Showing posts with label vegan ranch dressing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label vegan ranch dressing. Show all posts

Monday, November 30, 2015

Vegan Thanksgiving Foods, Furkids, and Vegan Ranch Dressing

I took a few days off from the 'net' and now I'm back!  Kicking things off with some of the Vegan Thanksgiving Foods I gobbled up last week...from top the clockwise...Garde'in Holiday Roast, Acorn Squash, Wildtree Stuffing, Cheesy Mashed Potatoes, Cheesy Tater Tot Casserole, and in the center are Sweet Potatoes!

My attempted at the Tater Tot Casserole was a last minute discussion but turned out pretty good.

Wildtree makes a boxed blend of Stuffing Mix and my mom made it for me.  It's heavy on the rosemary but it totally works in the blend for the stuffing!

I have to say this year has been the first year I have ever had Leftover Vegan Turkey Sandwiches.  With Just Mayo on top - it was YUMMERS!

One thing I did this past weekend was re-do my cookbook sections.  I have a slew of old vegetarian cookbooks in another section that I don't really use much but didn't want to throw away.  These are my newer ones, my all-time favorites, and such.  I'm so glad I did this!  Now I have to jump in and try something I haven't tried yet from them!  There are many of my favorites missing from these shelves...ones that I have borrowed time and time again and SHOULD probably add to my collection.


Cricket has been pretty high strung lately perhaps it's the change of season (not sure).  Regardless I can't stay mad at her long...I mean...LOOK at this...could you?

She's still only 4 or 5 pounds and doubt she will get any bigger than she is now because she IS 2 years old.  We and other vets and shelter people thought that we was a chihuahua and rat terrier mix but I think because of her size she's probably more like a toy rat terrier and chihuahua mix.  Regardless we adore her!

The cuteness doesn't stop there...


Look at the brothers!

Paco and Riley were bonding more than usual this past weekend, too!  Paco continues to do well and we are VERY thankful for that.  Riley is in the middle of another ear infection but we are used to that happening and always have medication on stand by.

Charlie has been pretty good with the exception of him biting me the other day.  This isn't out of the ordinary for him...he's moody because he was a feral cat.  Again...we LOVE him regardless!


I know this isn't a great photo nor does it look overly appetizing but I had to share it with you and will definitely be doing it again and again so hopefully at some point I can get a better pic!

What you see here is Vegan Ranch Dressing that I made and it's my BEST attempt to date!

1/2 C Just Mayo
1/2 C Coconut Almond Milk
1 tea Onion Powder*
1 pinch Garlic Powder**
1 tea Dill***
2 T Nutritional Yeast
Black Sea Salt to taste

*I used Wildtree Absolutely Onion which is now Organic and Vegan (the old version contained Whey Powder this version doesn't)

** I used Wildtree Garlic Galore

*** I used Wildtree Dill Dip Blend

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

HUGE Salad of the Day, Sprouts Are Done, and Marinated Sprout Salad

 I ended up doing a HUGE salad last night for dinner!  I do LOVE creative salads!  The first picture above you can see it's stand alone - all mixed up - and the second one I took before 'tossing' so you can see the ingredients better (other than the lettuce, that is).  What did I use in this salad?
 Well, let me tell  you!
I used Petite Oak, Gem, and Tango Lettuces, Zima Tomatoes, Sweet Mini Red and Yellow Peppers, Vegan Won Ton Strips, and Organic Vegan Ranch Dressing.

Had I had some handy - I would of probably added some Almonds and I forgot to put Hemp Seeds on it!

This totally hit the spot!  I LOVED this salad in more ways than I can express!

 In other news...
My Lentil Sprouts are finished sprouting!  YAY!  I think they turned out FAB this time around.  I saved some to used on a veggie burger in the very near future.  But I also made a Marinated Sprouted Salad.  In the photo above you can see it naked.

This Salad contains...
Sprouted Lentils
Zima Tomatoes
1/4 of an Avocado
Sweet Mini Red Bell Peppers

It was pretty good and marinated as-is...but...I LOVE Balsamic...so...

Wildtree Balsamic added here!  This was a roller-coaster of Flavor and Nutrition!

I was proud with my attempt!

Next up for sprouting?
The Power House Blend!  More on that coming soon!

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