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    • Garbanzo, apple, and relish? Surprisingly it works.

      Posted at 8:00 pm by myfoodiecall
      Sep 28th

      Eating a plant-based diet can sometimes be difficult. Often times you find yourself resorting to the same foods time and time again. There are only so many ways to eat beans so sometimes you need to look outside of your bean burrito box.

      This next recipe is with garbanzo beans. Not such a shocking ingredient, but it works well with the relish. The “pickle” flavor reminds you of a deli, without the luncheon meat. Hooray for that.

      I think this would be great on a bed of mixed greens or as I have done, on a flatbread wrap.

      Check it out.

      Make your salad.

      Make your salad.

      Grab your flatbread. Whole grain, of course.

      Grab your flatbread. Grainy and seedy, of course.

      Add romaine.

      Add romaine.

      Stuff it.

      Stuff it.

      Wrap and slice it.

      Wrap and slice.

      Gather:

      • 1 (15 ounce) can garbanzo beans, rinsed and drained
      • 1 small organic apple,  chopped
      • 1/4 cup chopped celery
      • 2 oz bag of chopped pecans
      • 2 tablespoons relish
      • 1 tablespoon chopped red onion
      • 2 teaspoons dried dill
      • juice of 1 large lemon
      • Salt and pepper to taste

      Pulse the garbanzo beans in a food processor until chunky, but not mashed. Transfer to a medium bowl and add apple, celery, pecans, relish, red onion, dill and lemon juice. Stir until well combined. Season with salt and pepper. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

      Here is that picture again....

      Looks like this.

      Love the combination of unexpected flavors in this salad.

      Love the combination of unexpected flavors in this salad.

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      These hold up well and taste even better on day 2.

      Posted in Meatless mealtime
    • Make friends with….Sriracha Sauce

      Posted at 8:00 pm by myfoodiecall
      Sep 27th

      They should call this Special Sauce. It’s just so dang special that it makes everything it comes in contact with that much better.

      sriracha sauce

      Pseudo-name “Rooster Sauce”.

      The base of this wonder sauce is chili peppers.

      Afraid? Don’t be.

      It really is not like Frank’s or Cholula or any other hot sauce that scares you. With the addition of garlic and vinegar? It has insane flavor and adds to most anything.

      “Why bother? Lets just “stick to my ranch” and call it a day…”

      Nah. Let’s not.

      “Why do you need to care about a chili pepper sauce?”

      Well, chili peppers have capsaicin. Shown to increase metabolism and have fantastic health benefits for your arteries and heart health.

      “I can’t do spicy foods?”

      I used to hate spicy stuff. Now that rooster bottle is on full grocery list rotation in the My Foodie Call household.

      Are you a rookie-spicy-foodie?

      Start your Sriracha love with these baby steps…

      Add to:

      • Scrambled eggs (Instead of ketchup…kethup has too much sugar anyhow)
      • Your omelette (Instead of cheese. Slash the fat and calories and boost your metabolism. Bam.)
      • pizza (Skip the pepperoni (bleck!) and add Sriracha to your cheese pizza)
      • Marinara sauce (Add a dash for an unexpected kick to your sauce)
      • Salad dressing (mix in a teaspoon. Again, slashing calories and a burst of flavor)

      Once you get addicted to Sriracha (and I am convinced you will), I am guessing it will be a staple in your household like it is in mine!

      Posted in Make friends with...
    • Small changes…Make your own peanut butter

      Posted at 8:00 pm by myfoodiecall
      Sep 26th

      Making peanut butter is a lot easier than people realize. So super easy. One ingredient. Peanuts! You really shouldn’t be buying peanut butter with that added stuff when you can make it like this.

      Start with this.

      Start like this.

      Dump them.

      Dump them in your bowl. 

      Process.

      It should start to crumble. This is after one minute.

      It should start to crumble. This is after one minute.

      This is at 3 minutes.

      This is at 3 minutes.

      At this point I usually stop the food processor and scrape down the sides or dislodge any hardened nut butter from under the blade. Stir a bit.

      At this point I usually stop the food processor and scrape down the sides or dislodge any hardened nut butter from under the blade. 

      After 5 minutes. You could keep going if you want it more drippy.

      This took 5 minutes. You could keep going if you want it extra drippy.

      This is where this went. Daughter wanted waffle with peanut butter. Oops, no peanut butter. Made it that fast. :)

      Where my peanut butter went. 

      Daughter wanted waffle with peanut butter. Oops, no peanut butter. Mama foodie call polished it off. Time to make some. 5 minutes. Done. Made it that fast. There are so many great variations of this as well. I have done chocolate peanut butter, maple cinnamon, pumpkin, various almond butters….

      So fun to experiment!

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      Posted in Random stuff, Small changes
    • Vegan Pumpkin Applesauce Muffins

      Posted at 8:00 pm by myfoodiecall
      Sep 25th
      More muffins in the house. Yay, me!

      More muffins in the house. Yay, me!

      Love pumpkin. Year round.

      Love this recipe. This recipe uses whole wheat pastry flour which is a key item to have on hand when baking. I love to use pastry flour in muffins and pancakes because it just makes it that much more cake-like.

      Also, this recipe is vegan. Pure plant-based baby!

      Whole Wheat Pumpkin- Applesauce Muffins

      • 2 cups whole wheat pastry flour
      • 1 teaspoon baking powder
      • 1/4 teaspoon salt
      • 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
      • 1/4 cup almond meal (Trader Joe’s has a great one so that you can cut your time down a bit, but it is easy to make your own. Just process almonds in your food processor until they are a fine powder!)
      • 2/3 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
      • 1/4 cup grapeseed oil (or canola, or whatev…..)
      • 3/4 cup unsweetened organic applesauce
      • 1/2 cup canned pumpkin (not pumpkin pie filling…)
      • 1/3 cup almond milk
      • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
      • 2 flax eggs (see below***, or use regular eggs if you do not care about it being vegan)

      Directions:

      1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Use 12 paper muffin liners or spray your pan with non-stick spray.
      2. Whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, pumpkin pie spice, and almond meal.
      3. In another bowl, combine the brown sugar, oil, applesauce, pumpkin milk, vanilla and flax “eggs”. Mix well.
      4. Fold the pumpkin mixture into the dry ingredients. Stir until combined.
      5. Divide evenly into muffin pan. Bake 16-20 minutes or until the tops are lightly browned. Cool the muffin pan on a wire rack for 5 minutes before serving.

      ***I made up a couple of flax eggs instead of regular. Do you know about flax eggs? Super easy. For each “egg”, use 1 tablespoon of flax-seed meal (not seeds…the ground up stuff) and add 3 tablespoons of water. Whisk it up or use a fork to giggle it around in the bow.l  Pop it in the fridge to chill. Leave it in there for at least 15 minutes to upwards of an hour, stirring every so often. It should create a gooey binder. Use it in your baked goods to help “glue” your ingredients together.

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      Posted in Breakfast, Snacks | Tagged pumpkin, vegan, whole wheat
    • Tofu Lettuce Cups- A recipe that got a California Girl to the White House

      Posted at 8:00 pm by myfoodiecall
      Sep 24th

      As mentioned in this post, my son Corbin and I got to go to the White House this summer as part of a group that won the Healthy Lunchtime Challenge. As one of our “party favors”, we got to bring home a fantastic recipe card box with all of the winning recipes.

      Tofu Lettuce Cups

      Tofu Lettuce Cups

      Slowly. And I mean slowwwwwwly….I am working my way through the recipes. I am determined to make each and every one. We are only on number five, and staying in alphabetical order. This Healthy Lunchtime Challenge winner is from California and was the sweetest thing ever. We tried her recipe with a small modification. No pork. Straight up tofu. You know what? It was pretty dang good :).

      Here is what I did to veganize it. Not much, it was a great recipe!

      • 3 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
      • 1 tablespoon sesame oil
      • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
      • 2 teaspoons white vinegar
      • 2 teaspoons grated ginger
      • 2 teaspoons sugar
      • 2 cloves garlic, minced
      • 2 teaspoons olive oil
      • 1 block firm tofu, pressed, and cut into 1/2-inch cubes
      • 2 heads romaine lettuce, cleaned and separated into leaves
      • Toppings: 1 bag broccoli slaw, fresh cilantro, and lime slices

      Preparation:

      1. Made the sauce. In a small bowl whisk together the soy sauce, sesame oil, cornstarch, vinegar, ginger, sugar, and garlic.
      2. In a medium pan over medium heat, warm the olive oil.  Add the sauce to the pan and cook, stirring frequently, until thickened, about 3 minutes. Add the tofu and cook until heated through, about 2 minutes.
      3. To serve, scoop several heaping tablespoons of the tofu mixture into each romaine lettuce “cup” then top with broccoli slaw,  cilantro, and lime slices.
      No pork, no problem.

      No pork, no problem.

      Posted in Meatless mealtime | Tagged tofu, vegan
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