Tips & Tricks of an almost vegan of 20+ years
Here it is, just in time for fall!
My chili recipe. It is a very veggie, very simple (just chili powder to season) chili recipe that you can make in a half an hour and have around the house to eat for a few days of meals.
I like it a lot, hope you do too.
Wow, are these good.
I shared my Herb Crusted Cutlets with a carnivore last night and got nothing but kudos. What a great main dish, crunchy, excellent seasonings, much better than I expected.
Nice dinner too, cauliflower, potatoes grown less than a mile away from my house, salad and the Gardenburger cutlet made it perfect.
I understand that most of you have probably thought of this already, but Kraft Good Seasons is a great vegan Italian dressing.
I make it with balsamic vinegar and mild olive oil. I think it is much better than anything you can buy in a bottle. Very fresh, and very tasty!
All I have to say about this one Amy’s is YUM!
I had this for lunch today, not breakfast, and it was incredibly good. The spinach, the seasonings, the zucchini, the tofu, perfect. The hash browns were not browned – of course not, I made it in the microwave – but who cares, they were really good anyway.
Completely vegan.
These are tasty and very good for you. Lentils, garbanzo beans, veggies, the Indian Meal has curry seasonings, yum. Last night I had it with some “meat”, a Gardenburger Chick’n patty, but I’ve eaten it as a main dish too.
Cascadian Farm has a lovely website, and looks like a very nice company in a very nice place. They have 3 different types of vegetarian meals – Indian, Moroccan, and Aztec. All good, all vegan.
I really do love Thai Kitchen.
Vicky, a regular commenter on Almost Vegan, suggested I try Thai Kitchen’s noodles in a bowl. I think this is what she was talking about.
These Noodle Cart Instant Rice Noodles & Sauce are really quick to make, but a little bit of trouble in the microwave. (you can also use the boiling water method) You have to take everything out of the little tray, take the noodles out of their package, put them back in the tray and fill it with water. Microwave the tray for 3-4 minutes, snap on the lid they provide and drain the water. Take off the lid, pour in the seasonings and oil packet, stir and eat.
The 2 I tried, Pad Thai and Roasted Garlic, were a bit more spicy than the mild on the box would indicate, but it’s fun to have tasty noodles in 4 minutes. All 3 kinds (plus Thai Peanut) are completely vegan.
These are vegan Oreos – Oreo Thin Crisps, Baked Chocolate Wafer Snacks – and frankly I like them better than original Oreos.
I never really liked the sugary inside of an Oreo and these don’t have any of that. They come in cute 100 calorie packs. Just another sensible snacking option from the world of Nabisco!
Go visit NabiscoWorld.com
I am taking credit for this recipe here, but it was actually Carmen who left a comment on a Zatarain’s Black Beans & Rice post suggesting vegetables be used to make these Zatarain’s mixes a meal.
I used onions, zucchini, mushrooms, and carrots in this one, but you can use most any veggies and unless you like your zucchini pretty soft, I might go with vegetables that hold up better when you cook them a long time. 25 minutes on low to be exact.
I don’t mind, and thought zucchini would be good for a New Orleans style recipe, but okra would be even more authentic.
It’s taken a while for the thought that Wonder Bread is vegan to sink in, and I still don’t completely believe it even though I got this bit of information from the Peta website, so it’s got to be true! I Can’t Believe It’s Vegan is a great article, infinitely helpful and surprising.
My favorite sandwich when I was a kid was 2 slices of very fresh Wonder Bread with a mound of lettuce in between and mayonnaise. I’m gonna get me some Vegannaise and see if I can revisit my childhood.
