Monthly Archive: March 2013

Veggie Chorizo & Kale Rice Casserole

OH.  EM.  GEEEEEEE. Ok, I know it’s kinda weird to get SO excited over a casserole, but this was crazy good.  And simple! My mom went grocery shopping for us while we were in the hospital and she bought us tofurky’s chorizo crumbles, which I’d never tried before.  I’m skeptical of faux meat products.  I have my faves (like Field Roast), and I have my avoids (like smart pups), so this one remained to be determined… It’s soy based (non GMO) using soy flour and canola oil, with not much else aside from seasonings.  Not… Read more >

Granola that’s chewy

This is like candy disguised as a breakfast cereal. I’m hesitant to call it my best ever granola, because my quinoa granola is kinda my signature recipe, but this one is really amazing. It only lasted a couple of days…probably because it’s been sitting on the counter so I just pick at it all day long.  CAN’T. STOP. Chewy Sweet Blueberry Granola [vegan, gluten free, FODMAPs friendly] Ingredients: 1/2 cup whole rolled oats 1/2 cup (gluten free) creamy buckwheat cereal (I used Bob’s Red Mill brand) 1/4 cup ground flax seeds (I used Linwoods nuts… Read more >

Meals I’m excited about

Sometimes I get bummed out when I realize over the course of the day I’ve basically eaten nothing but toast with Earth Balance, bananas with nut butter, and crackers with hummus.  In large quantities.  These foods are delicious and healthy, yes.  But inspired?  Not so much.  Which is why this simple but different lunch made me so very happy.    I got rainbow chard at the farmer’s market and decided I had to use it in more ways than just a salad (or sandwich ingredient).  I’ve done both of those things with it already, but… Read more >

Today

Is Kyle’s birthday.  We are celebrating for reals later on this week with a date night (!!).  My mom is going to babysit.  It’s exciting.  Today, though, we have been hanging out enjoying the fact that we are all three together.  We’ve already gone on a nice walk and the rest of the day includes season 2 of Downton Abbey and take-out from Veggie Grill (birthday coupons = free entree, heyooo).    Oh and I made cake!  And frosting!  Both are vegan and sugar free.  I’ll post about it later.  Last night I made a… Read more >

Vegan Enchiladas

  This is a pseudo recipe because I didn’t measure things and you don’t need to either. Green Enchiladas [vegan] 6 tortillas (I used 365 whole wheat tortillas) green enchilada sauce (I used one of the frontera brand packets which was 8 oz of sauce) Filling: brown rice (~1.5 cups) corn (~1/4 cup) TVP (~1/4 cup, rehydrated with the same amount of liquid, either veg broth or water)* salsa (~1/4 cup) *You could swap black/pinto/refried beans for TVP.  Combine filling ingredients.  Stuff each tortilla, roll it up, and place it in a greased baking pan. … Read more >