Vegan soup: corn, mushroom, peppers

March.  That was the last time I posted anything on this blog.  Oops!  Nobody ever said blogging was easy.  What's easy is to ignore it altogether, not take photos, or log ingredients and just eat my meals.  Sigh...

I actually have several photos of meals that I then never wrote about.  In an effort to do things that bring me joy, I'm going to try to remember to share these meals.  This was the other night (sometime in late July 2015).  And yes, it was delicious!

I believe the ingredients were

1 ear of corn, kernels shaved off

3 mushrooms

1 yellow pepper

1 c almond milk

1 Tbsp olive oil

Blend in blender

Garnish with

6 cherry tomatoes, halved

chopped chives, oregano

freshly ground black pepper

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Sautéed zucchini with onions, yellow peppers and mushrooms

This photo is from last year. I have a habit of taking the photo and starting the blog post, and never taking the next step - write the post! Sigh... So I'll start posting these old meals. Well, they were fresh, at the time! I hope you get inspired!

Carrot Smoothie

I'm still experimenting with getting the colors rights.  Green and orange end up an ugly color.  As usual, this tastes great, and is quite nutritious, but my goal is for my smoothies to also be pretty!

The usual suspects:

Almond/coconut milk, aloe juice, cactus water, local honey, wheatgrass, flax seed, chia seed, coconut oil, mint, parsley, avocado, ginger, turmeric, cauliflower, apple / tangerine / cucumber / carrot / orange / wedges.

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Parsnips in a smoothie?

Breakfast: smoothie

This one turned out sweeter than most, because of the tilt towards more fruit than veggies.  And is a pretty bright green color : >

Here's the ingredient list:

Almond/coconut milk, aloe juice, cactus water, local honey, wheatgrass, flax seed, chia seed, coconut oil, mint leaves, ginger, turmeric, 1 parsnip, 1 cup kale, 1 yellow squash, 1 whole avocado, 3 tangerines, 2 small apples, 4" of a cucumber.

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Lunch: Vegan Ethiopian meal

I went to a meeting on Saturday, which was right next to Azla, a vegan Ethiopian restaurant.  Since I had lunch before the meeting, I wasn't hungry, but the food smelled and looked so good that I asked for a taste.  And then I ordered a to-go box.  I ate the food today (Monday) for lunch.  The flavors were great, but I think the injera bread probably needs to be consumed same day.  It tasted weird today, so I didn't eat it.  Usually I can't get enough!!  But everything else was great!

Beet salad, kale salad with mango and walnuts, stewed potatoes, cabbage and carrots, tofu cooked in the style of Ethiopian beef dishes.  Delicious!

I also included a slice of my friend's almond cake and green tea!  YEESSSSS!!!

Monday morning smoothie: apple cucumber tangerine

Breakfast: smoothie

This one turned out sweeter than most, because of the tilt towards more fruit than veggies.  And is a pretty bright green color : >

Here's the ingredient list:

Almond/coconut milk, aloe juice, cactus water, local honey, wheatgrass, flax seed, chia seed, coconut oil, mint leaves, ginger, turmeric, 1 whole avocado, 3 tangerines, 1 small apple apple, 4" of a cucumber.

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Vegan Sweet Potato Chopped Salad

I made this for a creative women's group event.  It was a big hit! Serves 6 as a side dish.

Dressing
2 Tbsp Olive Oil
1/4 cup Balsamic Vinegar
1 tsp Dijon Mustard
1/4 tsp fresh ground black pepper
1/8 tsp red pepper flakes
1/4" hot pepper, minced
1 small apple, quartered, 1/4 minced, 3/4 coarsely chopped for salad
1 garlic clove, minced
1" ginger, peeled and minced
1 Tbsp red onion, minced
1/2 tsp fresh oregano, minced
Zest from 1/2 of an orange, minced
Juice from 1/2 of an orange

Salad
All ingredients chopped to bite size
2 small, or 1 large sweet potato, peeled
1 red bell pepper
1 avocado
3 tangerines
4 small tomatoes
1 cup slivered carrots
1/2 cup slivered almonds

Whisk together dressing ingredients, set aside.  Place all of the salad ingredients in a large bowl, toss with dressing and serve!