Hey all! Keep your eyes open for tonight's dish - A nice 'chicken' ceaser salad with 'ranch dressing'!
Thanks for viewing!
Means a lot.
-Ilana xo
Monday, May 13, 2013
Saturday, May 11, 2013
A Hearty Side Dish (Or Meal!)
Okay so, you see a post on my blog, think it looks really pretty but you decide that 'aint nobody got time fo dat!' Well if you're one of the people who think that, then this recipe is DEFIANTLY for you!
What you'll need:
Once the other 4 minutes and 30 seconds is up, take out your potato (CAREFUL - IT WILL BE HOT! HAVE A PLATE READY!) Cut the ends of the potato off immediately, then cut up the potato. Mash around with your fork, and make sure it covers the plate. Put some earth balance on the potato, and spread that around (apply as much as you want). Immediately put the onions on, and add a dash of salt - enough to lightly cover the onions. Serve hot, and enjoy!
Hope this was as tasty as it was for me!
-Ilana xo
- Olive oil
- Earth Balance (its a type of butter, I get it in a tub)
- 2 onions (feeds three people)
- One potato (If you're feeding three people, then get three potatoes)
- Frying pan
Take your potato, and grab a fork. Puncture a bunch of holes in it, and place it in the microwave for about 4 minutes and 30 seconds. While that's warming up, take out an onion and cut the ends off. After you cut the ends, peel it! Then, cut it up into smaller pieces. Don't dice it, just make sure you have small thin strips or cubes or however you want to do it. Put that in the frying pan, cover with olive oil, and put the frying pan on the stove. Turn the stove on to high heat.
After the 4 minutes and 30 seconds is up, flip it over and re heat for another 4 minutes and thirty seconds. Return to your onions, and sautee until golden brown.
Once the other 4 minutes and 30 seconds is up, take out your potato (CAREFUL - IT WILL BE HOT! HAVE A PLATE READY!) Cut the ends of the potato off immediately, then cut up the potato. Mash around with your fork, and make sure it covers the plate. Put some earth balance on the potato, and spread that around (apply as much as you want). Immediately put the onions on, and add a dash of salt - enough to lightly cover the onions. Serve hot, and enjoy!
If you have any questions or concerns, please email me at: thevganteen@gmail.com
Hope this was as tasty as it was for me!-Ilana xo
What's Next?
Hi beautiful viewers and followers! Every single time I post a recipe, I wonder if you all like it or not! I feel that there is so many more recipes I could do, so viewers of the world PLEASE tell me what recipe i should do next! What would you like to see 'veganised'? Leave a comment below, or contact me at thevganteen@gmail.com !!
So excited for your answers!
-Ilana xo
So excited for your answers!
-Ilana xo
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Green Pasta!
You're probably looking at the title of this and thinking, okay Ilana... pasta, we understand you have an immense love for it but really? Green? You're over the top. But hear me out!
What you'll need:
Take two big pots out, a frying pan and a cutting board. Fill one pot a little less than half way with water, fill the other pot with enough water that satisfies the 'how to make the pasta' directions. Place the pasta pot (PP) on the stove, and turn on high heat. Place the other pot on the stove too, just don't turn heat on for that pot right now.
Grab your cutting board and take your broccoli and bok choy, and rinse them off really really well. Cut off the ends of both. Chop up your broccoli any way you want, but after you cut the ends off of the bok choy cut in have vertically and place in the vegetable pot, not the pasta pot. Dump the broccoli in there, too! Place a cover over the pot, and you know when everything is done steaming when the bok choy shrivels up.
While you wait for the pasta pot to boil, take out your carrots and rinse them. Peel the first layer off, and throw in the trash. Cut off both ends, and do the same with the next carrot.
By then, your pasta water should be ready! Put in the pasta (add however much pasta you would like).
Watch your vegetables carefully, making sure the water doesn't evaporate. If it does, add more water. Apply as much water as you need.
Take out your tofu, and drain it. Cut up into small or big pieces (whichever you prefer) and throw in the pan. All the tofu really needs is to be heated up, but if you have your own way you want to cook the tofu then go ahead! Rock that tofu swagger.
When the veggies are done, drain them and put them back in the pot. When the pasta is done, drain that too! Put it back in the pot that you cooked it in. When the tofu is done, turn the heat off for that and make sure NO burner is on! If a burner is on and its the burner for the veggies, the veggies will seriously BURN and stick to the bottom of the pan! NOT good. This isn't called burnt pasta - its GREEN pasta! ;)
Return to your cooking board, and chop up the green onions as many as you want, and as small or as big as you want.
Apply olive oil into the noodles, but layer it so you don't have too much hanging around at the very bottom. Add tofu, veggies, and green onions. Mix it all in nice and green! Put that aside for about three seconds and grab your carrots. Peel your carrots on top of the pasta, and mix the carrots in as well.
Serve, and enjoy!
If you have any questions or concerns, please email me at: thevganteen@gmail.com
Comment below of what recipe you want to see next!
-Ilana xo
What you'll need:
- A head of broccoli
- Bok Choy
- Two carrots
- Tofu (firm)
- Green onion
- Pepper
- Salt
- Olive Oil
- Any type of pasta you want
Take two big pots out, a frying pan and a cutting board. Fill one pot a little less than half way with water, fill the other pot with enough water that satisfies the 'how to make the pasta' directions. Place the pasta pot (PP) on the stove, and turn on high heat. Place the other pot on the stove too, just don't turn heat on for that pot right now.
Grab your cutting board and take your broccoli and bok choy, and rinse them off really really well. Cut off the ends of both. Chop up your broccoli any way you want, but after you cut the ends off of the bok choy cut in have vertically and place in the vegetable pot, not the pasta pot. Dump the broccoli in there, too! Place a cover over the pot, and you know when everything is done steaming when the bok choy shrivels up.
While you wait for the pasta pot to boil, take out your carrots and rinse them. Peel the first layer off, and throw in the trash. Cut off both ends, and do the same with the next carrot.
By then, your pasta water should be ready! Put in the pasta (add however much pasta you would like).
Watch your vegetables carefully, making sure the water doesn't evaporate. If it does, add more water. Apply as much water as you need.
Take out your tofu, and drain it. Cut up into small or big pieces (whichever you prefer) and throw in the pan. All the tofu really needs is to be heated up, but if you have your own way you want to cook the tofu then go ahead! Rock that tofu swagger.
When the veggies are done, drain them and put them back in the pot. When the pasta is done, drain that too! Put it back in the pot that you cooked it in. When the tofu is done, turn the heat off for that and make sure NO burner is on! If a burner is on and its the burner for the veggies, the veggies will seriously BURN and stick to the bottom of the pan! NOT good. This isn't called burnt pasta - its GREEN pasta! ;)
Return to your cooking board, and chop up the green onions as many as you want, and as small or as big as you want.
Apply olive oil into the noodles, but layer it so you don't have too much hanging around at the very bottom. Add tofu, veggies, and green onions. Mix it all in nice and green! Put that aside for about three seconds and grab your carrots. Peel your carrots on top of the pasta, and mix the carrots in as well.
Serve, and enjoy!
If you have any questions or concerns, please email me at: thevganteen@gmail.com
Comment below of what recipe you want to see next!
-Ilana xo
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Garden Sandwich
My dad got home around 8 pm last night and I had already made onion soup - but it got cold and gross. So I improvised a really easy and quick meal that I could whip up for my parents, and it hit me. Vegetables are SO good for you, and Iv'e been wanting to grill for the past like week since its warmer out so I said why not and came up with this:
First, steam your asparagus by taking a medium sized saucepan and covering the bottom with water (about 1/3 of the way). Chop the asparagus in half and throw the top portion (that looks like small trees) inside of the pot and cover it. Watch the asparagus consistently so just in case all the water evaporates you can put more water in. Apply as much water as needed
and TRUST me, it was SOOO GOOD!
What you'll need:
- A bundle of Asparagus
- Tofu (I used firm)
- Two carrots
- Two yellow peppers
- Zucchini, I only needed one.
- Earth Balance (vegan butter)
- Olive Oil
- Whole grain bread
- Lettuce (spring mix)
- Nayonaise (Or any other type of mayonnaise replacer)
First, steam your asparagus by taking a medium sized saucepan and covering the bottom with water (about 1/3 of the way). Chop the asparagus in half and throw the top portion (that looks like small trees) inside of the pot and cover it. Watch the asparagus consistently so just in case all the water evaporates you can put more water in. Apply as much water as needed
While that's steaming, take out a cutting board! Cut up the zucchini into long strips (don't peel), and set aside. Take out your carrots and PEEL THESE! :) Cut into thick strips. Take your yellow peppers and cut the tops off, cut into strips. Take out the tofu, drain, and cut into big bite sized squares!
Coat the bottom of the pan with this butter, and put it on the stove - heat on simmer. Wait until that melts, and grab your carrots. Place your carrots on a fillet and basically burn them (not exactly, just keep reading.)! Flip over and over, press down on them a bunch as IF you were burning them. Wait until they look like they were grilled outside on a BBQ! Keep flipping, and repeat with all of the vegetables. Do the same with the whole wheat bread, except only toast one side. After every vegetable re-coat the bottom of the pan with butter. When the veggies are done, put a little bit of olive oil on the pan and press down on the bread - wait about 5-7 SECONDS and it will be toasted and ready to go!
Take off your asparagus, and set aside.
Take one piece of bread, and (not toasted side up!) spread nayonaise on it. Then, put as much veggies and lettuce on as you want! Just make sure the lettuce is rinsed off! Take another piece of toasted bread and put nayonaise on that. Put on top to finish your sandwich, and enjoy!
If you have any questions or concerns, please email me at: thevganteen@gmail.com
Enjoy your vegetable sandwich!
-Ilana xo
-Ilana xo
Monday, May 6, 2013
Cute, fruity drink!
Ever tired of plain old WATER? No? Okay that means you're a little TOO vegan. ;)
Just joking! Here's how to make a cute fruity drink in just 5 minutes!
What you'll need:
- Any type of fruit you want!
- Water (obviously)
- Ice
- A glass to keep this all in!
If you have any questions or concerns, please email me at: thevganteen@gmail.com
Hope your srank is great!
-Ilana xo
Asparagus Spaghetti
Enough with the BOWTIES and BROCCOLI, G-d Ilana! It's time to shift gears and give you all my fabulous recipe for this tasty dish.
What you'll need:
Grab your asparagus and rinse, and cut off about mid way. Transfer to a paper towel and let that sit for a second. Take a medium sized saucepan out and fill the bottom up with water, a bit less than half. Dump your asparagus in and put on medium heat for about 10-15 minutes. Watch that carefully, so in case all the water evaporates you have just enough time to put more in! Apply as much water as needed.
While that's steaming, take out your tofu and drain it. Cut into big bite sized squares and dump it in a frying pan. Throw in those mushrooms, too! Coat it with olive oil, and put on the stove at medium heat. Cook until the mushrooms are a a darkish (but not too dark) brown. The tofu will be done whenever the mushrooms are (all the tofu really needs is to be heated up)
Take out your whole grain goodness and follow the directions on the packet to cook the pasta.
Make sure you keep an eye on what you're sauteing (the mushrooms with tofu) and stir it around with a spatula just so the mushrooms don't burn and stick to the bottom. Apply a bit more olive oil. Once your pasta is cooked mid way or 3/4ths of the way, take the ASPARAGUS off and drain it. Keep it in the strainer until the tofu and mushrooms are done, and drain everything together. Put all of it back inside of the pot that you cooked the asparagus in.
In the same strainer, dump the pasta in and drain. Layer the pasta now, so you have an even amount of everything going in! Pasta, olive oil, then veggies. Pasta, olive oil, veggies. Repeat until all the pasta is gone from the strainer! Wash and chop up your green onions and throw those on top.
Finally, the best part. EAT IT!
If you have any questions or concerns, please email me at: thevganteen@gmail.com
Warning: Any stealing of food off of one another's plate is NOT MY FAULT!
-Ilana xo :)
What you'll need:- Whole grain angel hair pasta (Capelinne)
- Asparagus
- Mushrooms
- Tofu
- Olive Oil
- Salt
- Black pepper
- Green onions
Grab your asparagus and rinse, and cut off about mid way. Transfer to a paper towel and let that sit for a second. Take a medium sized saucepan out and fill the bottom up with water, a bit less than half. Dump your asparagus in and put on medium heat for about 10-15 minutes. Watch that carefully, so in case all the water evaporates you have just enough time to put more in! Apply as much water as needed.
While that's steaming, take out your tofu and drain it. Cut into big bite sized squares and dump it in a frying pan. Throw in those mushrooms, too! Coat it with olive oil, and put on the stove at medium heat. Cook until the mushrooms are a a darkish (but not too dark) brown. The tofu will be done whenever the mushrooms are (all the tofu really needs is to be heated up)Take out your whole grain goodness and follow the directions on the packet to cook the pasta.
Make sure you keep an eye on what you're sauteing (the mushrooms with tofu) and stir it around with a spatula just so the mushrooms don't burn and stick to the bottom. Apply a bit more olive oil. Once your pasta is cooked mid way or 3/4ths of the way, take the ASPARAGUS off and drain it. Keep it in the strainer until the tofu and mushrooms are done, and drain everything together. Put all of it back inside of the pot that you cooked the asparagus in.
In the same strainer, dump the pasta in and drain. Layer the pasta now, so you have an even amount of everything going in! Pasta, olive oil, then veggies. Pasta, olive oil, veggies. Repeat until all the pasta is gone from the strainer! Wash and chop up your green onions and throw those on top.
Finally, the best part. EAT IT!
If you have any questions or concerns, please email me at: thevganteen@gmail.com
Warning: Any stealing of food off of one another's plate is NOT MY FAULT!
-Ilana xo :)
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