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[Dec. 16th, 2009|12:14 am] |
moving day, exam day, and coming home get-together means very erratic eating.
breakfast: oatmeal w/ almonds, made with water
coffee w/ silk creamer
clementines
lunch: peanut butter sandwich and an apple
snack: large salad w/ balsamic dressing, more clementines
dinner: leftover chili w/ toast
veggies w/ french dressing
pear
dessert @ party:
vegan cherry-vanilla ice cream
vegan peanut butter cookies
popcorn w/ earth balance |
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| yesterday 12/14 |
[Dec. 15th, 2009|02:37 pm] |
Breakfast:
- 2 pieces of cinnamon-raisin toast w/ Tofutti cream cheese
- green plant juice
Snack:
- Eco Planet non-dairy cheddar crackers
Lunch:
- rice/bean/mango veggie burger w/ ketchup & red pepper relish on a wheat bun
Dinner: (@ nice Indian restaurant)
- vegetable mango curry w/ basmati rice
- ginger naan, garlic-scallion naan, puri
Later:
- peach bellini martini |
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| Ramen |
[Dec. 15th, 2009|02:44 am] |
Alright, so I'm desperately craving those ramen noodles that all starving college kids eat.
BUT I haven't been able to find a vegan one out there that tastes right.
I want it to taste as close to the chicken one as possible, I just don't know how to get it there.
I was considering just using a vegetable bullion cube and using it like the seasoning packet, but I'm not sure.
Any ideas or tried and true recipes? |
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| vegan xmas for phobes |
[Dec. 14th, 2009|03:58 pm] |
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This will be my first xmas home since I've turned vegan. I've had vegetarian family christmas' before, but not vegan, and not with the extended family. So I really need meals to impress. There are a few problems though:
- No specialist ingredients so no tofu, soy cream cheese, soy yoghurt etc. There maybe vital wheat gluten if I'm lucky, but I'm not holding out alot of hope. My mother lives in a rural area so these things are pretty much impossible to find.
I was thinking of making a trifle, so can you omit the eggs and replace the milk with a non-dairy version? Would need some help on this. |
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| (no subject) |
[Dec. 13th, 2009|07:44 pm] |
Breakfast:
-Steamed kale
-Oatmeal w/ rice milk & brown sugar
Lunch:
-Leftover mac n cheeze (from thekindlife.com)
-Leftover brown rice w/ Bragg's aminos
Dinner:
-Quinoa couscous (also from thekindlife.com)
-Mashed sweet potatoes w/ orange (from This Crazy Vegan Life!)
-Steamed Kale
-Garden Greens Essential Green Drink |
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| brussel sprouts |
[Dec. 13th, 2009|05:41 pm] |
I want to make a shaved brussel sprout salad, but I only have frozen brussel sprouts. Does any one know if it would work for me to cook the brussel sprouts and then shave them? Could I defrost them and shave them before cooking? (I'm using a mandolin to shave them.)
Thanks. |
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| yesterday 12/11 |
[Dec. 12th, 2009|06:51 pm] |
Breakfast:
- lemon Whole Soy yogurt w/ ground flax seed
Lunch:
- cashew butter & raspberry jam sandwich on wheat bread
- green apple
Snack:
- handful of fritos
Dinner:
- grilled panini w/ eggplant, cucumber & tomato in a balsamic glaze on focaccia bread
- glass of wine
Dessert:
- strawberry cupcake
- few glasses of sangria
"Fourth Meal" @ 2AM:
- Tofutti frozen pizza |
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| (no subject) |
[Dec. 10th, 2009|10:53 pm] |
Breakfast #1:
- C Monster Odwalla smoothie
- Cranberry Orange Nut Bread Cliff bar
Breakfast #2:
- wheat english muffin w/ cranberry-apple butter
- green plant juice
Lunch:
- leftover potato and apple stew
Snack:
- some pasta salad w/ spinach & red peppers
- green tea
- 1/2 Sweet & Sara Rocky Road bark
Dinner:
- burrito w/ boca crumbles, salsa, corn, guac, Tofutti sour cream & lettuce on white tortilla
Snack:
- few spoonfuls of vanilla coconut milk ice cream
- maybe some chips & guac later... |
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| today |
[Dec. 9th, 2009|11:12 pm] |
breakfast: leftover pasta+ veggies, half a baked potato
lunch: peach mango dessert tofu, two oranges
snack-at-dinnertime: half an avocado
dinner-at-snacktime: the rest of the leftover pasta, the other half of the baked potato. |
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| today |
[Dec. 9th, 2009|09:08 pm] |
Breakfast:
- cranberry-apple-oatmeal Cliff bar
Lunch:
- sandwich w/ grilled zucchini & grilled veggie bruschetta (from Trader Joe's, SO GOOD) on a wheat bun
- green apple
- trail mix w/ cashews, peanuts, dried cranberries, coconut, dried pineapple & dried mango
Dinner:
- Potato & Apple Stew
Snack:
- pretzels w/ white choc pb
- cranberry-grape juice
- something else...perhaps chips and salsa |
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| (no subject) |
[Dec. 9th, 2009|08:23 pm] |
Breakfast:
Trio Bar
Coffee with soymilk and stevia
Lunch:
Hearty pumpkin soup with brown rice and spices
Snack:
Mini whole wheat bagel with peanut butter
Small apple
Snack:
Frozen mangoes
Carrot
Dinner:
Steamed spinach and chickpeas with spices
Steamed asparagus with BBQ sauce |
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| yesterday |
[Dec. 9th, 2009|03:01 pm] |
breakfast: a bowl of strawberries and orange
lunch: brown rice, steamed kale and grated raw carrot with tamari and pickled ginger mixed in
dinner: the rest of the brown rice/vegetable mixture
snack: little bowl of noodles with mushrooms at my friend's house |
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| today |
[Dec. 8th, 2009|10:28 pm] |
Breakfast:
- 2 pieces of cinnamon-raisin toast w/ Tofutti cream cheese
- OJ
Lunch:
- leftover veggie chili & cornbread
- green plant juice
Snacks:
- apple
- Sour Patch Kids
Dinner:
- veggie riblet, grilled zucchini & sweet potato fries
Snack:
- 2 kiwis
- hot chocolate |
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| (no subject) |
[Dec. 8th, 2009|07:36 pm] |
Bonjour!
yesterday
breakfast: 2 peanut butter cookie luna bars, soy gingerbread latte
lunch: nothing (i had to write a paper instead -sad face-)
snack: leftover spaghetti
dinner: broccoli, white rice, fried wontons (i was really happy when the Chinese lady told me there were absolutely no animal products/byproducts in these because i effing love them)
snack: coffee
today
breakfast: soy gingerbread latte
lunch: ramen, bagel
dinner: chili, cornbread (from scratch...this was good shiz!)
snack: coffee |
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| (no subject) |
[Dec. 7th, 2009|09:13 pm] |
Yesterday:
Breakfast:
Oatmeal with pumpkin, spices, maple syrup
Coffee with soymilk and stevia
Lunch:
Chickpeas with yellow squash, onions, and seasoned cabbage
2 small apples
Snack:
Piece of whole wheat bread with natural peanut butter and cinnamon
Dinner:
Steamed asparagus and green beans
Piece of chocolate chip pumpkin bred
Today:
Breakfast:
Oatmeal with pumpkin, spices, maple syrup
Coffee with soymilk and stevia
Lunch:
Tofurky sandwich on whole wheat bread with kale and tomato slices
Carrot sticks
Apple
Snack:
Frozen strawberries
Whole wheat toast with PB & cinnamon
Tomato and hummus sandwich
Dinner:
Baked falafel with steamed kale
Steamed green beans drizzled with BBQ sauce |
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| Della brand "Super Thai Broken Jasmine Rice" |
[Dec. 7th, 2009|09:06 pm] |
Hey all -
I bought a 20lb. sack of this stuff for a hella good price ($8!) and I haven't used it yet, because, well, I've never cooked broken jasmine rice, and I'm not sure how it compares cooking-time wise with the other rices I have on hand.
Also, how does one tell if one's rice is infested with critters? When I broke open the sack and transferred some of the rice to my counter-top storage containers, I noticed a few blackish-brown...things interspersed in with the rice that I couldn't immediately identify. They look to be about the same size as the grains themselves, only the ends are rounded (like capsules) and they have kind of a dull shine to them. I don't see any evidence of actual living creatures, so I'm hesitant to call them eggs, ya know? And there are a few little pebbles mixed in with the rice, so maybe it's just a little less refined than the brands I usually get.
So what say you? How do I cook this stuff, and is it fulla bugs? (I hope not!)
Thanks!! |
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| Peanut soup |
[Dec. 7th, 2009|05:19 pm] |
A few months ago someone made a post about soups (or peanuts perhaps...) and in one of the comments some lovely genius linked to a recipe for a soup that contained peanuts. I think I made it at the time and it was yummy but I've since lost the link and can't really remember the other ingredients. Can anyone help? Thank you! |
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| howdy |
[Dec. 7th, 2009|12:02 pm] |
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i am more than happy to have found a community like this one! vegan food is delicious but is expensive and very difficult to obtain in south florida.
i have been vegitarian for many years due to health paranoia. about a year ago, my sister bought me the skinny bitch series and it blew me away. i was concerned about it for awhile, but i didn't look into veganism enough because i knew how expensive the products could be. skinny bitch did not give the cheapest recipies at all!
i do have access to several farmers market. and have quite a great amount of produce in my yard (tomatoes,bananas,papayas,oranges,peppers) annually.as you can see its mostly fruits. good quality vegetables are like a thing of the past. any suggestions of veggies i can grow in south florida?
also, whats the secret to successful sunflowers? |
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| (no subject) |
[Dec. 6th, 2009|09:44 pm] |
Does anybody here make their own soy milk? I'd rather do it old school rather than buy a fancy soy milk maker. I looked up some recipes, but they don't specify how much water I should be using. Maybe I have no search engine skills?
Anyway. I'd love some soy milk recipes, please! Thank you. |
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| Cowboy Caviar |
[Dec. 6th, 2009|11:23 pm] |
An absolutely delicious dip. It's very versatile, and you can change the amounts to suit your tastes. I brought it to a family dinner tonight and it was quickly devoured. My niece barely ate her dinner after she ate half the plate of this dip.
1 can black olives, drained and chopped
1 can black beans
1/4 cup onions
1 garlic clove, finely chopped (I used three)
2 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp lime juice
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp crushed red pepper
1/4 tsp ground cumin
1/8 tsp black pepper
1 pkg "cream cheese", softened
2 green onions, chopped.
1. In medium bowl, mix all but cream cheese and green onions
2. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours
3. Whip up cream cheese with a little sour cream/milk to thin and spread on plate
4. Spoon semi-drained bean mixture over cream cheese
5. Sprinkle with green onions.
Serve with tortilla chips or crackers, etc. |
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