What to eat? What to eat?
via Kendra Thompson of Cook Yourself Happy
I am quickly learning that it can be a little challenging eating out at restaurants with out having to make some compromises. In Shreveport there are very few vegetarian options, and even less vegan. So, my advice is do the best you can and pick your battles.
Tonight is my friend Jenny's birthday party, and she has chosen Copelands Cheesecake Bistro. What to eat, what to eat? I find that most restaurants, especially if they are a large chain have their menus online, it helps knowing ahead of time what your choices are and how you can modify the meals if needed.
Here are a few possible choices for salads, Cheesecake Bistro has a large variety of vinaigrettes...
HOUSE SALAD
Fresh mixed lettuce tossed with spicy bacon, eggs, tomatoes, cucumbers and croutons with your choice of dressing. 5.49 modifications, no bacon
SPINACH APPLE WALNUT SALAD
Fresh spinach leaves and Boston bibb lettuce, apples, spicy bacon, mushrooms, toasted walnuts all tossed with crumbled Bleu cheese and our chili salsa vinaigrette. 11.49 modifications, no bacon, for vegans leave off the blue cheese also
CHOPPED CHINESE CHICKEN SALAD
Fresh greens, cucumber, fried wonton strips, toasted almonds and shaved chicken on a bed of crispy rice noodles, tossed with a Chinese mustard vinaigrette, topped with a drizzle of our plum lime vinaigrette. 12.49modifications: leave off the chicken
I am quickly learning that it can be a little challenging eating out at restaurants with out having to make some compromises. In Shreveport there are very few vegetarian options, and even less vegan. So, my advice is do the best you can and pick your battles.
Tonight is my friend Jenny's birthday party, and she has chosen Copelands Cheesecake Bistro. What to eat, what to eat? I find that most restaurants, especially if they are a large chain have their menus online, it helps knowing ahead of time what your choices are and how you can modify the meals if needed.
Here are a few possible choices for salads, Cheesecake Bistro has a large variety of vinaigrettes...
HOUSE SALAD
Fresh mixed lettuce tossed with spicy bacon, eggs, tomatoes, cucumbers and croutons with your choice of dressing. 5.49 modifications, no bacon
SPINACH APPLE WALNUT SALAD
Fresh spinach leaves and Boston bibb lettuce, apples, spicy bacon, mushrooms, toasted walnuts all tossed with crumbled Bleu cheese and our chili salsa vinaigrette. 11.49 modifications, no bacon, for vegans leave off the blue cheese also
CHOPPED CHINESE CHICKEN SALAD
Fresh greens, cucumber, fried wonton strips, toasted almonds and shaved chicken on a bed of crispy rice noodles, tossed with a Chinese mustard vinaigrette, topped with a drizzle of our plum lime vinaigrette. 12.49modifications: leave off the chicken
- Honey Mustard
- Chili Salsa Vinaigrette
- Balsamic Vinaigrette
- Italian
- Citrus Vinaigrette
- Wasabi Vinaigrette
- Chinese Mustard Vinaigrette
Kendra Thompson
I live in Shreveport, LA. I am a 37-year-old wife, and mother to one teenager, and three furry babies. I have always struggled with my weight which I believe now was a symptom of something much worse. I think the key to happiness both chemically and emotionally is through a good well-balanced plant based diet and being active. Trust me, I was also a skeptic at one time.
unfortunately there are chefs at established restaurants who do not even know what vegan means or that if their customer is a vegetarian it means that when they are making that sauce it means that they shouldnt put veal demi in it or that bacon doesnt go on a vegetarian salad i have worked at lots of places here and i have seen some crazy practices like cooking the roasted potatoes in bacon fat now i am not a vegitarian but if i was i would be pissed to bite into a nicely roasted potato and taste pig fat thankfully i enjoy pig parts so i dont worry about it but you vegetarians and vegans beware because when you think your getting non animal products you might be surprised
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