A Week of Pigging Out: Pizza, Pasta and Pancakes

So this past week was a vacation week for Vanessa and me.   Instead of being good little newbie vegans and living a plant based extravaganza, we went nuts the white way.  The white flour way that is.  So the last week was spent with pizza, pasta and mad fresh pancakes…lots and lots of pancakes with drippy and sweet blueberry compote. 

 

I don’t know what it is but sometimes I can’t help myself.  Three days it seemed like we ate nothing but pasta…pasta with tomato sauce with some bread crumbs and olive oil mixed in.  With breaded fried eggplant; holy sweet lord that was delicious. 

 Everything was delicious and awesome but the one area that wasn’t kind to me was that damned bathroom scale.  I started the week off at 214 but ended the week at 215. 

 

Vegan Pancakes with Blueberry Compote

Sunday mornings for Vanessa and I were always a treasure trove of pancakes, eggs and bacon; lots and lots of bacon!  But since going veg last month we have been searching for new options for our Sunday morning breakfasts and this past week was no different.  So we made these beautiful vegan pancakes with blueberry compote...delicious!  No eggs, no butter.  Instead of butter we used some organic smart balance(100% vegan) and in place of an egg we used half a banana.  To tell you the truth I think I might like these pancakes better than the old ones with egg and butter.  To make it even healthier use whole wheat flour and leave out the vegetable oil, but these are pretty sweet as is! 

These pancakes were delicious and healthy, a real treat!