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…
Tag: vegan
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,…
Tempeh “Sausage”, Caramelized Onion, Roasted Eggplant, and Sundried Tomato Pizza on Whole Wheat Lavash
YUM! It’s snowing again in Georgia tonight, and I’m crossing my fingers for snow day #3. A crispy, flavorful, hearty, and guilty pleasure worthy (but really healthy) slice of pizza (or two) is just what I had in mind for tonight. This tempeh “sausage” recipe is amazingly delicious crumbled on top of pizza, and I…
Meal Planning 1.15.18
I’ve been struggling to figure out what to eat or how much of it to eat to get into a stable daily food schedule. This week I stumbled on an article giving an overview of a book called How Not to Die by Michael Greger M.D. and he basically tells you the best food to…
Thicker Hair- I Care!
2015 …
Sweet Chili Tofu Buddha Bowl
There are endless options to buddha bowls, and I’m glad I found this one on Pinterest from Plant based Jane last week! It was colorful, flavorful, healthy, protein packed, and Asian (my favorite!) We were going to go out for date night, but since the Falcons game is on we decided to stay in so…
Mushroom and Spinach Pasta with Rosemary White Bean Sauce
Perfect rainy night meal alert! I came up with this idea after I saw Clinton Kelly making a white bean and spinach pasta on The Chew last week. I was really excited to see a vegan option on their show because I usually have to ignore most of the things that they make now. Minus…
The Charming Chickpea 