HEALTHY Vegan/Vegetarian Recipe Swap and Pics!

[OmaJ 130]

I had very ripe bananas on the counter and always make something quick and easy with them. Usually it’s my banana Cookies which consists of mashed bananas, rolled oats, and cinnamon. That’s it! But I wanted to do something different. Let’s do a banana bread. Soooo, I found this vegan banana bread recipe. I was kind of iffy about it due to the reviews, but mine came out fantastic! The things I changed after reading the reviews: did a cup of sugar, added cinnamon, and maybe 1/2 cup of mini chocolate chips (whatever I had leftover in the pantry) and baked it for 65 mins
Simple Vegan Banana Bread.
http://www.geniuskitchen.com/recipe/simple-vegan-banana-bread-368209?ftab=reviews
Sorry for the sideways view. Oh yeah, no oil!

How do you make your banana/rolled oats cookies? How much on your ingredients? I've seen recipes before with applesauce, but would love to know how you make yours.

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[Newme17 3,444]

50 minutes ago, gotime0810 said:

stumbled across a great website totally dedicated to Whole food Plant Based eating.

Thanks for sharing. I’ve saved the site for future recipes that I will be trying out. Your food looks nice and fresh and easy! My kind of recipe. Yum!

[Newme17 3,444]

2 minutes ago, OmaJ said:

How do you make your banana/rolled oats Cookies? How much on your ingredients? I've seen recipes before with applesauce, but would love to know how you make yours.

I used to follow a recipe but forgot the ratios of everything long ago. Now I take about 3 very ripe bananas, mash them up. Sprinkle in cinnamon (more or less depending on how you like it -or you can do pumpkin pie spice), and add rolled oats until it’s a drop cookie consistency, I guess. Place them on a parchment lined baking sheet, kind of flatten them down to cookie shape, and bake on 350 for about 10-12 mins.

You can throw nuts, choc chips, etc in them as well. Really easy peasy. Smells the home up really nice too. 😁

[Apple1 2,572]

I need to make some treats. It has been a long time since I have had anything yummy like banana Cookies or bread. Do your cookies just have oats, cinnamon, and banana? If so that sounds like a very vegan recipe😄

Congrats on the no oil @Newme17

Your banana bread look very 😋 yummy.

[Apple1 2,572]

1 hour ago, gotime0810 said:

lunch today and a preview of my lunch I prepped for the week.

Chickpeas and corn cooked in a small amount of BBQ Sauce, chunky cucumber, cherry tomatoes and purple onions. This bowl has a small amount of brown rice but my lunches will have fresh spinach instead.

I stumbled across a great website totally dedicated to Whole food Plant Based eating.

https://cleanfooddirtygirl.com/

That looks delicious 😋. Thanks for the link to more recipes. You could never get bored eating this way.

[Newme17 3,444]

3 hours ago, Apple1 said:

Do your Cookies just have oats, cinnamon, and banana?

That’s it!!! I’ve just realized that I’ve been making these for the last three years! Probably the start of my education to plant based while trying to get my kiddos to eat something healthier. 😊

Edited October 2, 2017 by Newme17

[Newme17 3,444]

Today’s dinner: Kale and Sweet Potato Stew

Hubby made it while I was at the gym. He said I didn’t have any curry...what!? I always have curry. I know I bought some, it’s somewhere hiding. Anyway, used seasoned salt instead. Tasted great! I still enjoyed it, but I bet it’s better with curry. 😊 Sometimes it doesn’t look as good as the recipe pic it came from, lol. Despite that, it’s still yummy.

[kidchick 43]

Oh man - I think the Kale Sweet Potato dish looks fabulous! Love this thread BTW.

[kidchick 43]

On 9/26/2017 at 4:46 PM, Newme17 said:

Here's a vegan recipe that I'll try sometime soon for cheese sauce

https://www-godairyfree-org.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.godairyfree.org/recipes/dairy-free-cheese-sauce/amp

I've made cheese sauce with cashews, garlic, cashew milk, salt, pepper and brewers yeast as this recipe suggests and used it on spaghetti squash - like a alfredo type sauce - super yummy

[Newme17 3,444]

Left work early today so I was able to cook dinner. Felt nice...probably cause I have this sense of pride (that I should humble myself on) that I cook better than my husband. Lol. He does well, but he used the wrong onion the other day. Lol. He says they all taste the same and I had to educate him that they’re all different. Anyway, I ended up using a different onion cause he used the one I had...

i made sweet potato and black bean chili. The recipe was easy and quick, although it was good (I added to it) it wasn’t the best one I’ve had. I’ll stick to the other chili recipe I have or try another sometime. So, I used a red onion reluctantly, added more cumin and definitely added chili powder and more salt then what it called for and omitted the canola oil. Everything else was as-is. Tasted great. Here’s the recipe I kind of followed along with the pic. Enjoy!

[Apple1 2,572]

I have got to make a few of these sweet potato recipes y'all been posting..lol..

they look so good.

Summer came back today and my dh is asking for his monthly salmon dinner, so I guess I will please him tonight.

[OmaJ 130]

I look forward to trying it next week when I go to soft foods! Or I could make it & puree a little of it Thanks for sharing!

Edited October 6, 2017 by OmaJ
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[Apple1 2,572]

Ok I had to make @Newme17 banana oatmeal Cookies today. I experimented a little and this is what I came up with.

4 ripe bananas

2.5 cups oatmeal

2 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp vanilla extract

1/4 cup unsweetened almond milk

raisins

walnuts

I cooked them for 15-20 at 350.

my dh has been devouring them. They turned out super yummy.

[Newme17 3,444]

19 minutes ago, Apple1 said:

Ok I had to make @Newme17 banana oatmeal Cookies today. I experimented a little and this is what I came up with.

4 ripe bananas

2.5 cups oatmeal

2 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp vanilla extract

1/4 cup unsweetened almond milk

raisins

walnuts

I cooked them for 15-20 at 350.

my dh has been devouring them. They turned out super yummy.

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Yum!!! I too experiment here and there. I’m so glad they turned out well! 😊

[Newme17 3,444]

Totally forgot to post dinner. but here's one that we actually made more than once! (today will be twice). LOL Spinach orzo salad. It's pretty good. Yum!

https://www.budgetbytes.com/2017/05/spinach-orzo-salad-balsamic-vinaigrette/

Edited October 10, 2017 by Newme17