Lets talk about food today!
I LOVE to cook, especially for my family. and recently both Patrick and I have been trying to eat healthfully, and have been cutting animal products out. mostly meat, but other products too as time goes on. my ideal end game would be "loose" vegans.
You may think I'm crazy, but I've done the research, I've read books and am reading more, I've also watched a few very educational documentaries.
I'm trying very hard to Educate myself on how to live better and how to feed my family food that is life giving. I don't want to live in ignorance, and just put whatever I want in my body. it's not at all affecting our budget either.
here are a few recipes of some of my most recent favorite trials. In all honesty though I never follow recipes, everything I make, I just throw together. Here are the rough recipes though.
#1: Throw together Vegetable Quiche. (Vegetarian)
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
1 Onion
1 Package of Asparagus
1 Sm. Package of Mushrooms
10 Baby sweet peppers (or one big pepper any color)
1 pre made pie crust.
5-6 eggs
1 cup of any kind of cheese
Directions:
saute all the vegetables in a skillet with coconut oil (or olive oil) and then pour them in the unbaked pie crust scramble the eggs and add about half of the cheese into the egg mixture. next, sprinkle the remaining cheese on top.
put the quiche in the oven for 20 minutes or until the crust has browned.
It's literally throw together, so use whatever you have in your fridge!
#2 Eggplant Parmesan - (Vegetarian)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
1 Eggplant
1 C plain or italian bread crumbs
1-2 Eggs as needed
1 Tablespoon of Italian seasonings
1/4 C Parmesan cheese
1 can of tomato sauce or one jar of pasta sauce if you go with the tomato sauce add some of the Italian seasonings to that.
1 C of Mozzarella cheese
Directions:
get a cookie sheet out and slice the eggplant and sprinkle salt all over it very liberally on the cookie sheet. I'm not sure what this does, but trust me, it makes it so much better! after about 20 mins. flip them over and salt the other side. 20 mins on that side and then wash them off with water and pat them dry with a paper towel.
Now, combine the 1C of bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese and 1T of Italian seasonings in a bowl. and then the eggs in another. Bread the eggplant and set the breaded ones aside.
In a skillet, heat some vegetable oil or coconut oil and fry the eggplant till golden on both sides. set aside. in a 6X6 pan spray with cooking oil lightly and then put some tomato sauce on the bottom, then layer the eggplant down on top of the sauce. once the first layer is down, cover that with sauce, then some cheese. layer sauce, cheese, eggplant, until you are done with the eggplant. put the pan in the oven for 10-15 minutes or until the cheese on the top is melted.
it's super yummy!
you can also serve this with pasta, but we just eat this with salad.
#3 Vegetable Bean Pasta- Vegetarian
1 lb of any kind of pasta that you want. (whole wheat is best)
1 pkg of mushrooms
1 zucchini
1 can of great northern beans
1/2 teaspoon of red pepper flakes
salt and pepper to taste
cook noodles. Saute Vegetables and beans in coconut oil. add the pepper flakes. once everything is cooked, mix it all together.
*this is an extremely easy meal, it's very simple, and bland, but super delicious!! Add as many spices as you want to make it more exciting!
#4 Tomato Basil Stuffed Zucchini- Vegan
Preheat oven to 350
1 Cup of cooked Quinoa
1/2 Cup tomatoes
1 Tablespoon Italian seasonings
2 Tablespoons fresh Basil
half and hallow out 3 zucchini. Mix the above ingredients together and pile the filling into the zucchini place into the oven for about 10 minutes or until zucchini is cooked.
*to change from vegan to vegetarian, add cheese on top. you could also add ground beef or chicken to the mixture.
I'm always trying new things, so if you ever need ideas, let me know. also, I'll continue (so long as you like the recipes) every now and then, putting meals up that I make.
Give me feedback, let me know what you think.
