Applesauce!!

Ok guys, this one's really simple, and perfect for this time of year.

Get some apples (try to go pick your own. It's much more fun that way, and your apple sauce will be tastier.)

you will need:

Apples

Cinnamon

sugar (optional)

A blender or food processor (optional but recommended)

1. Peel your apples, and cut them into pieces.

2. Put them in a pot with just enough water to cover them, and then cook on medium heat until they are soft(use the old,"stick them with a fork" method).

3. Once your apples are cooked, pluck them out and put them in a blender. Add water back in until it reaches the consistency you want. Add cinnamon and sugar to taste.

If you don't have access to a blender, just mash the apples with a potato masher or even a fork.

Hot apple sauce is one of my favorite things about fall.

Here's some that I made:

Deeeelicious!

Kale on toast

OK guys, it's been a little dead around here lately so I thought I would share one of my favorite recipes. My mom makes it all the time when I'm home but this was my first time making it by myself. It's really simple but super delicious. Enjoy!

you will need:

a whole head of kale

3 cloves of garlic

olive oil

about a tablespoon of red pepper flakes

one baguette

In a pan, saute two cloves of chopped garlic and the pepper flakes in olive oil. While the garlic's cooking, cut the baguette and lay the slices on a cookie sheet and bake at 350 until they are crispy. Cut up the kale (removing the stalks) and throw it in the pan. It will cook down quite a lot. that's basically it! stir the kale once in a while and in about ten minutes or so it should be done. Rub the tops of the bread with the remaining clove of garlic and put a bunch of kale on top! yum! I'm eatin it right now- that's right, typing with one hand. oh yeah.

I'll try to post more recipes soon. I hope everyone's doing great.

Sarah

Curried chickpea and sweet potato soup/stew/food

Yummmmmmmmerrrrrrrz!

I was going to bring this to Beatchips but then I couldn't come. Ridiculous. Unacceptable.

Anyways, this is good stuff.

1 1/2 tbsp canola oil

1 1/2 cup thinly sliced green or white onion
2 cups coarsely chopped green or yellow bell pepper
1 1/2 tbsp curry powder
1/2 tbsp cumin
1/2 tsp salt
1 quart low-sodium vegetable broth
4 cups peeled 1/2-inch pieces of sweet potato (or butternut squash)
1 can (9 oz) unsalted chickpeas
1/4 cup finely chopped parsley (or cilantro)
1 cup coconut milk
pepper to taste

directions:

1. Heat oil in a large stockpot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Stir in onion and bell pepper. Cook for 8 minutes or until tender
2. Stir in curry powder, cumin, and salt; cook for 2 minutes. Add veggie broth and sweet potatoes and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and cover and simmer for 15 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
3. Remove 1 cup of sweet potatoes and mash gently. Stir mashed potatoes back into pot and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and boil gently for 5 minutes and allow to thicken. Stir in chickpeas, coconut milk, parsley, and black pepper. Cook for 1 to 2 minutes or until warm. Serve and enjoy!!

Peanut Sesame Sauce

Hello again my friends!
Last week we Had our first Beat/Beetchips!
I brought this!

1/2 cup peanut butter
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/3 cup warm water
2 tablespoons chopped ginger
1 medium clove garlic
1 1/2 tablespoons Asian sesame oil
1 teaspoon pepperflakes or hot oil

just mix them all together in a food processor or by hand, whatever!
I served it with tofu which was chopped into tiny cubes and fried in garlic and some pasta.

It was super yummy, needless to say.

I expect all Beet/Beatchips members to add recipes to the things they make for it, at least.

Hey friends!

Sorry I'm a bit late on this one. Cutie asked me to write about why I'm vegan and then I realized I don't really know why exactly I'm vegan and then I ran into a brick wall of self-doubt and stuff. So here's what I have so far- if I can afford (mentally/physically/financially) to stay away from animal products, then I will. I was a lacto-ovo vegetarian for about 4 years on-and-off before switching to veganism, partly because I really didn't know it was a 'thing' not to consume dairy or eggs. As dumb as it sounds, I didn't realize animals could suffer if they weren't being killed for their meat. It was actually the book Animal Liberation by Peter Singer that ultimately made me stop consuming animal products. I think that one day I might keep a small flock of chickens and use their eggs, or have some kind of milk-producing animal to love and eat grass in my backyard. But until then, I won't eat/wear/use animal products because I want to take full moral responsibility. So I guess that's it. Recipes sooner or later.

Pesto!

Here's a great addition to Cutie's last post since many pesto's have parmesan cheese. Here's a basic vegan pesto recipe.

1 1/2 cups basil (this is a great plant to grow in a pot in a dorm room)

1/3 cup olive oil

1 cup pine nuts (these can be expensive, any nut should do... maybe I'll try it with peanuts)

5 cloves garlic

1/3 cup nutritional yeast (this stuff is great! I use it as a topping to sprinkle on foods)

3/4 teaspoon salt (or to taste)

1/2 teaspoon black pepper (or to taste)

Put in a food processor and blend.

You can also try substituting in dried tomatoes or roasted red peppers, just an idea.

This recipe can make a lot, but pesto is fine to freeze and reheat later. I usually freeze it in ice cube trays so that they are thawable in convenient serving sizes.

Fun fact: Neither pine nuts nor peanuts are actually nuts. Pine nuts are a seed and peanuts are legumes. Oh, and coconuts are seeds too.

Vegan Pasta with Pesto and Tofu!

Hello, friends.
Okay, this one is short, sweet, easy, and fast. Not a lot to it, but it's realllyyyyy good!
Ingredients
- Packet of pasta
- Olive oil
- Pound of tofu
- Tofutti sour cream or cream cheese (optional)
- Pesto

First things first, grab some pasta and a pot.
Fill pot 2/3 full of water and boil. When boiling add pasta. Wait 5-6 minutes, test pasta, and when it is to your liking drain the water and put pasta in a bowl.
Put a frying pan on the burner add olive oil (and garlic if you want) and put on a medium heat flame. Let it sit for a minute, then add tofu. Cook the tofu a bit, stirring is, then add pesto and a few spoonfuls of tofutti sour cream or cream cheese. Mix pesto and tofu until it is completely and evenly spread. Turn off burner, add tofu and sauce to pasta, and eat! Super easy; even I can do it!
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