Today Jeff and I went for lunch at one of our favorite little restaurants, Sprouts in Lake Tahoe.
Tahoe is about 90 minutes from our cozy home in Reno. It amazed us when we realized we hadn't taken a drive to visit the lake since March. The drive is gorgeous, as you weave through the Sierra Nevad Mountains -- we always feel like we're getting away from it all. And at the end of the beautiful drive is an adorable little restaurant Sprouts we've been frequenting since moving to Reno in 2001.
Sprouts is a very cool place. It's owned by an adorable couple, and staffed by cute college-age girls and guys who are always friendly and prompt.
You place your order at the counter, and they bring your food out to you as it's prepared. This means that you usually receive your beverages first, then your soup or salad, and then the main dish which makes it a relaxing dining experience.
To be technical, we didn't have dinner. It was a late lunch. But the food is always so delicious and filling that it pretty much takes care of our eating needs for the rest of the day. In other words, we're not actually having a dinner tonight.
Instead, I'm making dessert!
Vanilla and Agave Nectar Cupcakes from the book...
Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World: 75 Dairy-Free Recipes for Cupcakes that Rule
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These cupcakes are sooooo good -- the taste always reminds me of traditional vanilla wedding cake. I'll post pictures of them tomorrow, if there are any left. ;O)
Anyway, back to Sprouts in Lake Tahoe. :O)
Here's what Jeff and I happily munched out on:
Vegan Hot Chocolate
Vegan Vegetable Lentil Soup
This soup was full of big chunks of veggies floating around in a lentil-laced broth. Tasty!
Vegan Couscous Hummus Burro
This is one of our favorite wraps. Filled with couscous, hummus, red onions, and tomatoes. Then it's topped with cukes, green onions, and lots and lots of black olives. Delicious!
Vegan Tempeh Hummus Burro
Our other all-time favorite wrap from Sprouts is this delightful concoction of chunks of tempeh, basmati rice, wilted spinach, tomatoes, avocado, green onions, salsa, and lots of flavorful hummus. Sound divine? IT IS!
We left completely satisfied, as always. The sun was still shining as we drove back down the mountain, and started to set as we were nearly home. Have you ever seen a Nevada sky around sunset? It's quite breathtaking. In fact, I'll leave you with one amazing sunset photo we took about a year ago. It's quite awe-inspiring.
Beautiful Reno Sunset
I must now frost my cupcakes and scarf one down with some Nighty Night tea.
See you tomorrow. :O)
xoxo
p.s. Sprouts in Lake Tahoe is located at 3125 Harrison Ave. Phone: (530) 541-6969
As featured in the Reno News & Review
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