Impatient Vegan and Vegetarian

I appreciate meat, but not the practices that many producers live.

It is hard for me to be vegan because I dislike things that make for delicious-looking food snaps. Tomatoes, eggplant, cucumber, mango, cantaloupe, honeydew, seitan, arugula, tempeh, gr. bell peppers...

Vegan pizza easy, since I'm not into red sauces anyways.

Will edit lunches all week to update new veg recipes, dinner is lighter, a smoothie, will be at the bottom of post.


Sunday

Lentil, Rice, and Scraps

1/4 cup lentils simmered for 30 minutes in vented pot
1 /3 cup rice, cooked in broth*
2-3 cups scraps (onion, tomato, 1 oz raisins, 1 red bell pepper)
1/2 tsp cardamom
1/2 tsp allspice
1 tsp garlic
1/2-1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
pinch saffron bloomed in 1/4 cup hot broth


Then add all together, heat through. 2-6 servings depending on sides and appetite.






 Monday

Goulash

sautee:
2 bell peppers, diced
2 small onions, diced
2-3 tbsp smoked paprika
1/2 tsp pepper
(1/2 container mushrooms) this got left out batch
2 tsp garlic
1 cup dry elbows, boil
1 large can diced tomatoes
2 tsp amino
salt


Add all together, heat through.





Tuesday

Mushroom and Spinach Fettucine
package spinach
1/2 package mushroom, sliced 
elbows, boil 3 servings-worth
with bechemel
salt

pepper









Wednesday

There were left overs from yesterday so having that again.


Thursday and Friday!

 Left over goulash from Tuesday


Saturday
The FAKEon (fake bacon)

10 sheets square rice paper, each cut into 4 strips
4 tbsp nutritional yeast flakes
1 tsp garlic
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/2 tsp smoked paprika

6 tbsp amino soy
1 tbsp maple syrup
4 tbsp oil

1. Mix everything but the rice paper.
2. Use water in shallow bowl to run a strip through, place on baking sheet, do another strip and place it on top of first one.
3. Brush strip, turn over brush again. Repeat for rest.
4. Bake @ 400 on prepared sheet (silpat on pan) for 12-20 minutes. Watch after 12 minutes, don't let burn.

The texture is similar to bacon, would taste good on sandwich as  long as cooked very crispy, otherwise it may become chewy if not used immediately, making it hard to eat on a sandwich.

We already have plans to make different flavors, like ginger and 5 spice for an asian chicken flavor one; or added, powdered tomato and onion for a bbq sauce taste; a hot one made with sriracha for cock peeps.


The Smoothies 

#1
1 small banana
1/2 cup frozen fruit
1/4 cup protein powder
1/4 cup water-soaked chia (1 tbsp)
1 cup coconut milk (or juice)

I would like these better with about 3 large dates, but decided to just deal!

#2
1 large, frozen banana
5 dates
1/4 cup protein powder
1 tbsp chia
1 1/4 cup coconut milk

 #3
1 large frozen banana
1/3 cup frozen pineapple
1/4 cup whey protein
1/2 cup milk
                                                                                                    1 tbsp chia

                                                                                                    #4
                                                                                                   1 large frozen banana
                                                                                                   1/3 cup frozen mixed berries
                                                                                                   1/4 cup whey protein
                                                                                                   1/2 cup milk
                                                                                                    1 tbsp chia

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