A New Favorite!

2T of Butter

1 Medium (chopped) Onion

4 Diced Red Potatoes

3 Cups (Veggie) Broth

1 Package of Cheddar Cheese

Ya know a shake or 2 of Dill Weed & Salt/Pepper & Parsley



Then I added Corn and Peas......next time I would probably add some celery & Asparagus too!



Cooked it in the crock pot until the potatoes were soft!



Served with Crackers :)

Vegan Week 3.

Cheesiest Potato Soup



Pasta and Steamed Asparagus



Veggie Soup



Falafel Nuggets, Mashed Taters and Peas



Santa Fe



Southwestern Shepard's Pie



Bow Ties & Asparagus <---- with some tweaking ;-)



Rice and Black Bean Bake

Vegan Week 2.

Quinoa Stuffed Peppers



Pasta Salad



Pasta, Garlic Bread and Veggie.



Tacos & Guacamole and Chips!



Santa Fe....over Rice



Rataouille Soup



Fries and 

Vegan Sloppy Joes.

This was an idea from watching a video from Colleen Patrick-Goudreau.....she is a Vegan Chef....and she was talking about substitute in baking. That one just needs to think about what the ingredient does in order to figure out a substitute :)


For some reason I found an old (meat eating) menu and sorta missed the simple meal of sloppy joes and fries. 


Between the 2 the idea came to try and come up with something that resembled sloppy joes :)


Beans and Rice and BBQ Sauce......a bit of chopped onion and peppers :)


Easy enough! Not exactly the same....how can it be right? But it was good and I would make it again!!!

Spinach Rolls

....I made home made dough but used store bought (organic) sauce :) And some in the comments said she added onions and crushed red pepper...... so we tried it that way!




Spinach Rolls w/ Homemade Marinara Sauce

Ingredients (use vegan versions):

    Rolls:
    6 vegan crescent roll doughs
    2/3 cup spinach, drained 
    salt, to taste

    Marinara Sauce:
    10 ounces tomatoes, puree or chunky
    1 teaspoon sugar
    1/4 teaspoon lemon juice
    1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
    1/8 teaspoon thyme
    1/8 teaspoon Italian seasoning
    1/4 teaspoon salt

Directions:

1. For spinach rolls, preheat oven to 350 degrees Farenheit.  Make the crescents into a rectangle, cut off the corner of the larger side and put it on the smaller side. 

2. Put the spinach on top of the dough. Salt, to taste.  Roll them up and put them in a muffin pan.  Bake for 17 minutes.

3. For sauce, put all the sauce ingredients in a sauce pan on medium heat; bring to a boil.  Or put it in a glass bowl, and put it in the microwave for about 45 seconds. Spoon over rolls, or dip. 

"Tacos"

From a friends blog :)

http://www.thefreshloaf.com/recipes/pitabread......tortillas or pitas :)

--Taco/Lentil/Rice Mixture --

1 1/2 cups dry lentils (a bag basically)
1 1/2 cups brown rice
8 cups chicken broth
4 t. chili powder
1 t. cumin
2 t onion powder
1/2 t. garlic salt
1 t. cayenne pepper

Bring broth to a rolling boil and then add all of the above.  Bring back to a boil and then reduce heat to low and simmer with lid on for 45-50 minutes.  Fill up the (homemade!) tortillas with this lentil/rice mixture!  Top with your favorite taco toppings! 
Enjoy!

Breakfast Today :)

Blueberry Muffins! YUMMY!!!!

Ingredients:

Servings:

  12   12

12

• 1/4 cup margarine.....we used our Earth Balance Soy Free "Butter"
• 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce......our home made stuff!
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 cups flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup soymilk......Almond Milk
• 2 cups frozen blueberries.....Organic

Directions:

Prep Time: 15 mins

Total Time: 50 mins

1. 1 Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. 2 Line muffin cups with paper liners or spray with nonstick spray.
3. 3 Mix all ingredients together until moistened.
4. 4 Divide batter evenly among the muffin cups. Each should be filled 3/4 full.
5. 5 Bake 35 minutes or until the tops are firm.
6. 6 Cool on a wire rack.

I ended up doubling this recipe but ended up with 36 muffins lol!! My muffins must have been a bit smaller then what the recipe calls for :) But 36 with my crew works!!

Vegan. Week. One.

1. Spinach Rolls and Marinara Sauce.

2. Pasta and Asparagus.

3. Sloppy Joe's, Corn, Vegetarian Baked Beans and Homemade Fries.

4. Kind Veggie Burritos

5. Falafel Nuggets, Green Beans and Mashed Potatoes

6. Veggie Soup

7. From Hillbilly Housewife:

Quinoa Corn Chowder

• 1 1/2 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/4 cup onion, diced
• 1 large potato, diced
• 2 cups corn (fresh or frozen)
• 4 cups vegetable broth
• 2 cups plain soymilk
• 3/4 cup quinoa, rinsed and drained
• 1 1/2 teaspoon cumin
• 3 tablespoons cilantro, torn into small pieces
• salt and pepper

Get out a medium sized pot and cook the onion in the oil until it is translucent. Add the corn and diced potato and saute everything for a minute or two. Add the vegetable broth and soy milk and bring everything to a boil. Add the quinoa and cumin. Reduce the heat, cover and simmer to soup for about 15 minutes or until the quinoa and potatoes are tender.

Add the cillantro, salt and pepper to taste and serve hot.