Enchiladas!

Tonight I made these amazing Mexican Enchiladas. I whipped them up in no time. I used organic homemade corn tortillas, tomato sauce with cummin and spices. The filling was easy as I used my hand held mixer to mash up some dark red kidney beans, (organic, of course) then "re-fried" them in a skillet without any oil. (The liquid from the beans kept it moist) I assembled the enchiladas by wrapping them burrito style and then layering them in a square baking dish. I poured the tomato sauce on top along with a cashew-"cheese" melty sauce and black olives.

A little later in the evening I had a craving for something sweet, and these cookies came to mind. Chocolate-Raspberry Chewy Cookies from the Veganomicon Cookbook (page 234.) I love that cookbook! This is the second time that I have made them, but this time I only baked a few and froze the rest of the leftover dough to keep me from over-indulging! I still ate too many!!!!

Vegan Lemon Bars

So the day finally came! I have been longing to create vegan lemon bars, like the ones I use to scarf down at Starbucks. I Googled "vegan lemon bars" and think I took the simplest recipe I could find. The bars came out great as per my boyfriends comments, (he is usually brutally honest.) Of course, I loved them but being the critical foodie that I am, I believe that I could have made them better. I used fresh lemons and zest, which I feel, gave it a bit of an aftertaste as the lemons were not organic, and even though I scrubbed them thoroughly, the zest from them was a bit waxy tasting. There are a few more left in the pan, we ate several last night, but I am soon on to try it again only this time without the zest, and only try the organic lemons. It's crazy, but I can really taste the difference between regular and organic foods now. I eat almost 60 to 70% organic at home.

Tofurky Sandwich

Nothing is easier than making a sandwich for lunch, to take with me to work. This smoked flavored Tofurky and avocado on a whole wheat bagel was so good. I actually don't use analog meats that often, but remembered that Tofurky slices were mentioned in one of my newest favorite books..."Skinny Bitch" by Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin, and decided to try it out. The book is great, written in a straight forward, no bull---- kind of way, in favor of a vegan diet! Turns out they were right, "Tofurky" is great for anyone switching over to a vegan diet, or like myself, a long time vegetarian looking for a quick, easy lunch to-go. Try "Tofurky," it comes in many flavors and is usually available in regular grocery stores. I also highly recomend the book too! (P.S. I do not work for, or have been compensated by "Tofurky" even though that last sentence about it sounds like an advertisement!)