for transport).
6:00pm. Fishsticks.
Fishsticks?
Vegan ones, of course. Inspired by Laura’s chick-less nuggets (I added some wakame to the mix and served them with a side of homemade vegan tartar sauce (silken tofu + chopped caperberries and caperberry juice). Spectacular. Not going to admit how many times I’ve made this now…
Bedtime. You Decide.
Err, a protein powder cupcake? Clearly, we can’t all be winners. My attempt at veganizing Anna’s protein cake was a bit of a flop. Unless you like custard and want to pretend I was trying to make custard and not a cupcake.
Best/worst eats of your Wednesday? Recommend a blogger recipe?
ForgottenBeast 
I made my favorite spicy peanut slaw AND kale chips yesterday 😉 Your fish sticks look awesome-what’s the fish sub?
It’s the wakame–the seaweed that’s in miso soup–adds a fishy/sea flavor to the tvp that forms the base of the sticks.
Wakame is also super shelf-stable, so you could leave a package in your pantry and just use a little whenever you want 🙂
Haha I guess some things are easier to vegan-ize than others 😉 Your pancakes look great though! Doesn’t Heather’s blog make you drooooool? (or is that just me? haha)
Oh my gosh, no! Not just you! I want to make everything she posts…And most things are pretty darn easy to veganize, but then every so often…you get custard-cake.
So many awesome ideas in this post. I can’t wait to try your version of my nuggets. 🙂
Thanks for the reminder to make lentils – it’s been too long!
Mmm, they are SO good, I seriously have to talk myself into making anything else, since I hear you aren’t supposed to have the same thing for EVERY meal 🙂
Those pancakes look SO good…Please come and make me some this weekend :)! You seemed to have really gotten into the swing of your nutrition plan- nice going & very inspiring. The best thing I’ve eaten today is either cottage cheese mixed with choc protein powder & pb (the combo is just too good) or salmon & avocado sushi. Sushi isn’t as freely available in Mumbai so I’m trying to lap it up while I still can!
Hey, if it means I get a trip to England, I’ll be there with my pancake skills 😉 And that cottage cheese combo DOES sound good! As does avocado sushi. Or really any sushi…
How do black lentils taste? I’ve seen them at WF as well but I never see any recipes for them!
They pretty much taste like lentils, haha. They are smaller/firmer, so it’s a slightly different texture, but taste-wise? Lentils. Plus whatever spices/flavors you throw in.
Those lentils look interesting 🙂
Congrats on sleeping in! Wouldn’t want you to overdo it! 😉
Moderation in all things, right?
Wow, I had’t really noticed quite how early you wake up! I would be so happy if I got to a place where I was well enough to make 6am my wake-up time!!
Your food looks great, I’m impressed at all of the creative ways you get your protein in without meat and dairy! Those pancakes look like a great way to wake up 🙂
I don’t know how I ended up being such a morning person…but it happened. The promise of pancakes definitely helps 🙂
GAAAHHH I must make that bread pudding. When I saw it on instagram, I almost had a heart attack haha It’s calling my nameeeeeeee 😀
I hope you do! I want to see your results!!
You wake up so dang early, great job on “sleeping in” that day 😉 Your eats are looking tasty per usual, the fish sticks intrigue me!
Wow. I can’t remember when I woke up at 5 A.M. on a weekend…
My goodness, 5 am is sleeping in for you? What time do you usually wake up?? You poor thing 😦
Those pancakes sound ridiculously amazinggg btw 🙂
4am on weekdays. Yup, it’s early. But I start work at 7am, and I have to get breakfast/gym/shower/procrastination in first somehow! And the pancakes WERE, omg.
Ah, well that all makes sense. I’d be doing the same thing if I started that early. haha
thanks for linking the protein pancake recipe! been searching for a good one and guess this one will make it on my plate this weekend *yum*!
Ooo, I want to see your results! They are SO tasty, and really easy, too.
I want to follow you around and eat everything that you eat 😛 Especially that bread pudding – looks delicious!
My weekends are taaaasty, you’re more than welcome to follow me around, I have the bad habit of making enough food for ten people, haha. DOES come in handy in that I always have leftovers for the week, though!
Mmmm, pancakes! I hope those are in my future this weekend. I hate to admit it, but I still haven’t tried seitan. It’s been on my to-try list for like a year or something pathetic like that. haha
There’s always time for pancakes on the weekend, haha. And I say give it a try! It’s like tofu in that it’s all about how it’s prepared/what it’s cooked with, the seitan itself isn’t anything spectacular until it’s used just right.
All of your food looks DAMN GOOD. I haven’t made that bread pudding since then (what the heck is wrong with me??).
I have tried so many great foods and recipes through blogging.. I love that about blogging 🙂
I take my hat off to you for counting 5am as a Sunday lie-in! I slept till nearly 11am the other Saturday and couldn’t believe it 🙂
Having said that, those pancakes look fitting reward for getting up so early and they sound fab – as does the bread pudding. I made one for breakfast last year using sugar-free banana bread, peanut flour and mashed banana and it was stupendous 🙂
The “fish” fingers look fab too; thanks for sharing all these recipes!
Wow, ummmm it’s been a long time since I’ve gotten up at 5am, let alone sleep in! Haha. I highly recommend ohsheglows’ cookies for when you want your sweet fix. They are really tasty!
I’m always up for a good cookie recipe, I’ll check those out, Thanks Ellie!
Black lentils are THE best! I have been eating out for every meal which stinks but what can you do when you are in the middle of boxes and a mess? P.S I just moved from Mexico to Los Angeles but I am O so happy to be down the st from a Whole Foods! Love and Shine CourtStar
Glad I’m not the only person who’s tried them! And oh my gosh, you are going to have so much fun being that close to a WF
Your eats look so good! Pretty sure I am still dead to the world at 5am!