Farmers market salad and slaw!

So I grabbed a few things from our local farmers market this past weekend and have been making everything under the sun with the veggies! Today I chose to make a nice fresh salad with a side of Amy's vegan minestrone soup! 

With all the left over I threw together a little slaw! Carrots,Swiss chard stalk,carrots and scapes! For the dressing  I used vegan mayonnaise and red wine vinegar with chopped up ginger,garlic, and a few pieces of kale thew them in the ninja and instant slaw dressing! Be careful with the red wine Vinegar because the mayonnaise is a bit vinegary on its own!

Weekly prepping!

So to make my life easier and meals faster I prep all my veggies for the week ahead of time! I go pick up fresh fruit/veggies twice a week and cut everything up and bag it! This week I picked up some local squash and zucchini and prepped them when I got home! It's simple and easy! Cut up whatever you are cooking with for the next few days and bag it! (I don't recommend prepping avocado  :-P) When it's time for dinner there's no prepping veggies just pull out of the bag and use! Most days I just have rice  and veggies all I have to do is grab a bag and the job is done! I find it saves so much time when cooking dinner and there's no mess! Also a bonus tip and money saver!! if your local grocery store has a reduce produce section give it a look! Our local stop&shop has a great reduce produce section and you can usually find organic fruits and veggies! I buy it for half price come home bag it up and freeze it!

 

Pigs in a blanket!!

I love love love pigs in a blanket! So basic and simple and only 2 ingredients!! You can't go wrong! 

         1. Vegan hot dogs (I like tofu pups)

     2. Pillsbury crescent rolls (original) 

 

 Follow the directions on the crescent roll package for lee heating the oven! Cut tofu pups in half and roll up in the crescent! If you want to go crazy add some daiya cheese in with the hot dogs! And there you have it simply easy lunch or dinner! 

Simple vegan brownies!

I'm not a huge fan of baked goods more like I dislike them but sometimes we all need a little comfort food! I did a little research and discovered that  the
 ghirardelli dark chocolate brownie mix was vegan as long as you don't add the eggs! So I figured I'd give it a try! I used energy egg replacer and the final product was iffy it was  flat and crispy on the outside and gooey on the inside I defiantly wouldn't call it a brownie so anyways I topped them with some walnuts and scooped away! It tasted amazing! I'm defiantly  going to try this again with another egg replacer!

Simple lunch!

What's more simple then a salad? I thew together some kale, Swiss chard, garlic,ginger, carrots, cucumbers and lettuce topped with light raspberry vinaigrette!  

Popsicles for everyone!

Simple simple simple my favorite word when it comes to food! Here are some simple popsicles

         1. Cut up various fruit and mash it 

      2.  Fill pop mold and top with banana 

     3. Freeze and enjoy 

Also adding coconut milk ( the can kind) gives them a great creamy texture and a nice hint of coconut! 

Farmers market breakfast!

I hit up the local farmers market this weekend and a little farm stand in Adams behind the old good will! I scored some awesome squash and zucchini and the best part they were huge and super cheap 3 for $2 can't go wrong there! At the farmers market I grabbed some scapes Swiss chard and kale and some carrots I threw it all together and sautéed them with some earth balance  and made a scrumptious breakfast!