Sunday, June 16, 2013

Cinnamon Sweet Potato Fries

Preheat the over to 375 degrees. Cut one medium sized sweet potato into fry strips. Combine with 3 tbsp. earth balance, 1 tbsp cinnamon, 2 tsp sugar and 2 tsp of nutmeg. mix together bake for about an hour or until crispy on the outsides. Periodically take out of the oven and flip/ mix for best results.

Mint Smoothie with Spinach

blend together 5 ice cubes, 1 cup vanilla soymilk, 2 tbsp. vegan vanilla protein powder, leaves from 2 mint sprigs and 3/4 cup spinach. You can't even taste the spinach!

Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Sweet Potato Curry

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Chop approximately 1/2 cup of sweet potato into small cubes and bake in the oven. while they are baking, make 1/2 cup of brown rice. Once the rice is cooked through, add a handful of chopped spinach, cabbage and red pepper. sprinkle with peanuts add 1.2 cup of chopped seitan. Remove the sweet potatoes from the oven and add them to the pot. stir everything together. Lastly, add 1/2 cup of vegan curry sauce. Let the curry sit for about 5 minutes over medium heat. Then EAT!

Fruit Skewers

Super fun, Super fast and Super Tasty! These fruit skewers are a party pleaser and great as an addition to cocktails. Just throw on whatever berries your heart desires on the skewer and you are done!

Sweet Potato Green Tea-Pumpkin Seed Muffins

While I was in China, I found these green tea flavored pumpkin seeds and figured I could make really tasty muffins with them. Turns out, I was right! The recipe: 1 3/4 cup whole wheat flour, 1/4 cup olive oil, 3/4 cup brown sugar, 1 cup oats, 2 tbsp ground flaxseed, 8 tbsp water, a handful of green tea pumpkin seeds, a handful of chopped chocolate covered nuts, and 1 cup chopped sweet potato. dash with cinnamon and nutmeg. mix all the ingredients thoroughly and divide into 12 muffin tins. bake for 25 mins at 350 degrees.