Montclaire Vegan Meetup with Veggie Girl
Two weeks ago I participated in my first vegan meetup.
Since I became vegan about a year ago, I feel very isolated sometimes in among all the meat-eating family members and friends. So meeting vegans and going to vegan potluck was great – no need to wonder about the ingredients.
Plus it’s a fee therapy session to soothe my nerves after all the accusations of being “a freak” or just plain “weird”.
For the potluck brunch, I decided to make my version of Polish-style mixed vegetable salad. It’s my take on the classic that is sure to appear in one of my upcoming recipe books :-).
I have to say all the dishes were delicious. I especially enjoyed the roasted vegetable dish, the green salads and muffins. And vegan donuts were just to die for (even though or maybe BECAUSE I don’t eat donuts very often – I really enjoyed the donuts that were brought from a vegan bakery in Brooklyn (not sure which one).
Here are a few photos of the food at this Vegan Brunch Meetup:
African Ground Nut Stew
Vegetable and Rice Stir-Fry
Kale Salad (it was delicious!)
Spinach Salad
Tofu Frittata
Breakfast Potato Hash
roasted vegetables
Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins
That’s my mixed vegetable salad
Donuts fresh from Dunwell Donuts in Brooklyn
My plate
Thank you, VeggieGirl for a organizing this event!
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