Several Recipes & Foods From The Weekend!

I know I am going a little crazy with my posts, today, but I had an awesome weekend and wanted to share with you all!  This is the 3rd and last of my posts for today so be sure to scroll down and see the other two!  This post is specifically about all of the fun foods I made this weekend!

I'm starting off with Jicama Radish Slaw

I have been on a Jicama kick lately and I started off by munching on it stand-alone but then decided to get a bit more creative with it.  Here's what I did with this Raw Vegan Dish!

1/2 Pound of Jicama, Julienned
2 Radishes, Julienned
1/4 C Cilantro
3 T Lemon Juice

Seriously!  That's all!  Totally simple!  Raw!  Awesomely Flavorful!  This is one of my favorite attempts in a while!  I will certainly do this again and soon!

I told Christine I was bound and determined to try a dressing using Jicama so here is what I did and I am pretty pleased with it so far!

1 C Jicama, Cubed
1/2 Lime, Peeled
1 Clementine, Peeled
Pinch of Ginger Powder
1 C of Water
1+ T Balsamic Vinegar

All in my Ninja!  YUM!

Another thing I did this weekend was a dip!  Actually I did a few of them - but this one is an Avocado Tahini Dip...

1 Handful of Spinach
1 Avocado
1/3 C Tahini
1 T Lemon Juice
1/2 tea Cumin
Water to Consistency

This was amazing!  It was Tahini-Rich but I was also able to "Get My Greens On" a little bit!  I could have probably added more Cumin or maybe even some Red Pepper Flakes to spice it up more, too!

For another side dish or even a snack I did these!  I have been wanting to try them for a while and they turned out pretty awesome so I will have to try them again and SOON!  They are Sugar & Spice Pan-Fried Chickpeas!

1 Can of Chickpeas
1 T Wildtree's Butter Flavored Grapeseed Oil (It's Vegan -Flavor comes from a coconut!)
1 tea Wildtree Hearty Oatmeal Mix: Sugar & Spice Add-In
1 tea Agave

Yesterday I found a package of Fantastic Foods Tofu Burger Mix in my Pantry and figured I should probably use it!  It's been there a while!  But I really didn't want to do a Veggie Burger so what I did was Tofu Loaf!  I have been wanting to try one of these and figured I had the time to try one before my husband got home from a weekend in Pittsburgh and Erie with his mom and brother! 

Friday they went to the Pittsburgh Penguins Game and then Saturday they went to visit my mother-in-law's husband who is currently in the hospital out there.

Anyways...Here's what's in this Tofu Loaf:


1 T Wildtree Butter Flavored Grapeseed Oil
1 Onion
2 T Minced Garlic
8-ounces of Mushrooms
2 Carrots
1 Pound of Extra Firm Tofu
1 Package of Fantastic Tofu Murger Mix
1 and a Half C cooked Black Rice
1 Cup Chopped Cashews

(added half way thru baking)
Just enough to top...
Vegan Bread Crumbs
Tomato Soup
Daiya Pepper Jack Vegan Cheese
Vegan Parmesan Cheese

I have to say - this surprised me - I had two pieces yesterday and will have some of the leftovers tonight!  It's jam-packed with protein, fiber, calcium, and much more stuff!  Pretty Good!  I might add some Black Beans next time, too!

AND...finally...

Baba Ghanoush!  Yup!  I FINALLY made it for myself!  I found a nice sized jar of Roasted Pureed Eggplant at Big Lots a while back and wanted to try it in Baba Ghanoush!  I wasn't sure how much to use so I used about half the jar which was about 1 Cup!

Here's that Recipe!

1 C Roasted/Pureed Eggplant
2 T Minced Garlic
3 T Tahini
3 T Lemon Juice

For some reason I thought it was more involved than this!  I started with a recipe online and tweaked a bit based on the Puree.  It was fantastic!

So...what do you think about all of my attempts this weekend?  I'm really pleased at my efforts if I do say so myself! 

Flax Oatmeal, Sugar & Spice Mix-In, Thai Inspired Pineapple & Sticky Rice, Paco's Sweater Adventures, & A Look Ahead

Hello My Pretties! :)  Hope you are having a FINE Day!  I have yet another Combo-Post for you all today!  Multipurpose!  I've been finding more and more Nature's Path Products available in my region and at a fair price!  This Flax Plus Oatmeal was one of the 4 flavors I recently found!  I'm learning to like Oatmeal again...mostly to up my nutritional values that they offer as well as force myself to eat breakfast more.

This isn't as bland as I thought it would be so that is good.  There is a little bit of cane juice in there - among other things - but I did doctor it up a bit, too!

First...here's a look at what's IN this Oat Meal:
Organic rolled oats, organic evaporated cane juice, organic flax seeds, sea salt. 

Fairly simple.  I like that.  BECAUSE...then I can add THIS!  It's a new product from Wildtree!  Hearty Oatmeal Mix-In Sugar & Spice!  At first I was wondering what the heck I would use it for but it's DARN tasty!  I've used it a few times in Oatmeal and really enjoyed it but will be tinkering with it in other things in the near future, too!  As for the ingredients of this new product - there are only 4!  Check out the nutritional info HERE.

After checking out some other things Wildtree suggested to do with this product I was hooked!  Roasted Cinnamon Sugar Chickpeas - YES, PLEASE!  Cinnamon and Sugar Baked Doughnuts?  Perhaps!  I wonder if Chia Seeds in Water would work as an egg substitute?  Cinnamon Sugar Tortillas with Strawberry Salsa - Whaaaaat?  That's up my alley - for sure!  And Cinnamon Sugar Plantain Chips?  Those might be interesting, too!  WOWZA!  I'm stoked about this product now!

In other food news - I tried another Thai Inspired Food Last Night!  Grilled Pineapple with Sticky Rice!

I used the following for this dish...

1 C Basmati Rice - Cooked
Roughly 1 C Coconut Milk
1/2 t Ground Cardamom (or Coriander)
1 T Coconut Sugar/Granules (you could also use Brown Sugar)
1 C Pineapple - cubed

This was very sweet but also very tasty!  It was almost like I was eating dessert for dinner!  I would have this again!  I really enjoyed it!

I don't claim to be a good Food Pairings person and I am known for throwing together odd-ball foods on the same plate.  This is the perfect example of that.  I had a HUGE helping of that Grilled Pineapple with Sticky Rice last night and threw some Green Beans on there as well as a handful of Walnuts.  It was very filling!  It was yummy.  I was pleased with my dinner last night.

A few MISC items I'd like to share with you - I started sprouting Broccoli Sprouts and will let you know of the progress in the coming days!

After posting the review of Jokerz yesterday I received a very nice email from the Go Max Go Company thanking me for posting it on my blog.  They also mentioned it on their Facebook Page AND Twitter.  I was VERY excited about this!  Thanks guys!  I also found out that there are several online outlets I can purchase their products on so I hope to do that soon!

Another thing I mentioned yesterday is how Paco has been constantly on the move in the evenings.  So I decided to put his sweater on him and he almost immediately calmed down!  I didn't know if it was a coincidence or if it 'worked' so I put it to the test again last night!  Viola!  WINNER!!!!  It's working!  He must have just been cold!  He started acting all cuddly and a bit calmer and then started chillin' out!  YAY!

He sat on my chest - which he NEVER does.  He sat on DH's shoulder - and NEVER does that either!

A little later he went under the blanket and laid with me on the sofa!  Ahhhhhh!  Peace and Quiet!  Well, Paco!  You'll be wearing sweaters in the evening from now on 'lil dude'.

In crafting news I have been tossing around different ideas with Modge Podge and Glues and other "stickies" and "textures" while using chalks and stencils to create a velvety look.  I'm going to push myself to complete at least ONE Project in the next week.  A little Mini-Goal of mine, I guess.

Speaking of Mini-Goals...I accomplished Ethiopian Foods last week - a few Thai Foods this week (thanks for the suggestion Eddie) - and NEXT week LINDSAY suggested Pakistani Foods so I'm going to accept that challenge.  The following week I'm thinking Norwegian Foods...just a heads up!

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• What I Love Wednesday
• What's Cookin' Wednesday
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