Cream of Mushroom Soup, Vegan

Ingredients

  • 2 tsp I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter
  • 12 oz. Sliced Mushrooms
  • 1/3 c Flour
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • pinch Pepper
  • 2 C Vegetable Brothe
  • 2/3-3/4 cup Cashew Cream (made from 1/2 c Cashews, soaked)

Instructions

  • In a large stock pot over medium high heat, saute mushrooms in vegan margarine.
  • Mix flour, salt, pepper and one cup of vegetable broth until smooth. Stir into mushroom mixture. 
  • Immediately add remaining vegetable broth, stirring to combine. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until thickened, about 2 minutes. 
  • Reduce heat and stir in cashew cream. 
  • Simmer, uncovered for about 15 mins, stirring occasionally.
Makes 4 serv
Calories 125
Fat 7g
Carbs 16g
Protein 6g


Brownies – Vegan

FOR THE FLOUR MIXTURE:

  • 1 c  Whole Wheat Flour
  • 1 c Sugar
  • 1/2 tsp Baking Powder
  • 1/8 tsp Salt 

FOR THE CHOCOLATE MIXTURE:

  • 1/2 c Boiling Water
  • 2 TBSP Vegan Chocolate Chips
  • 6 TBSP Cacao Powder

ADDITIONAL INGREDIENTS:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line an 8″ x 8″ baking pan with parchment paper. Set aside.
  • Whisk together the dry ingredients in a large bowl.
  • Mix together the cocoa powder, unsweetened chocolate and the boiling water. Stir until well combined.
  • Add the additional 1/2 cup water, vanilla and oil to the flour, along with the melted chocolate mixture.
  • Spread miture into the prepared pan.
  • Bake for 24 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes clean.
  • Cool: Remove to a rack to cool completely before cutting into squares OR ICING.  Makes 9 servings.
I iced these with my leftover chocolate glaze from making Vegan Donuts.  The FULL recipe is as follows:
ICING
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  •  2 TBSP Cashew Milk
  • dash of vanilla extract
Nutrition (9 servings)
With Frosting:
Calories 238
Fat 7.5g
Sat Fat 5g
Carbs 42g
Sugars 30g
Fiber 3.5g
Protein 3g
WITHOUT Frosting:
Calories 207
Fat 7.5g
Sat fat 5g
Carbs 35g
Sugars 23g
Fiber 3g
Protein 3g

Green Juice (Vitamix)

  • 1 bag frozen kale
  • 1 whole bundle of celery
  • 4 medium apples
  • water to cover mixture
  • (other vegetables to add could be broccoli, spinach, or oranges)
  1. Place all ingredients into the vitamix, adding water as necessary.
  2. Strain the mixture through a nut bag into a large bowl, and squeeze out as much juice as possible.  Discard the pulp.
I don’t know the calories…so much of the pulp is thrown away.  It makes 8 servings, so probably less than 80 calories per serving.

Bok Choy, Pressure Cooker

  • As much Bok Choy as you can fit in the steaming insert.
  • 1 cup water.
  1. Place the water in the bottom of the steel insert bowl.
  2. Place the trivet on top of the water, and then place the steamer (full of bok choy) on top of the trivet.  
  3. Pressure cook on high for 3 minutes, then allow to vent slowly for 4 minutes.
  4. Release the rest of the pressure manually, and add salt/soy sauce to the bok choy.
Caloires 25ish.

    Vegan Pumpkin Bread, Date Sweetened

    This was mediocre.

    • dry:
    • 2 1/4 cups all purpose wheat flour
    • 2 tsp baking powder
    • 3/4 tsp salt
    • 1 tsp ginger
    • 1 tsp nutmeg
    • 2 tsp cinnamon
    • (Or just use pumpkin pie spice)
    • wet:
    • 15oz. pumpkin puree, unsweetened
    • 8 pitted Medjool dates, soaked in warm water for a couple minutes
    • 1 cup almond milk, unsweetened
    • 3/4 tsp apple cider vinegar or fresh orange juice
    • 1/4 cup virgin coconut oil, melted
    • 1/2 cup stevia
    • optional: chocolate chips, or glaze the top.  (recipe below)

    Instructions

    1. 1.  Preheat oven to 400 degrees and grease an 8 or 9″ loaf baking pan. (Or use parchment paper to line pan)
    2. 2.  Place all of the dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl, and stir to combine.
    3. 3.  Add the almond milk, coconut oil, pumpkin and apple cider vinegar to the blender, with the dates, and blend from low to high until silky smooth.
    4. 4.  Pour the wet mixture into the dry bowl and stir to combine. Stir until fluffy – 1-2 minutes or folding the batter. (Fold in the chocolate chips, if using.)
    5. 5.  Pour the batter into the loaf pan and smooth out top a bit.
    6. 6.   Baking was tricky.  I baked it for 20 minutes, removed it and sliced it into 8 slices.  The outside of the loaf was done, and borderline over cooking.  The middle pieces I placed on a parchment paper lined cookie sheet, and then baked for 2-3 on each side until the middle was solid.

    My notes: I even added stevia prior to this, because I could tell it wasn’t going to be sweet enough for my taste.  I was right.  It still wasn’t sweet enough.  My husband and kids wouldn’t eat it.  So, I made a glaze using 1/2 cup of powedered sugar, and 1/2-1 TBSP of almond milk, and stirred.  I made more as needed, but this was the only way we could really enjoy this.  The texture was okay…it’s very thick, not fluffy.  I don’t know if I’ll try to make this again or not.  

    Nutrition
    Calories 217
    Fat 8g
    Sat Fat 6g
    Carbs 50.5g
    Fiber 6g
    Protein 5.5g

    Perfect Rice in the Pressure Cooker

    • 1 cup white rice
    • 1 cup water
    • another 1 cup of water
    • salt
    1. Rinse the rice until the water runs clear (this helps it not be so sticky).
    2.  Pour 1 cup water into the inner pot of the pressure cooker.  Place the trivet inside.
    3. Pour the rinsed rice and 1 cup water into a heat proof bowl that fits into the pot.  Place it on top of the trivet.
    4. Pressure cook on High for 3 min, then allow the pressure to naturally for 10-20 minutes.  Season with salt, and fluff with a fork.
    Note: I doubled this and it still worked perfectly.  2 cups in the bottom, 2 cups rice, 2 cups water in the bowl.
      Nutrition
      1/4 recipe
      Calories 160
      Fat 0g
      Carbs 37g
      Protein 2g
      Original recipe:

      https://mealthy.com/cook-smarter/how-to-make-white-rice-in-a-pressure-cooker

      Black Bean and Sweet Potato Burritos

      I’ve done this two ways:

      • Flour Tortillas
      • 3/4 cup dry white rice
      • 1-2 sweet potatoes
      • 1 can black beans
      • 1 can corn
      • 1 tsp each: onion powder, garlic powder, chili powder, cumin, salt, cayenne or chili powder
      1. Dice sweet potatoes with 1 tsp each: onion powder, garlic powder, chili powder, cumin, salt, cayenne or chili powder, salsa.  Cook in the oven for about 20 mins.
      2. Take 3/4 cup rice and prepare it, refrigerate over night.  Stir in sweet potatoes, 1 can drained black beans, and 1 can drained corn.
      3. Prepare burritos, and top with salsa, vegan cheese, guacamole, and/or vegan sour cream.  Also works very well as a bowl with guac on top.
      Second recipe:
      • 1-2 Sweet potatoes (prepared as above or baked and then chopped into pieces)
      • 1 can black beans
      • diced jalepenos
      • salt and pepper
      • flour tortillas
      • Cilantro
      1.  Place all ingredients in a tortilla, and top with guac, salsa, vegan sour cream, or vegan cheese

      Black Bean Tostatas and Avocado Salsa

      • 6 corn tortillas
      • cooking spray
      • 1 can black beans
      • Vegan shredded cheese
      • Jalapenos, diced
      • salsa
      Avocado Salsa
      • 1 cup chopped fresh tomato
      • 1/2 Hass avocado, chopped
      • 1 garlic clove, crushed (garlic powder)
      • 1 Tbsp balsamic vinegar
      • 1/2 cup Fiesta corn (or any corn)
      • 2 Tbsp minced onions
      • 1 Tbsp cilantro
      • salt and pepper, to taste

        1. Preheat oven to 425° F. Place tortillas on an ungreased baking sheet. Lightly mist tortillas on both sides with cooking spray. Bake about 3 minutes; turn. Bake about 3 minutes more until lightly browned and crisp.
        2. Mix all ingredients for the avocado salsa in a bowl.
      • 3.  Meanwhile, in a large skillet, heat the remaining 3 teaspoons oil over medium-high heat. Add salsa, garlic, and black beans.
      • 4.  .  Sprinkle tortillas with some shredded cheese. Spoon the bean mixture over the cheese. Top with avocado salsa.. Bake about 4 minutes or until cheese is melted. Sprinkle with cheese, if desired.

      Korean Lentils (over rice)

      For the sauce:
      • 2 cups water
      • 1/4 cup soy sauce
      • 2-3 tablespoons Splenda brown sugar
      • 2 cloves garlic, minced
      • 1/2 tsp ginger
      • 1/2 teaspoon cayenne
      For the Lentils:
      • 1 cup dry lentils
      • Cooked rice for serving
      Instructions
      1. In a medium bow, mix together all the sauce ingredients.
      2. I put the lentils in the pressure cooker with the sauce and cooked according to mealthy’s recipe. Cover and (Or bring to a gentle simmer until the lentils are cooked and tender, and most of the liquid is absorbed, about 8 to 10 minutes).
      3. Serve by spooning over rice, and garnishing with sesame seeds.
      4 servings
      Nutrition 
      Calories 101
      Fat 1g
      Carbs 17g
      Protein 6g

      Vegan Mac and Cheese with broccoli and tomatoes

      • 1 Cup cashew cream prepared (or prepare some with 1 1/4 cashews soaked in water for hours, and then add a little bit of non dairy milk as you blend)
      • 4 TBSP Nutritional Yeast
      • 2-3 cloves garlic
      • 1/2 tsp salt
      • 1-2 Cups almond milk
      Pasta:
      • 8 oz Fiber Gourmet Pasta
      • Fresh sliced tomatoes
      • 1 package frozen broccoli
      1.  I prepared the pasta in the pressure cooker and steamed the broccoli in the top tray.  Or you can boil the pasta and steam the broccoli the traditional way.
      2.  Blend all the sauce ingredients in a blender.  Stir into prepared pasta with the broccoli and tomatoes.  Top with vegan parmesan cheese or nutritional yeast. 

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