I take what i said back about journaling. I think it's still too much out of my comfort zone for the moment but i will try and do today's... for breakfast... to get an idea
and also because i have super hectic days i can't even really remember what i had for breakfast....
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Vegan Almond Cheese
Here are my selection of ingredients. I have my measuring cup with warm water, the almonds in the tin, salt, agar powder, (frozen) red pepper, nutritional yeast and onion powder. I put the water and the agar in the blender together and they made a gel and then i added in the rest of the ingredients.
make sure you blend it long enough to make sure it has a nice consistancy. this one came out fairly gritty but i have some that comes out much better. I'll post some pictures about that.
I stuck it in a molding dish and put it in the refrigerator. It turned out fairly nice. I added some more agar the next time that i made it and put it in a mini bundt pan. It came out in a nice mold and it worked great on the crackers with soup.
Recipe:
1 c. hot water
2 T. granulated Agar
1 C. almonds, slivered, blanched
1 t. salt
1/2 t. garlic powder
2 T. nutritional yeast flakes
1 t. onion powder
1 1/2 T. lemon juice
1/4 bell paper, red, chopped
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| This is the cheese when it's in my refrigerator. :D |
Gnocci
Gnocci is like a pasta almost but not really... it's a combo between a potato dish and a pasta. Fortunately this pasta is super simple to make.
3 medium (1 lb) potatoes washed
1 t. salt
1/4 t. seasoning of choice
1/4 c. soy yogurt or milk
1/2 c. plus 1-2 Tbs flour
1.wash the potatoes super well and put them in a pot. Cover it with water and add the salt. Boil the poatoes about 30-40 minutes until they're cooked all the way through. Poke them with knife to check. Put them on a surface and pull the skins off them. You can wait for them to cool, pull the water off under some running water of you can do it like i did and suck it up. :p
2. The recipe that i used said to put them through a potato ricer. A potato ricer is like a big press that will press the potato super fine. I didn't have that and i couldn't press it though my seive, it was too small. So what i did was mashed it with a fork and then beat it with a baking beater thing. It made it nice and fluffy so i think i got what was wanted.
2.5 boil a big pot of water for cooking the "pasta"
3. Add the seasoning and yogurt to the potato and then put in the flour. you might need to add some more flour to be able to knead it. Knead out the potato mixture on a floured surface for a few minutes. Add flour when needed. Divide into small parts and make about 3/4 inch thick and 18 inches long. Cut into about 1/2 inch long pieces. Roll them into nice little balls ish.... After you've cut about half to 1/4th of the gnocci, put them into the lightly boiling water. If the water is boiling to hard, it will break the gnocci. The gnocci will go to the bottom and when they float, they'll be done. When they're done, take them out with a strainer spoon and put them in a dish.
4. You can eat gnocci with stuff on it, i prefer to eat it like a little side dish with tons of veggies. :D
Sorry about no pictures but they were eaten before i could get any pictures... usually i have left over of these kinds of things... not this time!!
3 medium (1 lb) potatoes washed
1 t. salt
1/4 t. seasoning of choice
1/4 c. soy yogurt or milk
1/2 c. plus 1-2 Tbs flour
1.wash the potatoes super well and put them in a pot. Cover it with water and add the salt. Boil the poatoes about 30-40 minutes until they're cooked all the way through. Poke them with knife to check. Put them on a surface and pull the skins off them. You can wait for them to cool, pull the water off under some running water of you can do it like i did and suck it up. :p
2. The recipe that i used said to put them through a potato ricer. A potato ricer is like a big press that will press the potato super fine. I didn't have that and i couldn't press it though my seive, it was too small. So what i did was mashed it with a fork and then beat it with a baking beater thing. It made it nice and fluffy so i think i got what was wanted.
2.5 boil a big pot of water for cooking the "pasta"
3. Add the seasoning and yogurt to the potato and then put in the flour. you might need to add some more flour to be able to knead it. Knead out the potato mixture on a floured surface for a few minutes. Add flour when needed. Divide into small parts and make about 3/4 inch thick and 18 inches long. Cut into about 1/2 inch long pieces. Roll them into nice little balls ish.... After you've cut about half to 1/4th of the gnocci, put them into the lightly boiling water. If the water is boiling to hard, it will break the gnocci. The gnocci will go to the bottom and when they float, they'll be done. When they're done, take them out with a strainer spoon and put them in a dish.
4. You can eat gnocci with stuff on it, i prefer to eat it like a little side dish with tons of veggies. :D
Sorry about no pictures but they were eaten before i could get any pictures... usually i have left over of these kinds of things... not this time!!
Dehydrating Apples
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| I used red delicious apples. They're a very nice and pretty apple. Also one of the cheeper in the store.... lol |
So slice the apples into 4ths and core them. Then slice them into thin slices and lay them on the dehydrator. Dehydrate them over night is what i do or until all of them are nice and dry. You don't want to go too thick or too thin. If you want them to keep from getting brown looking, you can dip them in lemon before they dry.
Sunday, August 26, 2012
Back To School and Journaling
For the moment, i have decided to do some journaling on here for you to get an idea of what I eat in a day or daily in about a week. I'll come on every evening or try to and write up what I've eaten. I'm trying to eat as clean as possible.
Oh, and I wanted you to know that I am going back to school so if the meals sound kinda "weird" that's probably why. I have to fit it in my itty bitty lunch box. But that's okay, the lunch box is super cute! So for starters, I'm going to log what i ate today.
Sunday
Breakfast - 2 waffles* with almond butter and jelly. A 6oz glass of orange juice
Lunch - Gnocci ( I will try and puut up this recipe very soon!) with some beans, swiss chard and a big helping of salad, and for a drink ; soymilk.
Supper - 2 pieces of bread with corn butter*? and a slice of turkey inbetween, mini slice of pineapple pie and a 1/6 of a round of watermelon. With some soymilk too.
* means on the blog!
I hope this helps to give people an idea of what i eat in a day and I will try to add some mroe recipes, i just haven't gotten around to it. :D I promise i will, very soon.
Oh, and I wanted you to know that I am going back to school so if the meals sound kinda "weird" that's probably why. I have to fit it in my itty bitty lunch box. But that's okay, the lunch box is super cute! So for starters, I'm going to log what i ate today.
Sunday
Breakfast - 2 waffles* with almond butter and jelly. A 6oz glass of orange juice
Lunch - Gnocci ( I will try and puut up this recipe very soon!) with some beans, swiss chard and a big helping of salad, and for a drink ; soymilk.
Supper - 2 pieces of bread with corn butter*? and a slice of turkey inbetween, mini slice of pineapple pie and a 1/6 of a round of watermelon. With some soymilk too.
* means on the blog!
I hope this helps to give people an idea of what i eat in a day and I will try to add some mroe recipes, i just haven't gotten around to it. :D I promise i will, very soon.
Monday, August 20, 2012
Layered Taco Salad
My apologies for the late post on this blog. It has fallen to the side when i traveled to Hawaii. We at amazingly good papaya and mangoes there and ice cream bananas! They're a greyish green when they're not totally ripe. I think the reason why they call them ice cream bananas is because they have a creamier texture than regular bananas. It's also called the Blue Java Banana.
anyway. here is a recipe for a quick and easy taco salad. it's a nice thing to take to a tailgate party or to eat as a one dish meal.
1 c. baked tortilla chips
1 (15 oz) can black beans, rinsed and drained
1 jar of salsa (whatever heat you want)
1 c. pressed tofu shredded with 1 T. nutritional yeast (like cheese)
1-2 c. shredded romaine lettuce
1 small onion diced
2 dollops (being very exact here!) of sunflower sour cream
In a mixing or serving bowl, put the baked tortilla chips at the bottom of the bowl to cover the bottom. Then put in the black beans to cover the chips and pour in the salsa to cover that, not too thick though. Depending on the bowl, the measurements might be different. Sprinkle in the pressed shredded tofu and the shredded romaine lettuce. Dice up the onion and sprinkle that in there to and put some (2) dollops or spoonfulls of sunflower sour cream on the top to top it off. Eat it like a regular salad but don't toss. If you have it in a clear bowl, besure to have the layers nice and neat.
anyway. here is a recipe for a quick and easy taco salad. it's a nice thing to take to a tailgate party or to eat as a one dish meal.
1 c. baked tortilla chips
1 (15 oz) can black beans, rinsed and drained
1 jar of salsa (whatever heat you want)
1 c. pressed tofu shredded with 1 T. nutritional yeast (like cheese)
1-2 c. shredded romaine lettuce
1 small onion diced
2 dollops (being very exact here!) of sunflower sour cream
In a mixing or serving bowl, put the baked tortilla chips at the bottom of the bowl to cover the bottom. Then put in the black beans to cover the chips and pour in the salsa to cover that, not too thick though. Depending on the bowl, the measurements might be different. Sprinkle in the pressed shredded tofu and the shredded romaine lettuce. Dice up the onion and sprinkle that in there to and put some (2) dollops or spoonfulls of sunflower sour cream on the top to top it off. Eat it like a regular salad but don't toss. If you have it in a clear bowl, besure to have the layers nice and neat.
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