Creamy Vegan Broccoli Soup
A delicious Creamy Vegan Broccoli Soup. Vitamin and protein packed! Healthy, quick, easy to make, and delish! Slurp up and enjoy on a cold day!
- 3 Tbl olive oil
- 2-3 C vegetable broth (depending on the thickness you prefer)
- 1 onion- diced
- 2 heads of broccoli
- 1 carrot-diced
- 1 can of cannellini beans
- 2-3 Tbl flour (depending on thickness wanted)
- salt & pepper to taste
- Heat the oil in the pot and add the onion. Let cook for 3-5 minutes
- Add the carrot and cook for another 3-5 minutes
- Add the broccoli and cook for 2-3 minutes
- Add the flour and cook for about 1 minute
- Add a pinch salt, white beans, and broth. Let cook for 3 minutes
- Take your immersion blender and blend until smooth
- Heat, stirring occasionally, the soup for about another 5-10 minutes. Add the rest of the salt & pepper
- This is so easy and delicious! Perfectly creamy soup for a cold day.
Vegan Kale, Broccoli, & White Bean Soup
Vegan Kale, Broccoli, & White Bean Soup! Welcome to bein’ green and feelin’ oh so goooood. 😉 Vitamin packed, protein packed, and flavor packed makes this my soup of the month! As usual, it came to be because I had a bunch of veggies that I needed to use up before they went south. Also, my kiddo is still refusing to eat vegetables in their true form so I am constantly making pureed soups, pureed sauces, and smoothies so that G-man is getting in his greens, oranges, reds etc. For this soup, I used kale, spinach, broccoli, white beans, oregano, garlic, leeks, and veggie broth… pure heaven.
Being that I’m trying to lose some weight before summer comes a’ knockin’, ’cause I know that’ll be around the corner if I don’t hop on that train now, I am really gettin’ down with soups, salads, veggies, and grains. I did something hilarious: didn’t drink for the month of January. Then I said something even MORE hilarious: I wouldn’t drink until June. Then reality had a big f’in laugh out loud and handed me a glass of wine… and I’ve been imbibing ever since. 😉 Life’s too short, right? Also, it’s twelve o’clock somewhere! My point being, I can justify anything, anytime, anywhere. Life is too short however to eat shitty food and diet like a nutter, so I eat amazing foods that are healthier. Even if you’re not trying to shed some lbs (though I feel like everyone I know is always trying to do that), this Vegan Kale, Broccoli, & White Bean Soup will hit your special soup spot – no doubt. Sip, slurp, repeat! -FGG
Fun facts: These beautiful shell spoons were purchased on my amazing trip to Indonesia a few years ago. The wine is a pinot noir rose from the best winery around my neck of the woods – Ponzi! Lastly, that beautiful wine glass was my grandma Rugile’s. I was living with her in Asheville, North Carolina when she passed away. Had a stroke on her opening night on stage (was an actress). I was working backstage. We drank wine out of these glasses every night. She loved when I played the piano for her, and she could keep me out until 11pm with friends drinking B&B. What a lady!
PS- Being that I always listen to tunes when I cook and am constantly touting the amazingness of Billie Holiday and dinner time cooking, I’ve added my all time favorite Billie Holiday tune in my all time favorite arrangement of hers at the bottom of this post: You Go to My Head (Strange Fruit is a second close) 😉 Enjoy!
My Yum Print recipe card template is not working so here is the recipe sans template!
Title: Vegan Kale, Broccoli, & White Bean Soup
Description:
Vegan Kale, Broccoli, & White Bean Soup is packed with healthy ingredients, easy to make, loaded with protein and vitamins, and is CRAZY DELICIOUS! Lunch or dinner!
Serves: 6 Cook time: 35 minutes
Ingredients:
10 oz bag of tuscan kale (this equals more than 1 1/4 C – it is about 4-6 loosely packed cups of chopped kale)
2 cups broccoli florets
4 C baby spinach – loosely packed
1 15 0z can of canellini beans – do NOT drain
6 cups of veggie broth (I used 1 1/2 Tbl of Better Than Bouillon Vegetable Base Stock & 6 cups water)
2 leeks – chopped (use every part but the leaves at the top)
6 cloves garlic – diced
Dried oregano to taste
Pinch of salt
Pepper to taste
Olive oil for pan
Directions:
Heat pan with olive oil on medium (medium high depending on your stovetop) and then add the leeks and salt – cook for about 5-7 minutes, stirring occasionally
Add garlic and cook for approximately 3 minutes more, stirring occasionally (I like my leeks to brown a little bit)
Add canellini beans and stir occasionally for 1 minute
Add broccoli and cook for about 3 minutes, stirring occasionally
Add kale and cover pan with lid. Let cook on medium for approximately 5 minutes, remove lid, stir occasionally for about 3-5 minutes more
Remove from heat
Option 1:
Put contents of pan in pot on medium or medium-low depending on stovetop, add broth, spinach, and oregano if using, cook for 5 minutes, then puree with immersion blender, heat for another 5-10 minutes
Done!
Option 2:
Put contents of pan in crock pot on high, add broth, spinach, and oregano if using, let cook for 30-40 minutes
Blend with immersion blender and let cook on high for 2 hours
Turn crock pot to medium and let cook for 1 hour more
Turn crock pot to warm and let simmer for 30 minutes
Done!
Notes:
Wine pairings:
Red- Rosso di Montalcino, Chianti Classico
White- Chardonnay, Riesling
(I used a pinot noir rose because that’s what I had in my fridge. Was an okay pairing)
4 Vegan Soups & Sandwiches
4 Vegan Soups & Sandwiches are perfectly paired for your dining enjoyment. 😉 All easy, all healthy, and all crazy delicious. We’ve been having a pretty mild winter in Portland, OR. No complaints here! Love wearing my winter clothes but have yet felt the need to wear a coat on a daily basis. I went to the mountain to go sledding, soooo voila. Snow fix done. Will most likely go back in March (for my bdayyyy) to go skiing. Hopefully, my Beach Body madness will make me stronger so I don’t feel like I’m dying a slow and snowy death on the slope. Worrrkkk iiittt!!
Sooo… I will soon be posting far better vegan Beach Body recipes than the shit that is currently out there. Most of my soups and sandbos will make an appearance as well. The colored Tupperware totally freak me out b/c it looks like an anorexic move, however, I completely get it. Portion control is everything! Moderation is everything! If only life were that fucking easy. If only self-control was that easy… ; )
Anyway, enjoy the grub! If you have a favorite soup/sandbo combo please, by all means, let me know. Happy Thursday! -FGG
PS- I love this Tribe Called Quest song. It was on my mind the other day…
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1. Lentil Soup with Sauteed Mushrooms (Vegan) & The Most Bitchin’ Broccoli & Eggplant Veggie Burger Ever! -(Use vegan eggs, vegan parm, and vegan mayo)
2. Classic Vegan Chili & Loaded Tofu & Veggie Bagel!
3. Creamy Vegan Carrot Sweet Potato & Mushroom Soup & Tofu Tuna
4. Vegan Kale, Broccoli, & White Bean Soup & Lentil Sloppy Joes To Die For! – (Use a vegan cream cheese and vegan shredded cheese)
Veggie Miso Ramen Soup (Vegan)
Hey everyone! First off, we missed our Sunday food post yesterday because our 3rd podcast (One More Sip of Whine) was being recorded and took far longer than anticipated! Was SO much fun, as always, and this means that once the editing process is done, we go live! Can’t freakin’ wait! What a crazy journey it has been from self-publishing 3 books (available on Amazon), weekly blogging (recipe development, food photography, editing) learning about podcasting, and interviewing! Was incredibly nerve wracking at first. Totally worth every fear, every effort – no doubt! Our YouTube Channel is coming soon, too! Will be live in January, 2019. So much time, so much hard work, and the most fun we’ve ever had! And as always, a HUGE shout-out to Gary Vaynerchuk for giving us SO much inspiration via his books, “Crush It!,” and “Crushing It!” If you are an entrepreneur and have no idea who Gary V. is or have never heard of these books, run to your nearest book store or hop on Amazon asap – life changing!
Veggie Miso Ramen Soup (Vegan) took me a mere 10 minutes to concoct. I LOVE ramen soup but I have a hard time finding vegetarian/vegan ramens, and often the ones that I do find are bland as fuck. No flavor. To me, food is all about flavor, all the time, and lots of it. My love for food and cooking most definitely did not come from a love of bland food. What a waste of calories! I mean, if I’m gonna eat, it better be freakin’ good & worth it, right?!
We received this amazing coconut bowl as a gift from @cocobowlsco (insta). One, thank you SO much for this! It’s literally the perfect weight, size, and shaped bowl for the perfect serving size, at least for me. Plus, reduce, reuse, recycle! FGG is crazy about their ‘waste not’ philosophy so this was truly the perfect gift for us! Two, how freakin’ cute is it? C’mon… 😉 Anyway, we wanted to use the bowl for our next post, had been craving ramen since Thanksgiving (and pizza… why? No idea), so this Veggie Miso Ramen Soup (Vegan) was destined to be! Sip, slurp, repeat. A beautiful hot mess. 😉 Noodles have never been so sultry. -FGG
*This tune has been on my mind since last week. An old friend sent me a video of the inside of our old hangout. The dive bar where we had spent an incredible amount of time. I always played this on the juke box the many times I was there. It had burned down a year or two ago and I had no idea they were resurrecting it until I had a video of the inside, looking EXACTLY the same, in my text messages. It was like a piece of history had just been unearthed! Gunthers, or Club G, as we often called it, was the haunt of haunts back in the day. I can already taste my next shitty shot of tequila the next time I’m back in Northport, NY. Cheeeerrrss to Club G, old friends, and fucking fabulous memories!
Veggie Miso Ramen Soup (Vegan) (Serves 2) (10 minutes)
Ingredients-
For the broth-
2 small packages (about 8 oz or 225 grams total) of dried ramen noodles
4 C miso broth (vegetarian)
1/2 C mushroom broth
3 Tbl of dried seaweed cut into small triangles
2 Tbl finely diced chives
1 tsp garlic powder
1 1/2 tsp onion powder
2 tsp ginger powder
Place all ingredients in a pot, bring to a boil, add noodles, cook for about 2 minutes or until done, then simmer. Do this while you are preparing the ingredients below.
Ingredients-
For the veggies & tofu-
1/2 C sliced mushrooms (I used cremini)
1/2 C small broccoli florets
1/2 C haricot vert (thin green beans) cut in half
1/2 C mixed yellow & red bell peppers – diced
1/2 C diced teriyaki baked tofu
3 garlic diced garlic cloves
2 Tbl soy sauce
2 tsp sesame oil
Sesame seeds for garnish (optional)
*Heat pan with sesame oil and soy sauce on medium. Once hot, add garlic and stir on and off for one minute
Toss in all other ingredients and cook for about 5 minutes
Toss all ingredients from pan into the broth and noodles – stir
Done!
4 Amazing Soups for Wintery Warmth! (Vegan)
4 Amazing Soups for Wintery Warmth! (Vegan) is really a post for both autumn and winter alike. We’ve definitely entered soup season in Oregon, and I’m loving it! Soup with bread is one of my favorite meals. I feel like soups are a fabulous way to use the leftovers in your fridge, get loads of veggies in (especially for my wee man), and they’re quick and easy. Sold. In this post I have the following 4 soups (click on soup title for link to recipe): Creamy Tomato & Cauliflower (my FAVORITE), Pumpkin Coconut Curry, Creamy Broccoli, Lentil & Sauteed Mushroom.
I’ve been on a soup kick lately for two reasons: COLD WEATHER & my kiddo has sadly become anti-veggie. UGH! I get his vegs in by giving him pureed soups, smoothies, and pureed sauces. He used to eat raw tofu and virtually any veggie. So.Stinkin’.Frustrating. 🙁 Anyway, my soups are always crazy flavorful. I need my food to be loaded with flavor. I’m not a fan of blandness. I promise you that you’ll get loads of veg and protein from these awesome soups as well! Enjoy your fall & winter warmth with me and slurp these up with a dope homemade or rustic bread of sorts. Make Saturday your official soup day! Taco Tuesdays & soup Saturdays are my fave. ‘Til next time, peeps… 😉
Creamy Tomato & Cauliflower Soup
Pumpkin Coconut Curry Soup
Creamy Vegan Broccoli Soup
10 Green Vegan Recipes for St. Patrick’s Day!
10 Green Vegan Recipes for St. Patrick’s Day! Okay, I’m Irish, like super Irish – well, for an American anyway. Ancestry.com will tell you this, too. Been to Sligo, met the fam… does this push me upwards in the Irish department? 😉 My uncles and their children on my mother’s side all have their Irish passports. Even though my mother never got hers, therefore, I don’t have mine, does this push me even further upwards in the Irish department? I say, “yes.” LOL. Fuck, if you’re a New Yorker, like from a borough or from LI, like myself, you’re Irish by proxy. Seriously. 😉 Even my super Italian best friend has a shamrock tattoo on her ankle. Catch my drift? So, now that I’ve said all of that, it gives me permission to say this (or so I believe – hehe): Irish food kind of, sort of, possibly… is fucking terrible. That being said, if you’re not down with corned beef & cabbage, or an Irish stew, for the most American-Irish day of the year, then below I have provided you with 10 awesome green vegan recipes for St. Patrick’s day that cross all cultures, but celebrate with the color green. How’s that for a run-on sentence?! 😉 Outside of Irish Soda Bread (vegan), recipe HERE, I usually go for the recipes that I’ve provided for you in this post. How do you celebrate? I’ll be at a parade, and then celebrating in style with Irish music, dance, and pipers at my fave restaurant for St. Pat’s Day shenanigans. Please feel free to add your recipes or ideas in the comment section below! Also, I have Heyoya, which means you can leave a voice message! -FGG
PS- This is the amazing Emerald Society Pipes & Drums band playing in the St. Pat’s Day parade in NYC:
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GREEN GODDESS CHEESY QUESADILLAS
THE MOST BITCHIN’ BREAKFAST POTATOES EVER!
15 Awesome Vegan Recipes for the Fall!
So, it’s been a while… a long while. I am making a vow right now that I am going to get my shit together and start blogging like I was doing before summer hit. In fact, I’m gonna blog ten times f’in’ harder than that! Why? Well, one, because I LOVE it! Two, because I’m listening to “Crushing It!” by, Gary Vaynerchuk and I am sooo inspired! It literally makes me want to pull my car over mid-drive and start blogging, writing my book, and starting my podcast. I freakin’ heart you hard, Gary. 😉
Okay, back to the title of this post: 15 Awesome Vegan Recipes for the Fall! I have compiled 15 of my favorite autumnal recipes (appetizers, salad, soups, pasta, cocktails etc) from the archives of this blog that make my soul warmer and happier in what should be called, the BEST season of the year. Who doesn’t love fall foliage, the crisp air, apple and pumpkin picking, tractor rides at farms, corn mazes at farms, all things pumpkin spice, all things maple, and of course, some warm food on a cold day?! Obviously, only the soulless! Click on the recipe title to bring you directly to the link. See you all soon… -FGG
PS- My mother had said she was listening to George Winston’s “Autumn” the other day which has inspired the musical selection for this post. Totally reminds me of my childhood!
SOUPS:
Pumpkin Coconut Curry Soup, Creamy Vegan Carrot Sweet Potato Mushroom Soup, Creamy Vegan Broccoli Soup, Lentil Soup with Sautéed Mushrooms
APPETIZERS & SALAD:
Artichoke & Balsamic Parmesan Hummus (replace real parm for vegan parm – GO VEGGIE is my fave), The BEST Vegan Nach Cheese Sauce Ever! (who doesn’t love nachos during game season?!), Sautéed Veggie & Farro Spiralized Zucchini Salad
MEALS:
Vegan Pumpkin Mac n’ Cheese, Vegan Mushroom and Lentil Wellington, Crazy Delicious Veggie Couscous, Spaghetti Squash with Cheesy Marinara, Lentil Sloppy Joe’s (replace shredded cheese with vegan shredded cheese like Daiya’s)
COCKTAILS & DESSERT:
A Maple Bourbon Fling Named Rosemary, Warm & Delicious Spiked Choco-Coffee, 3 Minute/4 Ingredient Hot Chocolate Mini-Mug Cake (Replace Egg with Follow Your Heart Vegan Egg – this stuff is awesome!)
My Morning Through Snack Daily Food Routine (shed those lbs & still eat well)!
Well, it’s official. I’ve finally decided that to make my goal weight by mid-June I am officially going to have to kind of… err… sort of… uugghh… maybe diet a bit! Yuck! That tasted bad evening writing down that hateful “d” word. I made it 6 months while staying on target or even getting ahead of my chart and have hit the longest of plateaus over the past 3 months. If I plan on “making it” to the finish line I have to actually cut back a bit. I’ve also just revamped my workout. In previous posts I had mentioned the glory of Jillian Michael’s Shred It Level 1. Well, now it’s Level 2 in addition to her 6 Weeks to 6 Pack Abs (if you want to die a painful workout death… do this. It’s killer! But amazing), and I am taking hour long Latin dance classes every Friday. I feel the combo should get me to where I need to be in the short bit of time I seem to have left. Sigh, sigh, and sigh again… however, I feel great! So, that’s the silver lining, and the hope for total “svelte-ness” is my dangling carrot. In my mind it’s super model status, however, reality strikes in the form of a possible thinner thigh, arm, and a true dream of 50% of Jillian Michael’s abs. We dream big here my friends. I mean BIG. I do indeed, dare to dream.
I start every morning with my G’s Oatmeal Smoothie recipe. My little man (Greyson) LOVES them, as do my husband and myself. Berries mixed with oatmeal, coconut milk, and yes, spinach! Don’t let this scare you! The spinach is masked by the coconut and the sweet fruit. An incredibly healthy and satisfying start to your day. Not to mention, I make it the night before so the oats have been fully soaked, it will be cold without having to add ice, and let’s face it, one less step to slow down your morning. Sold! Next, I arrive at work and have a small snack of almonds, walnuts, pumpkin seeds, and a clementine. I love all of them and they keep my belly content until a later snack or early lunch. I swallow this down with a cup of chrysanthemum tea with a dash of cayenne pepper, lemon juice, and an ever-so-small squeeze of agave. This is incredibly refreshing and easy to drink. After this, I return to the caffeine with a Jasmine Green Tea (I have a black coffee as soon as I arrive at work). For a small lunch or hefty snack, I have a whole wheat slice of bakery bread loaded with all kinds of delicious seeds, and I smother it in my homemade Classic Hummus after smashing some avocado on the bread (sometimes with a tomato or some cheese as well-all depends on how crazy I feel that day!). If I want to make this more of a lunch, I will have a heftier slice of my bread and it’s toppings plus I’ll tack on a salad or soup, like my Pesto Mushroom Salad or my Creamy Vegan Broccoli Soup. I’m not trying to pack the calories in but I definitely want to feel satisfied and really enjoy my food. What’s eating if we don’t love it?! My goal is to fuel my body with the “best” and enjoy it in the making. Simple, happy, delicious. Join me in my not-so-new morning mantra!
The Ultimate Vegan Christmas Menu
The Ultimate Vegan Christmas Menu is a perfect list of recipes that are delicious and crowd-pleasing for any vegan Christmas. Recipes include a variety of vegan appetizers, soups, salads, main dishes, and cocktails. You can mix and match to make your own perfect vegan Christmas menu!
I LOVE Christmas time. I’m sure I’m not alone in that. 😉 A perfect Christmas, even in the shit-storm we can call 2020, should still include great food and drinks. I know many people will be having a lot of family/friend time over Zoom. We make the most of what we have, right? And, it’s celebratory in its own right since we can say a hearty, “goodbye!” and “FuCk YOu!” to 2020! Wooooo-hooooo!!!
I am supposed to be living in Shenzhen, China right now, teaching music at a dope international school, with my son receiving a free and amazing education there. I am now instead, teaching over Zoom, at night, awaiting the moment I can get my visa.
I miss my friends, I miss a full paycheck, I miss restaurants, activities with my kid like bowling, the zoo, the children’s museum, etc. I miss my kid’s Taekwondo and swimming lessons. This year I was going to start his piano lessons, too. I now also work at my kid’s private Chinese School since I can no longer afford the tuition without it.
This year has also brought intense emotional pain from my ex both pre & post-divorce, panic attacks ending in ER visits, and a litany of health issues stemming from mind-blowing levels of stress. I am more than happy to let go of this shitty fucking year! I KNOW I am not alone in this. 😉
Despite my diatribe of bullshit, I am still standing, and I still choose to celebrate the good in this world. Holidays (to me) are incredibly important to keep our happiness afloat, or at least remind us that we have happiness somewhere still within, if even for a day. Make this Christmas count! Let it be the precursor to the mouth of 2021. Enjoy the shit outta your Christmas company, even if only via Zoom, good food, good libations, the giving of gifts, and of course, good music. Cheers!
If you guys have any staple vegan Christmas recipes/food that you make, please post in the comment section to share some ideas. Enjoy The Ultimate Vegan Christmas Dinner Menu and have an amazing holiday!
An ultimate classic Christmas song from my all-time favorite Rudolph movie! (The movie is free on YouTube btw)…
Also, click HERE for a link to my article, Dear Santa Baby (A letter for adults)
*Click on the name of the recipe to bring you directly to the link!
The Ultimate Vegan Christmas Menu!
Appetizers –
Premier Tomato Bruschetta with Olives & Capers
Artichoke Balsamic & Basil Hummus
Fried Green Tomatoes with Special Sauce (vegan)!
Soups –
The BEST Vegan Pasta e Fagioli
The BEST Vegan Creamy Tortellini Soup! *This could be a main dish, too – SO filling!
Vegan Kale, Broccoli, & White Bean Soup
Lentil Soup with Sauteed Mushrooms (Vegan)
Salads –
Sauteed Veggie & Farro Spiralized Zucchini Salad
Main dishes –
Vegan Mushroom Lentil Wellington
Vegan Kale Pesto Lasagna with Veggie Tofu Ricotta
Creamy Rigatoni with Lentils & Fresh Oregano – Vegan!
Creamy Vegan Macaroni and Cheese!
Sun-dried Tomato and Basil Stuffed Portobello Mushroom
Cocktails –
Desserts Cocktails –
Spiked Vegan Peppermint Hot Chocolate!
Minty Cacao Espresso Cocktail (Vegan)
If this is all too overwhelming for you, Whole Foods is doing a pre-made vegan Christmas dinner and I am pretty sure you can pick and choose some of your menu items! Click HERE for the link.
Greyson & my “Happy Holidays” card 🙂
The BEST Vegan Dinner Christmas Menu!
The BEST Vegan Dinner Christmas Menu! Is complete with amazing vegan appetizers (not just traditional appetizers, different and delicious apps that aren’t your holiday standards), soups, salads, entrees (pastas, Wellington, stuffed potatoes, stuffed portobellos), and of course, holiday cocktails (both warm and cold)! I’ve had many a small, medium, and large sized holiday parties at my home. No matter where I’ve been, whether I lived in Oregon, California, New York, China etc, I’m always the first to host a T-day or an xmas soiree… I LOVE entertaining! As long as I have the kitchen to myself (I’d love to be in the house by myself), wine, and music, I am golden for hours upon hours in the kitchen. Anyone else?
Since we’re in the seasonal spirit right now, I shall leave you with MY version (or desires) of The Twelve Days of Christmas.
The Twelve Days of Christmas
by, Heather Rugile
On the 1st day of Christmas my true love gave to me,
a day alone with my SANITY
On the 2nd day of Christmas my true love gave to me,
Two trips to Fiji, and a day alone with my SANITY
On the 3rd day of Christmas my true love gave to me,
Three French men, two trips to Fiji, and a day alone with my SANITY
On the 4th day of Christmas my true love gave to me,
Four thousand dollars, three French men, two trips to Fiji, and a day alone With my SANITY
On the 5th day of Christmas my true love gave to me,
Five days of PEACE, four thousand dollars, three French men, two trips to Fiji, and a day alone With my SANITY
On the 6th day of Christmas my true love gave to me,
Six Brad Pitt’s swimming, five days of PEACE, four thousand dollars, three French men, two trips to Fiji, and a day alone with my SANITY
On the 7th day of Christmas my true love gave to me,
Seven second homes, six Brad Pitt’s swimming, five days of PEACE, four Thousand dollars, three French men, two trips to Fiji, and a day alone with My SANITY
On the 8th day of Christmas my true love gave to me,
Eight maids a-cleanin’, seven second homes, six Brad Pitt’s swimming, five days of PEACE, four thousand dollars, three French men, two trips to Fiji, and a day alone with My SANITY
On the 9th day of Christmas my true love gave to me,
Nine buff bods dancin’, eight maids a-cleanin’, seven second homes, six Brad Pitt’s swimming, five days of PEACE, four thousand dollars, three French men, two trips to Fiji, and a day alone with My SANITY
On the 10th day of Christmas my true love gave to me,
TEN hours sleeping, nine buff bods dancin’, eight maids a-cleanin’, seven second homes, six Brad Pitt’s swimming, five days of PEACE, four thousand dollars, three French men, two trips to Fiji, and a day alone with My SANITY
On the 11th day of Christmas my true love gave to me,
Eleven days no laundry, TEN hours sleeping, nine buff bods dancin’, eight maids a-cleanin’, seven second homes, six Brad Pitt’s swimming, five days of PEACE, four thousand dollars, three French men, two trips to Fiji, and a day alone with My SANITY
On the 12th day of Christmas my true love gave to me,
Twelve flasks of vodka, eleven days no laundry, TEN hours sleeping, nine buff bods dancin’, eight maids a-cleanin’, seven second homes, six Brad Pitt’s swimming, five days of PEACE, four thousand dollars, three French men, two trips to Fiji, and a day alone with My SANITY
PS- Okay, so I totally cannot get enough of the Pentatonix Christmas songs/videos! I know I used their “Little Drummer Boy” in one of last week’s posts, but I feel the need to share this absolutely incredible winter holiday song! A MUST WATCH!
Click the recipes below to bring you directly to the links!
APPETIZERS:
Fried Green Tomatoes with Special Sauce (vegan)!
Premier Tomato Bruschetta with Olives & Capers
(Use my favorite vegan parmesan! Go Veggie! Parmesan)
Hummus & Veggie “Sushi” Rolls
Tofu Tuna
(Replace the greek yogurt with vegan mayo. In my opinion, the BEST EVER vegan mayo is Vegenaise! Also, you could sub out seaweed for white miso paste! This is one of my all time favorite dips)!
Cheesy Vegan Sweet Potato Fries Nacho Style!
Eggplant Meatballs (Vegan)
(Serve them just like the picture with sauce and some toothpicks)!
Vegetable Gyoza Recipe – Vegan
Spicy & Smoky Vegan Cheddar Cheese Wheel & Sundried Tomato & Basil Hummus)
SOUPS:
Vegan Kale, Broccoli, & White Bean Soup
Creamy Tomato & Cauliflower Soup
SALADS:
Sauteed Veggie & Farro Spiralized Zucchini Salad
Pesto Mushroom & Chick Pea Spinach Salad
(Use vegan parmesan. Again, Go Veggie! Is amazing)!
ENTREES:
Vegan Mushroom Lentil Wellington
Creamy Rigatoni with Lentils & Fresh Oregano – Vegan!
Spaghetti Marinara with Chard & Burst Tomatoes
Creamy Vegan Macaroni and Cheese!
The Cheesiest Vegan Broccoli & Cheddar Baked Potato Ever!
Sun-dried Tomato and Basil Stuffed Portobello Mushroom
COCKTAILS:
4 Fabulous Christmas Cocktails
15 Vegetarian Recipes for Toddlers
15 Vegetarian Recipes for Toddlers, are crazy healthy, easy, and most importantly, delicious. Flavor is everything to my kid. If it tastes good, he’ll eat it. These are 15 vegetarian and vegan recipes that toddlers and kids will love!
My mom got lucky with me in the fact that I’d eat anything. Even though I was her only vegetarian at the time (began that journey when I was 8), I was a human garbage disposal for everything else (was? … is – 😉 ). And, she very rarely cooked meat… Fast forwarding: My kid went from eating all veggies to eating none. This was incredibly depressing for me, as veggies are my ultimate fave! Well, next to my carb-o-holic, or more accurately, total carb whore, self. Now, I have to puree them in everything, and bribe him through chaotic fucking meltdowns to eat the teeeeeeniest piece of a veggie because I’m not giving up on that shit. I’m sick of eating pureed everything or having to make two separate meals. Fuck that.
I’ve loved food from the moment I took my first bite, or so I assume. Teaching your kiddo that healthy food is tasty and will be their fuel for their body is soooo important! Imagine learning to play the piano at 30? Learning to ski, surf, or swim at 30? Possible? Totally. Difficult and arduous? Hell yes! When we learn how to do things when we are young, our path to ability and understanding is ridiculously easier. Teach your wee one/s to cook! Being in the kitchen together can be crazy fun! My little dude has an apron (though he’s usually naked – haha), a chef’s hat, and his own little kitchen tools. He loves helping me make his food. It’s rewarding as an adult, so imagine how rewarding it is when you’re a kid! Not to mention, the amazing bonding time with your kiddo. If you make it fun, it’s fun. If you make food good, it’s good. Simple as that. Vegetarian or vegan shouldn’t mean bland or difficult. Hopefully, these recipes will plant the seed to give you creative ideas of your own. If so, please share! Enjoy! -FGG
PS- Click the name of the recipe to bring you directly to the link! Recipes listed in the order of the pictures (first being the featured pic – Quinoa Pancakes)
PPS- Enjoy the tune! 😉
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