Another Chz Sauce you could use

Another Cheeze Sauce you could add to mac & chz

• 1 C flour
• 1 C nutritional yeast
• 2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp pepper

• 2 C water
• 1/2 C safflower or other vegetable oil

• 1 T wet mustard
• 1 T cider vinegar

Combine dry ingredients in a heavy saucepan. Whisk in water and oil. Then add mustard and vinegar, and stir. Cook over medium heat until thickened, stirring constantly.
Serve sauce over pasta, rice, baked potatoes, or steamed vegetables; or use as a dip for pita bread or tortilla chips.
For mac & “cheese” casserole: Mix the sauce with cooked macaroni, put in a casserole dish, sprinkle with paprika, and bake at 350° F for 15 minutes. Then, if desired, place under the broiler for a few minutes until the top is crisp.

From: http://veganmafiaprincess.blogspot.com

Skinny Bitch Vegan Mac & Chzzzz :)

-1 tablespoon safflower oil

-about 2 tablespoons fine sea salt… I did not include this.

-1 pound whole wheat or brown rice elbow macaroni

-2 (10 oz) packages frozen pureed winter squash

-2 cups soy or rice milk… I used Light Vanilla Silk

-4 oz vegan cheddar cheese (shred)… I used ‘Vegan Gormet’

-2 oz vegan jack cheese (shred)… I used ‘Vegan Gourmet’

-4 oz (about ½ cup) vegan cream cheese… I used ‘Tofutti’

-1 ½ teaspoons of powdered mustard

-1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper

-1/4 cup whole wheat bread crumbs

-2 tablespoon vegan Parmesan cheese

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Oil a 3 quart casserole dish; set aside.

In a 4 to 6 quart stockpot over high heat, combine 3 quarts of water with about 1 ½ tablespoons of the salt(I did not use). Bring water to a boil, add the macaroni and cook according to the package directions.

Meanwhile, in a 3 to 4 quart saucepan over medium heat, combine the squash & milk, stirring & breaking up the squash with a spoon until the squash is defrosted. Increase the heat to medium-high and bring to a simmer, stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat and whisk in the cheddar, Jack, cream cheese, mustard, cayenne, and remaining ½ tablespoon of salt.

When the pasta is done, drain, and return pasta to the pot. Stir the cheese sauce into the macaroni. Transfer the entire mixture to the prepared baking pan.

In a medium bowl, combine the bread crumbs, Parmesan, and the 1 tablespoon of oil. Sprinkle over the top of the macaroni and cheese. Place the casserole dish on a baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes, then broil for 2 to 3 minutes or until the top is nicely browned.

I added a little garlic powder, paprika, and parsley flakes on top of my dish. :)

P90X

So P90X came in today! I just skimmed over the "Nutrition Plan" book, I'm going to need to go and check out the Vegan Protein Shakes tomorrow at either Lovey's or Tidal Creek. It's going to be a pain in the ass following the P90X diet AND the Vegan diet... but the vegan diet I care about a lot more. Anyways... I'm off to bed, I'm exhausted. I have to work in the AM :(

deliciousness

I drink a hot glass of this every night before bed :)

Best stuff ever, fo sho :)

Mandarin Oranges

I could literally live off mandarin oranges!!!!

My dinner tonight :) YUMMY!

Tuscan breasts(soy etc) in a tomato&basil sauce, fresh steamed carrots, spinach, and rutebega! :) yummy!

"Real" Animal lover & NOT VEGAN?!?!?!

"Many people, when they examine their beliefs about animals will find, I think, that they hold radically contradictory views, allowing for benevolence one moment and disregard the next. And the reality is that we have a choice of one or the other. As a practical matter we are free, of course, to do more or less what we please absent further changes in the law. As a matter of conscience, however, we must each ask ourselves which outlook is truer, which is closer to our heart, which attitude leaves us feeling better and worthier when we act upon it, and then follow that conviction where it leads. And when we fail to act consistently with our own moral principles, when we profess one thing and do another, we must be willing to call that error by its name. It is hypocrisy." -Matthew Scully, "Dominion"

2/20/2010

So I have all these stupid Girl Scout Cookies that I do NOT want to go and deliver... why did I tell everyone about them again? Oh yeah, because of my awesome sister... but never did I think it was going to be so obnoxious. UGH.

So I'm still paying off my credit card... annoying.

I got the "Iron Man" pull up bar, which is hard as shit. I'll basically just end up hanging from it and doing leg lifts, because I cannot for the life of me pull my 119 pound ass UP to the bar... yeah, don't think that's going to be happening. Too heavy.

The P90X DVD's that I ordered have not gotten here yet... I'm so anxious for them to get here. I'm ready to get started. I'm a dork.... I know :) Kiss it ;)

I re-enrolled yesterday at UNCW since I had been gone for a year. Going to meet with my psychology major advisor on Monday... which reminds me I need to email him back and tell him what time. I'm really actually excited to go back. I'm not going to lie... I love school. I just hate not having the time FOR school. I'm just really going to have to stay focused and put school first. It's not going to be easy, since I'm a workaholic, but I'm just going to have to do it! I'm 99.9% sure I'm going to do summer school, which is going to be hard because of work, but it'll all work out in the end! I have faith :) Anyways, I'm going to email my advisor, and work out... before I know it, it'll be 5:45 and I'll have to leave to go to work... BLAH!

2/15

So I used to hate onions... no like seriously, HATE HATE HATE them. If my mom would order me something and it came with onions I wouldn't eat it, even after she scraped them off... but now... I LOVE ONIONS!

Since I haven't posted anything in a while, I'll post some random pics :)

This was my lunch today, I baked three potatoes then mashed them with a potato masher, and then sauteed an onion, chili pepper, jalapeno pepper, tomato, yellow bell pepper, minced garlic, and safflower oil...

Soba Noodle Salad-Soba Noodles, Edamame, Carrots, Cilantro, Tamari, Siracha, Ginger, Garlic, Sesame Oil :) yum-oh!

One of my new books... eh... it's alright, I wouldn't really recommend it.

Tuscan breast (obviously not chicken) in a tomato & basil sauce, brown rice, and spinach :) I LOOOOOOVE SPINACH!!!

2/8/2010

'Skinny Bitch: In the Kitch' Pancakes... Whole Wheat Flour, I used a mixture of Vanilla Hemp Milk & Light Vanilla Silk Soy Milk, and added Unsweetened Apple Sauce to the batter :)

News:

1. Brittany Justice McAllister's mommy Beth is CANCER FREE. Which is super exciting.

2. Baby Mia, Carrie Spine & Steven Block's baby girl, has surgery tomorrow... she's been in hospital since she was born :( we're hoping that tomorrow is going to be the last surgery and make her all better, so she can go home! :( Poor thing!

2/7/2010

Spinach, Carrots, Onions, Daikons, Yellow Peppers, Tomatoes, Garlic, Sauteed in Safflower Oil, on top of Spaghetti Squash ♥

Then I made the Chocolate Chip Cookies that are in the "Skinny Bitch in the kitch" book...

it was all really yummy! I made a Whole Wheat wrap with the left over veggies from lunch :)

Here are some awesome websites that I came across: www.chooseveg.com, www.everydaydish.tv, www.vegsource.com, www.vegan-food.net, www.veganchef.com :) They all have TONS of recipes!!!!!

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2/6/2010

So I've made a big change this year! I'm a vegan! I eat all types of "weird" stuff hahahaha... kidding! I LOVE it all. My biggest complaint so far is cream cheese because I love it on a bagel in the morning. I've tried two different kinds of VEGAN cream cheese and they just don't taste like regular cream cheese :( so that sucks... I think I just need to develop a taste for it... or I could just replace it with something else! I have been using this strawberry jam, and also almond butter. OMG ALMOND BUTTER is amazing!!!!

I've lost 10 pounds since Jan 14th! I have to say... I'm eating more than I ever have... and I've lost weight. SO weird right? But it's because I'm eating GOOD stuff :) hehe!

I have to work @ 245 today, so I'm trying to decide on what to make to eat for lunch. That's another thing that I've really changed lately... is I COOK A LOT! I used to eat out ALL the time. But I really think that is where you pack on the weight because they put SO much CRAP in food. Seriously. You order something and you think it's the healthy option but seriously... half of the stuff you think is healthy... even like the veggies sometimes... they're LOADED with BUTTER!

I have LIVED in the grocery store lately. No, seriously! I'm at one everyday! Getting things here and there that I read about and want to try! It's all so yummy!

It's so funny, because before I switched over ;) to being a VEGAN, I would hear that word.. and think, they must be a hippy, or some kind of weirdo because they can't eat like ANYTHING... silly but yeah, that's the truth. But really, it's not that way at all. I can eat A LOT of stuff. I can eat bagels and whatever too. It just takes me 30 seconds longer for each item in the grocery store because I check the ingredients to make sure it's whole wheat, not packed with sugar, doesn't contain milk, cheese, and what not... I mean like there's all this stuff that I would walk by... like hm, Graham Crackers... and be like oh man if I bought those and ate a few each day, I'd turn into a cow... UM NO! Wrong! They're VEGAN and actually quite good for you. Silly me! :) hehe!

If you have not yet read "Skinny Bitch" then I don't know what you are waiting for. For one, it's HILARIOUS!!!!! AND it explains ALL of our foods to us. It's awesome! Even if you don't want to be a VEGAN it's really cool to learn where our foods come from, and what is good for us! A couple minor tweaks, and you could really do your body some good!

Okay, well I'm off here! I'm going to watch the rest of "The Doctors" and think of what new thing I want to cook for lunch since I got all kinds of new stuff that I've never tried :)