Recipes

I've had a couple requests for recipes that I've mentioned but obviously I'm not the most timely person you know... So here's  couple of the things I've tried.

Savory Garbonzo Filling
2 T. marg/butter substitute
1/4 t. vegex (I used Braggs Aminos)
1/2 C. finely chopped onion
1 egg, beaten (I used some powder egg substitute)
1 C. ground cooked garbonzos
2 T. mayo (I used my homemade tofu mayo) 
1/4 t. salt

saute marg and onion, add seasoning (at this point I put everything in my Vitamix and whizzed the crap out of it!)
the wonderful author of this recipe (Joan Arnott) used to fill her homemade brown rolls with this filling, wrap them individually in tin foil and heat in the oven. KILLER GOOD! I didn't even know they where garbonzos!

Oatmeal Crackers
2 C. quick oats
1 C. fine unsweetened coconut
1 C. WW flour (whole wheat)
1 C. white flour
3 T. sugar
1 t. salt
3/4 C. oil
1 C. water

mix all and roll very thin on 2 greased cookie sheets. sprinkle with salt and score (I have this little roller that makes lines that the crackers break into, but you could make cracker lines with a fork too) bake at 325 for 30 min or less. remove edges as the brown (they'll burn if you're not careful!)

I am notorious for just using recipes for ideas and not actually following said recipe (just ask my husband). So this morning the boys and I had pumpkin pie oatmeal which I saw as a recipe in some book. It was YUMMY! I just cooked my quick oats, added some canned pumpkin, pumpkin pie seasoning, brown sugar (not the healthiest I know but we love the taste of it!) and some finely ground pecans. The pecans are something I've been working on. I don't normally care for nuts in most things (cookies, brownies, fudge, oatmeal...usually I figure nuts just take up space where chocolate should be!) However, I know they're good for me and a wonderful source of lots of good things. So on they go...
I've got the ingredients to try a couple more recipes that I'll post after trying them. But here's the little teaser :)

Chocolate Mousse Frosting (to eat plain!)
Vegan Taco Filling
Sweet and Sour Tofu
Chocolate Chunk Quinoa Granola

So stay tuned! There's more to come!

Honestly...

So honestly, this is turning out to be a lot harder than I first thought. In all reality, I do pretty good for 2 of the 3 meals a day. But I am running into problems. For example, I made this great noodle casserole that I really liked. Josh and Owen wouldn't eat it more than one meal (it was a big casserole) and it was all we could do to get Jack to eat it at all. For a while, Owen was doing great on Rice milk. Not Jack...only wanted his cows milk. Then Owen caught on and he wanted what Jack had. Although I can still sneak some soy or rice in on him. ;)
I think the main trouble is the same as I've had all along...it's really hard to plan far enough ahead to keep up with the pace of life. Dinner (usually lunchtime for us) sneaks up on me. AND IT DOES IT EVERY DAY!! And Josh's lunch...well that's another story. Not a great one either.
I keep looking up all these great recipes...but see, I love to try new things...new kinds of food. My husband could eat cold cereal for every meal for 3 weeks before he got tired of it. And my kids? They really do eat pretty well. They aren't horrendously picky but they aren't really interested in too much new stuff either.
So there you have it. I am still trying....but good grief!! I see why people give up!! That's all I got for now....