Since I previously posted this week’s prep and my game plan, I figured I might go into the specifics for a few of the meals that I mentioned. And show how the rest of the week turned out in terms of the schedule. Monday As planned, I made Emily’s miso sweet potatoes (which we had with vegan chili) for dinner. As part of the pre-week prep, I had roasted 4 huge sweet potatoes, which was more than enough for the two of us. Needless to say, we had a ton of leftovers for the rest… Read more >
Elise
November 9, 2012
avocado, beans, brussels sprouts, Daiya, gardein, hummus, mexican food, pasta, potatoes, quinoa, sabra, squash, tahini, tempeh, vegan meatballsrecipe
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Black Bean & Butternut Squash Soup (inspired by Sprouted Kitchen) 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 1 medium yellow onion, diced 3 cloves garlic, minced 2+ cups chopped kale 3-4 cups butternut squash, cubed 3 cups vegetable broth 3 tbsp nutritional yeast 1 1/2 tsp cumin 1 tsp cocoa powder pinch of chipotle powder or cayenne pepper 2 cups cooked, black beans (~ 1 can, rinsed & drained) salt to taste (~1 tsp) (optional) avocado, for garnish (optional) cilantro, for garnish Directions: Heat the oil in a deep soup pot & sauté the squash and… Read more >
Elise
October 18, 2012
beans, butternut squash, kale, souprecipe
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Guess what’s for dinner? Chicken vegan pot pies! My mom2 made this and I’m pretty jealous I wasn’t in town to sample it. I noted her changes below (including the different recipes she used for pie dough and gravy) and rewrote the instructions for the filling process to streamline the steps. It is definitely not a quick recipe, but dang if it doesn’t look awesome… Vegan Harvest Pies (recipe inspired by VeganDad) Pie Filling Ingredients: 4 cups diced butternut squash 1 cup dried cranberries 1/4 cup minced shallot 1 tsp olive oil salt & pepper… Read more >
Elise
October 13, 2012
beans, butternut squash, earth balance, potatoesrecipe
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If you have good ingredients in a salad, you don’t even need dressing. Bottom layer: tortilla chips (if you can find flavored ones, do it) The Better Chip makes four different flavored tortilla chips that are gluten free and non GMO. My favorite is the red pepper & salsa fresca – it tastes spicy and salty and fresh – so good! Kyle loves the sweet onion (it has white cheddar so it’s not lactose free). Middle layers: veggies (romaine lettuce, tomatoes, corn, avocado) The avocado is key in this layer, so don’t… Read more >
Elise
September 28, 2012
avocado, beans, hummus, mexican food, sabra, the better chiprecipe
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This weekend was a (partial) work weekend. And it was INSANELY hot. Fall is nowhere in sight and while I usually love 90 degree temps, my hormones are not on the same page. At all. Our AC isn’t doing much of anything and so Kyle and I spent a large part of the weekend bitching about how uncomfortable and sweaty we were. So productive. Anyway. I did take pics of parts of the weekend, so I’ll share. Friday morning I had oatmeal with apples and almond butter. Even though it was hot, it was the… Read more >
Elise
September 18, 2012
avocado, beans, bragg's, eggs, gardein, greek yogurt, kale, Kombucha, mexican food, millet, nutbutter, oatmeal, potatoes, sabra, seitan, tahini, zucchini
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