Traditional English Breakfast

This is by far one of my FAVORITE meals. I got this recipe from The Kind Diet and even though it's technically breakfast, I usually end up making it for lunch or dinner. The mixture of all these foods together on one plate is so tasty and satisfying.

Here's what I did...

Baked Potato - poked a few times with a fork and rubbed with olive oil, bake without foil for 45 minutes at 450 degrees.

Mushrooms - sliced in half and sauteed in Earth Balance butter

Kale - chopped and sauteed in Earth Balance butter

Tomatoes - slice in half, sprinkle with salt, pepper and put of a little Earth Balance on top. Broil for about 4 minutes.

Bread - Slice a piece of a baguette in half and broil 1 minute, flip over broil 1 more minute. Spread with Earth Balance butter.

Beans - Heat in a saucepan, Bush's Vegetarian Baked Beans (or other vegetarian baked beans)

And don't forget the tea!!!

I've also added other things like vegan bacon or sausage to the plate.

It's pretty quick and easy to make. You have to be good at multi-tasking to get it all done together and stay warm! Enjoy!! :)

Fried Bananas with Caramel Sauce

I'm back!! Vacation was a blast and now I'm back to cooking vegan and trying out new recipes. This recipe I saw from Christina Pirello (can you tell I love her show?) and it's not only "kid" friendly but "guy" friendly as well. This recipe is great for a quick dessert. AND noooo dairy :D How'd you guess.

Fried Bananas with Caramel Sauce

Ingredients:

brown rice syrup
vanilla soymilk

whole wheat pastry flour
cinnamon
nutmeg
sparkling water
bananas

Start by bringing some brown rice syrup to a simmer with vanilla soymilk. (I played around with the consistency). After about half an hour remove from heat and you'll find it's thick liquid sauce.
Meanwhile, in a large bowl mix about a cup or 2 of whole wheat pastry flour with a pinch of cinnamon and nutmeg to taste. While whisking, add sparkling water until batter is a bit thinner than pancake batter. Slice bananas diagnally in slices. Dip slices into batter and fry in oil (I used canola) on med-high heat until brown and crispy.
Serve immediatley with caramel sauce.

Yummy and sticky!!! Enjoy ;)