It’s been a relaxing and rainy weekend and not much cooking has been happening around here until today. Friday we went out with Josh’s family and had sushi and last night we ordered vegetable hibachi in. It was actually pretty good and you can order it without butter and asked for light on the oil,…
Category: Vegan Dinners
Vegan Baked Ziti
Anyone else always get Sbarro ziti in the food court growing up on a long day of shopping with your mom? Even though you were lactose intolerant? Only me…? Not the best decision I might add. This is also something my mom used to make, and then it became my go-to in high school meal…
Lentil Shepherd’s Pie
If you’re a vegan who misses the flavor of beef, this could be the one for you. I used Vegetarian Better than Bouillon Beef flavor and vegetable broth to cook the lentils so they absorbed the flavor and kind of tastes like traditional ground meat shepherd’s pie with a different texture. I used the inside…
Teriyaki Chickpea and Veggie Stir Fry
Well, this made up for my not so great things I made for Super Bowl (in my mind). This is something Josh and I both enjoy and it’s easy and quick for a tasty weeknight meal. I used the oil free teriyaki recipe I made for my noodle bowl last week and stir fried chickpeas with…
Super Bowl Food
Well it wasn’t the yummiest assortment I’ve ever made, but I tried to come up with some oil free Super Bowl foods that would fit within the starch solution guidelines. Chili was something simple that is healthy and can be made without oil, but I just threw a bunch of beans and diced tomatoes in…
Roasted Veggie Pita Pizza
Friday means pizza! This super simple take on pizza was a hit in our house because it took about 10 minutes to make and turned out to be really tasty. I had the roasted veggies already made because I did a double batch of roasted veggies the night before for spaghetti, so I sautéed some…
Red Lentil and Roasted Veggie Pasta
If spaghetti is part of a “diet”, then I’m in! This has a mix of roasted eggplant, zucchini, and baby bella mushrooms mixed with split red lentils in an oil free marinara sauce topping brown rice spaghetti. It was filling and a spin on one of those staple meals that you miss if you don’t…
Teriyaki Tofu and Veggie Noodle Bowl
This is one of my favorite meals ever, because I could probably eat it multiple times a week for the rest of my life and be happy about it. There’s something so satisfying about noodle bowls because they’re full of umami flavor and I love the combination of textures. I love eating noodles with my…
Portobello Fajita Tostadas
It’s a Mexican mashup! I’m not the biggest corn tortilla fan, but I know they’re better for you so I keep trying. My cousin Allison suggested making tostadas with them because having them crunchy makes them hold up and she was right! Their texture was much better and I could have eaten many of them…
Spinach, Lentil, and Mushroom Brown Rice
Lentil and Mushroom Brown Rice My friend Angie makes this delicious lentils and brown rice dish and I’ve always wanted to learn how to make it. Turn out, it’s really simple and you just throw everything into the pressure cooker or rice cooker and it’s done! It’s really savory, filling, and comforting yet healthy. I…
Meal Planning HCLF 1.29.18
So far, the HCLF lifestyle has been a success! I’m down two pounds since I started about a week and a half ago so I’m going to continue eating this way. It doesn’t feel like a diet because apparently this is the way your body wants to eat. You eat whole, plant based food without…
Spinach and Tomato Penne
Sometimes simple is best. I wasn’t feeling great yesterday and the take out we were planning on eating had a 2 hour wait, so in a pinch I threw what I had together. I wanted something comforting and semi-plain, but the simplicity was delicious. This is by no means gourmet, but it is a good…
Stuffed Burrito Bowls
Burrito bowls are one of our most favorite and frequent meals in our house because they’re so versatile, filling, tasty, and healthy. You can pretty much top rice and black beans with any vegetables you have on hand and top with some salsa and cilantro. This time I packed them with veggies that I had…
Vegetable, Avocado, and Brown Rice Sushi
I feel so accomplished!!! I’ve always wanted to make sushi myself because we usually go out for sushi weekly and it gets pricy and it’s something we crave. Today was the day! I watched High Carb Hannah’s video on how to make sushi and it seemed pretty easy, and it actually was. I used my…
Crunchy Refried Bean and Veggie Tacos
Crunchy Refried Bean and Veggie Tacos I haven’t been super hungry the past few days, so finding something that sounded good for dinner was harder than usual. Hopefully I’m not getting the bug! This was one of the meals I saw High Carb Hannah make on her Youtube channel, and I just changed the veggies…
All That, For How Much???
Happy sunny Sunday everyone! I made some simple recipes today, Josh was up sick most of the night so I was cleaning the house today and cooking meals for myself. I decided it was a good night for soup to help the sick! It was pretty much all he ate today and I hope it…
Crispy BBQ Tofu Salad
Everyone loves a BBQ saucy salad! This was very flavorful (Josh told me about 30 times he thought it was spicy), but I thought it had just the right amount of heat. It might have been from the new BBQ sauce or the brown mustard in the dressing? Not sure, but more leftovers for me!…
Meal Planning for Next Week
This weather in Georgia has been crazy! I’ve had the last 3 days off for SNOW DAYS and we only got about an inch, but yesterday was kind of icy. I won’t complain! I took the time to research a ton about the HCLF plant based diet and I had plenty of time to meal…
1st Day High Carb, Low Fat Vegan
Today I started my high carb, low fat vegan experiment. I weighed myself this morning for the first time since August and was semi- relieved to see I’ve gained 5 pounds because I was thinking it was more. I spent most of my morning watching High Carb Hannah videos and writing down meal ideas and…
Broccoli “Cheese” Soup over Rice
Is anyone else on a high carb, low fat, low protein plant based diet? Anyone?? Well I know it sounds insane and it feels so wrong because it goes against everything we hear about weight loss and nutrition, but according to a whole lot of people it works. I spend my snow day working out,…
The Charming Chickpea 