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Impatient Pets? (Some Non-Vegan Recipes/Ingredients)

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Making food at home for pets. Cat and Dog. Remember treats are just that treats, not a food substitute, and use unsalted additions. Apple treats for a sick puppy Does your dog sometimes grab some other animal poo and then have an upset stomach the next day? Some people insist they are eating the poo because their diet lacks something-I disagree, no dog lacks what is in bird droppings or rabbit poo, or ibex ew. Anyways, we usually allow Zoe to just sleep it off for a day but every now and again I make her a small munchy. 1 part oat 1 part bran flake 1 part sunflower seed 1 part applesauce-unsweetend and unflavoured Grind first three ingredients in blender dry then add to apple or pear or other fruit sauce. Using 1/4 cup each ingredient makes 6 cookies. (This collection) _____________________ Faux Sweet Potato Patties-for juicers out there, use your pulp for bread or making treats 1 cup carrot pulp 1/2 cup sugar 1/4 flour 1 egg 1 tsp vanilla Makes about two dozen t

Impatickles

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Pickles again? I just can't get them like I want! trying another simple one, one large cucumber, 1 large ball jar: 1 1/4 cup water 1 1/4 cup white distilled vinegar 1/4 cup natural cane sugar 5 good sprigs of dill 1 tbsp pepper balls 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp coriander Cook everything but the cucumbers in a pot to boil, while cutting discs and spears of cucumber. Place cucumber in jar, pour hot liquid in, close lid tight, turn upside down for an hour or two to cool, then place in fridge, ready to eat in 24 hours.

New Mexico Etouffee (Some Non-Vegan Recipes/Ingredients)

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Right? Let it blow your mind for a moment. A Creole or Cajun etouffee gets the name from the French, meaning smothered. It is usually some sort of shellfish smothered in a roux sauce/gravy, and served atop rice. Makes me think of mud and swamp the shellfish are usually found in. The further down Louisiana you go, the more popular this is. 1 tbsp oil 1 cup trinity (celery, onion and bell pepper, diced) 1/2 tsp liquid smoke (or use 1 tbsp worchestershire-or my coyote marinade) 1-3 tbsp roux flour* 1 cup enchilada sauce (green used for this) 1 cup mashed beans or refried 12 oz cooked crawfish tails (.75 pound, 1 1/2 cups) hotsauce, salt(1/2 tsp), red pepper flakes(1/4 tsp), cumin (1/4-1/2 tsp) to taste- about 1 tbsp all together Saute or sweat the trinity in oil, once transparent or cooked til you prefer, add smoke and roux, and seasonings. Blend in well. Add enchilada sauce and beans, allow to boil, turn to simmer, add tails and seasoning. Heat through uncovered while

Vegan Meatloaf not Patient

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Mix and let sit over night in refrigerator: 1 tsp sage 1 tsp paprika 1 tsp coriander 1 tsp liquid smoke 1 tsp cumin 1 tsp salt 1/4 tsp pepper 1-3 tsp garlic minced 1 package firm tofu, squeezed dry and crumbled The next day, saute together: 1 tbsp oil 1 cup trinity (celery, bell pepper, onion) 1 onion, minced (about a cup) 1 tomato, minced Mix everything together, including: 3 cups cooked quinoa 3 cups toasted bread 1 tsp more salt 1 tsp more liquid smoke Press tight into greased meatloaf pan. Bake 350f for an hour and a half. Slide a knife along the edges, loosening the loaf. Allow to cool about 30 minutes. Flip out onto a large serving plate carefully. Slice into about 10 servings-one at a time. Crumbles easily, so use a spatula to get slices to plate. Serve with vegan gravy, taters, peas, and carrots. -Consider cooking individual loafs using muffin pan to reduce crumble. Some of the bottom of mine stayed in the pan, but the rest is still able to be sliced,

Pot Pie, Bread, Shortcake for Impatient and Vegan too

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Had 2/3 of a package of silken tofu left from those spinach appetizers a couple posts back. So here is what I did: Filling Base 2 cup peas and carrots  2/3 package silken tofu (8 oz) 1 tbsp dried vegetables 1 chipotle bouillion cube (1/2 teaspoon powdered seasoning, broth or gravy mix) dash salt 1/4 cup warm water Mix well and spread into greased oven pan (glass casserole square dish). Topping 1 cup flour 1 tbsp baking powder 1/2 cup almond milk 1 tbsp grapeseed oil 1/2 tsp paprika 1/4 tsp salt twist or so of pepper Picture here  is before cooking. Mix this well and place teaspoon blobs around on top of the really wet base. Don't worry if it isn't completely covering! Bake at 425f for about 25-35 minutes- until it is bubbly and the bread looks cooked.  _______________________ Made a loaf of bread also, take a few hours but you can do many things while you wait. Let sit 5 minutes: 1/2 cup very warm water, 1 tbsp agave and 3 tsp yeast dissolved well