Thai Coconut Curry Stew!

This was another easy one to make, with lots of tasty leftovers. In a large pot I mixed together 2 cans coconut milk, 1 cup vegan creamer, and 4 cups veggie broth. This was heated to medium and once mixed I added 1/3 cup Thai red curry paste, 2 TBsp ground ginger, 3 TBsp garlic, and 3 stalks of diced lemongrass. This mixture was brought to a boil. Then it was simmered and I added 2 large red bell peppers (in strips), 4 large sliced carrots, 1 bag frozen peas, and 1 container of tofu cut in to cubes. This was simmered for about 15 minutes and then served over rice. The only weird thing about the recipe was the lemongrass- I love ordering things with lemongrass usually, but I have never cooked with it before. The small pieces of lemongrass in the stew had an odd texture and did not fit well, though they added to the flavor.

Southwestern grilled cheese with chili

The chili in this recipe was super easy to make as I make it every year- just some black beans, garlic, crushed tomatoes, chili powder, and vegan ground beef in the slow cooker, as well as the staple cashews. But the new recipe here is the grilled cheese: First I took one chopped up sweet potato, 1 sliced yellow and 1 sliced red bell pepper- I heated these up in a skillet in some olive oil. Once cooked I set aside. I also mixed a bowl of 1 can kidney beans and 1/2 cup salsa, mashed together. Using Daiya's havarti wedge I sliced thin pieces of cheese and placed on either side of two pieces of bread, then on top of one I placed the sweet potatoes and pepper mixtures, on the other some of the bean-salsa mixture. These were then placed together in sandwich from and grilled in a skillet with vegan margarine. Spicy!

Thanksgiving sandwiches!!!

This was a great leftover sandwich that I was able to make with tofurky slices. Just make a sandwich with wheat bread on either side, and for the center you can make some mashed potatoes as well as vegan stuffing. The layers went like this: Bread vegan mayo tofurky stuffing mashed potatoes cranberry sauce bread I also served it with some gravy on the side.