My fortune cookie is right

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Chineese lunch with boys

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beans quisadia

mashed beans with a little bit of vegan cheese and salsa on a bed of lettuce. the chopping is guacamole salsa and organic farm fresh heirloom tomatoes.

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sushi salad with fresh cantaloupe

sushi salad with local fresh farm cantaloupe

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lunch with boys

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Spanish Lentils (lentajas)

I was looking for a new recipe for lentils.  I found a few recipes that looked Delicious.  The best recipe was Spanish Lentils Stew (lentajas)


I used Spanish Lentil Soup, I did have to change it to make it vegetarian.

1 onion, chopped
4 carrots, chopped
garlic, chopped
3 handful cherry tomato, chopped
1/2 bag frozen peppers
3 small potatoes, chopped
1 soy chorizo, chopped
1 cup shredded kale
2 cups lentils
4 cups veggie broth
1 t cumin powder
1 t sweet paprika
1 pinch saffron

Cook onion and garlic in water until starts to turn color

Then add all other ingredients in a pot and cook for 30 to 45 minutes until veggies and lentils are cooked

Napa Cabbage with Chickpeas and Peanuts

This salad is from my Maryland's Pick produce. 

Napa Cabbage with Chickpeas and Peanuts

1/2 a head Napa Cabbage, shredded

2 lg carrots, shredded

1 red pepper, chopped

1/2 c parsley

1 c chives, chopped

3 cups chickpeas

combine and mix

dressing: 

lime juice

soy sauce

onion

agave

hot sauce

water

ginger

apple cider vinegar

combine in blender and mix

Add dressing to the salad mix.

Toss

Serve cold

Black Beans and Rice Salad

Black Bean and Rice Salad

6 cups cooked brown rice

6 cups cooked black beans

4 carrots chopped 

2 green onions chopped

1 bag frozen corn

8 T rice wine vinegar

1 T chili powder

1/4 t cumin

1/2 t oregano

few shakes of garlic powder

1 pint cherry tomatoes

1 jar salsa (I used 1 jar chunky salsa)

1/4 head of kale, torn into small pieces

Combine all ingredients in a large bowl. Adjust seasonings for your taste.

We ate this salad with corn chips! Yummy!!

Raw: Kale Sushi Bowl

Raw Kale Sushi Bowl

1 head kale, torn into bite size, and massaged to break down the leaves

1/2 cucumber, diced

2 carrots, diced

5 nori sheets, diced

1/2 avacado, diced

rice wine vinegar and soy sauce to taste

Mix all ingredients in a big bowl.

Enjoy with a cup of green tea

Caramelized onion with seitan pepperoni and daiya cheese pizza

Hand tossed pizza dough

topped with home-made seitan pepperoni

fat free caramelized onions

tomato sauce

daiya cheese

Home-made seitan

recipe from Vegan on the cheap

Caramelized fat free onions:

I cut 1 onion in slices, placed in a pan of water (about 1 cup) 

cook down 4 or 5 times on Medium heat

 Letting the onions turn lightly brown

(this process can take 10 to 15 minutes)

Creamy Cheesy Broccoli and Cauliflower Soup

This soup is a delicous way to get in a few great veggies and Vitamin B-12. It is a combination of:
left over bag of frozen broccoli
1 bag of frozen cauliflower
1 zucchini
3 Tablespoons Nutritional Yeast
4 cups water
1 cup almond milk
3 tablespoons Vogue veggie soup broth
1 teaspoon garlic powder
Combine all ingredients. Cook until boiling. Puree 3/4 ths of the mixture. Plate. I served the soup with home-made croutons.

Seitan BBQ Sandwich

Yummy BBQ Sauce

Jake persuaded me to make my own BBQ sauce in order to make this BBQ sandwich. Jake was up to something! I created the best BBQ sauce ever! This even tops the few sauces at the store that do not have chemicals, sugar, and salts added to them.

Thanks to the Skinny Bitch: The Ultimate Everyday Cookbook I was able to make the best home-made bbq sauce!

YUMMY!!

Lunch Salad daze

Mango topped Salad

Mango Salad with dressing

Channa (chickpeas) Korma

Channa Korma
Chickpeas
1 onion
2 cloves garlic
Sharwood's Mild curry powder
2 cups unsweetened almond milk, plain
Carrots
Peas