Family, Faith, Food... FUN!
Food has come a long way, baby. You'd think it was easy enough to determine what a balanced diet is, but in the mid-20th century, when processed foods, fast foods, and general convenience foods were rapidly pushing out the good ol' home-cooked meal of yesteryears, there arose a need to establish some sort of nutritional guideline. Introducing: The four basic food groups! These groups … [Read more...]
Not only is it dairy-free and vegan, it's also incredibly tasty! Very coconut-y, of course, but it's made of coconut, so if you didn't anticipate that... then, well. Duh. This recipe involves taking a can of coconut milk and leaving it in the fridge for several hours, preferably overnight. You'll want full-fat coconut milk, as anything less tends to be a little runny (see: My coconut milk … [Read more...]
Using the dough from last night, Matt and I made some incredible calzones that I know y'all will just love. The dough is really what takes forever; the rest of this takes mayyyybe 30 minutes, so if you have the dough prepped already, you can have a delicious meal in no time at all. Oh, and I completely forgot today was Meatless Monday. Happy Monday, y'all! Ingredients * whole wheat … [Read more...]
In a galaxy not too far away, I posted a recipe for homemade tzatziki. While it was amazing, it's certainly not vegan. The base is made of Greek yogurt... and I was craving some tzatziki today, hardcore. So Matt went looking for a recipe for me (all the way from Colorado, no less! Gotta love that man), and I adapted it to create my own homemade vegan tzatziki! This recipe is also awesome in … [Read more...]
via... I'd have pictures of my own, but the food was demolished before I had the chance! ;) I come from a family with an arsenal of select comfort foods: Various casseroles, beef stroganoff (so much so that I had to vegetarianize it!), and tuna melts were staples in my house, and they were almost always meat-based in some way. So when I became vegetarian (again) in my early 20s, the first thing … [Read more...]
Riding on our vitamin D high from yesterday's fun-filled day outside, Matt and I decided to fire up the grill and make some cheesesteaks. Except there was no steak, but turkey (or turk'y, in my case), which would be a travesty to the most hardcore cheesesteak lover. There was, however, a good amount of cheese, and the most delicious carmelized veggies you've ever eaten (and some leftovers to enjoy … [Read more...]
via...I used to turn my nose at those little balls of green cabbage. Ugh, brussels sprouts, the bane of every child's... erm, childhood, I'd think, snubbing them as if they were dung pellets. I never even had brussels sprouts, but everyone else's testimony led me to believe that they were horrible.Well, thank heavens for a coworker of mine, who not only loves brussels sprouts herself, but who … [Read more...]
For our honeymoon, Matt and I took a trip to Jamaica. The weather was absolutely atrocious that entire week, but it was made up for with the beautiful grounds, the amazing staff (who kept us all entertained), and the delicious food! Our favorite was the curry, which was traditionally made with chicken and, on a couple occasions, with tofu. Of course, I was all over that. Best part? It's actually … [Read more...]
I've been talking back and forth with representatives at MeatlessMonday.com for a while now, after they showed interest in my Chock-Full-O'-Veggies Lasagna and a couple other recipes. By request, I've shared those recipes with the Meatless Monday website, and I was also encouraged to contact someone regarding bloggers who write about Meatless Monday and provide vegetarian resources.Well, I did, … [Read more...]
8-Min Abs challenge is going well! I only missed yesterday because my girly parts were giving me a workout worthy of an entire month of ab workouts, but since that's entering TMI Land, let's just say that it sucked. A lot. And I didn't feel up to it. Today, though, right back on the wagon.While that inevitably offset my goal of eating well this week (oh, B&J's Chubby Hubby, how my uterus and I … [Read more...]
