Undercover Vegan in Chicago

Being vegan is hard, but on the road it's even more of a challenge. The hardest part for me is being a guest and creating extra work for the people around me. Which is why I decided not to tell anyone I was doing a vegan challenge when we went to Chicago for Malin's birthday. I still did pretty well, thanks to  the fact that Malin doesn't actually like milk and uses soy milk in everything. I did have some of the frittata Malin made us for breakfast--how could I not? I mean, she made us breakfast! Out on the town it was even harder to stay vegan and I definitely at a non-vegan sandwich a Bon Pain. Still vegetarian though :)  I don't necessarily feel bad that I wasn't able to completely stick to my vegan diet--it wasn't meant to be a do or die sort of challenge. The biggest reason I decided to do this challenge was to inspire myself to cook with more fresh vegetables and find creative ways to create meals without dairy. So even though I didn't stay vegan 100% of the time on this trip, I still managed to find some awesome vegan udon noodle soup in Chinatown!