I’ve ordered Singapore noodles a couple of times from Asian restaurants and have mixed feelings. I usually like thicker rice noodles and sometimes their amount of curry is off. It’s good if you can’t decide between curry or noodles, but it’s the canned yellow curry powder taste. I found a recipe on Pinterest for vegan…
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Meal Planning 5.6.18
As school is coming to an end and summer is approaching, I’m exhausted! It’s also Teacher Appreciation week so I’ll go easy on myself and make some easy meals that don’t have tons of ingredients or lots of prep. The weather has warmed up by about 20 degrees in two weeks so the time for…
Crunchy Quinoa Tacos
Taco Friday!!! A little early for Cinco de Mayo (which we’re still celebrating today) but you just can’t have too many tacos. There’s so many fillings to add to tacos, and this was something I would never have made before but it was really great! Josh was so tired from 3 finals in two days…
Saucy Asian Eggplant, Mushroom, and Bok Choy
While we were at Atlantis we had a really yummy Chinese garlic eggplant dish one night so I wanted to make something similar at home. I was going to make this with broccoli, but decided to switch it up and use baby bok choy. I’m always up for a stir fry and I can’t believe…
Tofu and Veggie Scramble and Breakfast Potatoes
“Is that scrambled eggs?!” you ask. No! Can you believe that it’s crumbed tofu and it mimics the texture of scrambled eggs? It’s true, try and see! This is a meal that I usually don’t think to make on weekends when I actually have time, so it’s a great breakfast for dinner meal. Who doesn’t…
Meal Planning 4.30.18
I just finished meal planning for the upcoming week and this was the first time I was struggling to pick things that I wanted to make. Nothing sounded good to me…nothing really caught my eye… anyone have days like this? Luckily this week have have a few nights out, so I only needed to come…
Empty the Fridge Buddha Bowl
After a week of cooking, there’s odds and ends of extra produce and I just want to make something to use everything up and not waste it. “Waste not, want not” as Granny used to say! This buddha bowl is the perfect way to use all of the food in your fridge and turn it…
Chana Aloo (Chickpea and Potato Curry)
One of my friends had surgery last week so I’m bringing her dinner tonight and prepared it last night so it’s all ready to go. She loves Indian food so I made a chickpea and potato curry dish and am serving it with brown basmati rice and whole wheat pita bread. She’s a real foodie (I…
Family Fun Sushi Night
I’m lucky enough to have a cousin bestie and we’ve been talking about getting together for sushi night since I started making it a few months ago! It was past due. It’s her fiance’s birthday on Friday so I thought this week would be perfect to finally have sushi night and celebrate. I invited them…
Meal Planning 4.26.18
I made this roasted eggplant and hummus pita one day for lunch this week and used up some leftovers I had from the lasagna. I toasted the roasted eggplant in the toaster oven topped with some low sodium soy and nutritional yeast so it formed a glaze on the eggplant and then added hummus, cucumber,…
Balsamic Portobello and Quinoa Wraps
Believe me. These were a lot better than they look! I couldn’t get a good picture without the wrap unraveling, but they were packed with so much goodness they just couldn’t stay put. I’ve never had a wrap with quinoa inside and it was really tasty. Did you know quinoa is a complete protein? I…
BBQ Chickpea Chopped Salad
This is the perfect summer salad! Yes, I know I’m getting a little ahead of myself seasonally, but I’m prepared. I usually don’t love salads as dinner options because I want something more substantial but this was filling and the BBQ flavor makes you feel like you’re having something savory. You can add whatever veggies…
Roasted Eggplant Lasagna
Every once in a while I crave eggplant and it’s so delicious in Italian food. I haven’t made a lasagna in a while so I decided to build one with slices of roasted eggplant, sauteed mushrooms, and a spinach ricotta all nestled in between whole wheat lasagna noodles and homemade basil marinara sauce. Tofu ricotta…
Meal Planning 4.16.18
Well it’s already been a week back in normal life mode and it’s sped by. I didn’t share what I made last week getting back in routine because I was sharing about Atlantis but I made lentils and rice, chickpea balls with pasta and roasted kale, portobello burgers, easy faux-cheezy broccoli potato soup, Chinese chickpea…
Chinese Chickpea Stir Fry
It’s another day that ends in Y so Chinese sounded delicious! I was planning on making something else for dinner but I had everything already for this so of course I chose it. Also, it’s the weekend so Chinese cravings are strong and it gives an excuse to eat it in a healthy way and…
Easy Faux-Cheezy Broccoli Potato Soup
Broccoli Potato Soup This was my second attempt at making my own version of vegan broccoli faux cheese soup and it was more of a throw it in as I go and see how it turns out. I’m happy it ended up pretty tasty! I had to trial and error most of the way through…
Chunky BBQ Portobello Burgers
I was really excited to make these because there’s something so craveble about a burger and I love mushrooms in pretty much everything. The meaty taste of portobellos is perfect to make in a burger because it makes a substantial burger and has great flavor. I found a recipe on Pinterest for these and changed…
Hearty Lentil Dal
I think I’ve only ordered dal from an Indian restaurant once, so I don’t have much dal experience, but this tasted pretty great! I liked it because it had a good flavor, but wasn’t an overwhelming curry dish. I found a recipe of the McDougall website and found one on Pinterest and blended and changed…
Easter Goodies
Happy Easter everyone! Easter was an action packed day for us and we were invited to two different places for brunch and dinner. I love holidays and I love to make them feel special and different by going to these fun events. Spending the day with loved ones you don’t see very often makes it…
Homemade Marinara and Meals to Match
Rao’s is my absolute favorite marinara (I know, I should be a walking advertisement for them), but it’s expensive and has oil so I wanted to find an alternative to stay on track and keep Rao’s as a treat. There’s a Rao’s Marinara recipe I found on Pinterest and I think it’s from Martha Stewart….
The Charming Chickpea 