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Vegan cauliflower "mashed potatoes" Ingredients: Cauliflower Oat milk Nutritional yeast Roasted garlic Sea salt Directions: Boil cauliflower until soft. Add to your Ninja blender and add remaining ingredients to taste. Blend until smooth! Peace and yum! Vanessa

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Homemade Almond Milk 

INGREDIENTS:

2 CUPS RAW ALMONDS

WATER

TURBINADO CANE SUGAR

CINNAMON

DIRECTIONS:

SOAK ALMONDS IN WATER FOR TWO DAYS. DRAIN IN STRAINER. YIELDS ABOUT 3 CUPS ALMONDS. PLACE IN YOUR NINJA BLENDER AND ADD 5 CUPS WATER. BLEND FOR ABOUT 2 MINUTES. DRAIN IN STRAINER INTO A BOWL. TAKE MEAL AND ADD BACK TO THE BLENDER AND ADD 5 MORE CUPS OF WATER. BLEND FOR 2 MORE MINUTES. DRAIN IN STRAINER INTO A BOWL. SAVE THE MEAL FOR FUTURE RECIPES, SUCH AS NICECREAM, BONZAI BOWLS OR OVERNIGHT OATS. POUR THE "MILK" BACK INTO THE NINJA AND ADD YOUR FAVORITE SWEETENERS. I USED 5 TABLESPOONS OF RAW TURBINADO CAN SUGAR AND CINNAMON TO TASTE. THIS YIELDED ABOUT 3 CONTAINERS OF MILK.

SIMPLE AND EASY!

PEACE AND YUM

VANESSA

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Stuffed Zucchini w/ Mango Barley Salad

INGREDIENTS:

Blue Ball Zucchini

Earth Balance Butter

Sea Salt

1 package baby heirloom tomatoes (diced)

3 baby japanese turnips (diced and sautéed in olive oil)

1 cup cooked barley

1 mexican mango (diced)

1 avocado (diced)

Basil to taste

1/4 freshly squeezed lemon

About 1/2 cup freshly cut cilantro

DIRECTIONS:

Take ingredients 4-11 and mix in a bowl and refrigerate over night.

When ready to eat preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cut zucchini in half, scrape seeds and puncture with fork. Melt Earth Balance Butter and coat inside of zucchini. Sprinkle with sea salt if desired. Cook for about 20 minutes or until soft. Pour salad mix inside and enjoy!!

Peace and Yum

Vanessa

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Black Bean Burger Sliders w/ Homemade Creamy Cilantro Lime Sauce

BLACK BEAN BURGER SLIDER RECIPE

Ingredients:

2 cups raw black beans

Bay leaves

Sea salt

1 package mushrooms

2 raw corn on the cob

2 cups cooked millet (cooked mine with artichoke hearts)

4 tablespoons flaxseed

12 tablespoons water

1 package of Spicy Camel "Yo-Leven" seasoning ( 2 would have been better)

Chili powder

Cumin

Hemp milk

Directions:

Soak black beans for 12 hrs. Rinse and then boil for about 3 hours with sea salt and bay leaves for taste. Drain in colander and set aside one cup. Take the other 3 cups and put in your Ninja Blender. Add cumin and chili powder to taste add about 1/3 cup hemp milk. Doesn't have to be perfect but it should be creamy in consistency. 

Grab a big bowl and scoop this out and also add your 1 cup of whole black beans. 

Take your flaxseeds and water and mix together. Let sit about 30 minutes so they get "gooey" in consistency. This will act as your egg.

Add to your big bowl:

1 package of mushroom (diced)

Corn (shaved from the cob)

Millet

Spicy Camel "Yo-Leven" seasoning-No social media was found for them, but if you live in Vegas hit up the #dtlv farmer's market on Friday mornings.

Now put your flax-seed/water into a food processor. Grind until "gooey". It will be the consistency of an egg but, some flax seeds may be whole still, which is ok. Add this to your big bowl. Mix all of these ingredients.

Heat oven to 325.

Make your sliders. Grab some gloves and just make into little "sliders" sized patties. Yields about 28. Bake for about 20-30 mins until the outside of your patty is "crisp".

I chose to eat mine over lettuce with avocado and sautéed japanese turnips and my special creamy cilantro lime sauce. Recipe below.

CREAMY CILANTRO LIME SAUCE RECIPE

Ingredients:

3 diced garlic cloves

1 cup SO DELICIOUS unsweetened coconut yogurt

1/2 freshly squeezed lime juice

About 1/2 cup freshly cut cilantro

About 1 tablespoon diced onion

4 tablespoons nutritional yeast

Sea salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

Easy! Add all ingredients to stand mixer and blend! Allow to sit in the fridge for about 1 day to thicken in consistency.

Perfect recipe for a weeks worth of lunch meal prep!

Peace and Yum

Vanessa

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HOMEMADE VEGAN RANCH DRESSING AND HOMEMADE HUMMUS - PERFECT FOR ANY PARTY PLATTER!

VEGAN RANCH DRESSING

INGREDIENTS:

1/4 CUP HEMP MILK

3 CLOVES MINCED GARLIC

VEGAN MAYO OF CHOICE ( I USED ONE WHOLE REGULAR SIZED JAR)

SEA SALT, ONION POWDER, PARSLEY AND CUMIN TO TASTE

DIRECTIONS:

ADD ALL INGREDIENTS TO A LARGE BOWL AND MIX! SEASON TO TASTE AND LET IT SIT IN THE FRIDGE OVERNIGHT FOR A THICK CONSISTENCY.

HOMEMADE HUMMUS FROM SPROUTED GARBANZO BEANS

INGREDIENTS:

2 CUPS SPROUTED GARBANZO BEANS (SPROUTED FOR 2 DAYS)

2 TABLESPOONS OLIVE OIL

2/3 CUP VEGGIE BROTH

1/2 FRESHLY SQUEEZED LEMON JUICE

5 CLOVES ROASTED GARLIC

CORIANDER, CUMIN AND SEA SALT TO TASTE

DIRECTIONS:

MIX ALL INGREDIENTS IN YOUR NINJA BLENDER UNTIL YOU GET A CREAMY CONSISTENCY. IT TOOK ME ABOUT A TOTAL OF 10 MINS.

EACH DIP YIELDS ABOUT ENOUGH TO FILL 2 BELL PEPPERS EACH. 

PEACE AND YUM

VANESSA

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VEGAN PB&J MINI "CHEESECAKE" BITES

INGREDIENTS FOR CRUST:

1 CUP PITTED DATES (SOAKED FOR 10MINS IN WATER, THEN DRAINED)

1 CUP ALMONDS

SALT 

INGREDIENTS FOR FILLING:

1 1/2 CUPS CASHEWS (SOAKED FOR 4 HOURS IN WATER, THEN RINSED AND DRAINED)

1 FRESHLY SQUEEZED LEMON

1/3 CUP MELTED COCONUT OIL

1/2 CUP FULL FAT COCONUT MILK

1/3 CUP RAW TURBINADO CANE SUGAR

1/2 CUP PEANUT BUTTER

1 CUP BLUEBERRIES

DIRECTIONS FOR CRUST:

PUT YOUR DATES IN YOUR FOOD PROCESSOR. I PERSONALLY ENJOY NINJA PRODUCTS...SET ASIDE AND THEN ADD YOUR ALMONDS TO THE FOOD PROCESSOR. GRIND INTO A MEAL. NOW COMBINE THE DATES AND ALMONDS WITH SOME SALT TO TASTE IN YOUR FOOD PROCESSOR. YOU SHOULD HAVE A "DOUGH".

NEXT, GRAB A CUPCAKE/MUFFIN BAKING TIN (YIELDS 12 MINI "CHEESECAKE" BITES). LIGHTLY GREASE WITH COCONUT OIL. USE STRIPS OF PARCHMENT PAPER TO CREATE  PULL TABS TO REMOVE EASIER.

USE ABOUT 1 TABLESPOON OF YOUR CRUST MIXTURE AND SPREAD ALONG THE BOTTOM OF EACH CUPCAKE/MUFFIN "HOLE". NOW SET IN THE FREEZER WHILE YOU CREATE THE FILLING, ALLOWING THE CRUST TO HARDEN.

DIRECTIONS FOR THE FILLING:

SIMPLE! ADD ALL OF THE FILLING INGREDIENTS INTO YOUR NINJA BLENDER UNTIL IT IS A SMOOTH CREAMY CONSISTENCY! LAYER ON TOP OF YOUR CRUST AND LET THEM FREEZE. MINE WERE READY TO EAT CONSISTENCY AFTER ABOUT 3 HOURS.

PEACE AND YUM

VANESSA

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HOMEMADE VEGAN "COOL WHIP"

INGREDIENTS:

Raw cashews

So Delicious  Sugar-Free Original Flavor Coconut Milk

Turbinado Raw Cane Sugar from Trader Joe's

DIRECTIONS:

Place about 2 1/4 cups of raw cashews in your Ninja . Add about 1 1/2 cups of coconut milk and about 3 tablespoons of sugar. I choose Sugar-Free coconut milk as I prefer the taste of Turbinado Raw Cane Sugar. And on the plus side, it is less processed and has less calories than "white sugar". Read more about it here. 

Let your "cool whip" cool in the fridge for about an hour so it can thicken in consistency. 

Enjoy with your favorite sweet treats!!

Peace and Yum 

Vanessa

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Baked Sweet Potato w/ Spinach and Onion

INGREDIENTS:

Sweet potato

Earth Balance butter

Sweet basil

White onion

Spinach

Brown Sugar

Vegetable Broth

Garlic

Salt to taste (Optional)

DIRECTIONS :

Heat your oven to 450 degrees. Rinse your SWEET POTATO   and cut in half. Puncture freshly cut side with a fork. Warm some earth balance butter and coat sweet potato halves. Bake for about 30 minutes or until soft. Estimate right before you remove from the oven, to sprinkle some sweet basil. You do not want the basil to burn but, you want the potato to soak up a little flavor. 

While letting the basil soak into the potato and while waiting for sweet potatoes to cool down a bit one can proceed with the SPINACH AND ONION TOPPING.  Pour desired amount of vegetable broth into a pot and add desired amount of spinach. Keep on low. Add two punctured cloves of garlic to the spinach/veggie broth pot to add a bit of extra flavor. Cut a whole onion into spheres (or as much to your liking). Place on skillet. Add crumbled brown sugar. You will notice it will begin to melt. Flip the onion and add brown sugar to the other side. Keep flipping until onions are carmelized to your liking. Take onions off of skillet and onto a plate where you will dice. Add the onions to your cooked spinach and by now, your sweet potato should be ready, if you have not already removed it.

Garnish potato with spinach and onion and add a dash of salt if desired.

Peace & Yum

Vanessa

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CHIPOTLE INSPIRED VEGAN TACO

INGREDIENTS:

Collard Greens

Quinoa 

Fresh Garlic

Fresh Cilantro

Earth Balance butter

Roma Tomato

Purple Onion

Mushroom

Olive Oil

Bell peppers

Black beans

Avocado

Fresh corn from the cob

Jalapeño

Cashews

Almond milk

Nutritional yeast

Lemon juice

Salt

Chili powder

Pepper

Cumin

Oregano

Onion powder

Olive Oil

Garlic Salt

Crushed red pepper

DIRECTIONS:

Sauté garlic with Earth Balance butter in your pot then add QUINOA and water. Remember when cooking quinoa, always use a ratio of one cup quinoa: 2 cups water. Once cooked and cooled, add freshly squeezed lime and freshly cut cilantro to taste.

Dice ROMA TOMATOS and PURPLE ONION. Season with salt, pepper and freshly squeezed lime juice to taste.

Season sliced AVOCADO with chili powder, cumin, pepper and lemon juice.

Slice corn off of the cob, dice jalapeños, slice bell peppers, rinse your collard greens and black beans and set aside for future use.

Time to make your VEGAN SOUR CREAM ...

The best consistency comes from leaving cashews soaked in almond milk overnight. Pour enough milk to just barely cover the top of the cashews. Pour the soaked cashews into a food processor (I enjoy NINJA products) then add lemon juice, salt and nutritional yeast to taste.

Set in refrigerator while we continue on with our last step if you prefer for the "sour cream" to be more chilled.

Sauté your MUSHROOM  in a bit of olive oil and season with cumin, crushed red pepper, oregano, garlic salt and onion powder. 

Now you are ready to use your freshly washed collard green leaf and add all of your yummy toppings! 

Inspired by Chipotle

Peace and Yum, 

Vanessa

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INGREDIENTS:

Zucchini

Garlic

Onion

Earth Balance butter

Mushroom

Carrots

Ginger

Almond milk

Sugar snap peas

Vegan fish sauce ( Many recipes online-cannot remember which one I used as a guide:/ )

Chili powder

Lemon Pepper

Garlic salt

Lime

Vegetable Broth

Apple Cider Vinegar

DIRECTIONS:

Sauté garlic and onion with Earth Balance butter (1/4 cup)

Add...

3 spiralized zucchini

Mushrooms

Diced or shredded carrots

About 2 tablespoons freshly diced ginger

Almond Milk

Sugar snap peas

Apple cider vinegar

Vegan fish sauce

Chili powder

Lemon pepper

Garlic salt

1 squeezed lime

Vegetable broth

Cook in Wok until warm and enjoy!!

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Seasoned and sautéed mushroom, green bean and onion served over a bed of marinated artichoke infused quinoa👅💦👌

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GREEN HULK SMOOTHIE inspired by @fullyrawkristina 1 granny apple Half cucumber 1 cup celery 3 cup spinach Thumb of ginger 1 cup coconut milk Ice

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Green Machine Green apple Grapes Spinach Fresh squeezed lemon Fresh squeezed lime Peanut butter Ginger Maca root Wheat grass Water Ice Blend and enjoy!

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Made a salad with quinoa, black beans, corn, red onion, golden cherry tomato, avocado, green bell pepper and homemade vegan ranch dressing! Recipe to come!

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Banana,agave,almond flakes,MaraNatha dark chocolate spread, cinnamon and oat milk!

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Frozen blueberries and bananas blended with rice milk topped with a dollop of your favorite peanut butter and sprinkle with your favorite granola!:)