My current favorite sandwich.

The best olive salad ever.

My current favorite sandwich:  Tofurky slices, Daiya foods cheddar, jalapeño olive salad, sauerkraut, shredded lettuce, mayo/ketchup sauce on toasted seeded bread. I’ve had four in two days.

Chickpea Curry Couscous Pilaf

From the Fix It And Forget It Vegetarian cookbook. Came out yummy. I added a bit of tomato sauce and garam masala to it.

Enchilada casserole.

Haven’t made my go to casserole in a while. It’s got loads of healthy ingredients: quinoa, black beans, corn, peppers, carrots, tomatoes. Topped with spiced tomato sauce, drizzled with mayo/tomato sauce concoction and a bit of vegan mozzarella.

Winter Warmer Hotpot.

From Mary McCartney’s book Food. It’s so delicious and warming!

Recipe

Crockpot Lentil Sausage Stew

The pic above is my crockpot with the following ingredients: 

Olive oil, 1 celery, 1 onion, 3 cloves garlic, 2 carrots, 1 potato, 1 can cooked brown lentils, 2 vegan apple-sage sausages, 3 Tb tomato paste, rosemary, sage, thyme, a pinch of sugar, 1/2 tsp cumin, salt, pepper, a splash of vinegar and mushroom broth to cover.

After cooking on high for about 5-6 hours, the end result was this delicious stew that was so perfect! I didn’t have to tweak anything at the end.

Nachos

Glorious nachos I made the other day with the cheese sauce from Hot For Food on YouTube. 

So delish!

Chickpea Spinach and Potato Curry

This chickpea spinach and potato curry was so good tonight! Here’s the recipe:

1/2 onion, chopped 

2 cloves garlic, minced 

1” piece of ginger, peeled and minced 

1 tsp each: Garam masala, cumin, turmeric, coriander 

1/2 tsp chili (Indian chili powder)

1 tsp salt

Pinch of sugar

1 - 16 oz can of tomato sauce 

1 cup coconut milk

1/2 cup chopped broccoli 

1 can chickpeas, drained and rinsed

2-3 handfuls of baby spinach, chopped 

1 potato, peeled and diced

1/2 cup frozen peas

Sauté onions, garlic and ginger in olive oil on medium high heat, add spices and salt and a splash of water. Stir around and and add all the other ingredients and bring to a boil. Add a little water if it’s too thick. Lower heat and simmer covered for 30-45 min.

Beyond Love.

I’m so happy that Beyond Burgers are now available at Costco. You get a four pack (8 patties total) for about $14. A deal!

Ooohhhh, so beef like. These are my fave vegan burgers.

Cooked 5-6 minutes on each side and done!