Meat Balls

So I threw together some ingredients that I found in my pantry, rolled them into balls and stuck them in the oven. 

1 can of hominy

1/2 c. rice

1/2 can tomato sauce (3 oz)

1/2 the plastic thing of saltines

seasonings of choice

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. 

So I food proccessed the hominy, added in tomato sauce, mixed in rice, crushed the saltine and mixed it. Then i added the seasonings which included sriracha, dill, garlic, onion, curry powder, and soy sauce. 

I put them on parchment paper and stuck them in the oven for about 15-20 minutes, turning them at 10 minutes. They will be nice eating with sriracha, or some of your favourite hot sauce! 

Christmas Mashed Potatoes

I know I already have a mashed potato recipe on here, but here's a Christmas style that we did for our Christmas dinner up in Canada! 

3 pounds yukon gold potatoes
1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk at room temp
3/4 teaspoon salt (plus more for the water)
Several dashes fresh black pepper
1/2 t. basil

Okay, so you will want to peel the potatoes, cut them into chunks and then cover them with water. Put the salt in and bring them to a boil. Once they've reached a boil, simmer them for about 12 minutes and check to make sure that they're tender. Drain all the water out of them and start mashing! Add some unsweetend almond milk at room temperature. I have 1/2 a cup there, just to be able to start with something, but I usually add some more (I don't know how much, it goes in dashes at a time) until it's nice and creamy, likeyou like it. Add in the black pepper and serve warm. Add some salt too if you want to! Enjoy! 

Holidays!

I just wanted to wish you guys a very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! I will try and get some pcitures of our Christmas meal up on here! (let's see, can't count on it, i'll be gone before we know it ^.^)

Stuffing

I made my own little portions of stuffing this year so I can have somethign that is vegan. This is the recipe for the stuffing that i made. I'll post a picture later.

1 c. bread crumbs
1/2 c. onion
shakes of polutry seasoning, and vegetable rubs
1 t. soy sauce
water to make it wet

Take a little oven roaster thingy and put the onion and polutry seasoning and roast it at 350 degrees for 5-10 minutes, watching it. Mix it in with the bread crumbs, and then put in the liquids. Add liquids to what seems wet enough (usually it will have butter in it) because it will just bake out. That's your stuffing recipe that i use!

Then I take some vegan meat, and then put in the stuffing in the vegan meat.

Spaghetti Sauce

I can't believe I haven't put this recipe up, but here it is!

1/2 onion
2 cloves of garlic
1 can of tomatoes (i use garlic and herbs, or italian {check to make sure its vegan})
1/2 c. vegan meat (I use tvp or textured vegan protein)
1/2 t. dried basil
1/2 t. italian seasoning
3/4 t. salt
1/2 t. Chicken seasoning

Saute the onion, garlic in some water. Add the tomatoes, then add the vegan meat of choice. Make it come to a boil and then add the seasoning of choices. Serve with some pasta noodles or angel hair. I like to have whole wheat noodles on hand. I get mine at walmart.

Brushetta

eat some on some kind of homemade French bread. It's really nice for a light supper.

6 tomatoes
1 garlic cloves
1/2 c. onion
3 sprigs of basil
1/2 t. salt

Slice the tomatoes and mince the garlic cloves. Do the same with the onion. Chop the basil very small and sprinkle with salt and other seasonings of choice. Mix all together. I like to stick mine in my refrigerator.

Chips

We like to make these on a Saturday night for snacking, or nachos!

6 small corn tortillas
salt
spray oil

Preheat the oven to 350. Cut the tortilla's into 8ths. Put on a greased or parchemnt papered baking sheet. Lay the tortilla triangles out and spray lightly with Pam spray oil or something like that. Sprinkle salt over them and place them in the oven for 10 minutes. Eat with salsa, guac, or vegan cheese!

Vegetable Soup

Here's a nice go to soup that I like to use. It's the veggies that i have either in cans in my pantry, or my refrigerator.

1/2 small-medium onion
3 stalks of celery, prepared
1 can tomatoes
1 c. frozen peas
water
1 bay leaf
1 t. garlic powder
1/2 t. onion powder
1/2 t. dill
1/2 t. dried basil


In a small saucepan, saute the onion and celery in some water, making them tender. Pour in the tomatoes and bring to a boil. Add the frozen peas, and water (add to how runny you want it). Then add the seasoning. Don't forget to take out the bay leaf when you serve it!

Meringue Round 1

So i remember I told you guys that I was going to make the vegan meringue from the recipe i found online. It uses flax seed with water and you boil it. Well, i boiled it way too much and so it made 1 cup of stuff and it did not make into any white fluffy meringue. I will try again, later. :P

Coconut Macaroons

I found this recipe on sparkpeople.com and it wasn't vegan, so i decided it looked promising, even without the egg, so i set to veganizing it. It was fun, turned out great, and the other part of my family, who isn't vegan, really enjoys it! I'm excited about it. 

1/2 c. unsweetened or homemade applesauce

1/2-3/4 c. brown sugar

1 fake egg

1 t. baking powder

1 t. vanilla extract

1 c. quick oats

3/4 c. flour

1/2-3/4 c. unsweetened shredded coconut

Preheat the oven to 350. Mix all the ingredients together. Then drop in teaspoonfuls or little balls, depending on what size you want, onto a greased or parchment papered baking sheet and bake for 10-12 minutes, until nice and golden brown. I made about 50 cookies from this recipe. It was fun and I really enjoyed it. :D I put some powdered sugar on some of them but not on some of the others. The bottoms were brown on some of them because I forgot to set the timer (oops!!) and then remembered them. They were 15 minutes but they weren't burnt on the tops, just the bottoms. It can also depend on what kind of pan you use because an air bake will keep the bottoms from browning horribly.

When i entered this recipe in, it was about 36.1 calories! :D some fat from the coconut, but not too much. I hope you guys enjoy this recipe, tell me how it goes, and how your friends and family like it! :D

Western Family's bran Muffin Recipe

I promised I would veganize the recipe so here it is. This is using Wheat Bran which is like Kellog's Bran Flakes without the raisins. :p

1 3/4 c. bran flake cereal
1 c. almond milk, unsweetened
1 fake egg or (or 1/2 banana)
3 T. apple sauce
1 c. all purpose flour
1/4 c. scant UNPACKED brown sugar
1 T. baking powder
1 t. cinnamon
1 c. fruit of choice (i used apples, you can use blueberries, strawberries, mangos, etc).

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Grease or paper line 12 muffin cups. Combine cereal, buttermilk, egg and oil in bowl. Let stand for 5 minutes, stir to break the cereal up. Combine flour, sugar, baking powder and cinnamon in a separate bowl. Add cereal mixture all at once to the flour mixture stirring just until combined. (Batter will be thick). Fold in muffin cups. (you can put a topping of cinnamon mixed with turbinado sugar) Bake for about 20-25 minutes. Test with a toothpick to make sure it doens't come out with batter.
Mine made 14 but that maybe because i have two muffin tins that i use (one big and one small) so it kind of screws it up... if you get what I'm trying to say. :p I think that I calculated this to be under 100 calories.... I'm pretty sure. You can go on spark people or something and add it up though.

Food made!!

Made some stir fry, red bean paste, and found pomello, giant pomegranite and dragon fruit at local market, and made tofu!! I have been busy!!
Oh! And i also made green mint sea glass for a christmas present. Hopefully, since christmas break is very close,
I will get time to post these recipes. I have been busy with cooking and school.

Veganizing

Veganizing a recipe off a box! Will post pics of finished products!!

Perfect Biscuits

I made the biscuit recipe again and it was so perfect. They rose like little angels and browned so nicely! I'm happy because when i make them in a pan and they're triangles, it isn'ts o pretty.

2 c. flour (opt. 1 c. whole wheat, 1 c. white)
2 T. sugar
1 T. baking soda
1/2 t. salt
1 c. milk
1 t. oil
Preheat oven to 400 degrees
Mix dry together, then add the wet with the dry, and then roll out onto a floured surface, adding flour as needed. cut out into small circles and place on a pan. I got 14 out of my batch. Place on a lightly greased air bake pan and bake for about 25-30 minutes until nice and golden on top.