Vegan Homemade

When I was a little kid my family went to a restaurant called Morrison’s.  It was buffet-style, you picked out what you wanted and the servers plated it for you.  It was good ol’ southern food.  They had a little salad section at the start of the line with tossed salads, cottage cheese, carrot raisin salad and jello.  I always thought that jello was an odd thing to include with the salads, but hey, Morrison’s knew what they were doing.  There wasn’t even any fruit embedded in it!  Anywho, my grandma, who passed away when I was still very young, always got the carrot raisin salad.  I tried it a few times but never liked it much, probably because I didn’t like raisins in stuff.  Still don’t care for it now sometimes.  As I grew older I would get a tossed salad (mostly iceberg) and douse it in bleu cheese dressing.  Mmmmm.

I figured all that went into carrot raisin salad was carrots, raisins, mayo & lemon juice, and my Betty Crocker cookbook confirmed this.  Simple, tangy, and good.

I mean really, what doesn’t taste good doused in mayo?

Carrot Raisin Salad
adapted from Betty Crocker Cookbook

3 large carrots, shredded (about 2 1/2 cups)
1/2 cup vegan mayo (I use Vegennaise)
1/2 cup raisins
1 tsp lemon juice

Mix ingredients together.  Serve immediately or refrigerate.

Here are more laptop lunches!  I went longer in between posting them than I meant to…

orzo w/ marinara, broccoli stems & toasted pine nuts, sauteed broccoli w/ garlic, sliced apple, apple fritter, grapes

bbq tempeh pizza, garlic snail, broccoli florets, roasted garlic dressing, marinara

brunch leftovers

calzone, chocolate tofu pie, grapes

pb&j, roasted asparagus, “cheddar” crackers, chocolate tofu pie

cream of asparagus & white bean soup, chickpea cutlet fingers w/ ketchup, pickled mushrooms, mashed potatoes, grapes

grilled potatoes, grilled mushrooms, corn & smoked tofu, cabbage, apple pie

mediterranean four bean salad, pita, spinach, avocado, chocolate

jerk tempeh, jamaican brown rice & peas, steamed kale, baby carrots, lime, dried pineapple, prunes

samosa tempeh burger on flatbread, mashed cauliflower, dried mango, prunes, chutney & raita

salad & dressing, sunflower kernels, everything crackers, samosa tempeh patty w/ raita & chutney, strawberries

applesauce, sliced tofurkey italian sausage, baked beans, cucumber tomato salad, veggies w/ goddess dressing, dried apricots

lentil bulgur salad w/ lemon, salad, raita, gherkins, edamame, strawberries

lentil bulgur salad w/ greens & lemon, baked beans w/ sliced tofurkey italian sausage, sushi, cucumber tomato salad, strawberries

stuffed shells, steamed broccoli w/ esme’s sauce, bran muffin, mini cucumber, strawberries

multigrain bread, green pepper & mini cucumber, roasted beets, hummus, applesauce

split pea soup, carrot sticks w/ hummus, dried apricots, squash pickles, tangerine

and for tomorrow – twice baked potato, squash pickles, carrot salad, corn & rice cereal, half a tangerine left from today