Day 5

I'm in sugar shock! I've been planning for this day. Today was Chuck's birthday and I made a big dinner - totally vegan and according to the plan. The corn fritters were a disaster. I think I put in way too much cornmeal. I'll wait a few weeks for the memory of that dry, grainy mess to fade away before trying it again. But the roasted root vegetables and the asparagus that I made as side dishes were so, so, so delicious - I made a meal entirely out of the veggies. So now for the good part . . .

I am so lucky to live less than a mile away from Vegan Treats. You can get anything sweet - ice cream, doughnuts, cookies, cupcakes, . . .birthday cakes! . . .totally vegan. And they're delicious. They make these small cakes that are perfect for just two or three people. I was happy to see it so crowded when I went to pick up the cake. You can visit http://www.vegantreats.com to check out everything they have to offer and for other locations.

So I had a very humble piece of painfully delicious vegan cake during the birthday celebration. That probably breaks both the sugar and the gluten rule - but only for one night. Oh and another thing . . .vegans beware: the "veggie" slices of cheese in the tofu aisle aren't vegan! I had no idea. I saw a package that was labeled vegan, so I checked out the other cheeses to see what the ingredients were - and they all contained some dairy.

I would love to remain a vegan after the cleanse is over - but what would I do without my soy nuggets and my soy crumbles and my tofu-dogs?