I have been relying on vegan convience food a lot lately... Some food porn

For my birthday, I got $120 worth of gift cards to Trader Joe's, so I bought a lot of convience food I wanted to try but don't want to spend my funds on... Also, I heard via vegweb.com that Ralph's (Kroger) was drastically cutting prices on some vegan goodies (Half off!) so I bought lots of stuffs :)

YOU MUST TRY AMY'S TOFU SCRAMBLE HOT POCKET THING NOW!!!

TJ's Mochi is yummy! Never tried a non-vegan version but these were delicious :) Ice cream filling made with coconut milk <3

Inside these babies:

Here are the goodies I got from Ralph's... Cost me $40... I also hit up another Ralph's and got a few other things that I typically wouldn't buy cause it's too expensive...

The vegan chicken nuggets were ok... I remember buying a Morningstar or Boca version that I liked much better...

Tofurkey Vegan Pizzas are alright, def not worth the typical $10 price tag, but for $5, why the hell not?

"Cheese" with added veggies on top (This one was pretty good). I would cook as directed on the box but broil these pizzas for a minute or two so the "cheese" melts and tastes better

Tofurkey "Pepperoni" (Least fave, too much "pepperoni" that wasn't very good) additional veggies added again...

Tofurkey Italian "Sausage" Pizza, was pretty decent cause it had some veggies for pizazz...

I also bought Amy's Roasted Vegetable Pizza half off. THIS IS THE BEST PIZZA EVER (No cheese-like substance needed)!!!

I have been hitting up Mother's Market lately as well (Health food store with an awesome deli with lots of vegan dishes)... You can get 3 portions of anything in the deli-case for $7! 

 

Teriyaki "Beef" Chow Mein (Made with TVP chunks I'm guessing)... This was decent, I enjoyed the "Beef"

An Italian type "Chicken" dish I served over some leftover rice (Very good)

A "Shrimp" dish (Maybe Cajun?) served over rice as well... I think vegan shrimp makers have the shrimp texture down pretty good but the taste is lacking, still like this dish though!

Fettuccine Alfredo (Had some "Chicken" chunks that were probably TVP)... This was alright...

Peace, Love, Vegan <3

Vegan MOFO: A Spin on VegWeb's Cheesy Bean and Cheese Enchiladas

I've made VegWeb's Cheesy Bean and Cheese Enchiladas about 3 or 4 times now and they always turn out fantastic! This time around I switched up the recipe a bit to use up some of the my leftovers.

Here's what I did:

- I added 1/2 cup of TVP to the mixture and a tablespoon of taco seasoning
- Subbed a can of hominy for 1 of the cans of beans
- Subbed some sliced mini bell peppers instead of using 1 of the onions
- Threw in a chopped tomato
- Added probably double the amount of olives
- Added half a can of corn
- Used a smallish can of green enchilada sauce for 1 casserole full and red taco sauce for the other
- I used corn tortillas this time instead of flour

It turned out pretty darn tasty but I had so much filing I wiped out an entire package of corn tortillas! Looks like leftovers for the next week for me. I'm going to try to do my best with Vegan Mofo, I won't always have new foodie pics but I will post just to say, "Hey look what I ate today!"

More "Sausage" Crumbles

I can't get enough of these Sausage Crumbles! I had some leftover from making Stuffed Peppers and just want to sprinkle these magical crumbles on everything! So far I put them in a tofu scramble...

And on my Papa John's Pizza (I ordered 2 pizzas: Olive+Green Bell Pepper+Onion+Mushroom and Jalapeno+Pineapple, no cheese of course)... Yessss I'm moving cut me some slack!

Vegweb's Stuffed Peppers

So I finally decided on a VegWeb recipe for making Stuffed Peppers and they turned out pretty good but I think their are probably better recipes out there so my search is not over!

 The filling in these surprisingly wasn't flavorful enough for me except for the Sausage Crumbles which I plan on making all the time now... I swear on my life these crumbles taste like the real sausage they put on pizza and all you need is a bunch of spices and TVP  to make them! On a sad note, my vegan cheeze slices never melted and turned into a hard plastic-y substance so I peeled the slices off and sprinkled a bit of Daiya Mozzarella on top instead.

Taco Soup

INGREDIENTS:
1/4 cup water
1 white onion, diced
1 tablespoon garlic, minced
1 14-16 oz can corn (including all the liquid)
1 14-16 oz can kidney beans (including all the liquid)
1 14-16 oz can pinto beans (including all the liquid)
1 14-16 oz can hominy (including all the liquid)
1 cup salsa
1 packet taco mix (watch out for animal products)
1/4 cup pickled jalapenos, diced (optional)
1 7-8 oz can diced green chiles
1 28 oz can diced tomatoes (including all the liquid)
3/4 cup TVP

DIRECTIONS:

In a large pot, on high heat, saute the onion and garlic in the 1/4 cup water until the onion is translucent.

Dump in the cans of corn, hominy, kidney beans, pinto beans, green chiles, and tomatoes. Add the diced jalapenos (optional), salsa, and taco seasoning. Stir occasionally, until all the vegetables are heated through, about 10 minutes.

Add the TVP and cook an additional 2 to 3 minutes stirring almost constantly so TVP won't stick to the bottom of the pot.

Serve with tostadas or tortilla chips and garnish with vegan sour cream, avocados, and/or cilantro... or whatever else floats your boat!

Makes: 1 big pot, about 10 servings
Preparation time: 5 minutes
Cooking time: 15 minutes