After a long day of driving home from a busy weekend in California the last thing I wanted to do was slave over dinner. But, I did want a warm home cooked, healthy meal to help me recover from all the crap we ate over the weekend. This dish was the amazing result.
Every once in a while I make something so delicious that it surprises me and I completely forget to take any pictures. This is exactly what happened last night. I had no idea that I had a killer meal on my hands.
After a long day of driving home from a busy weekend in California the last thing I wanted to do was slave over dinner. But, I did want a warm home cooked, healthy meal to help me recover from all the crap we ate over the weekend. This dish was the amazing result.
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I'm someone who really, really enjoys a sweet potato. Be it fries, be it mashed, be it anything delicious. However, I am a victim of restaurant-love for these oddly shaped root vegetables. If I decide to cook one of these bad-boys, it's usually in a microwave, with a little garlic powder. Yep. Pretty boring. Knowing this about myself, I decided to venture out into the world of sweet potato burgers. And, if I do say so myself, they turned out surprisingly well! Don't be afraid, these one's aren't too sweet, not dry, they don't fall apart, and you will become addicted! Okay, so while I'm still on my soup kick, I figured I'd better execute all of my ideas for delicious soups! This one came to fruition after blog-stalking a few of my favorites. Then I thought, why don't I just write a recipe for something that I want? It's what usually happens anyways. So that's what I did. What makes this a bisque without using heavy cream, butter or any other non-vegan, dairy-sourced thickener? The secret: Avocado! Nature's perfect food. Now, I may be a little biased, but this recipe blew my mind! It was beyond tasty, superbly creamy, wonderfully flavorful. **sigh** Either you can take my word for it or just go make yourself a bowl. I suggest you give it a taste. You won't be disappointed. I was so pleased with the recipe (aka. I demolished my serving) that I forgot to take a picture! I did find one, however, that closely resembled mine. I'll upload one of my own soon. This picture was lovingly taken by the Almost Skinny Vegan! I think it's clear to say that I have an affinity for all things gnocchi, all things kale, all things cauliflower. So I've reinvented my gnocchi soup recipe, again! This time I mixed my pesto soup with a vegan cream of mushroom soup! It was amazing. Though my recipe is quite different, I was inspired by this recipe on the New York in Green blog. It's been chilly here, yes, even in AZ. Not as cold as our East Coast friends, but cold still. Our home has been afflicted with seasonal allergies. This soup seriously helped my throat and sinuses. Don't know what it was--probably the kale and mushrooms! Yum! Last night I decided that I was going to take a plain ol' recipe for black bean burgers and spruce it up a little. I came up with this recipe as I was perusing our pantry. It turned out great! I was pretty impressed. I didn't however, stop to take a picture. I hate when that happens. So I borrowed one from TheCrunchyCarrot.com because theirs looks pretty much like mine! I love reading fellow bloggers post's and getting excited and inspired to create something similar but change it just enough to make it my own. Ahh the amazing things about recipes. They're like idea jumping-boards. You start with a simple idea and craft the details and flavors into something delightfully different. That's what I did here. This recipe is adapted from last week's post on FatFreeVegan.com. It's lovely the way it is. However my enhancements were perfect for me! Sometimes, cooking even the simplest of recipes can be too time consuming. I love having multipurpose ingredients on hand to help me cope with these moments (which are rare). This morning I needed to create a quick lunch for me to have at work. Salad is usually my go-to dish, but I'm all salad-ed-out this week. After taking a quick look in my pantry and fridge I came up with the following recipe! Not only does it smell wonderful, but after a quick taste for seasonings I can tell you that I was even blown away by my own snap creativity This recipe was adapted from the one found in the Eat to Live book. If you're veg or vegan and are looking for additional insight or inspiration, this is the way to go! When you get the book, be prepared to get super-charged ideas of new meals to cook for your whole family! I was pretty excited, I must say. Anyway, I decided to make this recipe but I didn't have a few of the ingredients. I used Dr. Fuhrman's recipe as a guide and added my own touches along the way. It was wonderful, but didn't last. That's why I borrowed the picture! Hummus and all of its variations can get rather "blah" after a while. When it's time to spice things up in your dip repertoire, you may want to try something like this Black-Eyed Pea Dip. This recipe is especially "garlicky". So if you're looking for a more mild garlic flavor, you will want to cut down on the garlic or just eliminate. |