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Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Oldies but Goodies- Two of my Favorite Vegan Recipes ? Bliss ...

Good Morning and Happy Monday!

I hope everyone had a great weekend. ?We survived the Vancouver Soccer Slam, as well as, the Cathlamet Downhill Corral. ?We divided and conquered. ?Steve took Emmet to the 3-Day Longboarding event in Cathlamet and Zoe and I learned our way around Vancouver/Camas, WA.

Now the countdown begins, we have one more full week of summer before school starts. ?The kids are ready for school and I am too! ? I am working on a few projects that need a bit more attention and feel like I may get that once the kids are safely ensconced in school again : ) ? One of the projects I am working on is my next webinar series: ?The Art of Eating: ?Eat Your Way to Health and Happiness. ?This webinar is all about adding joy and pleasure to your eating experience and will include my 20 Pantry Essentials, 5 Simple Tips to Get Healthy and Slender, The Magic of Greens, as well as a bunch of healthy recipes!

Speaking of webinars, my Introduction to a More Earth Friendly Diet is going well and we are having a lot of fun experimenting with plant-based meals. ?A few of our favorite recipes so far are:

The ?Best? Beet Burgers and The Butternut and Tri-Bean Burrito.

The ?Best? Beet Burgers

Ingredients
1 1/2 cup cooked quinoa?
2 cup raw beets, peeled and grated
1? onion (finely diced)
4 cloves of garlic (grated or finely diced)
1 cup sunflowers seeds
1/2 cup sesame seeds
1/4 cup canola oil
1/4 cup rolled oats
2-3 tbsp whole wheat pastry flour
1/4 cup chopped parsley
2 tablespoons of Bragg?s Liquid Amino Acids
2-3 dashes hot sauce
Dash of smoked sea salt
1/4 tsp white pepper

Directions?
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl combine, beets, cooked quinoa, sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, oatmeal, flour,oil, parsley, and seasonings. Form the mixture into patties and bake at 350-degrees for about 25 minutes, carefully flipping the burgers halfway through.? Serve the burgers on a whole wheat bun or sandwich thin with your favorite toppings.? I suggest a heart healthy serving of avocado!? You can freeze the rest of the burgers and heat them up as needed.?

The Best Butternut Squash and Tri-Bean Burritos

1 medium butternut squash, peeled, cubed, & roasted
1.5 cups cooked brown rice
1 cup chopped sweet onion
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 red pepper, chopped
1 tsp kosher salt
2 tsp ground cumin
2 dashes of hot sauce
One 15-oz can tri-beans, drained and rinsed (1/2 cup red kidney beans, 1/2 cup black beans, 1/2 cup navy beans)
3/4 cup Daiya Vegan Shredded Cheddar Cheese
4? whole wheat tortillas
Garnish with fresh avocado, sunflower seeds and salsa

1. Preheat oven to 425F and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Drizzle olive oil on squash and sprinkle salt and pepper. Toss to coat squash. Roast chopped butternut squash for 45 mins. or until tender.

2. Cook brown rice

3. In a large skillet over medium-low heat, add oil, onion, and minced garlic. Saute for about 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Now add in salt and seasonings and stir well.

4.? Add chopped red pepper, tri-color beans, and cooked rice and saut? for another 10 mins. on low.

5. When squash is tender remove from oven and cool slightly. Add cooked butternut squash to the skillet and stir well. Add cheese and heat another couple minutes.

6. Add bean?filling to tortilla along with toppings.? I highly recommend adding the sunflower seeds for a little extra crunch. Wrap and serve.?

Oh my, these are both so good and real crowd pleasers. Yay!

In between soccer games, Zoe and I have been busy de-cluttering the house. ?One of our main accomplishments was cleaning out the refrigerator. ?We literally took everything out, disinfected the fridge and organized the contents. ?I can?t tell you what a difference this made. ?We are able to see what we need to eat down on, what we need to replenish and realize that we have a lot of condiments! ?We have a whole shelf of asian condiments that range from miso pastes to curries to soy sauces. ?

Today?s project is to de-clutter the pantry- wish me luck!

Since all of my family is going back to school next week (including my husband who is in law school) we have decided that each member of the family gets to pick their favorite restaurant to go out to eat this week. ?We have a busy Fall schedule and we are trying to eek out a little more fun before we fall into our school routine. ?

So far Emmet wants to go back to?Boke Bowl.

Zoe wants to go and have Indian food. ?Does anyone have any recommendations in PDX?

Steve is still contemplating his pick

and I have a new vegan place that I want to try called Kitchen Dances!