Vegan Christmas Crack

 Vegan Christmas crack! It is delicious. I’m definitely making again!

Lay out a sleeve of saltine crackers side by side onto a baking sheet. I used foil but I recommend parchment paper. Put 1/2 c vegan butter and 1/2 cup brown sugar in a saucepan and melt. Let it come to a boil and let it bubble and boil for a couple minutes. Pour mixture on top of crackers and spread. Place baking pan in a 350 F oven for 5 minutes. Take out and sprinkle with chocolate chips. Put it back in the oven for 2 minutes. Take out and spread the chocolate to cover and sprinkle with candy sugars and sprinkles. Let cool to room temp then refrigerate for two hours. Crack into pieces and store in an airtight container. 🎄❤️✨

Refried bean tostadas

 

Delicious refried bean tostadas topped with @followyourheart cheese, lettuce, onion, cilantro, vegan thousand island dressing and Chile de arbol salsa (salsa from @theeddiegarza book!). I made the beans with leftover bean soup from yesterday and added onion, garlic, cumin and Mexican oregano. 

15 Bean Soup

15 Bean Soup with @beyondmeat sausage. I followed a slow cooker recipe at @hurstbeans website. The beans were rinsed and added straight to the crockpot with sautéed onion, celery, garlic, water and the vegan ham flavor packet. After cooking on HIGH for 7 hours the beans were suuuuper soft and thick. See 2nd pic. I added a cup of hot broth to make it more soupy. I smashed some kidney beans to make sure they were soft and thoroughly cooked. These beans are most definitely cooked! Can’t wait to enjoy at dinner. 

Teatime and Tofu banh mi

 

Freddie Lyon (from BBC drama The Hour) fandom tea. Adagio tea blend of earl grey, masala chai, toasted mate and lemon verbena.

Airfryer tofu, mayo, sriracha, pickled vegetables and cilantro.

Senegalese mafe style stew

 Veganized Senegalese style Mafé stew. I used a recipe from demandafrica.com but used tofu instead of meat and I also added potatoes and cabbage. I did add a few more spices that I saw on other mafe recipes - tomato paste, paprika, curry powder and chili flakes. 

Sausage skillet meal.

 This was so simple and came out really delicious. I sautéed four cut up Beyond sausages and while they were browning, I cooked chunks of potatoes in the airfryer for about 7-10 minutes. Then I took the sausages out, and sautéed onion, garlic, thawed frozen veggie mix and added the potatoes, a little water and Old Bay seasoning. Once everything was cooked, I added back in the sausages and cooked a bit longer. Seasoned with salt and pepper. I should have added lemon, that would have been a good addition. Served with rice. So good. Definitely making again. 

Some foods.

Apple fritter bread. 

Spaghetti aglio e olio.

Baked cashew goat cheese.