vegetacos

this is a simple taco recipe thats very versitile and very fast and easy

ingredients:

• 1lb morning star grillers crumbles [ground beef substitue]
• 1 pkg shredded cheese
• chopped lettuce and tomatoe
• sour cream
• taco shells or flour tortillas
• taco bell seasoning mix
• 3/4 cup of water

directions:

brown the meat;drain .add seasoning mix and and add 3/4 cup water. bring to boil reduce heat . simmer, uncovered 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.

heat taco shells or flour tortillas for like 5-10 seconds in the microwave

serve bowls of seasoned meat, cheese ,lettuce ,tomato ,sour cream and taco sauce or salsa

morning star

I have to give morning star foods praise they make it so much easier being a vegetarian it tastes just the same or better without the waste of a poor animals life .

represent!!

lol .

were saving the world one animal at a time!

morning star farms

accidentally vegan

this is a list from peta2 of vegan foods that contain no animals and no bi products

Breakfast (Dry)
All-Bran
Alpha Bits
Apple Cinnamon Cheerios
Apple Jacks
Berry Burst Cheerios
Bran Flakes
Cap’n Crunch Peanut Butter Crunch
Cheerios
Cinnamon Crunch Crispix
Cinnamon Krunchers
Cinnamon Life
Cocoa Pebbles
Cocoa Puffs
Cocoa Rice Krispies
Complete Oat Bran
Complete Wheat Bran
Corn Chex
Corn Flakes
Corn Pops
Cracklin' Oat Bran
Crispix
Frosted Cheerios
Frosted Flakes
Fruit By the Foot
Fruit Harvest
Fruit Loops
Fruity Pebbles
Grape Nuts
Just Right
Kix
Life Cereal
Mueslix
Multi-Bran Chex
Multigrain Cheerios
Nature's Valley Granola Bars (Brown Sugar)
Pop Tarts (Unfrosted Apple Cinnamon)
Pop Tarts (Unfrosted Blueberry)
Pop Tarts (Unfrosted Brown Sugar Cinnamon)
Pop Tarts (Unfrosted Strawberry)
Quaker Apples and Cinnamon
Quaker Cinnamon and Spice
Quaker Date and Walnut
Quaker Oatmeal (Raisin)
Quaker Raisins and Spice
Raisin Bran
Reese's Puffs
Rice Chex
Rice Krispies
Trix
Wheat Chex

Beverages
Alpine Spiced Cider
Ghirardelli Hot Chocolate (Chocolate Hazelnut)
Ghirardelli Hot Chocolate (Chocolate Mocha)
Ghirardelli Hot Chocolate (Double Chocolate)
Ghirardelli Hot Chocolate (White Mocha)
Ghirardelli Sweet Ground Chocolate (Baking Cocoa)
Hershey Syrup (Chocolate)
Hershey Syrup (Strawberry)
Kool-Aid Drink Mix
Nescafe Ice Java Iced Coffee Syrup
Nestlé Nesquick Syrup (Chocolate)
Nestlé Nesquik Syrup (Strawberry)
Nestlé Nesquik Syrup (Very Vanilla)

Snacks
Airheads Taffy
Anna's Almond Cinnamon Thins
Anna's Ginger Thins
Archway Ginger Snaps
Blow Pops
Brach's Cinnamon Hard Candy
Brach's Orange Slices
Brach's Root Beer Barrels
Brach's Star Brites
Bremner Wafers
Brownstone Baking Co. Mini Bagel Crisps (Garlic)
Carr's Table Wafer
Carr's Tea Biscuits
Charms lollipops
Chocolove Dark Chocolate bar
Chocolove Orange Peel (Dark Chocolate Bar)
Cracker Jacks
Cry Babies
Dem Bones
Dots
Dum Dums
Entenmann's Fudge Delights Fudge & Mint Cookies
Famous Amos Sandwich Cookies (Chocolate)
Famous Amos Sandwich Cookies (Oatmeal Macaroon)
Famous Amos Sandwich Cookies (Peanut Butter)
Famous Amos Sandwich Cookies (Vanilla)
Ferrara Wafer Swirls With Chocolate
Fireballs
Food Lion Animal Cookies
Food Lion Ginger Snaps
Food Lion Oatmeal Cookies
Food Lion Saltines
Food Lion Sandwich Cookies (Assorted)
Food Lion Sandwich Cookies (Chocolate Creme)
Food Lion Sandwich Cookies (Chocolate Fudge)
Food Lion Sandwich Cookies (Double Creme-O's)
Food Lion Sandwich Cookies (Duplex)
Food Lion Sandwich Cookies (Mini Chocolate & Vanilla Cremes)
Food Lion Sandwich Cookies (Peanut Butter)
Food Lion Sandwich Cookies (Vanilla)
Food Lion Snack Crackers
Food Lion Sugar Cookies
Fritos (Barbecue)
Fritos (Original)
Goldenberg's Peanut Chews
Grandma's Peanut Butter Sandwich Cremes
Hain Apple Cinnamon Rice Cakes
Herr's Salsa and Lime Tortilla Chips
Hot Tamales
Hubba Bubba Bubblegum
Jolly Ranchers (lollipops and hard candy)
Jujubees
Jujyfruits
Keebler Animal Crackers
Keebler Club Crackers
Keebler Vienna Fingers
Kettle White Popcorn
Kool-Aid Gels
Krispy Kreme Fruit Pies
Laffy Taffy
Lance Capitain's Wafers
Lance Choc-O Cookies
Lance Malt Crackers With Peanut Butter
Lance Nekot Cookies With Peanut Butter
Lance Nut-O Lunch Cookies (Peanut Butter)
Lance Nut-O Lunch Cookies (Strawberry Creme)
Lance Peanut BarLance Sugar Wafers (Strawberry Creme)
Lance Sugar Wafers (Vanilla Creme)
Lance Toasty Crackers With Peanut Butter
Lance Van-O Lunch Cookies
Lay's Blue Corn Chips
Lay's Potato Chips (Natural Country Barbecue)
Lay's Potato Chips (Thick Cut Sea Salt)
Lay's Stax
Lay's WOW! Potato Chips
Lay's Yellow Corn Chips
Lemonheads
Lundberg Brown Rice Cakes
Mambas
Manischewitz Whole Wheat Matzo, Unsalted Matzo, and Savory Garlic Matzo
Mary Janes (regular and peanut butter kisses)
Melba Toast (Rye)
Melba Toast (Sesame)
Melba Toast (Wheat)
Mike and Ike
Munchos
Murray Butter Cookies
Murray Cinnamon Grahams
Murray Coconut Bars
Murray Southern Kitchen Iced Oatmeal Cookies
Murray Sugar-Free Vanilla Wafers
Nabisco Ginger Snaps
Nabisco Iced Oatmeal Cookies
Nabisco Oatmeal Cookies
Nabisco Original Graham Crackers
Nabisco Teddy Grahams (Chocolate and Cinnamon)
Nabisco Uh-oh Oreos, Spring Oreos, and Chocolate Creme Oreos
Nestle Double Chocolate Thin Mints
New York Flatbreads (Everything, Garlic, and Fat-Free)
Newman O's
Now and Later
Nutter Butter Bites
Panda Licorice
Pez
Ring pop lollipops
Pure De-Lite Coconut Bars
Quaker Apple Cinnamon Rice Cakes
Ritz Regular Crackers
Ritz Whole Wheat Crackers
Sesame Royale BreadsticksSmarties (U.S. version only)
Snackwells Cracked Pepper Crackers
Snyder's Jalapeno Pretzel Bites
Snyder's Pretzel Sticks (Pumpernickel/Onion and Oat Bran)
Sour Patch Kids
Soy Crisps (Barbecue, Deep Sea Salt, and Garlic Onion)
Spicy Sweet Chili DoritosStacey's Pita Chips (Baked and Taxarkana Hot)
Sun Chips Original flavor
Super Bubble
Swedish Fish
Sweet Tarts
Toasteds Crackers (Sesame and Wheat)
Town House Original Crackers
Triscuit Crackers (Original, Reduced Fat, Garlic Herb, and Roasted Garlic)
TriscuitsTropical Source mini chocolate bags
Twizzlers
Utz Puffed Caramel Corn
Wasa Crispbread (Light Rye and Multi-Grain)
Wheat Thins (Original, Multi-Grain, and Reduced Fat)
Zesta Original Crackers
Zotz

Condiments
Arnold Premium Seasoned Stuffing
Betty Crocker Bac-o's Bacon Flavor Bits
Brianna's French Dressing
Brianna's Poppy Seed Dressing
Brianna's Santa Fe Blend Dressing
Campbell's Franco-American Mushroom Gravy
Classico Pasta Sauces (Roasted Garlic and Spicy Red Pepper)
Dona Maria Mole
El Paso Enchilada Sauce
Girard's Champagne Dressing
Girard's Italian Dressing
Girard's Original French Dressing
Girard's Raspberry Dressing
Hunt's Manwich Sauce
Kame Marinades (Red Chili)
Kame Marinades (Sweet Teriyaki)
Kame Marinades (Thai Coconut)
Kame Marinades (Wasabi with Ginger)
Kellogg's Corn Flakes Crumbs
Knorr Red Bell Pepper Pesto Sauce Mix
Kraft Balsamic Dressing
Kraft Catalina Dressing
Kraft Classic Italian Vinaigrette Dressing
Kraft Creamy Italian Dressing
Kraft Fat Free Italian Dressing
Kraft French Dressing
Kraft French Fries Seasoning
Lipton Recipe Soup and Dip Mix (Onion Mushroom)
Lipton Recipe Soup and Dip Mix (Onion)
Lipton Recipe Soup and Dip Mix (Vegetable)
McCormick Bac'n Pieces
McCormick Spaghetti Sauce Mix
Newman's Light Balsamic Dressing
Newman's Light Italian Dressing
Newman's Light Raspberry and Walnut Dressing
Newman's Olive Oil and Vinegar Dressing
Newman's Red Wine Vinaigrette and Olive Oil Dressing
Newman's Regular Balsamic Dressing
Old El Paso Taco Seasoning
Pepperidge Farms Cubed Herb Seasoned Stuffing
Prego Mushroom Pasta Sauce
Ragu Pizza Sauce
Smucker's Goober Grape Peanut Butter

Baked Goods
Arnold's Carb-Counting Multi-Grain Bread
Arnold's Jewish Rye Bread
Arnold's Potato Sandwich Rolls
Arnold's Sesame Sandwich Rolls
Arnold's Stone Ground Whole Wheat Bread
Arnold's Wheat Sandwich Rolls
Cobblestone Mill Hoagie Rolls
Cobblestone Mill Jewish Rye Bread
Cobblestone Mill Kaiser Rolls
Cobblestone Mill Onion Rolls
Cobblestone Mill Party Rolls
Cobblestone Mill Pumpernickel Bread
Cobblestone Mill White Sub Rolls
Cobblestone Mill Whole Wheat Bread
Dutch Country Soft Potato
Dutch Country Whole Wheat
Krispy Kreme Fruit Pies (Apple)
Krispy Kreme Fruit Pies (Cherry)
Krispy Kreme Fruit Pies (Peach)
Little Debbie Cake Donuts
Pepperidge Farm Dark Pumpernickel Bread
Pepperidge Farm Rye and Pumpernickel Swirl Bread
Thomas New York Style Bagels (Blueberry)
Thomas New York Style Bagels (Cinnamon Swirl)
Thomas New York Style Bagels (Everything)
Thomas New York Style Bagels (Plain)
Thomas Toaster Bagels (Cinnamon Raisin)
Thomas Toaster Bagels (Plain)

Refrigerated and Frozen Foods

Anne's Flat Dumplings
Athens Phyllo Dough
Athens Phyllo Mini Shells
Calaro Guacamole
Edy's No-Sugar Bars
Edy's Whole Fruit Bars
Fleischmann's Light Margarine
Food Lion French Fries
Food Lion Hash Browns
Food Lion Restaurant Fries
Food Lion Seasoned Curly Fries
Food Lion Shoe String Fries
Food Lion Steak Fries
General Mills Italian-Style Vegetables
General Mills Roasted Potatoes with Garlic and Herbs
Lender's Bagels (Cinnamon Raisin)
Lender's Bagels (Onion)
Lender's Bagels (Plain)
Luigi's Italian Ice
Minute Maid Frozen Lemonade Bars
Mrs. Smith's Deep Dish Pie Crust
Pepperidge Farm Puff Pastry Sheets
Pepperidge Farm Puff Pastry Shells
Pillsbury Cornbread Twists
Pillsbury Crescent Rolls
Pillsbury Turnover (Apple)
Pillsbury Turnover (Cherry)
Pinata Flour Tortillas
Safeway Whipped Cream (canned)
Simply Potatoes Diced Potato with Onion
Simply Potatoes New Potato Wedges
Simply Potatoes Shredded Hash Browns
Smart Balance Light Buttery Spread
Smart Beat Super Light Margarine
Smart Squeeze Fat-Free Margarine
Smuckers Uncrustables Peanut Butter and Grape Jelly
Smuckers Uncrustables Peanut Butter and Strawberry Jam
SuperPretzel Baked Soft Pretzels

Baking
Aunt Jemima Coffee Cake Mix
Aunt Jemima Whole Wheat Pancake/Waffle Mix
Betty Crocker Bisquick
Ghirardelli Chocolate Chip Cookie Mix
Green Giant Cream Style Sweet Corn
Hodgson Mill Bran Muffin Mix
Hodgson Mill Caraway Rye Bread Mix
Hodgson Mill White Bread Mix
Hodgson Mill Whole Wheat Gingerbread Mix
Jello-O Instant Pudding (Banana Creme)
Jello-O Instant Pudding (Chocolate)
Jello-O Instant Pudding (Lemon)
Jello-O Instant Pudding (Vanilla)
KeeblerKeebler Ready Crust Pie Crusts (Shortbread)
Kraft Baker's Angel Flake Coconut
Martha White Pizza Crust Mix
Old El Paso Taco Shells
Thai Kitchen Noodle Bowls (Thai Peanut, Roasted Garlic, and Pad Thai)
Tropical Source Dark Chocolate Chips

Staples
Betty Crocker Hash Brown
Campbell's Franco-American Mushroom Gravy
Campbell's Tomato Soup
Del Monte White Corn Cream Style
Healthy Choice Garden Vegetable Soup
Hormel Chili
Hunt's Manwich Sauce
Knorr Red Bell Pepper Pesto Sauce Mix
Kraft "It's Pasta Anytime" Spaghetti with Marinara
Kraft French Fries Seasoning
Kraft Shake ‘N Bake (Original Chicken Coating Mix, Original Pork Coating Mix, and Hot/Spicy Coating Mix)
Kraft Taco Bell Soft Taco Dinner
Kraft Taco Bell Taco Dinner
Lipton Beefy Onion Soup
Lipton Recipe Soup and Dip Mix (Vegetable, Onion Mushroom, and Onion)
Manischewitz Sweet Potato Pancake Mix
McCormick Fajitas Seasoning Mix
McCormick Original, Hot, and Mild Chili Seasoning Mix
McCormick Pasta Salad Vinaigrette Dressing Blend
McCormick Sloppy Joe Seasoning
McCormick Spaghetti Sauce Mix
Near East Spanish Rice Pilaf and Toasted Almond Rice Pilaf
Near East Toasted Pine Nut Couscous and Roasted Garlic & Olive Oil Cousous
Old El Paso Enchilada Sauce
Old El Paso Fat-Free Refried Beans
Old El Paso No-Fuss Fajita Dinner Kit
Old El Paso Taco Seasoning Mix
Progresso Soups (Lentil, Hearty Tomato, and Tomato Basil)
San Giorgio Pastas (Angel Hair, Elbow Macaroni, Rigatoni, Rotelle, and Spaghetti)
Swanson Vegetable Broth
Top Ramen (Oriental)
Zatarain's Red Beans & Rice, Black Beans & Rice, Black-Eyed Peas & Rice, Jambalaya, Gumbo Mix With Rice, and Dirty Rice Mix

411 on 7 / 11

Taking spontaneous road trips or traveling to grandma's is a necessity in life. So, if you're cruising along when the grumbling kicks in, isn't it nice to know that the nearest mini-mart or gas station will have a bundle of vegan treats to help you push on?

Candy:

Airheads taffy
Blow Pops
Brach's Cinnamon Hard Candy
Charms lollipops
Chick-o-Sticks
Cry Babies
Dem Bones
Dots
Dum Dums
Fireballs
Goldenberg's Peanut Chews
Hot Tamales
Hubba Bubba Bubblegum
Jolly Ranchers (lollipops and hard candy)
JujubeesJ
ujyfruits
Laffy Taffy
Lemonheads
Mambas
Mary Janes (regular and peanut butter kisses)
Mike and Ike
Now and Later
Pez
Ring pop lollipops
Smarties (U.S. version only)
Sour Patch Kids
Super Bubble
Swedish Fish
Sweet Tarts
Tropical Source mini chocolate bags
Twizzlers
Zotz

Snacks:

Bean dip (make sure it's lard-free)
Cracker Jack
Fritos
Lance's Toasty Crackers
Lay's Stax
Lay's WOW! potato chips
Microwave popcorn (minus the real butter flavor)
Munchos
Peanuts, sunflower seeds, almonds, cashews, and Pistachios
Pretzels
Salsa
Skittles' Mints
Tostitos
Trail mix
Triscuits
Wheat Thins

Watch Your Mouth:

Not what comes out but what goes in. Sure, you might follow the two-second rule when you drop your Tofutti Cutie on your kitchen floor, but you won't want to give these disgusting hidden animal ingredients the time of day.

Casein—Whey's cousin, casein is made from curdled milk. Yuck!

Gelatin—Rhymes with "skeleton." Coincidence? I think not. Gelatin is a protein made by boiling cows' and pigs' skin, tendons, ligaments, and bones. Jell-O? Hell, no!

Honey—Sure, honey tastes sweet, but you'll get a bad taste in your mouth when you learn how it's "harvested."

From a former beekeeper: "[T]ypically, beekeepers are gloved and netted to avoid stings (nearly every bee who stings will die due to her entrails being pulled from her body attached to her stinger.) Then the hives are opened as quickly as possible and the bees are ‘smoked.' Smoke from a smoldering fire carried in a ‘smoker' is pumped into the hive and the bees are ‘calmed.' In spite of this, the combs are pulled quickly and many bees are crushed in the process. When a bee is hurt, she releases a chemical message that alerts and activates the hive members who proceed to attack the intruder—giving their lives in the process."

Lard—Lard is such a gross word, it almost makes you wonder why they just don't call it what it is: "Fat from hog abdomens."

Pepsin—If the thought of eating lard turns your stomach, stay away from pepsin, a clotting agent from pigs' stomachs, used in some cheeses and vitamins.

Rennet—Certain words just make you cringe, like coagulate, congeal, clot—which is what rennet, an enzyme taken from baby calves' stomachs, is used for in cheese production.

Stearic Acid—It may sound less gross than "lard," but stearic acid, which often rears its ugly head in chocolate and vitamins, comes from a fatty substance taken from slaughtered pigs' stomachs—or from cows, sheep, or dogs and cats euthanized in animal shelters. Still want to chew on that piece of Fido?

Cetyl Palmitate—Check your head if you're using margarine that contains cetyl palmitate, the fancy term for the waxy oil derived from sperm whales' heads or from dolphins. "I can't believe it's not ... oh, wait. It is? Whale head wax?"

Urea—Urea comes from piss and other "bodily fluids." It's used to "brown" baked goods, like pretzels. Um, yeah. And the oven is for ...?

When going to any convenience store, take a look around and see what other food services they offer. Often, you can get made-to-order sandwiches and salads. For instance, Speedway gas stations can make up MTO veggie wraps and sandwiches, and you can also snag bagels, garlic fries (minus the cheese), and cheese-free nachos.
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fast food

Some diehard vegans have chosen to ignore the fast-food market because of its meat-pimping ways, but the bottom line is this: There will never be vegan or vegetarian options at these places unless the vegetarians and vegans support the changes. Some of us never thought we'd see the day that Burger King would cater to vegetarians by offering veggie burgers. Flesh-eaters will see that it is possible to exist without eating animals if even a place like McDonald's offers veggie burgers. Also, for some people who travel often (like a lot of the bands that support us), fast food is often one of their only options! Gone are the days that road-tripping for vegetarians consisted of mini-mart snacking and salads! Let's hope that these changes keep occurring!

To keep up with the times, McDonald's is now offering a McVeggie Burger in California, New York City, and Canada. Because this is considered a trial run, we encourage everyone to support this tremendous addition so that the rest of the world can taste the damned thing!

Remember going to Baskin-Robbins when you were just a wee tot? Well, fear not—you can keep on strollin' down memory lane. Go for the dairy-free and gelatin-free Ices and Sorbets, which are just as yummy and cooling as ice cream, sans the pus.

The French fries, hash-brown nuggets, breadsticks, English muffins, and CrissCuts at Carl's Jr. are all vegan. In the restaurant, there is an all-you-can-eat salad bar that offers tons of fresh vegetables and a three-bean salad that can be toppedwith fat-free Italian dressing. Finally, the restaurant offers Great Stuff™ baked potatoes, which can be ordered with all-vegetable margarine.

Head to Wendy's for a plain baked potato or Deluxe Garden Salad (ask for “no cheese”) with the red Italian dressing, or a large order of French fries. You can also ask for a veggie sandwich, which includes everything that would normally be on the burger, but without the meat—they even have a button for it.

Several of Taco Bell's dishes can be veganized by simply deleting a few ingredients. The “7 Layer Burritos” can be vegan with five layers—just forgo the cheese and sour cream. The tacos, nachos, and Mexican pizzas are newly vegan after withdrawing the meat, cheese, and sour cream.

Subway's Veggie Delite—on Italian bread, minus cheese and mayo—is deelish! Want a great tip to spice things up a bit? After visiting Subway, run to the nearest grocery store and purchase some fake lunch meats and load your sub up!

We never said this stuff was good for you, and Arby's is no exception. OK, so you can get the garden salad or the side salad with Italian dressing and the baked potato, of course. But then go for the French fries and the potato cakes dipped in the Arby's Sauce. Finish it all off with an apple or cherry turnover.

A great alternative to Subway is Quiznos Sub, which offers a veggie sub that's filled with guacamole, black olives, lettuce, tomato, red onion, and mushrooms—just make sure to order it without the cheese and red-wine vinaigrette dressing and ask them to smother it with balsamic vinaigrette dressing instead. Grab a side garden salad, chips, and a soda, and you're good to go.

If you take a pit stop at good ol' Roy Rogers, you'll find baked potatoes, French fries, sides of veggies, and even a salad bar. Plus, their mashed potatoes are vegan if you forgo the gravy.

Swing by a Petro truck stop and you'll find the Iron Skillet restaurant. Here you can refuel with their stacked salad bar and spaghetti galore.

While Burger King's BK Veggie™ is no longer vegan, you still may want to recommend it as a vegetarian option to your meat-eating friends.

Please keep in mind that having a veggie burger at Burger King is still a positive thing for animals as it confirms in people's minds that vegetarianism is mainstream, making it a more appealing lifestyle for people who might not have otherwise considered it. For that reason, we encourage people not to attack Burger King for its decision to change the recipe of the BK Veggie, but rather to write polite letters thanking the company for having a vegetarian option and asking that it be made suitable for vegans as well by switching to a delicious soy-based vegan patty

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make a move for a booth

Eating out while eating vegan isn't like it used to be. Restaurants have learned that if they don't have a vegetarian item on the menu, they're going to be ignored. Don't be afraid to see what's out there. If nothing strikes your fancy, most kitchens will readily whip up something to your specifications.

Most places have veggie burgers or veggie sandwiches, like Bennigan’s and Hard Rock Cafe, for instance. Bennigan’s has Boca burgers—just order them without the cheese—and super salads, and Hard Rock has yummy veggie sandwiches and salads to dig into.

Pretty much everyone on the planet’s been to Subway; who can resist that freshly baked bread and all those veggies? With so many options, there’s no way you’re leaving that place hungry.

If you’re in New England, hit the nearest O’Naturals, and be sure to take your appetite. This chain’s brand of all-natural fast food will make even mom happy—you know how she worries about your health. It’s got a great selection of veggie food, and all the vegan options are clearly marked, which we love and know you will too.

Chuck E. Cheese, Little Caesars, and Papa John's all use vegan sauce and dough, while Pizza Hut uses vegan sauce and its Thin 'n Crispy and dessert crusts are vegan. Go ahead and get a cheeseless pie and decorate it with as many veggies as your little heart desires.

The Sizzling Vegetable Skillet and the steamed vegetable plate are your vegan options at Applebee's. Of course, you can also play with its meaty and cheesy dishes to see if you can come up with a nice vegan plate o' goodness that the chef would be willing to make up just for you.

If you're vegan and you're into eating healthy (or if you're dragged blindly by your family), the Boston Market does have a few options that will certainly fill the gaping hole of hunger in your tummy. The chunky cinnamon applesauce, cranberry walnut relish, fruit salad, steamed vegetables, zucchini marinara, apple cobbler, and tossed salad (sans croutons and dressing) are all vegan. The folks at the Market are also happy to customize sandwiches upon request.

Bruegger's Bagel Bakery has several breakfast and lunch options for vegans, including its blueberry, chocolate chip, cinnamon sugar, cranberry orange, pumpernickel, and rosemary olive oil bagels, which can be topped with fresh vegetables, Dijon mustard, or vegan hummus spread. Bruegger's also serves several vegetarian sandwiches, which can be veganized by omitting the cheese and dressing, and several vegan soups, including Chili Cilantro, Gazpacho, Tuscan, Minestrone, Garden Split Pea, Marcello Minestrone, Roasted Roma Tomato, Vegetable Tomato Lentil, and Ratatouille.

All of Manhattan Bagel's bagels are vegan except for jalapeño cheddar cheese and the egg bagels, and its bialys, a flattened onion-and-poppy-seed bagel, is vegan. The Manhattan Grille and The Vegetable Garden sandwiches, which can be made on a bagel, a roll, or a tortilla, can be veganized by tossing out the spreads and cheese.

It's nice that a place like Denny's—known for its standard all-American breakfasts, lunches, and dinners and nostalgically remembered by others for its bottomless cups of coffee and late-night gossiping—even has some vegan options. Denny's vegan goods include oatmeal and tons o' fixin's, English muffins, bagels, grits, applesauce, fresh fruit, baked potatoes that can be topped with several vegetable choices, vegetable plates, seasoned French fries, garden salads with light Italian dressing or oil and vinegar, and sandwiches that can be made with several vegetable options.

Thanks to our dedicated Street Teamers (go ahead, pat yourself on the back—no one's looking) who contacted Ruby Tuesday, the company has added a vegan burger to its menu once again. Just ask them to hold the mayo and cheese, and it's vegan ... it even says so right on the menu! And be sure to hit their fantastic salad bar while you're there, too.

Launch into Johnny Rockets for a Streamliner, the restaurant's Boca Burger with grilled onions, lettuce, tomatoes, pickle, and mustard.

The Macaroni Grill has tons of choices. All the pasta is vegan—just choose the garlic/olive oil sauce. The pizza, calzone crust, and sauce are vegan, so just add your veggies. The balsamic vinaigrette and Italian Peasant Bread are also totally vegan.

At Chili's, you can get the tostada chips and salsa to start, then do the veggie quesadillas (minus the cheese and sour cream)—have them load 'em up with veggies—and the Cadillac fajitas (minus the tortured animal).

Here's the bottom line, kids: You can walk into any restaurant you'd like and find something edible that's vegan. You simply make educated choices and ask the server as many questions as necessary and then you eat. It's not difficult. It is empowering. No more excuses.
Another great place for bagels, breads, soups, salads and sandwiches is Panera Bread. Each location varies its menu options, so just ask what's vegan in the joint before ordering. If you get a bagel, hook it up with the Roasted Garlic Hummus and your taste buds will thank you.

The benefit of going to Cici's Pizza is not only the cheap prizes, but these guys are all about made-to-order, speciality, fresh foodage and will deliver decked-out vegan pizzas to your door. Besides pizza, Cici's offers an excellent pasta and salad buffet. Again, make sure you ask the vegan status of each item before chowing down.

If you're fortunate enough to live near a P.F. Chang's, then you'd best save up some dough and get your butt over there. It is one of the most veg-friendly nonvegetarian restaurants around. It has an amazing vegetarian menu and you can get any entrée vegan. We're talking jazzed up tofu dishes (like Orange Peel Tofu) and out-of-this-world veggie appetizers (Tofu Lettuce Wraps). Go there now!

shiitake fried rice

shiitake mushrooms have a strong meaty mushroomy aroma and flavor. this is a very fast recipe to make ,and although it is a side dish it could be a full on meal :].

ingredients:

• 2 eggs
• 3 tablespoons vegie oil
• about 12 oz. of shiitake mushrooms
• 8 scallions, sliced diagonally
• 1 garlic clove,crushed
• 1/2 green bell pepper,chopped
• 1 oz. butter
• 12 oz. cooked long grain rice
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro
• and salt

directions:
beat the eggs with 1 tablespoon of cold water and season with a little salt.

heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a wok or large frying pan, pour eggs in amd cook to make a large omelet. lift the sides of the omelet and tilt the wok so that the uncooked egg can run underneath and be cooked roll up the omelet and slice thinly.

remove and dicard the mushroom stalks if touh and slice the caps thinly halving them if thay are large.

heat 1 tablespoon of the remaining oil in the wok and stirfry the scallions and garlic for 3 minutes until softened but not brown add the pepper stir fry for about 3 minutes also then add the butter and the remaining 1 tablespoon of oil add the mushrooms and stirfry over a moderate heat for 3 minutes untill soft

loosen the rice grains as much as possible pour in the mushrooms and then stir

heat the rice over moderate heat stirring all the time to prevent the rice from sticking
if the rice seems dry add more oil stir in the reserved onons and omelet slices the soy suace and cilantro cook for a few more minutes untill heated and serve.

simple stir-fry dinner

ok this is a simple stir fry recipe that is very versitile and fast you can add what you like

ingredients:

• 1 bag snap peas stir fry mix


• 1 bag asspargus stir fry mix


• 12 oz. noodles or rice of any kind


• soy sauce


• 1 garlic clove


• zesty italian salad dressing


• 3 tablespoons vegtable oil

directions:

heat one tablespoon of oil in wok or large frying pan and stir fry the garlic for three to four minutes untill sofened but not brown add the stir fry mixes and another tablespoon of oil after a while add a couple table spoons or so of the italian dressing and another tablespoon of oil if it looks dry, stir fry untill you get a brownish color on the snap peas or untill it looks done :].



ahead of time or during the browning of the stir fry cook your noodles or rice. you can use ramen noodles but dont use the seasoning because it has chicken or beef broth make sure to read on the lables of pre mixed rice boxes for chicken broth cause its common ...anyway cook it in the microwave or on the stove top for about 3 minutes or untill soft or as the directions say on the box. lol . pour out the extra water out of the noodles or rice and add it to the stir fry and cook it a little longer with the noodles mixed in .



serve with soy sauce mixed in and duck sauce on the top ,either or

bon apitite if thats how you spell it :D

General Tao's Tofu

ingredients:

• 1 box of firm tofu


• egg substitute for 1 egg


• 3/4 cup cornstarch


• vegetable oil for frying


• 3 chopped green onions


• 1 Tablespoon minced ginger


• 1 Tablespoon minced garlic


• 2/3 cup vegetable stock


• 2 Tablespoons soy sauce


• 4 Tablespoons sugar


• red pepper to taste


• 1 Tablespoon white vinegar

directions:

steamed broccoli Drain, dry and cut tofu into 1 inch chunks.

You can freeze tofu the night before to get a more chicken-like consistency, but it isn't necessary. Mix the egg replacer as specified on the box and add an additional 3 tablespoons water.

Dip tofu in egg replacer/water mixture and coat completely.

Sprinkle 3/4 cup cornstarch over tofu and coat completely.

Watch out that the cornstarch doesn't clump up at the bottom of the bowl.

Heat oil in pan and fry tofu pieces until golden.

Drain oil.Heat 3 Tablespoons vegetable oil in pan on medium heat.

Add green onions, ginger and garlic, cook for about 2 minutes.

Be careful not to burn garlic.

Add vegetable stock, soy sauce, sugar, red pepper and vinegar.

Mix 2 Tablespoons water with 1 Tablespoon cornstarch and pour into mixture stirring well.

Add fried tofu and coat evenly.

Serve immediately with steamed broccoli over your choice of rice.

Serves: 4 Preparation time: 30 Minutes