Strawberry Midnight Cake-in-Mug (Vegan and Gluten Free)

This recipe came from a midnight (okay it was 10 pm) craving for cake. All the mug cake recipes I've seen have been for chocolate cake and I have to be in the right mood for chocolate cake. Last night was a strawberry cake kind of mood.  Ingredients 10 Tablespoons flour (I used gluten free all purpose flour, but you can use whichever type you would like) 4 Tablespoons sugar 1/2 teaspoon baking powder pinch salt 3 Tablespoons vegetable...

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Red Bell Pepper Tofu

This was an experiment that occurred when I was cutting up a red pepper and it was really juicy. I thought "You know what would be good? Red pepper sauce with my tofu." So this recipe was born. Ingredients 6 ounces medium or firm tofu 1/2 red bell pepper, cut into small pieces 1 small onion, chopped 2 cloves garlic, minced olive oil for frying rice vermicelli Ingredients for the sauce The other half of the red bell pepper (kept whole) 1/4...

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Veganized New Joe's Special (Tofu, Mushrooms, Spinach)

Have you guys ever heard of New Joe's Special? It comes from a restaurant in California called Joe's.  Joe's became New Joe's after it burned down. The special at New Joe's was a dish with lots of spinach and ground beef and egg. My mom figured out the recipe, and made it all the time. I grew up eating it. But ever since I've gone vegan I've craved it. Not in the OH I NEED MEAT kind of way but in the "this is a comforting food from my childhood"...

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Tofu Scramble on Toast with Avocado

This recipe is a result of having soft tofu and not knowing what to do with it. I normally cook with firm, so when my mom came back from the grocery store with soft, I had to make the most of it! Ingredients: 8-10 ounces soft tofu (you can use firm, but soft tends to "scramble" better handful spinach handful broccoli handful, yellow squash small tomato 1 tablespoon cumin 1 teaspoon thyme 1/2 teaspoon salt 3 tablespoons water 1/4 cup nutritional...

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I'm back!

So I haven't told any of you guys this, but when I first started this blog I was in New Zealand. I had a lot of free time, so I decided to use up my time by making delicious food!  I took a sort of hiatus from blogging when I started my journey home, to Baltimore, Maryland. The hiatus wasn't supposed to be this long. But almost as soon as I got back, there was a mishap wherein someone (not myself!) spilled water on my computer, which has made...

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Curry Chickpea Burgers

This recipe is very similar to the vegan meatballs I made the other day, but they taste completely different. Simple, quick, and delicious. Ingredients 1 cup cooked chickpeas 2 cups bread crumbs  1 tablespoon curry powder 2 cloves garlic, minced 2 tablespoons ground flaxseed 6 tablespoons water Olive oil Directions: Mix flaxseed and water in a small bowl. Place in the fridge to gel while you make the burgers. In a blender, blend chickpeas...

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Vegan Meatballs

I've never made vegan meatballs before, but I was really craving spaghetti so I threw some things together and voila! They turned out so well! Ingredients: 1 cup cooked chickpeas 2 cups bread crumbs  1 teaspoon thyme 1 teaspoon rosemary 1 teaspoon sage salt, to taste 2 cloves garlic, minced half of a tomato, chopped into small pieces  2 tablespoons ground flaxseed 6 tablespoons water Directions: Preheat oven to 345 degrees...

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