What a weekend!

Some of you might have seen this picture on Facebook, and for those of you who haven’t – I’m sharing it now…

…but you’ll have to wait until tonight/tomorrow morning for the full recap!

The Food Show was way too much fun to rush through a recap post, and I did not have any free time over the weekend to devote to writing a proper post!  One is coming soon – PROMISE!

So I know we’ve talked about Eggs In A Whole before – but how about Eggs In A Pepper?

I wish I could take credit for this idea – but I’ve seen it all over the blog world, and just finally had the supplies to make it Sunday morning!

Mine were a little messy and overflowing:

Probably because I used the smaller pepper rings, and added half an onion to my egg mixture

But the 2nd time around (Mike’s breakfast) turned out pretty darn well, if I do say so myself!

Plus, it’s a great way to sneak vegetables into unsuspecting husbands!

For Sunday lunch – I was lucky enough to receive an invite to go out to eat with this lovely Mama (to film on of her Chevy Girl segments!)  The destination?

Treehuggers Cafe!

Now I’ve actually tried some pretty phenomenal baked goods from this place (my friend Kelly got them for me during the Vegan Challenge, but I was too busy whining about the vegan challenge and never got the chance to talk about how awesome they were on here) but I’d never been there for a meal – so I was seriously looking forward to it!

We started off with the hummus platter, and it did not disappoint!

Tasty, fresh, delicious, and served with vegetables AND carbs. Life is good!

Their menu was HUGE, and so many of the options sounded amazing – so I struggled with what to order, but finally landed on the Manatee Grilled Eggplant Panini

Grilled Eggplant, Caramelized Onions, Buffalo Mozzarella, Fresh Tomatoes & Basil + pasta salad side dish (that varies day by day)

Side note: We are grown ups.

See that white-ish stuff?  It’s not cheese.  It’s eggplant.  And I don’t know why I thought I’d like this sandwich (I’m a recent convert to Eggplant Parmesan, but that’s about it. Otherwise, I don’t enjoy eggplant.)

The eggplant was TERRIBLE! BLECH!

I ate half the sandwich, salting every single bite in order to gag it down – before it dawned of me (UM – DUH, Allison) – why am I eating this?!?!  The second half I picked apart, and at the pesto, onions and tomatoes!

So while my opinion of the sandwich might not have been great – I do need to say – I’d go back in a heartbeat!   I really liked the restaurant itself, and everyone else was happy with their meals!  

Plus, they had these vegan pumpkin muffins in their bakery case that looked AMAZING!