Our Vegan Christmas Eve!

We do Christmas eve every year and this is our first year on a meat and dairy free diet. We kept it traditional with a twist!

[sorry the pictures are bad, had to take them quick because everyone was hungry and it was dark...]

For appetizers (no pictures) we had spinach artichoke dip, veggies tray with hummus, a fruit bowl with maple cream, butternut squash soup, and a salad.

We had 4 veggie pot pies, all of the crusts made from scratch, mashed sweet potato crumble, mashed potatoes, stuffing, gravy, garlic green beans with pine nuts, asparagus, broccoli, brussel sprouts with apples and red onions, stuffed quinoa acorn squash, and cranberry sauce.

For dessert we made an apple cake, 2 cranberry pies, pumpkin pie, truffles, peanut butter, chocolate chip, ginger, and sugar cookies. 

If anybody wants any of these recipes please leave a comment and i'll be more than happy to post them. :)

Black Bean Burger with Seasoned Fries!

A baked burger and baked fries make a perfect healthy dinner! 

Bean burger recipe is from thesweetestvegan 

Directions are on her youtube channel! I made 8 medium sized patties and it was a perfect amount.

We have tried many many bean burgers and this one is our favorite so far!

Seasoned Fries Recipe:

Serves 4-6 (side dish)

10 potatoes (mine were small) - sliced like fries
3 tablespoons of olive oil
1 teaspoon garlic
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
2 teaspoons oregano 

Preheat your oven to 375 degrees 

1) Place cut potatoes on a baking sheet and coat the potatoes with 3 tablespoons of olive oil. Don't be afraid to use your hands!

2) Sprinkle the garlic, salt, and oregano over the potatoes, mix with your hands to get the seasoning everywhere.

3)  Put fries in the oven for 40 minutes or until crispy and cooked through. Stir fries every 10 minutes.

Healthy Vegan Nachos!

 This is the stuff that helps so much when you're having those unhealthy cravings of something gooey and delicious. A healthy alternative to nachos. mmm! 

Nacho Recipe:

Serves 2

1 can of refried beans - I use Amy's

1 red bell pepper - diced

1 jalapeno pepper - diced no seeds (unless you like the spice)

2 tomatoes - diced

1/2 cup water

1/4 cup nutritional yeast

2 tablespoons cornstarch (non GMO)

1 tablespoon ketchup 

1 teaspoon garlic powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 avocado

1/2 a lime

4 handfuls of tortilla chips (non GMO)

1) In a medium sauce pan heat a tablespoon of olive oil on medium heat. Add peppers and cook till tender. When peppers are tender add tomatoes and refried beans.

2) While the peppers are cooking, put avocado in a bowl and mash with spoon, add lime and mix. 

3) In a small sauce pan add 1/2 cup of water and 2 tablespoons of cornstarch, mix. Add the 1/4 cup of nutritional yeast and stir for about 2 minutes or until thickens. Add your ketchup, garlic powder, and salt. Stir. I added a little more water at the end so it wasn't thick.

4) Assemble with chips on the bottom, refried beans, "cheese" sauce, and then guacamole. 

Simple Vegetable Stir Fry

Perfect dish for a Friday! Quick and easy. Took me under an hour to make, take a picture, and eat!

Vegetable Stir Fry Recipe:
Serves 2-4

3 tablespoons of olive oil
1 teaspoon of salt
3 portabella mushrooms - cut bite size
1 onion - diced
1 red bell pepper - diced
2 cups of broccoli - cut bite size
3 yellow squash - cut bite size
2 cloves of garlic - minced
2 cup of cooked brown rice
soy sauce to taste (I did 2 tablespoons)
teriyaki sauce to taste (I did 1 teaspoon)


 1) Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a large pan and 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a different smaller pan

 2) Add your bell pepper, broccoli, squash to the larger pan and the mushroom and onion to the smaller pan

 3) Cook for about 20 minutes on medium heat, mixing occasionally (or how tender you like your vegetables)

4) Add salt and garlic to your broccoli mixture, cook for 2 minutes

5) Add soy sauce and teriyaki sauce to the broccoli mixture, mix immediately

6) Put brown rice in a big serving bowl, then broccoli mixture, then mushrooms on top!

7) I usually put a little more soy sauce over that, then serve!

Vegan Protein Packed Lentil Tacos!

We used this Lentil Taco Recipe and this Taco Seasoning Recipe

We made a few changes to the recipe. We used vegetable broth instead of chicken broth and didn't put the salsa in, just put fresh tomatoes on top.
With those changes we absolutely love this recipe! It's our go to quick and easy lunch or dinner.
Use corn taco shells for GF!

In one cup of cooked lentils there is 16.44g of protein!

 Also I love this lentil recipe over a salad. Romaine lettuce, tomatoes, and hemp seeds.
Or you can use it for a taco dip! :)