Tuesday, March 20, 2018

Vegan Vanilla Soy Iced Coffee (Boba Shop Inspired)

1 tsp espresso powder
3/4 cup hot water (I used alkaline)
1 tbsp Florida crystals organic cane sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup WestSoy unsweetened soy milk
prepared boba (optional)

Add espresso powder to a glass measuring cup and pour in hot water. Stir in sugar, vanilla extract, and soy milk. Pour into a tall glass with ice and a straw and with prepared boba at the bottom if desired. Stir well. 

Wednesday, March 14, 2018

Vegan Spiced Latte with no coffee

1 cup water
2 tbsp Silk caramel almond milk creamer
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
1/8 tsp ground cloves

Stir ginger, cinnamon, and cloves into water. Mix in creamer. Pour into a tall glass with ice, stir well and serve.

Monday, March 12, 2018

Vegan Roasted Broccoli and Cauliflower

12 oz Trader Joes Broccoli & Cauliflower Duet
2 tbsp Earth balance vegan butter, melted
1 tsp smoked paprika
1/2 tsp salt

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. In a large bowl, pour butter over broccoli and cauliflower. Toss until well coated, add paprika and salt, and stir well. Arrange broccoli and cauliflower on a nonwarping sheet pan. Bake for 20 minutes.

Slightly altered from https://toriavey.com/toris-kitchen/smoky-roasted-cauliflower/

Vegan Chocolate Banana Amaretto Milkshake

1 frozen banana
3 tbsp cocoa powder
2 tbsp amaretto
2 tbsp Silk caramel almond milk creamer
2 tbsp unsweetened vanilla almond milk

Blend all ingredients until smooth

Sunday, March 11, 2018

Vegan Chocolate Banana Ice Cream

3 small ripe bananas
3 tbsp cocoa powder
2 tbsp amaretto

In a blender, process all ingredients until smooth. Process in an ice cream maker according to manufacturer instructions.

Wednesday, January 17, 2018

Vegan Spaghetti Napolitan

4 oz spaghetti
1 tbsp canola oil
1 onion, peeled and chopped
1 garlic clove, minced
1 Tofurky Italian sausage, diced
5 tbsp Japanese ketchup
3 tbsp okonomi sauce
2 tbsp unsweetned soy milk
2 tsp sugar

Bring 1.5 quarts of water to a boil in a large pot. Add spaghetti and cook according to package directions. (2 oz of spaghetti can be measured with the hole in the center of a pasta serving spoon.)
While pasta is cooking, heat a frying pan over medium heat. Add oil and onion. Cook onion until transluscent. Add garlic and cook a few minutes more. Stir in tofurky. Cook for 5 minutes stirring often.
Stir in spaghetti, ketchup, okonomi sauce, soy milk, and sugar. Mix until well blended. Fry over high heat until sauce thickens.

Tuesday, January 16, 2018

Vegan Cubed Potatoes

2 medium potatoes (400g before peeling)
Salt if desired

Peel potatoes and dice into 1-inch cubes. Transfer to a small pot. Fill with water, rinse potatoes, and drain. Cover potatoes with water, place lid on pot, add salt if desired, and bring to a boil. Boil for 5 minutes. Drain.

Mexican Stir-fried:
1 tbsp olive oil
1 small onion, peeled and diced
1 clove garlic, peeled and minced
1/2 tsp dark chili powder.

Heat pan over medium heat. Add oil and onion. Fry for 5 minutes. Add garlic and chili powder. Fry an additional 2 minutes. Stir in potatoes. Serve with melted vegan cheddar shreds if desired.

Basil Stir-fried:

1 tbsp olive oil
1/2 tsp basil

Heat pan over medium heat. Add oil, potatoes, and basil. Fry until edges are crispy.

Salad:
Dressing of choice
e.g. vegan mayo, vinegar, vegan ranch, etc.

Mix potatoes with dressing of choice. If desired chill before serving.