Chinese cabbage with chikn

1 head of cabbage sliced and core removed
1 package of beyond meat chikn
1 tbsp agave
1-2 tbsp white wine vinegar
1/4 tsp black pepper
1/2 tsp salt
1 tbsp soy sauce
2 tsp bran oil

Saute Chikn in pan with oil.  Once heated, add cabbage along with the rest of the ingredients. Heat until the cabbage is slightly soft.  Turn off heat and serve.

You can also saute ramen noodles in this mix, if using them put them with the chikn at the start so they are soft by the time you turn off the heat.  

Buffalo style kidney beans

2 cans of kidney beans
2 tbsp of hot sauce ( sriracha)
1-2 tbsp of apple cider vinegar
1 tbsp tamari
1/2 cup cashew cream (1/4 cup ground cashews mixed with just enough water to be thick)
1 tsp thyme
2-4 drops liquid smoke
sprinkle of salt.

Mix all ingredients in a pan until hot.

Serve on toasted bread, homemade bread, or toasted buns, serve with vegan ranch and carrot sticks :)

This recipe is super fast and super easy and loved by the guys.  

Throw together dinner

My husband made this salad yesterday, and it was amazing.  We had some mixed salad from the CSA we get from, so it was red leaf lettuce, green leaf lettuce and rucola.   He made up the salad dressing, it somewhat reminded me of a thai peanut/thousand island... I'm not sure but it was impressive, and took him less than 5 minutes to throw together.


Tangy Thai Cashew Dressing
1/3 cup of cashews
2 tsp olive oil
dash of zesty spice (salt alternative)
1/4 of water
1-2 tbsp of sesame seeds
1 tsp of agave
1 tsp of sriracha
dash of thai peanut dressing
1 tbsp balsamic vinegar

Blend in a vitamix, or other blender :)
These ingredients may need to be adjusted a bit, my husband likes to
explain ingredients by the 'dash' of something or 'handful'
I saw him put some of the ingredients in, so these are my best estimates
otherwise you can follow his advise and put 2 handfuls of cashews
and a dash of everything else... and just enough water to help it blend.
It's a very creamy and rich dressing, definitely a new favorite :)


Potatoes and Asparagus
2 russet potatoes peeled and cubed
1 bunch of asparagus roughly chopped
1-2 tbsp of oil
3 dashes garlic powder
3 dashes onion powder
4-5 dashes black pepper
2 dashes of salt

Bake on 350 F, for 45 minutes.  

Chikn Tomatillo Quesadillas

Chikn Tomatillo Quesadillas
makes one quesadilla
3 vegan gluten free chicken strips (we used 'beyond meat' brand)
1 tortilla (the good life, rice tortillas)
3 tbsp tomatillo salsa
3 tbsp daiya cheese
1/4 tomato chopped or sliced
1/4 avocado sliced

Fry or the microwave (lazy style) the chicken strips until hot. Spread out one tortilla on a pan.  Put cheese on one side of the quesadilla.  Put it into the oven for broil, for 3-4 minutes or until the cheese starts to sizzle/bubble.  Remove from the oven, add salsa, tomato, avocado and chikn.  Fold in half and eat with sriracha sauce, BBQ sauce or more salsa :)

Quick and easy dinner.  

The simple dinner

I really didn't feel like putting much effort into cooking yesterday, so this was a minimalist effort kind of throw-together.

Steamed Asparagus and Radicchio
1 package of asparagus chopped in 2 inch pieces
1/2 medium radicchio roughly sliced

Yes, radicchio is bitter especially cooked with only water, but I think it's important to strengthen our tolerance for bitterness in our meals :)
Steam for 5-10 minutes, just before wilting point of radicchio.

Chopped Greens
3/4 bunch of red lettuce chopped/ripped into bite size pieces

as simple as that, the table needed something fresh looking :)

Seasoned Mixed Potato Rounds
7 small purple tomatoes roughly sliced
1 large sweet potato roughly cubed
1 large yam roughly cubed
2 tsp of oil
1 tbsp nutritional yeast
1 tsp paprika
1/4 tsp black pepper
1/2 tsp sage

Preheat oven at 375 F. Mix all of the chopped potatoes in a bowl add the owl and seasonings and mix.  Place in a pan or a baking dish, and bake for 30 minutes.  Take potatoes out, stir well and put them back in the oven for another 30 minutes.

Scrambled Chorizo in Tomato Sauce  
1/2 cup of chorizo
1 can tri- bean mix
2 tbsp tomato paste
1/4-1/2 cup of water
1/4 tsp of basil
1/2 cup of sliced cabbage

Mix all ingredients together in a pot.  simmer until cabbage softens.


I invited our friend to dinner, who brought along chips and salsa, which made a perfect contribution to the meal :)

I took equal servings of salad, vegetables, potatoes and chorizo and it was the best all mixed together with a spoonful of salsa and a couple chips :)

Jalapeño Hummus Quesadillas

I haven't been that great lately at making proper meals. My last final was yesterday and now I have a proposal to really hash out and get done asap.  It's due in 10 days, and proposal writing is a whole new endeavor on my end.

Breakfast was the same old chia plus chocolate plus apples.  See  Busy Mondays for the recipe.

Today I put closer to 3 tbsp of cocoa powder and it was amazing, so chocolatey.  Somehow I've misplaced my stevia.. so I haven't been using it, but apparently with enough cocoa powder it's still amazing.

Lunch I was super lazy today, I had 3 half face toasted sandwiches with coconut peanut butter and vegan chocolate chips.  I know, what can I say, finals.

Dinner I had made some very easy

Jalapeno Hummus Quesadilla
makes 1 quesadilla

1 brown rice tortilla (I use Food for Life brand)
2 tbsp of Jalapeno garlic havarti 'cheese' (Daiya brand)
1/2 zucchini sliced thinly
1/2 tomato chopped
2 tbsp of Jalapeno cilantro hummus (Hope Foods brand)
2-3 tbsp salsa (I thought I had some, turned out I only had tomato sauce, I know completely college student of me, but I used it, and it was actually pretty good as a dipping sauce)

Spread the 'havarti cheese' on half of the rice tortilla.  Place the zucchini and the tomato pieces on the other half.  Put it in the oven on 'broiler' for 3-4 minutes or when the 'cheese' starts to melt/bubble.  Remove from oven, sweep the vegetables atop of the cheese and add the hummus to the empty side of the tortilla, close the tortilla, put it onto a plate and serve with salsa -- or in times of no salsa, tomato sauce will do :)

Hopefully I will find my battery charger for my camera sooooon