Pretzel Dogs

Pretzel Dogs

Ingredients:
Lightlife Smart Dogs
Vegan Pretzel Dough

Super simple, fast, and tasty!  Make the pretzel dough according to the recipe above, wrap around some refrigerated hot dogs and bake for 13 minutes on 425°.  Add a little salt if you desire and serve with condiments and side of your choice - I like potato wedges and ketchup.

BBQ Sloppy Joes

BBQ Sloppy Joe on Easy Vegan Bread

Chef Assistant Paul and I found this amazing BBQ sauce and I decided to try BBQ Sloppy Joes.

15oz can Black Beans, drained and rinsed
¼c Quick Oats
¼c BBQ Sauce of choice

1 Green Pepper, chopped

½ Onion, chopped

Chop up the onion and pepper and saute on medium in a small amount of water until softened.  While those are cooking, put the black beans in a bowl and mash them.  Add the black beans, oats, and bbq sauce to the pepper and onion mixture and heat until warm.  Serve on bun or bread of choice.  

Tofu Sandwich

I had some tofu in the fridge and saw this recipe in an e-mail from Peta and had to try it.

Recipe: $3 Dish of the Day: Grilled Tofu Sandwhich

I used the recipe for the tofu but added tomato and avocado to the sandwich instead with my fresh made bread!

I don't think I drained the tofu enough before pouring on the soy sauce because it probably only absorbed an 8th of what it called for.  Next time I will press my tofu before adding the sauce.  Also the soy sauce made this dish VERY salty, so maybe lighter on the sauce wouldn't be such a bad thing.

For $3, this meal gets an A!

Vegan On The Go

Not enough left overs in the fridge for today's lunch & only minutes to spare? That is my usual routine when it comes to making a lunch for work so this grab and go lunch works great!

Ingredients:
Wrap of choice (I used Flat Out Spinach Wrap)
Humus (I used Publix Roasted Red Pepper)
Bag of mixed greens

Grab a wrap, spread some hummus, wash a handful of greens and toss them on.

I usually just grab the whole packages of each and a spoon or butter knife and you're good to go!

Quesadillas

I have a thing for Mexican food, so naturally when I saw the Skinny Bitch in the Kitch Quesadilla recipe, I had to try it.

The recipe said to cook covered on medium for about 4 minutes, however that completely charred my tortilla.  I switched the next one to medium-low for about 4 minutes, flipped and left it on for another 3-4 minutes until both sides were slightly browned and the cheese was melted.

Verdict: The finished product (the non-charred version) was yummy!  Quick and super easy.  The hardest part was making the guacamole (but not really), also from Skinny Bitch in the Kitch, but it was the best guacamole recipe I have ever made.  I even doubled it for chip dip for my guests I was having over later that night and the guests and I both approved, but next time I think I'll spice up the guacamole a little bit with some onion and garlic powder.

Pizza Burger

Well, I do not have a picture of this one because I was so hungry at lunch I scarfed it down before I remembered to take a shot.  lol

Pizza Burger
1 Boca Vegan Burger
1 slice Vegan Mozarella
1-2 Tbsp Pizza Sauce
2 Slices of Bread


Microwave the Boca Burger for 45 seconds, flip, then place on the cheese and microwave for another 30-45 seconds or until the cheese is melted.  Take out of the microwave and place the bread in the microwave with the sauce on both sides for 15-30 mins.  Put together and enjoy!

Day 1 - pt 2: Lunch - Granola Bowl + Bananna

Well, I rollerbladed up to the natural foods store in town to find out it was closed. Got in a good workout (27 minutes and the first time I bladed in YEARS), but that means no pizza for dinner as planned.

We are running out of food in the house since I was gone for two weeks up north, so I had to wing it for lunch until we go shopping this evening.

Granola Bowl:
3/4 cup Bare Naked Granola
1/4 cup Emerald Cocoa Almonds
1/4 Cup Skippy Natural Crunchy Peanut Butter

Side: 1 banana
Drink: 1/2 large glass of water, 1 glass Country Time Lemonade (not the best choice, but a treat until I buy my lemons tonight for lemon water or homemade lemonade)

The granola bowl actually tasted really good and very filling! Half-way through I decided to save the rest for tomorrow's lunch. I find not having food in the house is forcing me to get creative with my "cooking".

Hoping to clean the house, shower, then head to Save-A-Lot and the Walmart Market. The list I made keeps getting larger as I am finding some key staples in vegan cooking, and hope to buy a few items at a time.

Well, hi-ho, it's off to work I go.