Went to The Chicago Diner today!!! It's a wonderful vegetarian restaurant. The atmosphere is great, the people are really friendly, and the food is UNBELIEVABLY AMAZING!!!

The Chicago Diner

3411 N Halsted St

Chicago, IL 60657

(773) 935-6696

The first photo here is my meal. I got the vegan chicken parmesan and mac and "cheeze". I also got a choc chip cookie dough shake which you can see in the second picture; It is honestly the BEST shake I have EVER had. I threw in a phot of my mom and I at the diner. My parents actually LOVED their meals and they are quite stand-offish to anything involving soy, tofu, or seitan. The next picture is my mom's meal. She got "chicken" enchiladas with black beans and brown rice, all vegan as well. This trip, as well as every trip to the chicago diner, was nothing less than amazing.

Breakfast: Bowl of Toasted Rice and soy milk

Lunch: Flax seed chips and black bean dip

Dinner: Not sure yet...maybe some pilaf.

Dessert: vegan brownies as seen on the left. The brownies were really simple...I just replaced the eggs with firm tofu. For every egg use 1/4 cup tofu. Firm works the best whereas silken tofu tends to leave the brownies way too mushy.

Peace.

I know these don't look amazing, but they absolutely are. They're vegan peanut butter rice crispies. The recipe is from http://www.vegweb.com which is a GREAT place to get and share vegan recipes. They are so simple to make.

1 cup light or dark corn syrup

1 cup dark brown sugar

1 cup (preferably chunky) peanut butter

6-8 cups of rice crispies/ any rice cereal

Heat the brown sugar and corn syrup in a saucepan over medium heat until boiling. When boiling, remove fromheat and add peanut butter. Stir until smooth and mix in rice cereal. Once the cerealis mixed in, press the mixture into a 9x9 pan and allow to cool. ENJOY!