March MiniMoFo

Hi everyone! “Go green!” is the theme for the March MiniMoFo, and all the new recipes I’ve tried so far this month have included spinach – Brown Rice With Lentils, Mushrooms, and Spinach Stir Fry (AfroVeganChick); Marinated Tofu with White Rice and Spinach; and Creamy Raw Spinach Sauce (Vegan Vittles). This week I tried making the creamy spinach dip from Vegan Vittles, but it didn’t quite work out (*shakes fist at my food processor*), so I gave up and just threw all the ingredients into a saucepan with a bit of water, heating it up and mashing the beans as I stirred, ultimately mixing it in with some fettuccine. So, both a recipe fail (didn’t work as the dip it was supposed to be) and a recipe redemption (was very tasty mixed with pasta). 

Cringer loves using her sister as a pillow…

Peace. :)

Creamy Raw Spinach Sauce (Vegan Vittles)

Hi everyone! The creamy raw spinach sauce from Vegan Vittles was a very simple recipe to prepare, especially since I soaked the cashews overnight, which made blending a lot quicker. (After blending, I warmed the sauce for a bit on the stovetop since I’m not the biggest fan of raw foods, haha!) I poured ½ cup of the sauce over a serving of fettuccine and stirred them together. It was very tasty, and the leftovers have been great, too!

Bonus food: My sister Alena visited earlier this week and we made two different pasta dishes; both were delicious!

mac & cheese

peanut butter pasta

Leela says hello!

Peace. :)

Marinated Tofu with White Rice and Spinach

Hi everyone! After seeing lots of success with marinated tofu over at My cat loves Daiya!, I decided to give it a try. I used a modified version of the orange sauce from the veganized orange chik’n in Quick and Easy Vegan Comfort Food – I left out the canola oil and cornstarch (and the mirin, but I always leave that out) – as a marinade for a block of tofu that I’d cut into smaller pieces. Later, I cooked the tofu, still in the marinade, and used some of the leftover marinade as a sauce when I added the tofu to the rice & spinach. It turned out pretty good, and it was definitely an easier way to prepare the tofu, so I’m sure I’ll be making more marinated tofu in the future! Do you have any favorite marinade recipes/ingredients you’d recommend? 

Here’s Daisy, dozing dramatically… 

Peace. :)