Recipes from July 19th to 23rd

We've started the week with some very refreshing drinks. The iced green tea made with real green tea and no sugar is different from the iced tea we can buy at the supermarket because it's good for you!

The iced earl grey tea taste a bit like the popular brand of iced tea but you are in control of the amount of sugar you add in it!

The rhubarb lemonade is an intersting way of using rhubarb. Rhubarb is perfect for jam and pie, so imagine the taste of this special lemonade!

On Thurday, it was still a recipe of something you can drink but not like the other ones. It was milk... not real milk, sesame milk! Ideal for the cereals, in other recipes, etc. It can be used the same way you use regular milk or soy milk.

Finally, on Friday, something you can eat! The mexican style salad! This salad looks like a taco in a bowl!

Yummy!

Mexican Style Salad

This Mexican Style Salad is a bit like a vegetarian taco in a bowl! It's healthy, veggie and yummy!



Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cup lettuce, chopped
• 3/4 cup kidney beans, cooked
• 1/3 cup salsa
• 1/4 cup corn chips, crushed
• 1/4 cup mayo

In a bowl, mix the lettuce, the kidney beans, the salsa and the mayo. Add the corn chips on the top just before serving.

In you want to make an homemade vege mayo, mix half of a silk tofu bloc, 2 tbs olive oil, 2 ts Dijon mustard and a little bit of lemon juice. Add salt and pepper.


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Sesame Milk

I found this recipe on this web site: http://pigut.mintyway.com/ . I was surprised to see that we could make our own milk from nuts at home. I knew about soy milk, rice milk and almond milk but I thought it was a really complicated process. It's not!

Rhubarb Lemonade

I did not invent or modify this recipe. This is the original recipe from the tag of the Serbi Rhubarb from the grocery store! It is really tasty and it's an original way to use rhubarb!

Iced Earl Grey Tea

Another iced tea recipe... Because it's warm outside and it's important to stay hydrated! I've tried to make iced tea with earl grey tea because of the citrus aroma of this tea. With the lemon juice, it's half way between lemonade and iced tea!

Iced Green Tea

The first time I had Iced green tea was at Communitea Cafe, downtown Canmore, Alberta. I totally felt in love with that refreshing and healthy drink.

Recipes from July 11 to July 16

So, this is the end of the week! This week, I went for some classical (to me) recipes from childhood. Some that were perfect for the really warm weather we have at the moment, the cauliflower salad and the green beans salad.

And some others that are perfect for the cold weather: tofu Bourguignon and vegetarian sauerkraut.

Finally, I gave you 2 dessert recipes (good 365-days!): the strawberry pie and the butter caramel's square.

I hope you enjoyed them!

Next recipe will be on Monday!

Butter Caramel's Square

Warning: This recipe is not healthy and very sweet. Oh, and it's also very good!

Strawberry Pie

I love summer! When it's summer time, it's strawberry time! And with strawberries, we can make some delicious pies!

Vegetarian Sauerkraut

I love sauerkraut! I always loved sauerkraut but since my mom recipe includes ham, italian sausages and bacon, I had to make my own recipe. A recipe that is veggie and healthy!


Ingredients

• 1 lb sauerkraut, rinsed
• 1 onion, minced
• 3 ts olive oil
• 1 cup white wine (or beer)
• 2 apples, diced
• 10 juniper berries
• 3 dried cloves
• 250 ml vegetables broth
• 454 g tofu, diced and marinated in salted water
• 6 tofu sausages
• 6 potatoes, cooked

First, cook the onion in a big pan with the olive oil. Add the sauerkraut and cook for 5 minutes. Add the white wine, juniper berries, cloves and apples and the broth. Cook for 2 hours at medium. Add the tofu and the sausages and cook for another hour. Add the potatoes 15 minutes before serving.

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Tofu Bourguignon

Beef bourguignon is tasty and comforting, reminds me of childhood. However, it is made with beef.... Here's an adapted version of this meal with tofu.



Ingredients

• 112 g de mushrooms
• 1 onion, minced
• 1 garlic cloves, minced
• 450g tofu, diced and sautéed
• 2 tbs olive oil
• 200 ml tomato, diced
• 160ml water
• 40 ml tomato paste
• 1 tbs tamari
• 2 tbs red wine
• 1 ts paprika
• 1 ts  chili powder
• salt and pepper

First of all, you have to prepare all the ingredients (cut the veggies, sautéed the tofu). Then cook the mushrooms, onions and garlic with the oil in a large pan sauce.

Add the red wine to deglaze the pan and add the other ingredients. Cook for 15 minutes.

Green Beans Salad

This salad is perfect to bring at work for lunch! You won't be hungry after this one!

Cauliflower Salad

This cauliflower salad recipe uses yesterday's French Dressing Sauce... This is how my mom use to make a cauliflower salad and I just love it! I made a small change (tofu!) in the recipe so it can be more than a side salad.

French Dressing Sauce (Catalina Dressing)

The Catalina Dressing is a tasty, sweet and sour sauce for salads. Of course, you could buy it at the grocery store but it isn't as good as if you prepare it at home!

Why you should eat less meat

So, obviously, this post is not a recipe. It is only my thoughts about why a person should eat less or no meat at all. Feel free to share your opinion in comment.

There is 3 different reasons why you should try to eat less meat or no meat at all. The first one is because of the animal cruelty that is caused by the meat industry. Second one is for your health and third one is to help the planet. Let me explain them a little more.

Banana Bread

A banana bread recipe with no eggs. Ideal for breakfast or dessert!

Veggie pate

A classical of the vegetarian cuisine! Veggie pate can be used for a sandwich, on crackers, in a salad, etc.

Tofu "steak"

Excellent on the barbecue, tofu "steak" is easy to cook and only required to marinate a few hours.

Tofu Spread

This tofu spread is excellent for a sandwich or on crackers for snack. And so easy!
 

Lentil Shepherd's Pie

It is like the same old shepherd’s pie recipe but without the meat ! Really good and quite simple! Lentils are really good and contain proteins, vitamin B and iron. They contain no fat and help lower cholesterol. They also are cheaper than meat!

Spinaches and strawberry salad

Summer goes with the strawberries season. They are in everything! In pies, jam, in a cake or on the top of one, with sugar or cream or both and finally, in a salad! I’ve been doing the following recipe for a while now and each time it is a huge success! It seems like every single ingredient goes perfectly with the others.

Thai seitan

It is not that easy to eat proteins when you don’t eat meat. However, this easy recipe with seitan has good proteins since it contains peanut butter. The recipe was inspired

Sesame tofu

This sesame tofu recipe is really good! The dipping sauce can be kinda weird with anything else but because of the sesame surounding the tofu, it taste really good together!

Strawberries and peaches « ice cream »

This ice cream with no cream tastes so good, you'll want more and more and more! Seriously!