Today so far!!
Post weights smoothie;
banana, mixed berries, soy milk, ground flax, hemp seeds
Lunch;
Linda McCartney “fish cake”, orzo, rocket, tenderstem broccoli and a touch of vegan mayo.
Orzo; half an onion and garlic clove fried in water (I only use oil for roasting as I have a good pan), when soft add some finely diced mushroom. When that’s cooked add one serving of orzo (80g), then some veggie broth and a bit of alpro soya cream. Lid on and cook until soft (I kept adding water if it was boiling away too much). Added nutritional yeast and some vegan cashew cheese, lemon juice, salt and pepper and done:)
Snack; probably will be 2 meat free burger patties (the ones I have are super low calorie and high protein) and an alpro yoghurt
Dinner; not sure yet maybe homemade ramen! And probably some chocolate to snack
Sadly I've had little food today because of the flu. I've managed to eat one banana and two air fried hash browns with ketchup. I'm starving but everything sounds so gross - except for junk food of course. I'm gonna try to get the energy to make sesame tofu and broccoli over rice or noodles.
I’ve been using forks over knives recipes recently! I attached one of my favorite lunch recipes, the green goddess bowl! It’s filling and really flavorful!
Last night for New Year's Eve I made vegan nachos. They were so good.
Today I am making a vegan lasagna with lots of veggies and a tofu-cashew ricotta. I haven't had a lasagna in close to a year so I'm super excited.
You still are not having lasagna
Enjoy
Don’t even hahaha! She’s having a tomato based, faux meat / lentil / mushroom sauce, with béchamel sauce made from probably plant-based butter or olive oil, and plant-milk, layered between lasagne sheets with plant-based cheese between each layer!!
Or is vegan lasagne just easier to say?
I will be upfront and say I am not vegan. I have many food restrictions due to medical reasons and allergies, so a vegan or even vegetarian lifestyle does not work well for me (I have tried). That said, I love reading threads like this and watching vegan/vegetarian YouTubers for great ideas on how to increase the amount of produce I eat and for recipes. I try not to eat a ton of meat (for a stirfry I will use half the meat normally called for and double the veg) and I do make vegan/vegetarian meals often (LOVE an easy veggie pasta with roasted garlic hummus as the sauce).
So I hope you all don't mind me hanging around for ideas and tricks!
I'm here because I thought about going vegan and I was just looking at a few options of creative foods. You guys have some awesome suggestions and I might be making my decision very soon. I think I may be trying to go vegan just to wear this shirt lol. Nonetheless I'm really down I have a lot of underlying issues that I think going vegan can help.
Normally i'd be fasting but i have a bad cold so today so banana bread for breakfast.
For lunch leftovers from New years day dinner:
Home made Mushroom & walnut Pate on some fancy toast with Tabbouleh salad, baby potatoes & artichokes.
Dinner will be:
Black bean Fajitas with peppers,onion,mushroom plus some spicy cauliflower and mashed sweet potato.
Here’s a falafel recipe I just made this morning, I added brocoli to mine as well and and not use any oil or flour. To not use flour, I just didn’t add the vegetable broth, so the mixture was already dry....however I did add some panko to the mixture to make it easier to roll into balls. They taste great!
I also made some without them rolled in panko amd like them much better!
I will be upfront and say I am not vegan. I have many food restrictions due to medical reasons and allergies, so a vegan or even vegetarian lifestyle does not work well for me (I have tried). That said, I love reading threads like this and watching vegan/vegetarian YouTubers for great ideas on how to increase the amount of produce I eat and for recipes. I try not to eat a ton of meat (for a stirfry I will use half the meat normally called for and double the veg) and I do make vegan/vegetarian meals often (LOVE an easy veggie pasta with roasted garlic hummus as the sauce).
So I hope you all don't mind me hanging around for ideas and tricks!
My friend used her Mum's recipe, but that looks similar, except my friend's salad was in smaller pieces like yours (except for the fried lebanese bread pieces which were larger like in the pic).
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Post weights smoothie;
banana, mixed berries, soy milk, ground flax, hemp seeds
Lunch;
Linda McCartney “fish cake”, orzo, rocket, tenderstem broccoli and a touch of vegan mayo.
Orzo; half an onion and garlic clove fried in water (I only use oil for roasting as I have a good pan), when soft add some finely diced mushroom. When that’s cooked add one serving of orzo (80g), then some veggie broth and a bit of alpro soya cream. Lid on and cook until soft (I kept adding water if it was boiling away too much). Added nutritional yeast and some vegan cashew cheese, lemon juice, salt and pepper and done:)
Snack; probably will be 2 meat free burger patties (the ones I have are super low calorie and high protein) and an alpro yoghurt
Dinner; not sure yet maybe homemade ramen! And probably some chocolate to snack
Today I am making a vegan lasagna with lots of veggies and a tofu-cashew ricotta. I haven't had a lasagna in close to a year so I'm super excited.
Don’t even hahaha! She’s having a tomato based, faux meat / lentil / mushroom sauce, with béchamel sauce made from probably plant-based butter or olive oil, and plant-milk, layered between lasagne sheets with plant-based cheese between each layer!!
Or is vegan lasagne just easier to say?
Actually you are so wrong! The lasagna was delicious and tasted like traditional lasagna which was commented by two others who were skeptical.
That looks super delicious! Where can I get the recipe?
What's the purpose of lasagna gatekeeping? What is your end goal here?
So I hope you all don't mind me hanging around for ideas and tricks!
For lunch leftovers from New years day dinner:
Home made Mushroom & walnut Pate on some fancy toast with Tabbouleh salad, baby potatoes & artichokes.
Dinner will be:
Black bean Fajitas with peppers,onion,mushroom plus some spicy cauliflower and mashed sweet potato.
I also made some without them rolled in panko amd like them much better!
https://fabsgoodfood.com/recipe/crispy-vegan-falafels-with-tempeh-walnuts/
Actually the recipe I used is from The Garden Grazer blog https://www.thegardengrazer.com/2015/10/mexica non-quinoa-stuffed-peppers.html
Actually the recipe I used is this one. https://www.thegardengrazer.com/2015/10/mexicanon-quinoa-stuffed-peppers.html
I hope you find some suitable recipes for you!!❤️
Israeli Salad
Here is the pin https://pin.it/cmbakap5mca6m4
I also want to try making Lebanese fatoush. A friend brought it to a BBQ and I fell in love with it.
https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/fast-recipes/fattoush-9484
My friend used her Mum's recipe, but that looks similar, except my friend's salad was in smaller pieces like yours (except for the fried lebanese bread pieces which were larger like in the pic).
I'm sure I'd do the same with the Israeli salad.