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I'm assuming one could just use ANY kind of potato... I don't care for sweet potatoes, but that sh*t looks good! I may try my own version soon...
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About to make some sort of pasta sauce with what I have here... I desperately need to try to use up most of this produce....
Gonna sauté garlic, red onion, & red bell pepper in evoo... adding no-salt diced tomatoes, rinsed/drained garbanzos, a little portobello mushroom soup (for added liquid since I have no crushed tomatoes or canned sauce), adding baby kale & baby spinach, and of course herbs/spices/nooch....
Gonna sauté garlic, red onion, & red bell pepper in evoo... adding no-salt diced tomatoes, rinsed/drained garbanzos, a little portobello mushroom soup (for added liquid since I have no crushed tomatoes or canned sauce), adding baby kale & baby spinach, and of course herbs/spices/nooch....
BBC Food - Recipes - Jollof rice with fried plantains
I have such a craving for this. I might make the rice a bit less spicy and add some chopped apples to the rice too.
I have such a craving for this. I might make the rice a bit less spicy and add some chopped apples to the rice too.
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Made a nummy-lookin' wrap from take-out stuff & my stuff! I'm not sure I'm gonna be able to roll this all up actually... Let's go sloppy! LOL
Flatout Light Italian flatbread spread with hummus, threw some tabbouli on there, some of my own baby spinach, split a stuffed grape leaf & broke apart a falafel, found a couple slices of tomato & a slice of pickle under the spinach pies (those are for tomorrow), threw those on there, a little more hummus, and there it be....
I'd better have water handy later... I'm not used to what's, most likely, a crazy amount of sodium... for me.... I mean, a pickle slice?! LMAO
Oooohhh, but that sh*t's gonna be good!!
Flatout Light Italian flatbread spread with hummus, threw some tabbouli on there, some of my own baby spinach, split a stuffed grape leaf & broke apart a falafel, found a couple slices of tomato & a slice of pickle under the spinach pies (those are for tomorrow), threw those on there, a little more hummus, and there it be....
I'd better have water handy later... I'm not used to what's, most likely, a crazy amount of sodium... for me.... I mean, a pickle slice?!
LMAOOooohhh, but that sh*t's gonna be good!!
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I guess I need to figure something out. I need to make some sort of wrap filling so I have something else to go with my take-out vegan split pea soup later tonight. I froze the black bean/tomato stuff I made a while ago, added more black beans to it, too... I have an avocado in the fridge (when ripe, they'll last a few days longer in there)... I could make some brown rice.... maybe mix that whole mess together & slap in on a wrap with some baby spinach.... yeah, that sounds decent. Well, I should get crackin'....
Well, I should get crackin'....
I have great northern beans cooking in the instant pot with a lot of crushed garlic. White bean hummus (why call it hummus, I don't know-just going along), maybe some sweet and hot baked beans, soup.
I really am craving some Lebanese food now! I have a can of stuffed grape leaves I just may open now...
Mmmm falafel....
I really am craving some Lebanese food now! I have a can of stuffed grape leaves I just may open now...
Mmmm falafel....
Oh yeah! I opened that can of Trader Joes dolmas-- really like them! Both cold and hot. Think I'll get a can to leave at work-more like two servings though, but does have a pull tab top
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I'm in the midst of making what I hope will turn out to be a fairly decent "cheesy" potato-broccoli casserole. I made the sauce already (it's on low, I want to make sure the "cheese" melts).... I'm gonna keep the died potatoes frozen until right before I assemble things.... I had to heat the broccoli a bit for it to thaw so I could snip it into smaller pieces. I think what I'm gonna do (because the broccoli is so damn soggy) is just stir it into the sauce.
OK, back to it!
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Took the lid off to stir in the broccoli and OMFG!!
If this thing turns out tasting HALF as good as it smells, I'll be ecstatic! LOL
I'll grease up my round baking dish (the rectangular one has too much surface area), toss in some frozen taters, layer on some "creamy cheesy broccoli soup" (that's essentially what it is now), a few more taters, the rest of the soup, and then my leftover nooch/breadcrumb mix. Fingers crossed!
OK, back to it!
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Took the lid off to stir in the broccoli and OMFG!!
If this thing turns out tasting HALF as good as it smells, I'll be ecstatic! LOL I'll grease up my round baking dish (the rectangular one has too much surface area), toss in some frozen taters, layer on some "creamy cheesy broccoli soup" (that's essentially what it is now), a few more taters, the rest of the soup, and then my leftover nooch/breadcrumb mix. Fingers crossed!
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Well, I need a distraction... feel like makin' a little something, but supplies are very limited. I decided on a small batch of black bean dip. This time, though, it'll be fat-free (minus evoo)... and instead of added liquid or oil, I'll toss in what's left of the Frog Ranch salsa (less than half a jar)... as always, I'll add baby spinach (very little left, must use today).
The bad news? I'm almost out of nooch!! What's left could easily be used up in the dip... it's what makes it "cheesy".... I should really get my butt over to Discount Health Foods today or tomorrow.
Anyhoo... time to get mixin'!
The bad news? I'm almost out of nooch!!
What's left could easily be used up in the dip... it's what makes it "cheesy".... I should really get my butt over to Discount Health Foods today or tomorrow.Anyhoo... time to get mixin'!
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Gonna reheat my last couple pieces of vegan pizza. Forgot my li'l skillet at Jer's this morning... remembered to grab it before I left tonight, though. 
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Yeah, yeah, yeah.... got the rest of the necessary stuff to make my chickpea salad sammiches. The pre-diced onions did NOT look good at all, and there were no pre-cut celery spears.... however, I WAS able to buy just three celery stalks by themselves .... also got a yellow onion & some discounted organic power greens (meaning they need to be used quickly... I examined a lot of cartons, this one looked decent)....
I already mashed the garbanzos... now I need to wash a celery stalk and throw that in my Zyliss manual food chopper with some onion... also need to wash my greens (I borrowed Jer's salad-spinner -- also made by Zyliss -- probably where they got the notion for the manual food processor), spin 'em dry & store 'em in the veggie-saver thing.
I have way more to do than I had earlier anticipated.... I'd better get to it!
.... also got a yellow onion & some discounted organic power greens (meaning they need to be used quickly... I examined a lot of cartons, this one looked decent)....I already mashed the garbanzos... now I need to wash a celery stalk and throw that in my Zyliss manual food chopper with some onion... also need to wash my greens (I borrowed Jer's salad-spinner -- also made by Zyliss -- probably where they got the notion for the manual food processor), spin 'em dry & store 'em in the veggie-saver thing.
I have way more to do than I had earlier anticipated.... I'd better get to it!
I'm going to make spaghetti sauce in the crockpot. I need to use up some frozen tomatoes.
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I've got a flatbread wrap in the oven (on lowest setting, to make it a bit more puncture-proof)... makin' another Mediterranean wrap from the Zitoon take-out. Gonna spread with the hummus, sprinkle with tabouli & nooch, slice open a stuffed grape leaf & crumble a falafel. Good sh*t!
I have been experimenting with the different gluten-free breads and seeing which ones are edible. I just put two slices of the brown BFree bread in the oven topped with olive oil, salt, black pepper, Violife cheese and cherry tomatoes. Very nice! Much nicer than when I just made it into toast.
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I'm makin' a shopping list for tomorrow! I think I've decided what I'm going to be cooking, so I've got my printed recipes (for slow-cooker vegetarian lasagna and for homemade ranch dressing), and I'm adding what I need to get to my Kroger shopping list (easier that way, plus I can see what is & is not available)....
While these recipes are not vegan, I'll do my damnedest to nudge them that way. I'm still going to avoid using any egg 'cuz Kroger sells flax seeds!
I won't be adding salt to ANY of this stuff either!
The lasagna recipe calls for a ridiculous amount of cheese... that will change drastically. LOL
The ranch dressing recipe is STUPID easy!! And that will allow me to make more chickpea salad (the right way). Back when I used to make egg salad & tuna salad (with or without pasta), what made them so damn tasty was the fact that I used ranch instead of mayo. Mayo's so gross. LOL 
But THIS ranch doesn't call for egg OR mayo, just Greek yogurt, which I don't have a huge problem with. It's low-cal & high protein & easy to get.
I think I've decided what I'm going to be cooking, so I've got my printed recipes (for slow-cooker vegetarian lasagna and for homemade ranch dressing), and I'm adding what I need to get to my Kroger shopping list (easier that way, plus I can see what is & is not available)....While these recipes are not vegan, I'll do my damnedest to nudge them that way. I'm still going to avoid using any egg 'cuz Kroger sells flax seeds!
I won't be adding salt to ANY of this stuff either!
The lasagna recipe calls for a ridiculous amount of cheese... that will change drastically. LOL
The ranch dressing recipe is STUPID easy!! And that will allow me to make more chickpea salad (the right way).
Back when I used to make egg salad & tuna salad (with or without pasta), what made them so damn tasty was the fact that I used ranch instead of mayo. Mayo's so gross. LOL But THIS ranch doesn't call for egg OR mayo, just Greek yogurt, which I don't have a huge problem with. It's low-cal & high protein & easy to get.
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OK, screw it. I'm makin' veggie lasagna. Even though it's a slow-cooker dish, I still need to mince garlic, chop onion & baby spinach (those 3 are easy in the manual food-chopper), SCRUB & slice mushrooms, peel & slice zucchini, etc....
Yes, I'll be using actual ricotta and mozzarella (half of what the recipe call for, however)... but I'm omitting egg & using a flax substitute.
Cripes, I should just go do this.... just prep the damn stuff, get my two large bowls of crap mixed... ricotta/flax gets mixed with mushrooms, zucchini, & spinach... crushed/diced tomatoes get mixed with garlic & onion... and nooch.
Alright, dammit! Must...prep...food.... then I just sit & wait while it cooks in the little crock (OMG, I hope it's big enough {that's what she said})
To paraphrase Deadpool.... "MINIMUM EFFORT!!!!"
Yes, I'll be using actual ricotta and mozzarella (half of what the recipe call for, however)... but I'm omitting egg & using a flax substitute.
Cripes, I should just go do this.... just prep the damn stuff, get my two large bowls of crap mixed... ricotta/flax gets mixed with mushrooms, zucchini, & spinach... crushed/diced tomatoes get mixed with garlic & onion... and nooch.
Alright, dammit! Must...prep...food.... then I just sit & wait while it cooks in the little crock (OMG, I hope it's big enough {that's what she said})
To paraphrase Deadpool.... "MINIMUM EFFORT!!!!"
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Another 45 minutes on the slow-cooker before I check. I'm pre-heating the oven to make my Amy's Bowl for dinner. I think I should be able to turn both appliances off at roughly the same time (intentional). I'll have to put the crock on a wire rack while I eat & game until it's cooled down enough to put in the fridge, though....
In the meantime, another beer!
In the meantime, another beer!
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