Fat Free. Whole Foods. 100% Delicious!
Posted in Vegan on Oct 30th, 2008
This mock tuna salad is absolutely delicious and makes for a quick lunch! I looove it! I like to serve it on sprouted whole wheat bread and Scott likes to serve it on toasted whole wheat.
Mock Tuna Salad
1 15oz can chickpeas (or 1 1/2 cups cooked)
2 celery stalks, washed
1 dill pickle
1 tbsp dill pickle water [...]
Posted in Vegan on Oct 27th, 2008
This dish is frakkin’ AWESOME. I try not to play favorites with my recipes, but this dish just safely landed in mine (and Scott’s) top five. Add in the fact that its cheap and easy to make, and, well, that makes it creep up to #1 on some lists. For me, though, the best part [...]
Posted in Vegan on Oct 19th, 2008
I thought a challenge would be fun for MoFo (feel free to join in!), so I took snapshots of my pantry & gave myself the task to make something using only the items therein (plus spices which are kept elsewhere).
First, I cheated. I can’t cook without vegetables (unless I’m making a baked good) and I [...]
Posted in Vegan on Oct 9th, 2008
This soup is really thick, making it great for dipping toast into it. I also like to take it out of the “soup” category by tossing in cooked chickpeas and serving it on a plate with a baby spinach salad. Other perks? Since the crockpot’s involved it’s pitfully easy to make. The ingredients are also [...]
Posted in Vegan on Jun 17th, 2008
This may not be the most elegant dish, but its quick, tasty and healthy!
Ingredients: serves 2
1 bunch kale, middle stem removed*
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/4 cup pureed tomato (or tomato sauce)
1 tbsp water or broth
1/2 tsp cumin
1/4 tsp coriander
1/8 tsp ground ginger (or 1″ fresh, minced)
pinch of salt
1 cup cooked chickpeas
1/8 to 1/4 garam masala - [...]
Posted in Vegan on May 23rd, 2008
The next time you want to clean out your pantry, make this nutritious soup.
5 Bean Vegetable Soup - makes 5 cups
2 cups of beans (kidney, black, white, chickpea & lentils)
4 cups veg broth
2 celery stalks chopped
2 carrots chopped
2 garlic cloves minced
1 leek sliced or 1 small onion
2 tsp cumin
2 tsp paprika
2 bay leaves
2 tbsp raw [...]
Posted in Vegan on May 23rd, 2008
These chickpeas were born when I made an Indian feast on the fly for omni dinner guests. (The other food pictured is Aloo, Red Lentil Dal and spiced rice).
Roasted Channa “chickpea”
INGREDIENTS
1 can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
1 tbsp chili powder
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp coriander
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp paprika
1-2 tsp garam masala
lemon juice [...]
Posted in Vegan on May 23rd, 2008
Most hummus is fattening but still addicting. This hummus may be crazy addicting but it isn’t fattening!
Low Fat Red Pepper Hummus
INGREDIENTS
1 can chickpeas, drained & rinsed
1/2 lemon juice (~ 1 1/2 tbsp)
2 big pinches of salt
1 garlic clove, minced
1/4 - 1/2 cup roasted red bell peppers
2 tsp tahini
paprika to garnish
DIRECTIONS
Whiz in a food processor, etc.
Add [...]
Posted in Vegan on May 23rd, 2008
These tacos took my vegan blog to a popularity level I never dreamed of. I’m going to toot my own horn here and say that these tacos flippin’ rule. If you don’t like them, something is seriously wrong with your tongue. This dish is also another great weekday meal. It comes together in about 30 [...]
Posted in Vegan on May 23rd, 2008
My husband is a Southern boy and sometimes his stomach beckons for soul food. We followed VeganDad’s biscuit recipe subbing in whole wheat pastry flour and using tofutti cream cheese instead of shortening — that was Scott’s genius idea! Here are our two favorite gravies to use atop the biscuits: Chickpea Gravy & White Pepper [...]
