WOOOO HOOOOOO!!!  

Another 2 thumbs up!!  FROM BOTH CRITICS!!!

Vegan pizza, edamame and cauliflower!!!  Ok so the critics didnt get any cauliflower, but hey I will take it as a success!!!

The crust was made from

• 2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1 package active dry yeast or instant yeast
• 3/4 tsp salt
• 1 cup hot water
• 1 tbso vegetable oil
• 1 tbsp honey or sugar

I put the honey in with the hot water and yeast first, to get the yeast started, then just added everything else, let it rise for about 30 mins, and them squished ( technical term) it into a pizza crust.  Topped with vegan tomato sauce ( Wegmans) and Daiya mozzarella.

YUMMY!!!!

Nutritional info - this includes the cup of cauliflower AND the 1/2 cup of Edamame.  :)

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 361 g

Amount Per Serving

Calories  492 Calories from Fat  116

% Daily Value*

Total Fat  12.9g 20%

Saturated Fat  1.8g 9%

Cholesterol  0mg 0%

Sodium  491mg 20%

Total Carbohydrates  72.1g 24%

Dietary Fiber  9.9g 40%

Sugars  6.9g

Protein  25.7g

Vitamin A 5% • Vitamin C 139% Calcium 29% • Iron 46%

Nutrition Grade A

Not a single whine or complaint.  I will have to make this a once a week event!

 

I am on a roll now!

Medium Human is dining away for a few days, so it was just Small Human and I this evening.

I got a thumbs in the middle for this effort - and it was SUPER easy and fast.  The critic was not a fan of her peas having cheese sauce on them.  Apparently, she prefers her peas naked.  ( blush)

CheeZy Potato Casserole

6 small-medium red potatoes, sliced in 1/2" rounds
1/2-1 yellow onion, sliced
vegan buttery spread, to taste (I use Earth Balance)
salt and pepper, to taste
1/2 cup nutritional yeast
1 cups unsweetened nondairy milk or water

1 cup peas

Slice everything thinly.  ( I used a mandolin slicer)  layer spuds, onions peas, salt pepper and a few thin slices of butter substitute.  With a dash of Salt and Pepper.  Stir nutritional yeast in "milk".  Pour a little over the layer.  Repeat until all your stuff is used up.

Bake at 450 for about 45 mins.  You want boiling and crisp, not brunt and sticky - so keep an eye on it!!

This was my portion on the breakdown.  I ate about 1/3 of the whole thing.  LOOOK at that protein!!!!  :)

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 556 g

Amount Per Serving

Calories  488 Calories from Fat  51

% Daily Value*

Total Fat  5.7g 9%

Saturated Fat  0.8g 4%

Trans Fat  0.0g

Cholesterol  0mg 0%

Sodium  1448mg 60%

Total Carbohydrates  83.4g 28%

Dietary Fiber  21.3g 85%

Sugars  14.1g

Protein  35.0g

Vitamin A 13% • Vitamin C 94% Calcium 12% • Iron 73%

Nutrition Grade A

I must have found my stride.....

because here we are on day 141 and I MADE UP DINNER!!  LOL  As in didn't follow a recipe, didnt assemble something from the minds of others I just WINGED it.  I used to do this all the time BV ( before vegan!)  but today, I knew I wanted stirfry and noodles and a sauce.  So I invented one!!!

AAAAAAAANNNNND there's more.  These words came from the mouth of the MEDIUM human ( much harder to please)

"CAN I HAVE SECONDS"????



I present....Teryaki Stir fry with Mai Fun Noodles

Onions, carrots, broccoli, peas ( any other veggie you want)  Stir fried in 1 tbsp coconut oil.

boil Mai fun ( rice noodels) in 1 cup veggie broth.

Teraki sauce
1 cup water
1/8 cup soy sauce or Braggs
2 tbsp agave or honey
1/2 tsp fresh ginger
1 clove garlic
1 tbsp corn starch
Blend everything.

When the veggies are cooked add in the mai fun and remaining broth.  Pour over sauce, heat til it thickens and serve!!

      

Thank you! Thank you!  Thank you very much!  :)

WOO HOOOO another success!

I got a thumbs up from the 13 yr old critic!!!  Aka the TOUGHEST critic!!!!   I got a thumbs in the middle from Small Human.

Soo what was this culinary masterpiece I hear you all ask!?!?

FRENCH ONION SOUP!!!

My friend Stephanie gave me this recipe and it is EASY and YUMMY.

Crock pot 4 sliced Vidalia onions and 1/4 cup olive oil for 8 hours
Add 5.5 cups veggie broth, salt and pepper to taste, cook a bit longer

Serve with toasted bread and melted cheese over the bread.  You just plop that on top before you serve!  VERY easy, good for a busy night.



The picture doesnt exactly do it justice - it was REALLY good!!!

Sure hits that are disasters.......

oh dear dear dear, as we Brits say, when things aren't going according to plan.  Oh DEAR DEAR DEAR!

I thought tonight was going to be a sure hit.  Twice Baked potatoes.  Just swapped out the ingredients for vegan stuff.  Small Human LOVES vegan cheese.  LOOOOOOVES it.  Thought FOR SURE she would be quite happy with this.

Twice Baked Spuds a la me!

Nuke spuds in wet paper towels for 10 mins
1 serving Daiya Cheddar ( grated)
Couple of spoons of Vegan Sour Cream
Salt pepper

So you scoop out the spud, mix the potato from inside with all other ingredients, put them back in the skins, grill til the top is slightly brown.

Medium human ( not a huge fan of vegan cheese, but does like sour cream) ate the lot with her side of UK Heinz Baked Beans.  She was the one who I thought would be less thrilled.  Small human ate only her beans.



I really thought this would be a HUGE success.  Oh well.  Back to the drawing board.    The quest continues.

Well it was a thumbs in the middle from the critics......

....and I almost gagged on it!!!!

I took a short cut I generally don't.  I bought Natures Promise veggie burgers a little while ago for a crazy night when I had no time to cook.  So I served them up with some peas on cute little rounds of whole wheat bread.  I got a thumbs in the middle and they both ate the lot.  Seems like a total success right?!?!  Sadly no, I just had mine with a little ketchup on it.  While I could eat it, I did not enjoy it one bit.  BARF, gag, they were TERRIBLE.



So this led me to thinking that either A.  they tasted better with the bread.  Or B. I am wearing my kids down and their expectations of liking food are dwindling!!!  LOL

Fried Chicken!!!!

Helllloooooo!

Well I got 2 thumbs in the middle on the voting system, and yet they both cleaned their plates.  Could it be they are holding out on me???!!!


Sooo Vegan friend chicken has you wondering eh?  Well a big shout out to the Ellen endorsed Vegan for Carnivores cookbook   http://www.amazon.com/Vegan-Cooking-Carnivores-Recipes-Tasty/dp/1609412427/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1346879866&sr=8-1&keywords=vegan+for+carnivores

There are some GREAT tasting recipes in there!!!

So this one us easy.  Anything you would use to put on your flour based outside for your over version of fried chicken is what you need.  PLUS rice paper ( egg roll wrappers).

I used whole wheat flour, a vegan bouillon cube, chicken seasoning, and an All Seasoning.  The rest is super simple, you get a vegan chicken patty, soak the rice paper, wrap the patty in the paper, dip in the flour seasoning mix and drop in hot oil for about 1.5 mins on each side.

I served with a side of corn, but pick a veggie of your choice.  I WAS going to provide a picture but it got eaten too fast ( again with the suspicion on the rating system being rigged tonight!)

I have to say, this was crispy just like the real thing, lots of flavor.  Here is the nutrition....

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 102 g

Amount Per Serving

Calories 183 Calories from Fat 32

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 3.5g 5%

Trans Fat 0.0g

Cholesterol 3mg 1%

Sodium 533mg 22%

Total Carbohydrates 27.5g 9%

Dietary Fiber 5.7g 23%

Protein 12.4g

Vitamin A 0% • Vitamin C 0% Calcium 6% • Iron 13%

Nutrition Grade B

Sodium was too high, that was from the premade chicken patty.  I have to learn how to make them myself.

I am considering it a repeatable meal though!!  Woo hooo, I am up to almost 10 things now??!!!

Who says there's no cheese in vegan!!!

ANOTHER SUCCESS!!!!!




Vegan Fondue!!!!!  With bread, carrots and broccoli.

And the critics went WILD- ish!!  The small human gave it 2 thumbs and 2 toes UP!!!  Medium human gave a single thumb up, declaring The Melting Pot makes better fondue.  It is true, they do, but it is loaded with casein so this is as good as you can expect here!!   LOL

This is from the Daiya web site.

 

Servings: 

 10  ( I HALVED the recipe, and the nutrition reflects that!)Preparation Time: 

 25 minutes

Ingredients: 

1/2 cup vegan shortening or margarine

2 Tablespoons whole wheat flour

1 1/2 cups water

3 teaspoons Braggs or soy sauce

Dash of liquid smoke

1 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder

1 teaspoon onion powder

2 1/3 cups nutritional yeast

2 cups Daiya Mozzarella Style Shreds

1 cup dry white wine

2 cloves garlic, minced

1 Tablespoon lemon juice

1 teaspoon dry sherry

Dippers: Baguette (sliced and slightly toasted), apple and pear slices.

Instructions: 

Melt vegan shortening or margarine in a dutch oven over a low heat. Beat in flour and nutritional Yeast with a whisk until smooth, then whisk into the mix the following ingredients in this order : water, Braggs, liquid smoke, garlic powder, onion powder, white wine, lemon juice, garlic and sherry. Let simmer till it starts to bubble. Then stir in with a spoon the Daiya Mozzarella Style Shreds. Turn the heat up a little and let the Daiya melt. Stir the mix occasionally to keep cheese from sticking the bottom.

Serving Size 72 g

Amount Per Serving

Calories 157 Calories from Fat 72

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 8.0g 12%

Saturated Fat 1.7g 8%

Trans Fat 0.0g

Cholesterol 0mg 0%

Sodium 223mg 9%

Total Carbohydrates 12.8g 4%

Dietary Fiber 5.2g 21%

Protein 9.2g

Vitamin A 4% • Vitamin C 1% Calcium 2% • Iron 21%

Nutrition Grade B

WOoo hoo, EVERYONE join me in THE ELAINE!!!!!!

"Two thumbs and two toes up"!!!!

This was the ACTUAL response I was given this evening!!!!!

It was more of a throw together than a "meal"  but I will take it!!

It was sweet potato fries with corn and peas!!!  Most non vegans consider this a bunch of sides, but this is a legit meal......check it out.....  Serving was 1 cup sweet potato, 1.2 cup of peas, 1/2 cup corn.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 307 g

Amount Per Serving

Calories  362 Calories from Fat  76

% Daily Value*

Total Fat  8.5g 13%

Saturated Fat  1.2g 6%

Cholesterol  0mg 0%

Sodium  29mg 1%

Total Carbohydrates  67.0g 22%

Dietary Fiber  11.9g 48%

Sugars  7.3g

Protein  8.7g

Vitamin A 18% • Vitamin C 100% Calcium 5% • Iron 13%

A little bit of everything!  I think the success came from the honey mustard sauce provided for the fries, that also went all over the peas and corn!!!  But hey I will take it as a success!!!

So the fries, are 2 sweet potatoes cut into sticks sprayed with olive oil, baked at 400 for about 20 mins.  Peas and corn just steamed lightly.  Honey mustard was from the blog the other day.


WOOO HOOOOOO!!!  Happy dance!!!!!  ( Shall I go look for the Elaine gif again?!?!?!?!)

You wont believe it!

TWO successes in one day!!!!!

I had made it before the "Mexican night" with vegan cheese in tortillas, BUT I hand made the tortillas and STILL success!!!!  

And there was MUCH rejoicing!


I got the recipe for the Tortillas on one of my all time FAVE sites.... www.100daysofrealfood.com

Whole Wheat tortillas!

• 2 1/2 cups whole-wheat flour 
• 1/2 cup oil ( I used coconut)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup warm water 

1. Mix everything EXCEPT the water in a mixer.
2. Add the water
3. Make the dough into 8 chunks
4. roll into flat circles
5. cook in greased skillet for about a minute on each side.

Then we put in Daiya ( www.daiyafoods.com )  Mozzarella and Cheddar and served with vegan sour soy cream!

Here is the nutritional info on the tortillas...

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 83 g

Amount Per Serving

Calories  260 Calories from Fat  126

% Daily Value*

Total Fat  14.0g 22%

Saturated Fat  11.8g 59%

Cholesterol  0mg 0%

Sodium  292mg 12%

Total Carbohydrates  29.8g 10%

Dietary Fiber  1.1g 4%

Protein  4.0g

Vitamin A 0% • Vitamin C 0% Calcium 1% • Iron 10%

Not exactly a meal ( although raw vegans will disagree)

But I just had to blog I had a GENUINE TWO THUMBS UP success!!!!!  I shall dazzle you with the nutritional information before I tell you what it is, shall I??!?!

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 238 g

Amount Per Serving

Calories 186 Calories from Fat 16

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 1.8g 3%

Trans Fat 0.0g

Cholesterol 13mg 4%

Sodium 74mg 3%

Total Carbohydrates 38.3g 13%

Dietary Fiber 1.8g 7%

Sugars 22.1g

Protein 6.1g

Vitamin A 0% • Vitamin C 74% Calcium 5% • Iron 3%

Looks promising eh?!?!


So the Small Human had a minor misfortune this morning.  Suffice to say when blowing bubbles DONT accidentally inhale, cos it HURTS and is horrible.  Soooo I had to come up with a cold smooth lunch that wont hurt more.

ENTER STAGE LEFT......(drum roll please)

STRAWBERRY LASSI !!!!

1 cup frozen strawberries

1 cup rice/almond/soy milk ( unsweetened)

2 tbsp agave ( adults go to 1 tbsp - I just made it sweet so the kids would eat it!)

1 scoop vanilla protein

1/4 banana

(to make it officially you need 1/2 cup of plain or vanilla soy yogurt, but I didnt have any)

BLEND

Sadly i dont have a picture because the little human drank it so fast!  But a 200 calorie lunch for a50lb, 8 yr old that has protein and vitamins is OK with me.  I am calling it a SUCCESS!!!

WOOO HOOOOO, we will call it a LIGHT meal!

UPDATE...

SECONDS !!!!!! THEY ASKED FOR SECONDS!!!!!!