Vegan Alfredo Sauce

I started a vegan challenge a few weeks ago and have been enjoying learning all the ways to curb those cheesy cravings! Here is a simple recipe for a non-dairy Alfredo sauce that you will love.

Ingredients:

2-3 cloves of garlic

1 cup coconut milk from a can

1/2 cup nutritional yeast

1 tsp dried basil

1/2 tsp sea salt

A pinch of black pepper

1. Put garlic into a food processor, chop

2. Add the rest of the ingredients and blend until creamy

3. Be amazed.

Thin Crust Pizza

We love pizza! Since officially becoming vegetarians and lowering our gluten intake, we sure have missed those Friday night Delissio.  I have come up with a much healthier option, which is also much more delicious!! 

Ingredients for the crust:

2 1/2 cups flour (we use whole wheat here, stone ground is best, and bread flour also works well)

1 tsp salt

1 tsp fast-rising yeast

7 fl oz warm water

2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil

1. Mix dry ingredients

2. Add the oil to the water, then pour that mixture over the flour mixture and mix quickly to form a sticky dough.

3. Let sit 10 minutes

4. Dust a work surface and your hands with flour. Roll and knead the dough for about 1 minute, until it is smooth and bouncy. 

5. Shape into a ball.  Rub some olive oil in a bowl and put the dough in the bowl to rise for 1 hour in a warm place (not hot!). Cover with lightly greased plastic wrap.

6. When dough has risen, preheat oven to 475 F.

7. Once dough has risen, scrape it back into a floured work surface and cut in half. You have 2 crusts ready to be stretched into pizzas.  Be patient as you stretch the dough; it will take some time to stay stretched out.

Ingredients for the sauce:

1/2 cup tomato purée 

1 tsp dried oregano

1 clove garlic, minced 

3 leaves fresh basil, chopped

1. Mix ingredients.  (You can also use store bought pizza sauce of course)

Pizza Assembly:

1. While the dough rises, chop as many veggies as you wish for your pizza. Also grate some cheese (we used marble and Parmesan.  Assemble as you like :) 

2. Bake for 12-15 minutes at 475 F. Enjoy!

                                  

                                  

                           

       

Witches Brew

This smoothie is delicious and full off healthy goodness.

                                    

Ingredients:

1 cup frozen blueberries

1-2 leaves of black kale

1/2 cup water or coconut water

1/4 scoop vega one protein powder (optional)

Blend! Enjoy! It is an amazing brew of black magic :) 

   

Wake Me Up Breakfast Smoothie

This morning's breakfast smoothie:

2 cups of water
3 cups of mixed berries (strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, raspberries)
1 scoop Vega One (I use French Vanilla, but the Berry flavour would go very nicely with this)
1 tsp chia seeds to top it off.  Stir these in after the drink has been served.


We have adopted a mostly vegan diet as of late, and after almost a week, I am already noticing that I have more energy in the morning and throughout the day.  I am also loving the variety of fruits and vegetables out there!  There are so many to try!

Happy morning :)

Mango Avocado Quinoa Salad

Oh baby baby. We have taken on a mostly vegan diet as of late, and I am just so excited about what I have been eating.  I made this by accident, by throwing a bunch of stuff together.  It turned out to be a glorious party in my mouth, so I will share it with you.

                                     

Ingredients:

1 cup quinoa, cook and cool (I cook mine in vegetable broth)

1 avocado, cut into bite size pieces 

1 mango, chopped into mini cubes

1/2 red onion, chopped finely

Fresh parsley, 1 tbsp (optional)

Fresh lime juice (I use half a lime squeezed)

Just add all the ingredients, fluff, and enjoy! 

   

Best Pancakes (I've finally found it!)

I have been on a quest to find delicious, perfectly textured pancakes, and I think I found it!!


1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
3 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 tbsp white sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1 egg
1 1/2 cups room temp milk
3 tbsp melted butter

1. Sift the flour and baking powder. Add sugar and salt.
2. Melt the butter and add the vanilla to the butter.
3. Add all the wet ingredients to the dry.
4. Heat a frying pan to medium heat, put a bit of butter in the pan to coat, and place approximately 1/2 cup for each pancake.

Enjoy your breakfast!!