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Tomato Quinoa Soup

This one can go a few ways…   With basil on top.  Or parmesan.  Or cornbread.  Or neither.  Or all.   The soup is based on Ashley’s simple tomato soup.  Only mine’s vegan.  And I added in quinoa.   The basic ingredients were: 1 28 oz. can diced tomatoes, 1 28 oz. can fire roasted tomatoes, and 1 cup plain almond milk.    To start I added some olive oil (enough to coat the bottom of the pot), garlic nuggets (Garlic Gold), onion powder, dried parsley, oregano, salt & pepper to the crock-pot and started… Read more >

August 18, 2012 crock-pot, soup Read more >

Crock-pot vegetarian chili

  Long overdue recipe coming ‘atcha.  Finally. This one couldn’t be easier guys.  No measurements required.  And it’ll be delicious.  Promise.  Here’s what I did.     1. Cover ~1/4 – 1/3 cup dry beans (I used black and adzuki) with water (about an inch high) for 5 hours on low heat. 2. Add two 15 oz. cans of beans (I used kidney and cannellini), plus 1 14.5 oz. can diced tomatoes, and 1 6 oz. can tomato paste.  3. Add 1/2 onion, finely diced and 3-4 baby bell peppers, finely diced. 4. Add 1/4… Read more >

August 5, 2012 beans, crock-pot, soup Read more >

Working and slow cooking

Still working.  Still eating.    Breakfast: Oatmeal with the works. Lunch: Chop Salad [see below]. Dessert: Ghirardelli’s dark chocolate squares (one with caramel filling, one with raspberry filling) and candied ginger. Snacks: home-made carrot cornbread, salty nuts, Cocomo Joe green joebar. I made a co-worker try the cocomo joebar because she was talking all this trash earlier in the day about how hummus was gross (but she’d never tried it) and I was annoyed.  So when she walked in the break room in the afternoon and I had just opened my green bar, of course… Read more >

June 12, 2012 crock-pot, tempeh Read more >

Brocc in the crock

Here’s how dinner turned out.    And here’s how it came to be. Crock-pot Teriyaki Tofu & Broccoli Ingredients: 1 large head of broccoli 1 red bell pepper 1 block extra firm/firm tofu (organic, non GMO please!) 2 tsp sesame seeds 2 tbsp sesame oil 3 tbsp teriyaki sauce (or 1 tbsp maple syrup + 2 tbsp tamari) 2 tbsp arrowroot (or cornstarch) (split into 1 tbsp + 1 tbsp portions) optional: garlic and onion      Directions: Add oil, teriyaki sauce, and sesame seeds to tupperware.  Cube drained and pressed tofu.  Add tofu to… Read more >

April 29, 2012 asian tofu, crock-pot, tofu, Read more >

Stretching soup

I figured a break from DC posts was due.    This beautiful meal can be made effortlessly – and you probably have all the ingredients in your pantry already! Who doesn’t have a few cans of soup lying around?  Or (brown) rice.     It doesn’t really matter what soup you use.  Anything bean or lentil based is perfect.  But that’s not to say a chunky vegetable and tomato soup wouldn’t work wonderfully as well.  I’m partial to Dr. McDougall’s because they are vegan (many are gluten free too) and I like supporting his efforts to… Read more >

April 27, 2012 Amy's, avocado, beans, crock-pot, dr. mcdougall, mexican food, soup, trader joe's Read more >