05 Jul 2010
by marisashealthykitchen
in Raw Vegan Recipes, Vegan Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes
Tags: entertaining, quick and easy, raw, salad, sides, snack, vegan, vegetarian
I hope everyone had a fabulous July 4th Weekend! We had sooo much fun at a fabulous wedding and fun times in Montreal. Loved it! I will be posting on our vaca soon. Stay tuned.
In honor of the heat I wanted to post this perfect, refreshing summer salad!! I love watermelon and mint! So light and such great flavor! The longer you let the salad combine together, the better it is. YUM!
It was perfect the way it was, but I plan on trying it out with some Vegan Feta and chopped Heirloom tomatoes later this summer.
Watermelon & Mint Salad
3 cups seedless watermelon cubes
1/4 cup finely chopped red onion, rinsed
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
1 tablespoon seasoned rice vinegar
3 tablespoons finely chopped fresh mint
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Combine all ingredients and toss together.
23 Jun 2010
by marisashealthykitchen
in Raw Vegan Recipes, Vegan Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes
Tags: beet, Cashews, dates, dip, entertaining, h'orderves, Nama Shoyu, pate, quick and easy, Ravioli, raw, sides, snack, vegan, vegetarian
This was deelish!! I love beets! I found this dish sweet, crunchy and savory! YUM! The herb cheese filling will make a fabulous dip as well. I know this dish will be a super crowd pleaser.
herbed cheeze
Beet Ravioli with Herb Cheese Filling
Adapted from http://www.therawtable.com/
1/2 cup cashews, soaked in water for 30 minutes to 1 hour
1/2 cup macadamia nuts
1 Tablespoon Bragg’s Liquid Aminos or Nama Shoyu
1 Tablespoon lemon juice
1 date, pitted
1/2 tsp. dried Herbs of Province or sprinklings of marjoram, thyme, basil & tarragon
1/4 tsp. minced garlic
1/4 cup water
1 1/4 cup fresh spinach
3 fresh basil leaves
1/4-1/3 cup red onion
Peeled beets for the outer layer
- Place the first set of ingredients in a food processor and blend until very smooth. Clean out your processor and put the second set of ingredients in. Pulse chop until they are finely minced, but not just a green mush. Gently fold the greens into the cheese-like mixture until well combined.
- Spiral or mandolin-slice your beets to a very very thin width.
- Spoon your “cheese” filling onto one slice and top with a second.
- Serve and Enjoy 🙂
08 Jun 2010
by marisashealthykitchen
in Vegan Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes
Tags: maple syrup, quick and easy, sides, snack, squash, vegan, vegetarian
Super simple and super yummy side. My mom used to make this or something like this and we always loved it! So def. kid taste tested and approved 🙂 Make sure to buy organic, especially since you are eating the skin. Yum!
Maple Squash
1 acorn squash (or really any squash you want)
drizzle olive oil
drizzle maple syrup
sprinkle of cinnamon (or pumpkin pie spices)
Pinch sea salt
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Cut the squash into 1-inch circles, then halve them. Place on a baking sheet and drizzle olive oil, maple syrup, cinnamon and salt. Use a brush to spread over and cover the squash.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes, turning over halfway through – until the squash is tender. Serve and Enjoy 🙂
07 Jun 2010
by marisashealthykitchen
in Home Cooking, Vegan Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes
Tags: biscuits, breakfast, comfort food, quick and easy, snack, soy, vegan, vegetarian
A couple of weeks ago we were at a fabulous wedding down South in Jackson Mississippi! Not tons of vegan food to be had, but still a lot of fun! I always loved biscuits growing up in the South…..errr or NJ 🙂 Seeing all the biscuits down in Mississippi inspired me to make some deelish vegan ones that I could enjoy at home. YUM!!! They came out Fantastic! So simple and easy to make and baked in 15 minutes. I felt like a total Vegan Paula Deen, taking these babies out of the oven, smearing them with earth balance and enjoying! So good!! I used plain white flour, so I wouldn’t recommend making these all the time, but for a special treat, they really hit the spot!! Enjoy!!
Right out of the oven! Yum!!
Vegan Biscuits
2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup earth balance
1 cup soymilk – plus a splash or two on reserve
- Heat oven to 450degrees
- Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.
- Add Earth Balance to the bowl and use a fork to mash together and form a crumbly mixture.
- Add the soymilk in and mix till you form a ball.
- Flour a counter top and pat down till dough is about an inch thick.
- Using a cookie cutter or the edge of a glass cut biscuits out of the dough and place on a greased baking sheet. Continue to combine the scraps and make biscuits till you run out of dough.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes.
- ENJOY right away with some earth balance or jam. YUM!!
Raw biscuits
Raw Biscuits
03 Jun 2010
by marisashealthykitchen
in Vegan Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes
Tags: breakfast, nutritional yeast, quick and easy, snack, soy, tamari, tofu, vegan, vegetarian
Tofu scram is one of those meals that I can eat for breakfast, lunch or dinner. It is super easy and fast and you can basically add whatever extra veggies you have in the house to it. We had it everyday for breakfast up at teacher training and if I am still eating it now, it must be a good thing 🙂
What is your favorite tofu scram recipe? I am always up for new ones!
Easy Tofu Scramble
- 1 packages extra firm tofu, drained and crumbled or cubed
- 2 small tomatoes, chopped
- 1/2 bunch scallions, chopped
- 1 red onion, chopped
- 1 lb mushrooms, sliced
- 1 lb fresh spinach
- Sprinkle of nutritional yeast
- Dash of tamari
- Dash of ground pepper
- Dash of Cholula Hot Sauce or your favorite brand
- Dash of crushed red pepper
- Dash of curry powder
Cook onions and mushrooms for 3 min, add scallions & tomatoes and cook for 2 minutes, add tofu and cook for 10 min, add spinach, yeast, tamari, pepper, hot sauce, crushed red pepper, and curry powder and simmer, stirring gently for 5-10 minutes. Serve and ENJOY 🙂
26 May 2010
by marisashealthykitchen
in Raw Desserts and Treats, Raw Vegan Recipes, Vegan Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes
Tags: chocolate, cocoa, coconut, cookies, dates, dessert, entertaining, maple syrup, quick and easy, raw, snack, vegan, vegetarian
I love Coconut, Chocolate and Mint! YUM!!!!! If you are not into mint just leave it out and enjoy the chocolate coconut goodness! This was super simple and fast to make and more importantly to enjoy!! Love that! Keep these babies cold and they are perfect for these already super hot summer days!
Meltaway Peppermint Patties
recipe adapted from Elaina Love
Mint layer:
3 cups dry, raw shredded coconut
1/3 cup maple syrup
1/2 tsp. mint extract or 3 drops peppermint essential oil
Chocolate or carob layer:
3 cups dry, raw shredded coconut
1/3 cup maple syrup or date paste (made by blending dates and water)
1/8 cup organic cocoa powder or raw carob powder (add until mixture reaches desired color)
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1/8 tsp. Celtic sea salt
1: Blend the first 3 cups of coconut in a dry blender on low speed with the lid off. Use a spatula to keep things moving until it becomes the consistency of butter. Make sure you do not blend so long as to separate all the oil from the coconut. This step is tricky, and takes a good blender like a Vitamix. If you don’t have a Vitamix, you can still do this step, although you may need to separate the coconut into 2 batches.
2: Remove the coconut and put in a mixing bowl. Add the sweetener and mint extract. use a spatula to mix well. Set aside.
3: Blend the coconut for the chocolate layer. Mix the coconut by hand with the rest of the ingredients in a bowl.
4: Separate the chocolate mixture into 2 halves. Take one half, and press it into the bottom of a 4 x 4 baking dish or Tupperware. Put it in the freezer for 5 minutes until it is solid.
5: Remove your dish from the freezer and add all of the mint layer. Place in the freezer again for a couple of minutes.
6: Add the second half of the chocolate mixture to the top of the mint layer. Freeze again until solid or refrigerate.
7: Pop the meltaways out of the container by twisting or using a spatula to pry up. Place on a cutting board and cut your candies into whatever shape you like using a sharp, thin knife. Enjoy and store in the refrigerator.
25 May 2010
by marisashealthykitchen
in New York Highlights, Vegan Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes
Tags: comfort food, dessert, snack, soy, vegan, vegetarian
I was telling you about all the amazing food we had up at Omega…. the glorious salad bar and always yummy cooked vegan meals, amazing breads with earth balance or pb&j! Cooked Kale at every meal and the list goes on. Plus we can’t forget the AMAZING vegan brownies and peanut butter cookies at the Cafe. ahhhhh good life & good food!!
We didn’t want my first night back in NYC to disappoint and it was perfect, of course 🙂 So fun celebrating with my amazing husband!! It was gorgeous so we wanted outdoor seating (and there is not a lot of vegan choices with outside eating) so we headed over the Life Cafe 343 E 10th St @ Ave. B (212) 477-9001 (so appropriate since David Life, co-founder of Jivamutki Yoga was also the co-founder of Life Cafe!) After yesterday’s post I was soooo excited to have the PHILLY SEITAN STEAK (VEGAN) Thin slices of seitan, sauteed onions, garlic, mushroom, miso sauce & soy cheese (casein-free) served on a baguette YUM!!!!!! I also had the organic side salad and was pretty impressed, exactly what I needed.
(Prema, this is right by your house, you neeeeeed to eat this sandwich 🙂 )
After dinner we strolled over to Lula’s Sweet Apothecary 516 E 6th St (btwn Ave A & Ave B) (646) 912-4549 for their famous and deeeeelish Cake Batter VEGAN Soft Serve! OH MY YUM! I always love this, but every time we have it, it seems to taste even more amazing! haha We were so lucky that they now have their Soft Serve Monday hours, since they are normally closed on Mondays. Love it!!!!
Perfect End to the Perfect Evening 🙂
22 Apr 2010
by marisashealthykitchen
in Vegan Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes
Tags: almond milk, banana, breakfast, comfort food, dessert, entertaining, french toast, maple syrup, quick and easy, snack, soy, vegan, vegetarian
These were amazing! The banana was thick enough to really coat and soak the bread. It also gave the french toast the most deelish flavor. I highly recommend this!
Banana French Toast
Makes 4 slices
2 medium bananas
2/3 cup soymilk
2 tablespoons maple syrup
1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
4 slices whole-wheat bread
1 vegetable oil spray
Blend bananas, soymilk, syrup, and cinnamon until smooth. Pour into a flat, shallow dish and soak bread slices 1 minute on each side. Transfer carefully to a vegetable oil sprayed skillet. Cook first side until lightly browned, about 3 minutes, then turn and cook second side until browned.
Recipe from Food for Life, by Neal Barnard, M.D.
19 Apr 2010
by marisashealthykitchen
in Home Cooking, Vegan Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes
Tags: almonds, comfort food, daiya, non-dairy cheese, pesto, quinoa, salad, sauces, sides, snack, vegan, vegetarian
OMG! We loved this! Broccoli Pesto – Genius!! I always love quinoa but this was a really exciting and super deelish way to have it. Such a creamy and well seasoned dish! I know we will have this again soon.
Let me know if you get to try this and what you think! ENJOY!!
Double Broccoli Quinoa
Recipe adapted from 101cookbooks
3 cups cooked quinoa
5 cups raw broccoli, cut into small florets and stems
3 medium garlic cloves
2/3 cup sliced or slivered almonds, toasted
1/3 cup cheddar vegan cheese (preferably daiya)
2 big pinches salt
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1/3 cup olive oil
- Heat the quinoa and set aside.
- Now barely cook the broccoli by pouring 3/4 cup water into a large pot and bringing it to a simmer. Add a big pinch of salt and stir in the broccoli. Cover and cook for a minute, just long enough to take the raw edge off. Transfer the broccoli to a strainer and run under cold water until it stops cooking. Set aside.
- To make the broccoli pesto puree two cups of the cooked broccoli, the garlic, 1/2 cup of the almonds, vegan cheese, salt, and lemon juice in a food processor. Drizzle in the olive oil and pulse until smooth.
- Just before serving, toss the quinoa and remaining broccoli florets with the broccoli pesto. Taste and adjust if needed, you might want a bit more salt or an added squeeze of lemon juice. Turn out onto a serving platter and top with the remaining almonds.
Serves 4 – 6.
Pesto in the Vita-Mix
15 Apr 2010
by marisashealthykitchen
in In the News, New York Highlights
Tags: comfort food, dessert, quick and easy, snack, soy, vegan, vegetarian
Terri 64 West 23rd Street NYC
We were SO excited to get to try out Terri, the new all vegan sandwich and juice shop! It was AMAZING!! Every bite was so enjoyable and moan-worthy hahaha
Michael and I shared the Meatball Parm sandwich, Bacon Cheddar Chicken Ranch sandwich and the Butterfinger Shake. All Vegan and All Amazing!! There are just a few bar stools and a counter to dine but of course you can take your lunch to go and head to Madison Square Park close by. The peeps behind the counter were super friendly and so nice! It was also so fabulous to have this $3 off any sandwich or wrap coupon! (expires 4/31) I know we will be back soon to try the rest of the menu!! Enjoy!
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