Day 14: Thursday Nov 1 ~ Burritos~

Tonight we had burritos.
1 can black beans- mashed up with a generous scoop of taco seasoning
home made salsa
leftover black bean dip from yesterday
red pepper
jalapeno
flour tortilla
taco sauce to taste

Heat stuff
Fill tortilla
top with sauce
eat

Day 7: Thursday Oct 25 ~ Plant-Strong Pizza ~

~ Plant-Strong Pizza ~

Alrighty. Liv typed all that stuff below (See Original Version). But I made the sauce as such:
1 sweet tater, 4 sizeable carrots, dijon mustard, oats, and delicious, delicious corn starch. while blending it up, I think I added too much water. To get it back to a more solid consistancy, I added a can of garbanzos (Chick Peas in the common tongue). The addition of garbanzo made it very hummus-ey, but either way it's quite tasty. We're using pita bread for the crust and we're topping it all with leftovers from yesterday's stir fry.

From the book "Heart Healthy Pizza" by Mark Sutton.
http://www.hearthealthypizza.com/
He shared this new idea on the Engine 2 website, and it looked so yummy I had to contact him right away. He was so super nice and supportive - I decided to get the book immediately instead of putting on my 'later' list.
I believe this investment will help prevent us from being derailed by pizza cravings! He has so many ideas - we're looking forward to working through the book! :)


Original Version:
Using the following recipes from this link for the crust and sauce:
http://engine2diet.com/the-daily-beet/plant-strong-pizza-recipes-and-a-giveaway/
GLUTEN-FREE OAT FLOUR DOUGH
SWEET POTATO, OATS, CARROT, AND GREEN CHILI SAUCE
Toppings: collards, tomato slices, + Trader Joe's Mix: chopped broccoli, carrots, green cabbage, red cabbage, jicama, green bell pepper, radish, celery.

Day 12: Tuesday, Oct 9th

Jesse's Peppery Red Spaghetti with Red Peppers

Hiya, Foodsters. Citing some lame excuse like "Home-Work" or whatever, Liv left dinner up to me. I didn't know where the kitchen was, so I shook a baggie of cat treats (New Crispy Friskies- milk flavor) and followed the cats who sprung into action at the sound of food. They led me to the kitchen.

First, I made some boiling water. Then I added Whole Wheat Spaghetti Noodles to the water and heat mixture. Gordon Food Service noodles, if you need to know.
 While the water/noodle situation was working itself out, I sauteéd some red peppers in a thin layer of water. Cooking spray is for sissies and worry warts. I gave it a generous dusting of crushed red pepper seeds. At this point, the whole ensamble looked a little something like this:

Actually, it looked EXACTLY like that, because it is a photograph I took of it all.
Next, I decided to open a can of crushed fire roasted tomatoes, and dump in in my red peppers. I let that heat up for a little while. Soon, the noodles had reached the desired level of softness.
Here's where stuff gets crazy.
I strained the water from the noodles. I strained the excess liquid from the peppers and tomato mixture. I put the noodles in the peppers. The burner was still on, by the way. Then I took some Prego spaghetti sauce. Ragu or store brand would have been fine as well. Heck, even one of those expensive brands with the tan labels that usually have some kind of map-like decor in the background would work- if you think you need to impress someone.
 I put just enough sauce in so that all the noodles could be covered in tomatoey flavor. That way you don't run out of cooked noodles while half a dang pot of warm sauce sits all forlorn on the burner. The result looked thusly: