Anatomy of a conference breakfast: VVC report #1

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Oh the joys of parenting. Let's talk about VVC. What would you like me to say? It sucked? It was great? Meh?

It was one of the best times of my life. Seriously. I'll be making several posts about my time spent in PDX, and even include a video diary where I miss recording part of my head and make random accidental crotch shots. C'mon, I know you're interested. Super thanks to Jess, Janessa, and Michelle for working their asses off-(yes, their butts were gone) to make it all happen. Ladies, be proud of this baby. Be proud.

The selection of food to eat was mind blowing, and I had to keep reminding myself that it was all vegan. The plate shown above-(make sure you click on it so you can see my notes) is from breakfast on Saturday a.m. I sat with a gaggle of vegans, which included Mo of Mo Betta Vegan, a bunch of bloggers I had never met, and Bianca of Vegan Crunk. "I have my mug of gravy." she proudly stated. Yes. A mug of gravy.

Let's talk about the photo. I know it sucks. I had the tablet for the weekend and I'm not really good at taking photos on it, and I wasn't quick enough to get into the photography workshop. Aesthetics aside, let's discuss the contents:

Tofu scramble: it's there, under all that gravy. It was good. The second day it had too much cumin. I'll have to say I'm still really partial to my own recipe.

Potatoes: perfectly seasoned.

White bean gravy: lovey-love-loved it. I should have followed Crunky's lead and brought a mug.

Raw Chia Pudding: I'm a vegan, so I try to keep an open mind about these things. Taste was sweet, but I couldn't get over that texture, blech. And it's gray. I try to not eat gray food.

Strawberries: I had to convince myself I wasn't over doing it by including fruit on my plate. Do any of you ever do that?

Fruit Crisp: the picture doesn't do it any justice. This made my taste buds put on choir robes and break out into songs of praise.

Bagel: It's a bagel. Good for soaking up excess gravy. I couldn't embarrass myself by licking the plate.

Stumptown coffee: very good. In fact, I didn't have a single bad cup of coffee anywhere in PDX. Even the dorm room had Seattle's Best!

VVC attendees: what was your favorite part of breakfast?

Non vegan blog readers: what is your favorite breakfast item? Pssst, it can be veganized.