A Vegan Mash of Sorts

I'm not one to toot my own horn but this Vegan Mash of sorts was extremely tasty if I do say so myself!

(As far as I know) this is a completely original creation!

It consists of:
Wildtree Grapeseed Oil 

Cubed Quinoa Polenta

Stewed Tomatoes

Black Beans

Corn

Rice Crumbs

Hemp Hearts

Nutritional Yeast

Wildtree California Garlic Pepper Blend

I was darned proud of myself for this one!

2 Vegan MoFo Posts for today!  Yay!

Quinoa Polenta with Stewed Tomatoes

I've been on a Polenta kick lately!  Not only did I find Polenta but I found Quinoa Polenta!  YAY!  You know I LOVE my Quinoa!  One of my FAVE ways to do Polenta is to do slices and cook on each side with Grapeseed Oil.  I top the sliced-circles with Stewed Tomatoes!

The best part of this whole dish?  It takes 5 minutes or less!  YUMMO!

Vegan MoFo 2012 Continues!

Something like "Mock Tuno Salad"

The other night I followed a recipe from The 4 Ingredient Vegan and it was pretty horrible.  The sauce was made of Vegan Mayo and Tahini.  I didn't want to give-up on it so here is what I did to tweak it:

Yes...that's Quinoa Pasta you see!  

For the sauce I used Tahini, Vegan Mayo, Almond Milk and Water.

For the additions to the sauce for texture I used chopped/marinated Artichoke Hearts, Tomatoes, a little bit of Medium-Hot Salsa, and Wildtree California Garlic Pepper.

With the exception of the Hot Salsa this was reminiscent of a Mock Tuno Pasta Salad.  It wasn't bad!  With the addition of the kicky salsa it really did give it a nice punch.  This is pretty good warm but even better cold!

Pretty tasty ending for something that started out pretty awful! LOL

Vegan Mofo!

Sauerkraut Potatoes

Photo & Original Recipe from Messy Vegetarian

I sort of slacked last week with Vegan MoFo - at least posting about my food.  I will make up for it this week!  I have LOTS on tap!

Including this little gem!

The link above is what inspired me!  I didn't use Paprika or smoky-sauce but it was still pretty awesome and even Hubby liked it - Mr. Meateater!

My husband has German roots (as do I but honestly don't know that much about them).  He and his family LOVE Sauerkraut.  I must admit my Kraut Adventures are limited...UNTIL NOW.

You really have to check out this recipe!  It's easy, has only a few ingredients, and is super good!

I will be blogging about the Sauerkraut I used later this week!  I just wanted to share this with you today!

Spicy Cheese-E Quinoa Pasta Bake

Originally inspired by this blog post

 This is one of these dishes that one thing turned into another that turned into another!  This first picture is the Cheese-E Sauce in the above link but tweaked a bit based on what I had on hand!  Here's what I used:

• ½ cup + raw cashews
• ¼ cup nutritional yeast
• pinch of Garlic Sea Salt
• 2 cups Almond Milk
• 1.5 tbsp cornstarch
• ¼ cup Grapeseed oil
• 2 tbsp light miso paste
• 1 tbsp lemon juice

 I added to Quinoa Pasta and topped with Rice Crumbs!  I figured here is one dish!  Mac & Cheese - Vegan Style!

 And for left-overs...I added a bit of medium-spicy salsa!  I sampled a bit of each and I'm totally proud of both!

I also used my Magic Bullet for this PREP!

Orgran Rice Crumbs & Quinoa Pasta

 I was going to blog about the Spicy Cheese-E Quinoa Pasta Bake I did tonight but I thought it made more sense to tell you about two products I have been tinkering with, first!  Last week you may have remembered me mentioning Rice Crumbs...well, in this post I feature them - along with Quinoa Pasta!  Above you can see the Pasta I have been using!  For tomorrow's dish I specifically used the Shells!  This Pasta is Gluten-Free and the closest to 'real pasta' texture I have come across so far!

 

And here we have the Rice Crumbs I was telling you about!!!  Another Gluten Free AND Vegan Product!  I have to give a great big THANK YOU to my mother for finding them at Wegman's!  THANKS MOM!

These are pretty awesome!  The texture is right-on and they are SO convenient!  LOVE THESE!

So here are two more Vegan Products I wanted to feature today before posting my new creation for tomorrow!

Currently In The Oven: Two "Cheese" Baked Cauliflower

I told you I was going to use that new-to-me-vegan-cheese!

I tweaked a recipe I found on VegWeb and did this!

Almost a full head of cauliflower
2 T Tahini
2 T Mustard
1 T Grapeseed Oil

Water for consistency
Vegan Cheddar Cheese on top

It's in the oven now and I hope to take another pic when it's done!

Happy Vegan MoFo Day #2!  What did you do?

Store Bought Vegan Cheese

Last week I bought this Cheddar Vegan Cheese from Wegman's and I have yet to open it.  I might do that tonight or tomorrow night.  Lately I have been tinkering with my own.  I'm really excited about some of the recipes I found HERE on their site, tho!

I know that we are supposed to have a "theme" for our own personal Vegan MoFo and I really didn't know what mine would be so I was thinking to stick to "Blissful Journey" as my blog title states.  Therefore, I am going to "My Journey In Vegan Foods".  This could be things I make and things I purchase - NEW-TO-ME products and attempts, I suppose.  Attempting things - is the first step to journey, right?

What are your fave store bought vegan cheeses?

My MOST favorite thus far is the Whole Foods Co-operative in Erie, PA, and their "home made" Cashew Cheese!  I haven't found anything that has beaten my love for that stuff!  YUM!

Vegan Lasagna

 Today is my very first day and post of Vegan MoFo 2012!  I thought I would REALLY challenge myself by starting off with a dish I've never done Vegan or otherwise...YES...I'm rather Domestically Challenged, folks!

Here is my very first attempt at Vegan Lasagna!

 Here's a closer look at a slice, too!  What do you think?

Well, I must say I was inspired by both Doctor Neal Barnard AND Bryanna Clark Grogan on this one after reading one of (their) books!

I used:

Spinach
Tofu
Wildtree Garlic Galore
Tomato Pasta Sauce
Lasagna Noodles
Mushrooms
Nutritional Yeast
AND...I added my Cheese Sauce I already posts about before

Vegan Lasagna TODAY...what did you make!?

VeganMoFo 2012

YES!  I will be participating in this years Vegan MoFo!  I seem to miss it by  a week or two for the past few years!  I will be making my first post within the hour or so!  Stay tuned!

If you are participating drop me a note!  I'd love to visit you!