Reubens & Ramen & Cupcakes!

On Sunday, my friend Megan, Paul, and I went to the grand opening of a new REI Co-op in Memphis. We've been without an REI, and now we have one and we are so stoked! They were doing gift card and Nalgene water bottle giveaways, plus extra free gifts for Subaru owners (that's me!), so we waited in line for an hour for the store's grand opening. Then there was an outdoor fest with more free goodies and merch. So all told, we were there from 8 am to 11:45-ish, and by the end, we were HUNGRY.

So we headed to brunch at Imagine Vegan Cafe, where our friend Pam was waiting. I ordered the Reuben Sandwich with Garlic Kale. Imagine has a fantastic reuben made with thinly sliced seitan, housemade vegan white cheese sauce, & kraut on rye toast. So good.

But the main reason we went to Imagine was VEGAN DOUGHNUTS! Owner Kristie makes doughnuts every few months, and we never miss a doughnut day. I had a Vanilla Sprinkle Doughnut. Yes, I have been eating a lot of doughnuts lately. And yes, this makes me very happy.

Saturday was my friend Susan's birthday, and she wanted ramen. So we had dinner at Lucky Cat, where we got the Yuzu Veggie Ramen. Lucky Cat makes the best, flavorful veggie broth! I added pressed garlic and chili oil toppings.

I baked Susan some Chocolate Cupcakes with Chocolate Buttercream using my favorite recipe from Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World. These are always a hit.

And now that you've seen all these mouth-watering photos, here's a not-as-pretty picture of a frozen Vegan Tomato-Basil Frittata. I got these on clearance at Kroger, and they're pretty good (despite the pic). The base is made with organic pumpkin seeds, and this one had potatoes. The package said tomato-basil, but I did not see any evidence of tomato in here. I also bought a potato-parsley one, and I feel like maybe they mixed up the flavors in the boxes. Would rather have potato anyway! I had this for lunch at work one day with a side salad.