Saturday, April 6, 2013

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Sunday, March 3, 2013

Ribs or Ribz?


One of our sons' favorite meats used to be grilled pork ribs slathered with barbecue sauce. We cheerfully gave them up when becoming vegans; however, we found a good alternative in Morningstar Farms Riblets. They were surprisingly good! The texture was stringy like pork ribs, and the sauce was sweet and smoky. We even had them on the 4th of July with a group of friends, and everyone loved them.

This week, my friends (thanks, Terri and Ben!) shared a homemade version of these with us. They were outstanding! The recipe came from www.fatfreevegan.com, and it's called "Barbecue Seitan Ribz". These literally took ten minutes to put together, baked for 25 minutes in the oven, and are then grilled/brushed with BBQ sauce for a few minutes after that. You can even do them completely in the oven, if you don't have a grill.

These babies are super low fat, high in protein and delish!
Note: Nutritional info is calculated without barbecue sauce so that you can add the figures for the brand of barbecue sauce you use.

Here's a great video showing how to make them:
http://www.everydaydish.tv/recipe/susans-ribz-z

Saturday, February 23, 2013

Increased Energy


Before I became a vegan, this is what I felt like every day when I returned home from work. :-) Truly...I was literally exhausted, feeling like I could climb right into my bed at 6 PM and sleep until morning. All (well, not ALL) that has changed. I STILL have a hundred things to do, but I actually have the energy to do them!!

When you exist on a diet of heavy foods, digesting requires quite of bit of energy. Since eating plant-based, I never feel heavy, bloated, or sick. I digest my food with ease, and I rarely feel run down. Even vegan desserts (which are definitely decadent) feel light.

The detoxing from eating fast food, meat, eggs, and dairy took a bit of time. However, if you can just hang tight, the long-term benefits are worth it. It's true that some people experience headaches during the detoxing period, but you have to make sure you're eating plenty. It takes more plant-based foods to fill you up because they can be lower in calories. You just have to drink a lot of water, eat a bunch of fruits, veggies, whole grains, and beans, and suck it up. :-)

Do you suffer from low energy levels, sleepless nights, body aches and pains?  Do you have diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, or high cholesterol? Simply changing your diet might turn these ailments around. It certainly can't hurt!

GO VEGAN!
 


 

Sunday, February 10, 2013

Go Directly to the Plants


My son shared a great video on YouTube with me yesterday, and I want to share one of the topics discussed in it...getting the nutrients we need.
The speaker started by explaining that the animals we eat are all vegetarians. They were created to eat plants. They eat the plants and supposedly, we get the nutrients through them and their byproducts. For example, we're told that we need to have milk from cows because that milk has the calcium we need for our bones. Also, we're told that we need omegas from fish. In addition, we're told we need protein from animals.

This is just utterly untrue. We don't need to go through an animal to get these needs met. In fact, we are taking an extra step, a dangerous one, by doing so. You see, animals and their byproducts have saturated fat and cholesterol that we do NOT need. They also have antibiotics and steroids given to them that end up in your system--stressing our bodies and immune systems. And sadly, animal products have ZERO, yes dietary ZERO dietary fiber. The answer is...go DIRECTLY to the plants.

You can get calcium from plants and absorb more than you can from dairy products. Much of the calcium in dairy products is added in as a supplement because three out of four cows are corn fed, and they don't even eat green plants (where the source of calcium is). You could just take a calcium supplement and be better off! Get calcium from almonds, kale, oatmeal, spinach, bok choy, figs, blackstrap molasses, and many other amazing plant-based foods.

Protein...let's dive into this one! Have you EVER heard of ANYONE with a protein deficiency? I haven't! The reason is we just don't need as much protein as we're told we do. We can get all the protein we need form vegetables, fruits, grains, and legumes...without any saturated fat! Remember, even a skinless chicken breast has saturated fat in it. These fats cause heart disease, diabetes, hypertension, strokes, and more. An adult woman needs only about 22.5 grams of protein a day to function at full potential.

I'll tell you what we're not getting enough of...FIBER! BV (before vegan), I was never regular. Either I couldn't go to the bathroom or I couldn't stop. Being a teacher, this was an accident waiting to happen. Our intestines are very long (way longer than a carnivorous animal), and they are not meant to have meat in them. Plants go through long intestines without issue. You stay "regular" all the time.  Remember, there is no dietary fiber in animals or animal products. BOO!

Finally, let's talk about those fabulous omegas. You don't need to get them from fish that have been bloated with metals and trash from our disgusting waters. Eat plant-based foods like walnuts, chia seeds, flax seed, hemp, black raspberries, kiwifruit, canola to get Omega 3. Be careful not to get too much Omega 6. http://healthland.time.com/2013/02/06/omega-6-fats-linked-to-increased-risk-of-heart-disease/

In a nutshell, you just need to go directly to the source for your nutritional needs...to plants. Bypass cholesterol, saturated fats, metals, antibiotics (not prescribed for you!), steroids, and other possible diseases passed on to you from sick animals.


Saturday, February 2, 2013

Veggies in a Cupcake? YES!


This is an amazing cupcake, adapted from The Sweetest Vegan on YouTube. She comes up with the BEST recipes! This cupcake is incredibly moist and delightful, while still being as PBWF as possible.

Vegan Carrot Cupcakes Recipe
(Makes around 16-17 cupcakes)

1 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup unbleached white flour
1 t baking powder
1 t baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 t cinnamon
1/4 t cloves
1/4 t nutmeg
1 cup turbinado
1/3 cup canola oil
1 t vanilla extract
1 t apple cider vinegar (I used organic, unsulphured)
1 cup almond milk
2 1/2 cups shredded carrots

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. and line a cupcake tin with paper liners.

Shred carrots finely in a food processor. Add canola oil, vanilla extract, almond milk, and vinegar. Stir together well.

In a large bowl, add flours, turbinado, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg. Stir well to combine.

Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir together to combine. The batter will be very thick.

Use an ice cream scooper to evenly distribute the cupcake batter through out the line cupcake tin.

Bake for 20 minutes. When a toothpick can be inserted into the center of a cupcake and removed with few to no crumbs, they are done. Cool cupcakes before frosting.

Vegan Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe
4 oz Tofutti Cream Cheese
2 tablespoon Earth Balance No Soy Buttery Spread
2- 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1 t. lemon juice

Directions:
Beat together vegan cream cheese and vegan butter with an electric mixer in a large bowl.
When smooth, gradually mix in powdered sugar. Add lemon juice.
Beat on high until it becomes a thick, creamy consistency.

Saturday, January 26, 2013

Incredible Pizza Dough - Easy as (Pizza) Pie!


I was browsing a wonderful website called (www.veganbaking.net) and scored this amazing pizza crust recipe by my now-new friend, Mattie. :-) He has designed an easy-to-make pizza crust that can be used right after making or frozen for later use. The last time we made it (see photo above), we used the dough we had previously froze. It was as delicious as the evening we made it fresh!

What I love about this recipe is that you don't have to proof the yeast. You just need to use warm water from the tap. I do check the temperature to make sure it's between 105-110 degrees F, but it isn't really even necessary to do. Also, I love that there are only a few ingredients.
Please read through the WHOLE recipe before you make this recipe. You will need to let this dough rise, and you need to consider that before you leave the house to run errands. :-)

Here's how I made it today:

Preheat oven to 200 degrees. When it hits 200, turn the oven OFF. You will be using your oven for a warm place to rise the dough. It works PERFECTLY!

Add the following ingredients in your standing mixer, using the dough hook attachment. This is for ONE ball of dough; however, you can double the recipe. I like to use one today and freeze one for another night.

2 cups Better For Bread flour (This can be found at any grocery store and is the reason this is SO good!!)
¼ cup whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon active dry yeast (I own a jar of yeast that I store in the fridge)
¾ cup + 3 Tablespoons warm water
2 Tablespoons olive oil, plus a little extra to grease the bowl

Grease a large bowl with olive oil.  Shape the dough into a ball. It is a sticky dough, but that's how it is supposed to be. Place the ball of dough into the bowl. Even if it is a double batch, make one ball at this point. This dough will not rise into a gigantic blob like other pizza dough. However, it will need space to rise some.  Cover the bowl with a clean towel and stick into the oven (that you turned OFF!) for 1 1/2 hours to rise.

After rising, punch the ball down to release the gas build up. Cover again and do another 1 1/2 hour rise in the oven. After 3 hours total, the dough is ready to use.

FREEZING FOR LATER USE:
If you doubled the recipe and are freezing half the dough, split it in half and shape it into a disc. You don't want to leave it in a ball because the defrosting will take longer. Wrap well in plastic wrap (twice is good!) and freeze. Take the frozen dough out the day before you need it, so it will be defrosted to use the next day. The last time we did this, we defrosted it (partially) on the counter in the morning and used it the same night. It worked fine!

MAKING A PIZZA:
Preheat your oven as HIGH as it will go. If it will go to 525 degrees, that works best. Also, if you have a convection oven, use the convection feature.

Cover your baking sheet with parchment paper. I love "If You Care" brown parchment paper. You can get it at Whole Foods. This stuff makes baking SO easy!

Stretch your dough into a disc (circular or rectangular, depending on the shape of your pan) with your hands. Lay it on the parchment paper and spread it with your fingers to fit your pan. It's a really soft dough, so it can pushed around on the parchment paper easily. Don't build up the edge. This dough isn't like the kind with a big puffy edge. Just stretch the dough across the pan in an even thickness.

Add your toppings and bake! It takes about 15-20 minutes to bake to perfection.