Portabella and Asparagus Ziti

 

Whole grain pasta seasoned with olive oil, fresh garlic, and nutritional yeast.

Tossed with asparagus, portabello mushrooms, and tofu sauteed in 'butter.

Monkey Bread! Well, sort of.....

One of my favorite treats (or at least most remembered) that my mom made for us growing up was monkey bread....we took those biscuits that came in a can and .....did something? Whatever we did to them, it was delicious. I decided to challenge myself to recreate the taste based on memory and not by looking up a recipe....just to see if I could.....Oh my, was it amazing! Not quite monkey bread, but delicious nonetheless.

I just made some drop biscuits, mixed in some cinnamon and sugar, layered them in a pie pan on top of brown sugar and butter and baked. When they were done, I covered them in a ginger-cinnamon glaze. So good!

Afterwards, I looked up the monkey bread recipe. I was soooo close but not quite there!

Peach Cobbler

I have been lusting after peaches for weeks, and the fiance surprised me with a huge bucket of the ripest farmers-market peaches that I have ever had! Needless to say, he deserved some home-made peach cobbler.

Breakfast sandwiches

Spelt english muffins, lightly toasted w/ Earth Balance.
Vegan sausage, formed into patties and sauteed until crispy.
Topped with plenty of Daia cheddar cheese.

Because spelt muffins tend to be a little dry, I would add a sauce or tomato or tofu to 'juice' it up next time.

New discovery - chinese broccoli

I recently stumbled across some Chinese broccoli and grabbed it up right away. I sauteed the stalks, leaves, and buds in some olive oil and I can honestly say it is now my favorite vegetable.......the stalks tasted like asparagus, the greens like a robust spinach and the broccoli buds like (believe it or not) BROCCOLI!

I served it with some fried tofu and a ginger teriyaki sauce.

SNOWFLAKES...in the summer?

These taste like something you would get at the fair and is also a very kid-friendly treat.

Get some organic flour tortillas, fold into halves a few times and cut out shapes to make a 'snowflake'

Heat up just a Tbsp or so of your favorite oil (or vegan butter) and saute them til slightly crispy and dust with powdered sugar or cinnamon while still hot. Delicious!