Category Archives: Cooking & Recipes

Ramen

Ingredients

  • 4 Cups vegetable broth
  • Chopped Mushrooms
  • 1/2 chopped onion
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 2 Tbsp tamari or soy sauce or miso paste
  • 2 packages instant ramen noodles
  • Veggies of choice. I usually use carrot and cabbage

Directions

  • In a pot saute the onion and mushroom.
  • Add in the broth, tamari or soy sauce and garlic powder
  • Bring to a boil and the lower temp to simmer
  • Serve broth over noodles and veggies

Tofu Nuggets

Pictured served atop rice and alongside asparagus and sauteed mushrooms.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup nutritional yeast
  • 4 tablespoons olive oil
  • 4 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 package extra-firm tofu, drained

Directions

  • Mix all ingredients except tofu in a bowl
  • Break up tofu into nuggets and a to the bowl and mix till it is coated
  • Place tofu on baking sheet and place in 375 degree oven for about 30 minutes flipping halfway thru.

Christmas Dinner

Mom, Dad and Tara came over for lunch on Christmas day. I made a Tofurkey ham, mashed potatoes, mushroom gravy, roasted Brussels sprouts and corn which I forgot to serve. Nova made green bean casserole and Mom made roasted butternut squash.

Instantpot Rice And Beans

Red beans & rice along with vegan sausage, onion, bell pepper and spices.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup dried beans
  • 1 cup rice
  • 2.5 cups water

Directions

  • Rinse rice and beans and place them along with the water in the Instantpot.
  • Set Instantpot to manual for 25 minutes.
  • Do a 10 minute release.

Instant Pot Mexican Rice

Mexican rice along with Bueno Foods tamales.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Basmati rice
  • 1 cup water
  • 1/4 onion diced
  • 1/4 cup carrot diced small
  • 1/4 cup tomato sauce
  • garlic powder
  • chile powder
  • salt & pepper
  • Oil

Directions

  • Rinse rice
  • Turn Instantpot to saute.
  • Add enough oil so rice doesn’t stick.
  • Add rice and saute for about 5 minutes
  • Add the rest of the ingredients
  • Set Instantpot to manual for 4 minutes
  • Do a manual release after 10 minutes

Creamy Pasta And Veggies

Ingredients
8 oz cooked pasta (I used rotini)
3 cloves garlic minced
1 cup broccoli florets
1 cup cauliflower florets
1/2 carrots diced
1/2 small onion diced
1/2 cup nutritional yeast
1 cup vegetable broth
Pepper to taste

Sauce
4 tbsp olive oil
1/3 cup flour
4 Tbsp nutritional yeast
3 cups non-dairy milk

Instructions
Sauce: in a pan over medium heat add olive oil and flour a little at a time while whisking. Add milk and nutritional yeast. Continue whisking. Simmer till thickens up a bit.

Veggies: In a skillet over medium heat cook veggies until softened a little. Add sauce, vegetable broth, nutritional yeast and pepper. Stir and simmer for a few minutes.