March’s Vegan Meals: Part 4

I’m sneaking in this post just before the month of April is done. My goodness this was a strange month, but it went be quickly.

Here are a few more photos of the homecooking vegan goodness from my kitchen.

Breakfast for dinner, vegan style. My family wasn’t too excited when I told them I was making them a vegan version of breakfast for dinner. But they ate it all up, well not the kale & tofu scramble. I made roasted potatoes, and a veganized coconut milk French Toast. They all loved the French Toast, and asked for seconds.

Homemade Choco-coconut-chia-pudding. I had a bit of the coconut cream to use up from the coconut milk, so I added in some sugar, cocoa powder, and chia seeds to make some dessert. I topped it off with vegan chocolate chips, and it was pretty darn good.

Tofu Scramble. A month ago I was scared to cook with Tofu, now I stick it in every meal that I can.

Super-cheezy Vegan mac & cheeze. I have to say, I’m getting pretty good at making a mean vegan mac & cheese sauce out of nutritional yeast and rice milk.

Cheezy Quinoa bowl. Cooked Quinoa was my grain of choice in the fridge, so I’m seeing just how many meals I can make out of it. This bowl of cheezy-goodness was my breakfast. I’ve noticed that I crave savory, acidic, and bitter items as my vegan journey continues. It seemed that my entire life I had something sweet for breakfast, but this bowl was filling and tasty. It also quelled my savory tooth.

Veggie Patty Bowl. For my birthday my mom stocked up my freezer with lots of different types of vegan patties. I cooked up a pack for a quick meal. It wasn’t too bad. I paired the patties with steamed veggies, and some quinoa with capers too.

Quinoa with Veggies and fresh Strawberries. Such a simple meal, but so fantastic. Strawberries were on sale for a pound for just $.99 at my favorite store. I stocked up and added strawberries to just about every meal.

Messy Quinoa Sushi and fresh fruit. Have you seen those perfect Quinoa Sushi Rolls on Pinterest?!? Well my Quinoa didn’t do that. They were tasty though, but really messy. I think next time around I’ll just make the traditional sushi rice.

So if I have my math correctly I will have been completely vegan for 120 days on May first! I’m pretty excited about it. I’m going to keep going, and exploring new dishes to try, even though my family thinks I’m crazy.

March’s Vegan Meals: part 3

O.k. so we are finally starting to feel a bit better around here. The kids are doing well, but they still don’t want to go and play in the backyard. It just isn’t the same without the pup running around with them. I’m feeling a bit better too, I’m not sleeping as much as I was, and I’m getting a little more done around the house. I know that every day will get a little better, but my goodness, I miss my dog…

I left off this post a good week ago at part two. I still have two more parts to share.

Simple boiled Red Potatoes with Asparagus. I added in just a bit of lemon juice to brighten up the asparagus. Both of these items were on sale at the store, so I made a big batch for leftovers.

Here’s what I did with some of the leftovers. I made a Tofu Scramble with leftover Red Potatoes and Asparagus. This dish was delicious and filling. Once more the Tofu was on sale too, so this was a very inexpensive vegan meal.

Sushi Bowl

You know I love my vegan sushi, but some nights I need the sushi goodness a little faster. I had pre-cooked sushi rice in the fridge, and I made a quick bowl with Wasabi Avocados, Pickled Ginger, and Sauteed Bok Choy, Zucchini, and Yellow Squash. So tasty!

Vegan Burrito Bowl with plenty of homemade Guacamole.

Spaghetti with Chunky Veggies

Simple Pasta with homemade tomato sauce. I made a big batch of this pasta to eat cold, and to transition into dinner.

I took the some of the leftovers from lunch, and made a delicious veggie soup for dinner. I love cooking items that I can make into many meals.

All things green for lunch. One of my kids (Dylan) will eat the Not-tuna-but-chickpea-salad, but none of the kids will touch my mean and green dip.

They are crazy. Mean-green Tofu and Kale dip is the best!!! Vegan snack food is the best.

I’ll have the last post up soon. I can’t believe that this month is almost over.

 

March Vegan Meals: part 2

I think this is going to end up being a four part post. I took a bunch of photos throughout the month of March. I made a lot of vegan meals too.

Vegan dinner with way too many of my favorites. There is Jasmine Rice, Mashed Sweet Potatoes, Roasted Brussels Sprouts, and Kale & Quinoa bites.

I got out the wok and sauteed a big batch of cabbage and onions.

Simple but delicious. Roasted potato wedges with a side of sauteed cabbage.

Homemade vegan take-out! Veggie Lo Mien, with broccoli and snow peas.

Kale & Quinoa bites with all plenty of sides.

Super cheezy vegan pasta bowl.

A very light lunch full of raw vegan goodness.

Veggie wraps make a tasty lunch, or snack in the car when I’m running behind on lunch.

Vegan homemade Lo Mien with pickled ginger. Delicious!

Homemade veggie soup with crusty vegan wheat bread. Berries were on sale, so I added in a big bowl of fresh raspberries and strawberries.

Sometimes Agnes and I just have to have Sushi! I made this giant plate for me, and put a few extras on there for her too. She gets her own plate of vegan sushi, but then she usually ends up picking off of mine too. This batch there are some new ingredients that I was experimenting with. There are kimchi and marinated tofu rolls. Sauteed kale rolls. And Tofu with Avocado rolls. They were all delicious.

 

March Vegan Meals: part 1

I successfully remained vegan for the month of March. I have a lot of photos to share, and I’m going to do a few posts to get them all in.

I made some delicious homemade soup, with lots of chunky vegetables.

Vegan leftovers make a speedy meal when I really don’t feel like cooking.

Not Tuna Salad and homemade vegan wheat bread. The bread was fantastic. I’m finally getting the hang of vegan baking.

Chia Veggie Bake with Kale & Tofu Bites. Another odds and ends meal that I threw together.

Vegan mac & cheese with baked potato wedges and corn. I love vegan mac & cheese. I think I could eat it for just about every single meal. My family even approved of the potato wedges, so they have made it into the meal rotation.

This Kale and Red Potato Soup was unreal.

Kale Greens and Baked Sweet Potatoes. Simple and delicious.

Tofu Onion Dip and Chips, because I love junk food.

Tofu Onion Dip Rice Bowl with Kale and Garbanzo Beans. This was a filling lunch, and really tasty. I used up the odds and ends in the fridge too.

Tofu Veggie Stir-fry. Homemade take-out that was so very good. Stir-fry veggie mix was on sale at my favorite store, so this meal was inexpensive and really delicious.

I’ll have some more posts up soon. I am really running behind this month.

 

 

 

Well At Least I Tried It

I’ve almost completed my third month of being a vegan, and I’m trying to branch out and try new things. We have more and more vegan items popping up at our local stores, and if they fit my budget, I throw them in the shopping cart. Some of the things that I have tried, I’ve liked. Some of the items that I’ve tried, I really haven’t liked. I thought I’d review some of the items, and see if you’ve tried them and liked them more than I did.

Again, this is not a sponsored post, I made zero dollars from my blog. It would be awesome to get paid doing this though, because then I could buy more yarn.

Well, at least I tried it… But I’m not a fan.

I’m always looking for snack foods that I can grab and go. I’m still hungry all the time, and I don’t always want to cook. I picked up these Vegan Quinoa Sticks in hopes that I would like them, but I really didn’t… They seemed to lack a lot of flavor, and they were a bit greasy. I made some mashed avocado, to try them with, and that did help a bit.

I think these come in a few other flavors, so if you’ve tried them, let me know if you liked them.

Yves Kale & Quinoa bites are a staple in my fridge. They are easy to throw together for a filling vegan meal. Well I went to get them at the store, Yves Vegan Falfel were stocked in their place. I have wanted to try Falafel, so I decided to give it a shot.

Dangit! I just wasn’t a fan of it… Maybe I would like them if they were homemade. I’m going to try and make them from scratch, because the seasoning was a bit strong.

I didn’t let them go to waste though…

I decided to shred them up, add some taco seasoning, and make vegan tacos!

It made perfect taco filling, and even fooled the family. I couldn’t get them to try it, but they all asked why I was eating regular tacos.

So I wasn’t the biggest fan of the Falafel, but my goodness the Falafel Tacos were unreal!

So if you have tried this brand of Falafel, let me know if you liked it. If there happens to be another vegan brand that you like better, let me know about it too.

Well it is Saturday, and the kids have cleaned out the kitchen of everything edible again. I am off to the stores today, and maybe I’ll find some more vegan goodies.