Avocado Toast with Tomatoes

November 4, 2024Leave a comment

A comfort food of mine is avocado toast. It can be versatile, you can add anything you like on it and it’s so yummy.

Lately, I have been on this kick of putting sliced tomatoes on mine.

Get your avocados and sliced bread out and enjoy some yummy toast.

1 sliced sourdough bread

Vegan butter

1 quarter large avocado (more or less)

Sliced grape tomatoes (or any kind of tomatoes you like)

Toast the bread. Place once toasted spread on some vegan butter, the. Avocado and top with sliced tomatoes. Enjoy!

Veganized Toll House Cookies

October 4, 2024Leave a comment

The next time you are craving some homemade chocolate chip cookies, here is a veganized version of recipe of Nestle’s Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookies. Enjoy.

Ingredients

2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup vegan butter, softened
¾ cup white sugar
¾ cup packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 Tablespoons chia seeds (soak a couple minutes in 6 Tablespoons of warm water)
2 cups vegan semisweet chocolate chips
1 cup oatmeal and/or nuts (optional)

Step 1: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F

Step 2: Beat butter, white sugar, brown sugar, vanilla, chia seeds and water in a large mixing bowl until creamy and fluffy.

Step 3: Add salt, baking soda and gradually add flour. Mix well.

Step 4: Add chocolate chips and optional oatmeal/nuts.

Step 5: Drop by rounded tablespoon onto ungreased baking sheets.

Step 6: Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 9 to 11 minutes

Step 7: Cool and enjoy

Tofu – Yummy Protein

February 6, 2024Leave a comment

Tofu is a good source of plant-based protein, rich in essential amino acids. It’s also a good source of iron, calcium, and magnesium. Additionally, tofu is low in saturated fat and cholesterol, making it a heart-healthy protein alternative. Some studies suggest it may have potential benefits for bone health and reducing the risk of certain chronic diseases.

You can make various dishes with tofu, such as tofu stir-fry, tofu scramble, tofu curry, or even marinated and grilled tofu. It’s versatile and can be used in both savory and sweet recipes.

My personal extra firm tofu favorite dishes are crispy tofu, coated pan fried or baked tofu or tofu “egg” salad. Throw them on a green salad, bread or wrap or eat them on their own.

Be creative and enjoy the benefits of this wonderful plant protein.

Embracing Plantbased Lifestyle

February 3, 2024Leave a comment

Embracing a plant-based lifestyle comes with numerous benefits for your health, the environment, and even animal welfare.

You can have many reasons for going Plantbased. But whatever the reason is, you will find several benefits in your decision.

1. Health Benefits: Plantbased can reduce risk of chronic diseases, improved heart health, and increased energy levels. It can help you have better recovery after working out.

2. Environmental Impact: A plantbased lifestyle can contribute to sustainability by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, conserving water, and preserving biodiversity.

3. Saving animals from being tortured and killed. This was my main reason next to the health benefits.

4. Transitioning to a Plantbased lifestyle isn’t as hard as people make it sound. Just don’t cook animal products. Some say they can’t give up cheese, then eat cheese and go plantbased everywhere else in your diet. Then down the road maybe try and move off cheese. Research what animals go through for you to have that cheese and venture out and try Plantbased cheeses. As with anything, some are good and some are not. But if you can’t go off cheese, then that is okay and don’t let anyone make you feel like a failure.

Food seems to be a trigger for some and when they hear you are Plantbased some become your nutritionist asking the same old question, “how do you get your protein?” The answer is plants, legumes, tofu etc.. I like to ask them how they get their antioxidants.

I enjoy a Plantbased life. Am I perfect? Absolutely not. I still like milk chocolate. I do look for vegan chocolate but sometimes it isn’t.

Live your life. Eat plants and feel great.

Quite Simply Veggie Soup for Dogs – Slow Cooker

January 10, 2017January 26, 2017Leave a comment

You read that right! I created a veggie soup for my dogs.

I often get asked if my dogs are vegan, too. They are not. I tried, for a short period of time, to move them to a vegan diet but they got bladder stones due to their PH being off that I switched them back. I do prefer they eat a whole food diet so I bake their protein and make their veggies. Since changing them to this diet, they have been healthy, happy and active.

My two dogs are different in ages. My oldest is an 11 1/2 year old Beagle and my youngest is a 2 year old bully mix (or I like to call her a Heinz 57 Goofball). I was feeding them store bought canine dehydrated veggie mixes but my Beagle would slowly pick through them. I had been thinking of creating a soup for them for awhile. Last week, I decided to try it and they LOVE it! I freeze batches of it to prevent it from molding as it sits in the refrigerator.

It is made with whole foods and condensed with wonderful nutrients. Please note: I am not a Vet or a licensed/certified canine nutritionist.

And if you want to eat some…it is safe for humans, too!

3 Cups Low Sodium Vegetable Broth

1 Cup chopped frozen or fresh Kale

1 Cup frozen or fresh Peas

1 Cup Carrots – Diced

1 Cup Celery – Diced

1 10oz bag Broccoli – chopped

1 Large Yam – diced

1 Tbls Ginger – pureed or powder

1 Tbls Tumeric powder

1 Tbls Parsley flakes

2 Tbls Coconut oil

1 Cup ground Flaxseeds

Place all ingredients in the slow cooker. Cook on low for 6-8 hours. When all ingredients are soft either mash by hand or place in a food processor and puree.

It is easier for your dogs to digest the vegetables and get the nutrients if vegetables are cooked and mashed or pureed.

Refrigerate enough portions for a coupe days. Freeze the rest in small containers (or freezer bags) and thaw in the refrigerator a day or two ahead of using it. This will help keep it from going bad (molding) if it sits in the refrigerator too long.

I hope your dogs enjoy it as much as mine.

All ingredients added to the slow cooker.

Quite Simply Vegan

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