Category Archives: Meal Planning
Discounts on Green Products
In my search to bring you great offers for a more naturally vegan life, I ran across a great site where you can connect to some pretty awesome savings. The Daily Green is a cool spot for the eco-friendly family who is looking for ways to save a dollar and the planet as well.
I was on the site for a while and found it to be very enlightening and full of some great information. I took the How Green Are You quiz and found out that I had a “heart of green:. Pretty Cool Huh!
Portobello Sandwich
Portobello Sandwich
Per Person
Ingredients
2 slices of whole grain bread (toasted optional)
2 slices of soy or other cheese alternative
10 to 12 Baby spinach leaves washed and drained
Sliced Tomatoes (about 3 med, cut slices)
Sliced onion (as much as you desire)
1 tbsp smoke
Dijon Mustard
1 nice round piece of Portobello mushroom
1/2 tbsp coconut oil
Directions
Vegan Cheese Sauce
Superbowl Treat Made with My Vegan Cheese Sauce
Nachos topped with with Yves Meatless Breakfast Patties, onions, tomatoes, olives, and green chilis
Make this cheese sauce
Ingredients:
3 cups of soy or other vegan alternative milk
2 tbsp vegan butter
2 tbsp nutritional yeast
1 tbsp brewer yeast 1 tsp liquid smoke(optional – I wanted a smoked cheese taste and so I added smoke)
2 tbsp garlic powder
Ener-g Egg Replacer equivalent of 2 eggs
1/2 tsp tapioca starch
sea salt to taste
Extreme Makeover: Recipe Edition
If you are like me then cooking quick and healthy is the thing to do. Sometimes a recipe is just too long but you want to give it a try because it looks so good. In some recipes, you may be able to change ingredients and preparation steps to help save time. Several changes may have been to be made to make a recipe quicker and easier to prepare.
Let’s take a look at a recipe and see how we can cut out some ingredients and make it a Vegan Quick
Planning Your Vegan Left Overs
Your vegan leftovers don’t have to be boring and they don?t have to be thrown out. Planned leftovers can be helpful in quick meals because part of meal preparation is already complete!
Here are a few tips for using leftovers:
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Use leftovers in a totally different way from the original meal and vary the way you use them. For example, don’t always use leftover vegan taco meat in tacos. Try it in chili, spaghetti, or make sloppy joes with it.
