It's the last day of my veggie vegan "cleanse," and I'd like to announce the recipes that got me through the ordeal. It took a lot of internet research to find stuff that fit the restrictions (even vegans can eat fruit, for cryin' out loud) and that didn't require a lot of bizarre, exotic ingredients.
Here goes:
Baked-On-a-Griddle Flat Bread
(Big Red, I know you were gonna ask for this recipe anyway...)
2 C whole wheat flour
1 tsp salt
1/3 C oil
water
Mix flour and salt thoroughly. In a measuring cup, pour the oil, then add water to make almost 1 cup (7/8 cup). Mix it slightly and pour all at once into flour mixture. Stir it together quickly with a fork, then shape balls about the size of a walnut (rounded tablespoon) and roll* out between wax paper, to about the thickness of pastry dough. Cook on a lghtly greesed hot griddle until lightly browned on each side. Can be made ahead and refrigerated and used as needed.
*note: instead of the rolling method, I used a tortilla press. If you don't have a rolling pin or a tortilla press, you can press the dough between the bottoms of 2 plates... and use wax paper or circles made of plastic grocery bag to keep things from getting too messy
Potato/Bean Casserole
(nice with ketchup)
1 potato, free of bruises (brown, scrubbed clean)
1 8-oz. can garbanzo beans (undrained)
1-2 teaspoons tamari or low-sodium soy sauce (regular soy sauce probably works just as well)
1 tablespoon olive oil
Slice the potato lengthwise and cut into slices about 1/4 inch. Heat the oil in a small saucepan and cook the potatoes over low heat until browned. Add the garbanzo beans and soy sauce and continue to cook over low heat (covered) unti lthe potatoes are done (about 15 minutes) and most of the liquid has evaporated. If a crispy crust is desired, place the contents in a shallow pan and broil for several minutes. This sounds strange, but it's not too shabby.
Simple To-die-for Green Beans and Almonds
(I didn't name this recipe)
1 3/4 pounds green beans, stem-end trimmed
1/2 cup sliced almonds
1 tablespoon olive oil, or more, to taste
course salt and ground pepper
Preheat oven to 325. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add green beans; cook for about 6-8 minutes, or until cooked thoroughly. Drain in a colander and rinse with cold water. Meanwhile, spread almonds out on a cookie sheet. Place in oven and bake for approximately 6-7 minutes. Be careful not to overcook them! Place green beans in a large bowl and toss with olive oil. Add salt and pepper to taste' toss some more. Garnish with almonds.
What I actually did: steam the green beans and use regular table salt and pepper. Oh, and half the recipe if you're the only one you're cookin' for.
What Darn Near Killed Me:
Baja California Tofu Scramble
8 comments:
what doesn't kill us only makes us stronger. even though i don't know you, congrats on making it as a vegan for 3 days. :)
Thanks. 3 days was tough. I think the 1 year without sugar was easier - at least I had consigned myself to the restrictions long-term.
I like your recipe blog. I may try one for dinner tonite.
I'm glad you made it through the three days. I hope you are feeling better. Do you plan to try it again?
Definitely not on a permanent basis. Although I have started craving green beans and avacados more since the cleanse. I'm still trying to figure out what to do with the rest of that silken tofu...
Congrats! You're a braver person than I.
And tofu -- yech.
I hope you ate something completely bad to end your fast. Like honey-drenched beef with a side of cinnamon roll. Or something else equally good.
The BigRedHammer
Briguy - I was about to make a terrible pun and say it takes a lot of guts to eat like a vegan... but then I thought better of it.
Big Red - Honey-drenched beef? I'd never considered that before. Is that a favorite of yours? Interesting. I did go straight for the chocolate chip cookies, does that count?
Do you feel any different after the cleanse? I'd break a fast like that with ice cream pie and mint chocolate chip cookies :)
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