BREAKFAST SAVORY WAFFLES!

These are a lot like the savory pancakes that I make a lot for breakfast when regular breakfast food just doesn’t sound good! Sometimes I don’t always crave sweet things!

This basically consists of hummus (or chickpeas with a little bit of tahini and garlic processed) some mashed potatoes (or instant mashed potatoes) and some veggies of your choice (I used mushrooms, peas, and spinach!) you could also use corn, or peppers or maybe even tomatoes (but that might be watery and the consistency wouldn’t be the same!) :) I don’t really have a set recipe, it is different every time!

Just some brownie waffles. 

Face credit, Beth Hicks. 

Beth said to say they were full of delicousness. Bye.

“Chicken” Fried “Steak” Bites

This recipe is from Vegan Cooking for Carnivores which is definitely one of my go-to recipe books when I am cooking for, well, carnivores. I like to put this recipe over garlicky mashed potatuhs. It is definitely one of Beth’s favorites, so obviously  it is a must for fancy dinner night. If you are a vegetarian looking to go vegan or a carnivore looking to go vegan or vegetarian this is a good cookbook, get it. It has a lot of meat substitute recipes which I don’t personally make a lot, but it might be good for someone who misses meat. I just don’t. 

Breakfast Casserole!

Recipe: HERE

I am always looking for new carnivore(ish) dishes to please my friends at fancy dinner nights and this was a winner! Beth is sort of a picky eater (but getting better!) and meat and cheese substitutes are usually the way to go. This was a good way to disguise vegetables (I added sauteed carrots, mushrooms, and onions and blended it with the tofu) which she doesn’t do in the original recipe, but you cannot even taste them! I didn’t have the Vegg so I just blended the tofu instead of cooking it and I also put hash browns in with the fake sausage before putting the tofu mixture over top. 

Cool.

Tofu Spring Quiche 

Recipe - HERE

This quiche was awesome! It is very hard to find a good tofu quiche recipe, let a lone one with any flavor at all! This met all of my needs, super flavorful, pretty, and not very soggy at all! It is perfect for brunch or breakfast or anything you want! :)

Broccoli Slaw!!!

This was a hit with the family, everyone enjoys some good slaw every now and again. 

2 bags of broccoslaw

1 small bag of purple cabbage

1 small bag of granola (whatever flavor you want or plain)

1 package of dried cranberries

Dressing:

1/2 cup olive oil 

3 tbspn agave

1/2 cup apple cider vinegar

2 tbspn soy sauce

(If there isn’t enough, just add more of each ingredient)

MIX!

Dear Gawwwd this is not real life.

Chocolate chip cookie dough

Oreo

Brownie Batter

Bake 350 for like 30 minutes…

HEAVEN!

Just another dessert hummus recipe thanks to the lovely Alison at Culinary Adventures In the Kitchen.  I made a tweak to the recipe and added coconut, and I didn’t have coconut oil so I didn’t put any oil in at all. :) This would have been amazing with peanut butter, if I had any. 

:)))

Savory Potato Veggie Pancakes

This is what happens when I start running out of food, weird combos. I guess it isn’t that weird, now that I think about it. I was just really hungry this morning and needed something other than nothing so I had to improvise!

All you need is some pancake mix, and some veggies. It doesn’t really matter what kind but you have to use common sense, obviously. 

I used potatoes, spinach, and peas. Microwave them until soft and mash a bit, then mix with about a cup of pancake batter, then bake as usual.

You can also use whatever spices you want. I used a little tamari before microwaving the vegetables for some flavor. Then I sprinkled some cumin, chili powder, old bay seasoning, and dill over the mixture. These were way better than I thought they were going to be! :)

Stay warm out there!

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Hummus

Recipe: HERE

This is so good!!! I even got a “super good” out of Ben. Who knew that chickpeas could be so versatile? 

I didn’t have any oats besides a package of instant, and that worked fine just in case you run into the same problem!

I can totally relate to the chocolate cravings described in Alison’s recipe. It is a daily struggle not to stuff my face with everything I can find especially when I have been working out a lot. Things like this make it at least a little better… with some added fiber and nutrients. 

HAPPY WEEKEND 

Just some Vegan Mac, you can find the recipe HERE.

I don’t usually use a ton of her recipes, due to the fact that they usually aren’t super nutritionally conscious, but this one looked pretty good. I have cravings macaroni and cheese a lot (basically the only thing with cheese in it that I ever crave) so I am pretty savvy when it comes to substituting cheeses. This one was pretty good, it didn’t taste like cheese at all, more like a creamy tomato sauce but that may have been because I used too much tomato paste, and less earth balance. 

Check it out for yourself, it makes a good meal with lots of broccoli added! :)

I didn’t like them. Ben liked them, but there really isn’t much in the world of food that he doesn’t like. 

I think I put too much chai in them, or maybe I just love good ol’fashioned brownies the best. I don’t know!

It’s sort of a bla day… but this shall be fixed with friends and games and beers later. 

Have a great Saturday!

Ahemm… (Ben?)

(hint hint…)

Chocolate Chai Brownies…

Oops… I forgot I wasn’t supposed to bake anymore. 

This is from scratch and I have no idea what the measurements were but it went something like this…

Pour…

The liquid boxed chai stuff

a small amount of vanilla

soymilk/almondmilk/coconutmilk too

a small amount of oil

some flax

some tapioca flour

…whisk

then add….

baking powder

baking soda (small amounts of both)

Brown sugar

cocoa powder

…Whisk

then add…

I used brown rice flour but regular flour would work fine, until it is less runny halfway between cake and cookie consistency. 

Bake until it looks done, or slightly done for more gooeyness. 

That was a terrible recipe. I forgot the chocolate chips, sprinkle on top and mix in or one or the other or not at all. 

:)

OH My Delicious. 

So I have this new Moroccan spice rub, and it is great. It was also only $.75 at the local merchandise outlet. I’m alla bout the bargain buys babyyyy. 

SO here it is. 

The tofu…

preheat oven to 400 degreees

Extra Firm Tofu cut into smallish slabs

Cashew Cream

1/2 tbsp Low sodium Tamari

soup sized bowl with a small amount of flour in the bottom enough to cover the bottom of the bowl. 

Moroccan spice rub (or rub of your choice… yours isn’t as good as mine guaranteed  unless you have it that is.)

Press tofu then rub with the rub, or spices of your choice

Whisk together the cashew cream and soy sauce

Dip tofu in the mixture, then in the flour then lay flat in a greased oven acceptable dish. 

Throw in the oven until brown… er. 

Italian Mushrooms or something. 

I didn’t like the mushrooms all that much, but that is because I don’t like fake sausage a whole lot. 

I basically stuffed them with pureed peas, spinach, mushroom, and vegan sausage stuff. I threw in a dash of Italian seasoning, and tamari for some flavor. Done. Well put in the oven for ten minutes or until they look done. Then done. 

Quinoa on the bottom.