26 Apr 2011
by marisashealthykitchen
in Vegan Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes
Tags: breakfast, comfort food, entertaining, jewish, Passover, quick and easy, quinoa, quinoa flakes, vegan, vegetarian
This Passover was extra special with an addition of some new recipes! YUM!!!
We always eat a lot of quinoa, salads and veggies. And of course I also get to have the treat of Matzah & Earth Balance. So simple, yet amazing of course!
Last year we tried these vegan matzah balls but they disintegrated when left in the broth. This year my friend Lisa Dawn has been experimenting for a few weeks for the perfect Passover recipes. Thanks to Lisa Dawn and to Nava Atlas for these new amazing Matzah Balls and Matzah Brei recipes!! And thanks to my Mom and Mother-in-Law for making these amazing matzah balls for us. And Michael and I loved the Brei! YUM!!!
Also check out these recipes as well 🙂
Matzah Balls
Makes: About 24
The main difference with these matzah balls are you don’t boil them, you bake them so they stay intact! The quinoa flakes bind them together and adds protein, how fabulous! These were amazing!!! And now I see what Lisa Dawn was saying how quinoa flakes are her new best friend!
1 cup quinoa flakes
2 cups boiling water
One box (2 packets) Streit’s or Maneschewitz Matzo Ball Mix
1/4 cup light vegetable oil (like safflower)
In a large mixing bowl, cover the quinoa flakes with the water. Let stand for 2 or 3 minutes. Stir in both packets of matzah meal mix along with the oil, and mix until well blended. Cover the bowl and refrigerate for at least 15 minutes. Just before baking, preheat the oven to 275º F. Roll the matzah meal mixture into approximately 1-inch balls; don’t pack them too firmly. Arrange on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, carefully turning the matzah balls after 10 minutes, until firm to the touch; don’t let them brown. If making ahead of time, let the matzah balls cool completely, then cover until needed. Warm them briefly in a medium oven and distribute them among the soup bowls, allowing 3 or 4 matzah balls per serving.
Vegan Matzah Brei
Makes 4 servings
Adapted from Nava Atlas and Lisa Dawn
I have only seen recipes for vegan mazah brei with tofu and was sooo happy when Lisa Dawn posted this recipe from Nava Atlas. More of our new best friend Quinoa Flakes! This was so good and I added the sugar so it tasted just like my mom’s growing up! YUM!
6 sheets of matzah, crumbled
1 cup quinoa flakes
4 cups boiling water
3 tablespoons Earth Balance
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1/4 cup Sugar
Boil the water. In a bowl, mix the crumbled matzah and the quinoa flakes. Pour the hot water over it and let it sit for 3 to 4 minutes. It is ready when the water is absorbed. In a skillet, melt Earth Balance and pour the mixture in. Sort of flatten it down a little and sprinkle with salt and sugar. When it has been going for a few minutes, scramble it a little to give all sides a chance to crisp up. Just scramble for a few more minutes and then serve and Enjoy!
11 Apr 2011
by marisashealthykitchen
in Vegan Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes
Tags: asian, mushroom, quick and easy, soy, soy crumbles, tamari, tofu, vegan, vegetarian
This was super yummy, quick to make and very low in fat, which is always lovely! Perfect weeknight meal! Deelish!
Veggie and Tofu Moo Shu
Makes 8 wraps
8 – Whole Wheat Tortilla Wraps
12-oz. bag dry broccoli slaw mix
8 ounces mushrooms, chopped
1 block tofu, cubed and crumbled (or vegan crumbles)
1 cup water chestnuts
1 can bamboo shoots, drained and chopped
3 tablespoons tamari
3 tablespoons seasoned rice vinegar
1 teaspoon garlic, minced
1/2 teaspoon cornstarch
dash white pepper (black is fine, if you don’t have white)
hoisin sauce
- In a small bowl, combine tamari, vinegar, garlic, cornstarch, and pepper. Mix well and set aside.
- Heat a wok to medium-high heat. Add tofu and cook, 2 minutes.
- Add broccoli slaw and mushrooms to wok and, stirring occasionally, cook for 3 – 4 minutes, until veggies are soft.
- Add bamboo shoots, water chestnuts and sauce to the pan, mix well, and cook for an additional 3 – 4 minutes, until entire dish is hot.
- Remove from heat and transfer moo shu mixture to a serving dish. Set aside.
- Serve tortillas and hoisin sauce alongside moo shu mixture. Spread hoisin sauce on tortilla and spoon moo shu mixture and wrap.
- Enjoy!
28 Mar 2011
by marisashealthykitchen
in New York Highlights, Raw Vegan Recipes, Vegan Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes
Tags: babies, Cashews, comfort food, entertaining, guest post, non-dairy cheese, pasta, quick and easy, raw, vegan, vegetarian
I am super excited about having my amazing friend Lisa Dawn Guest Blog!! She has just started her own fabulous blog, Lisa’s Project:Vegan with deelish vegan recipes which almost all take less than a half hour to make! She was the inspiration behind the Coconut Lentil Soup, which if you tried I know you loved! The Vegan Stuffed Shells with Cashew Ricotta Cheese below looks out of this world. I know I will be making this soon myself!! Thanks Lisa!
About Lisa Dawn: I am a vegan mom and wife and I love to cook. I became vegan over four years ago for several reasons – the health and welfare of the animals, myself, and that of the world. My husband has been vegan since he was a teenager and together we are raising our son vegan. It is a challenge to do so in this world but it makes it that much more fun to be creative and to cook delicious meals that people really enjoy. Everyone who joins us for a meal leaves fully satisfied and with a handful of recipes!
My cashew ricotta cheese is outstanding and I use it in a lot of dishes. But nothing beats stuffed shells! You can vary the filling (e.g., you can use butternut squash or just plain cashew ricotta). My family loves it! It is not as hard as you think to make this and it is very satisfying!
Stuffed Shells
Cashew Ricotta
1 lb cashews (soaked overnight)
water
salt
nutmeg
fresh lemon juice
Stuffed Shells
1 box shells (to make it gluten free, use rice pasta shells)
1 small bag frozen spinach
garlic powder
1 jar of tomato sauce (or make your own)
Cashew Ricotta
Soak cashews overnight. In the morning, drain them and then place 1 cup at a time into the in the food processor. Process the nuts until fine and then add 3/4 cup of water, a pinch of salt, a pinch of nutmeg, and a dash of lemon juice. Process and then place in strainer (with very small mesh) over a bowl to drain excess water. Repeat until you finish all of the cashews. Let this strain for a few hours. The top might get slightly hard but don’t worry, just mix it back in. When it seems like all the excess water has drained out, place in a container and use it when ready.
Stuffed Shells
Preheat oven to 350. Boil up shells according to package directions. Use lots of salt in the water to season the pasta. While they are boiling, place frozen spinach in small pot with a little water and set on a high flame to defrost quickly or do this ahead of time. Either way, make sure you drain all of the water out. Mix the spinach with the cashew ricotta. Add some garlic powder and mix. Taste it and decide if you want any more seasoning, e.g., salt and pepper.
Coat the bottom of a baking dish with tomato sauce. When the shells are done, carefully strain them. Assemble your shells by stuffing them with the mixture and placing them into the baking dish. Pour tomato sauce in between and around the shells. Place in the oven for 15 to 20 minutes so they are thoroughly heated through.
Enjoy!
20 Mar 2011
by marisashealthykitchen
in Vegan Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes
Tags: artichoke, dip, entertaining, Guacamole, h'orderves, quick and easy, sides, snack, vegan, vegetarian
I am not sure this is a guacamole but it is definitely an amazing bruschetta or dip of any kind. Very sophisticated flavors. We really really loved this. Such a fun snack or dinner with pita chips or crostini. Plus super low in fat and calories, which I love!
Artichoke Guacamole
adapted from The Olives Table by Todd English and Sally Sampson
Makes about 1-1/2 cups
1 can of artichoke bottoms, including stem
1/2 small red onion, finely chopped
2 plum tomatoes, chopped
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice (about 1/2 lemon)
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
1/3 cup chopped scallions
1 teaspoon sea salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1. Place artichoke bottoms in a small saucepan, cover with water, and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook until the artichokes are very soft, about 20 minutes. Drain.
2. When cool enough to handle, finely chop the artichokes and place in a medium-size mixing bowl. Add the onion, tomato, lemon juice, olive oil, sesame oil, scallions, salt, and pepper and gently mash with a fork.
Up close 🙂
17 Mar 2011
by marisashealthykitchen
in Vegan Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes
Tags: cake, chocolate, cocoa, comfort food, cream, dessert, entertaining, quick and easy, snack, soy, tofu, vegan, vegetarian
Recently I needed a fast dessert to bring to a party. I didn’t really have time to make something, and not that there is anything wrong with buying something to bring, it just really isn’t me. So I needed to improvise 🙂 My mom had recently sent me a 5 minute recipe for a Tofu Dream Pudding. (Thanks Mom!) I figured why not use this recipe to make a quick pie.
The pudding was incredible!!! We could have just eaten this on its own but it was super deelish as a pie filling as well.
It is easier to slice when frozen, but even more deelish when defrosted!
Tofu chocolate Pudding & Whipped Cream Pie
Pudding
Recipe adapted from food.com
- 2 boxes of firm silken tofu (the asceptic type…One brand is Mori-Nu…not the water packed kind!)
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2 teaspoons almond extract
- 2/3 cup cocoa powder (good quality)
- Simply blend tofu, cocoa, sugar, vanilla in a food processor or blender until smooth and well blended.
- Add the almond extract in a little at a time, and adjust to taste. (optional)
Pie
- vegan pie shell (I chose chocolate…see picture below)
- vegan whip cream (I used Soyatoo Soy whipped cream and was not so impressed, buy Hip Whip instead)
- chocolate bar
- Pour pudding into pie shell
- Decorate with whipped topping and then grate chocolate over it.
- Either serve immediately or freeze. (freezing made it perfect for travel! But it tastes best defrosted)
Pie Shell
Just the pudding in the pieshell
The pudding was amazing just on its own!
08 Mar 2011
by marisashealthykitchen
in Home Cooking, Vegan Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes
Tags: artichoke, comfort food, cream, Edamame, pasta, quick and easy, sauces, sides, vegan, vegetarian
This sauce is beyond versatile and deeeeelish! Love when the words Creamy and Vegan come together 🙂 Check out these two pasta dishes I made with just 1 batch of the sauce. It makes a little more than 4 cups so its great to keep in your fridge to quickly whip something up.
Enjoy!!!
Creamy Pasta with sliced sundried tomatoes, roasted peppers and marinated artichokes
- 1 handful of sundried tomatoes, chopped
- 1 jar roasted peppers
- 1 jar marinated artichokes, rinsed
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- Bryanna’s Quick Creamy Sauce for Pasta
- Boil water, cook pasta
- Saute onion in olive oil about 5 minutes
- Add tomatoes, peppers and artichokes and less than half of sauce and stir until warm
- Combine pasta and sauce and serve hot
Creamy Pasta with sauteed Onions, edamame and peas
- 2 onions
- 1 cup frozen edamame
- 1 cup frozen peas
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- Bryanna’s Quick Creamy Sauce for Pasta
- Boil water, cook pasta
- Saute onion in olive oil about 5 minutes
- Add edamame, peas and less than half of sauce and stir until warm and veggies are cooked through
- Combine pasta and sauce and serve hot
Bryanna’s Quick Creamy Sauce for Pasta
Yield: 4 and 1/4 cups
From Bryanna‘s “The Almost No-Fat Cookbook”
1 1/2 cups cold water
3/4 lb (1/2 a box) of extra-firm Silken tofu
1/4 cup dry white wine
OR 3 tablespoons water plus 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar or lemon juice
1/3 cup nutritional yeast flakes
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 1/2 tablespoons “chicken-style” veggie broth powder
2 teaspoons salt OR 2 tablespoons light miso plus 1 tsp. salt
2 teaspoons garlic granules or powder
OPTIONAL: 2 T. tahini
1 1/2 cups hot water
- Combine in a blender the first 1 1/2 cups water and all of the rest of the ingredients EXCEPT the 1 1/2 cup HOT water.
- When the mixture is smooth, pour it into a heavy saucepan or a medium microwave-proof bowl. Whisk in the 1 1/2 cups hot water.
- Stir constantly over high heat until it comes to a boil. Turn down and simmer for a few minutes, until it thickens.
TO MAKE SOY-FREE: Omit water (all 3 cups in total) and the tofu. Instead, use 3 cups almond milk (the commercial type, such as Almond Breeze, is low in fat). Use 3 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch instead of 2 tablespoons. Use the salt, or use chickpea miso and salt.
Nutrition (per 1/4 cup): 24.8 calories; 16% calories from fat; 0.5g total fat; 0.0mg cholesterol; 251.2mg sodium; 96.0mg potassium; 2.8g carbohydrates; 0.8g fiber; 0.3g sugar; 1.9g net carbs; 2.8g protein; 0.4 points.
02 Mar 2011
by marisashealthykitchen
in Home Cooking, Vegan Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes
Tags: beans, coconut milk, comfort food, lentils, pasta, quick and easy, snack, soup, vegan, vegetarian
My friend Lisa Dawn is an amazing Yogi, Wife, Mother and Cook! We were talking recently about simple, nutritious, delicious and fast vegan meals and she served me such an amazing soup that I had to replicate it at home! Sometimes I forget how simple meals can be so amazing delicious, fun and taste so complex! Thank you Lisa for Inspiring me and Reminding me of this! I had so much fun in the kitchen dancing, stirring, singing – I have been so busy lately and have been neglecting cooking; it was good to find my way back 🙂
p.s. this soup/stew is AMAZING!!! Michael and I were so excited to have such a big batch to eat all week at home.
Soup while using the immersion blender
Soup after immersion
Coconut Lentil Soup
inspired by Lisa Dawn
- 2 onions, diced
- 2 tablespoons neutral oil (canola)
- 4 carrots, peeled and diced
- 1 lb lentils, rinsed and sorted
- 2 cans coconut milk (I used 1 light and 1 regular)
- 4 cups of water (+1-2 cups once the pasta is added)
- 8 ounces of little pasta (I used Conchigliette)
- Salt and White Pepper to taste (black pepper is fine, I just wanted to stay with the colors)
- Heat the oil in a large pot and saute the onions for about 5 minutes. Add the carrots and lentils and continuous stirring for 1 minute more.
- Add coconut milk and water and bring to a boil. Reduce hear and simmer till lentils are cooked.
- Using an immersion blender or by pouring into a blender – puree the soup.
- Add the pasta into the soup and the additional 1-2 cups of water. Enjoy!
note: It came out super thick for me, but we enjoyed it that way. If you want more of a soup consistency add more water.
28 Feb 2011
by marisashealthykitchen
in Vegan Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes
Tags: beans, chips, comfort food, crock-pot, daiya, dip, entertaining, h'orderves, quick and easy, sides, slow cooker, snack, vegan, vegetarian
Such a super fast and satisfying meal. I made this as a dinner but we realized what an amazing salsa/dip this would make! So yummy with tortilla chips! When I make this again, I will forget about adding the tortillas in since we could just eat this with the chips anyway.
Before the Daiya
after Daiya, ready to eat!
Slow-cooked Open Enchiladas
- 1 28-ounce can diced tomatoes
- 1 16-ounce bottle chunky salsa
- 1 6-ounce can tomato paste
- 2 15-ounce cans black beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 15 1/4-ounce can whole kernel corn, drained
- 1 4-ounce can diced green chiles
- 1 1/2 tablespoons ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 6-10 6″ corn tortillas
- daiya or any other vegan cheese
- In a large bowl, combine the tomatoes, salsa, tomato paste, beans, corn, green chiles, cumin, and garlic powder. Mix well. Spread about 1 cup of this mixture into the slow cooker liner; spread evenly. Top with 2-3 tortillas, cutting to fit as necessary. Spread on 1/3 of the remaining tomato mixture. Repeat these layers 2 more times, ending with the rest of the tomato mixture; spread evenly over the top.
- Cover and cook on the low heat setting about 5 hours.
- Add vegan cheese on top and continue cooking for another 10 minutes, till melted. Serve hot.
11 Feb 2011
by marisashealthykitchen
in Vegan Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes
Tags: asian, comfort food, quick and easy, sauces, tamari, tofu, vegan, vegetarian
Super Yum! Great flavors, perfectly nutritious and oh so satisfying! On these cold winter nights, this is a great dish to warm you right up 🙂
Thai Vegan Tofu
adapted from VegNews Magazine
Serves 4
1 pound extra firm tofu, drained and pressed
1 tablespoon peanut or sesame oil
1 small red onion, thinly sliced
1/2 red or yellow bell pepper, cut into strips
1 garlic clove, minced
1 jalapeno or hot red chile, seeded and minced
Red pepper flakes, to taste
2 tablespoons tamari
1 tablespoon vegetarian “fish” sauce (see recipe)
1 teaspoon light brown sugar
1 cup loosely packed Thai basil
Freshly cooked jasmine rice
- Cut tofu into 1-inch cubes and set aside. In a large skillet or wok over medium-high heat, heat oil and add onion, bell pepper, and garlic. Stir-fry for 1 to 2 minutes, or until the onion begins to soften.
- Add chile, pepper flakes, soy sauce, “fish” sauce, sugar, and tofu and continue to stir-fry for another minute or two, or until tofu is golden brown. Add basil and cook a few seconds longer before serving over the rice.
Vegetarian “Fish” Sauce
Makes about 1 cup
3/4 cup soy sauce/tamari
1 garlic clove, crushed (optional)
1/2 teaspoon hot red pepper flakes
1 tablespoon lemon or lime juice
1 tablespoon sugar
1/4 cup water
- Combine all ingredients in a small jar with a tight-fitting lid. Shake until well blended. Keep refrigerated for up to three weeks.
07 Feb 2011
by marisashealthykitchen
in Vegan Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes
Tags: comfort food, entertaining, h'orderves, puff pastry, quick and easy, snack, soy, vegan, vegetarian
Michael always loved these and I wanted to make them for us Vegan style 🙂 Now that I have made these several times over the past couple of years, I have to admit, I adore them as well! This is not one of those super healthy recipes but it is a fun party food to have occasionally. Perfect for company, parties, especially a football loving crowd! I always make 2 batches as these go Fast!!
Super Quick Vegan Pigs in a Blanket
- 1 package of puff pastry (several of them are actually vegan ex. Pillsbury Crescent Rolls)
- 1 package of vegan hot dogs
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Separate the dough into the pre-cut triangles. Roll each triangle around each vegan hot dog, making sure the dough is even till the ends. Slice each hot dog into 3 or 4 pieces. Place on a parchment paper lines baking sheet and bake for 15-20 minutes till the pastry is golden.
Serve with mustard or ketchup and Enjoy!!
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