Roasted Red Bell Pepper Sauce

I attempted to make a recipe called "Millet-Stuffed Chard Rolls" from the book Forks Over Knives. (If you haven't watched the Forks over Knives documentary Click Here to watch it for free!)  I couldn't find millet or chard leaves so I ended up making a romaine wrap with couscous with the roasted red bell pepper sauce.

Good thing this book tells me how to roast a pepper because I had no idea. This is how I did it and the book explains that you can place it in the oven to roast. I really enjoyed the smell of it because it reminds me of a dish my mom makes. So it took about 5-10 minutes to get the pepper looking completely charred. After it's all black you want to let it cool then peel the charred skin.

The ingredients you will need to make the roasted red pepper sauce are:
Half 12 ounce package extra firm silken tofu, drained
1 large red bell pepper, roasted and seeded
1.5 cloves garlic, peeled and chopped
1 tablespoons chopped dill
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freashly ground pepper
Zest of 1 lemon (i totally forgot to add this in, but it still tasted good)

This makes about one cup of the sauce but you can double it to make two cups.

All you have to do is combine everything in a food processor, I used a blender, and puree until smooth and creamy. Super simple and easy and it tastes so good! At first it reminded me of hummus, which I love, so I had no problem with it. It's a bit spicy but not too hot.

Here's a not very good photo of how I ate the couscous "roll" it was very messy and delicious!

//Monica

Thankful for Dr. Praeger's

I had a coupon for a dollar off of Dr. Praeger's products and I've never heard of that brand so I wanted to give it a try. I first made sure that they carried vegan products and they do, which is exciting for me. If you go on their website you can see that they have eight vegan products and one includes a "Veggie Littles" that is gluten free for kids.

Carrots, onions, string beans, oat bran soybeans, zucchini, peas, broccoli, corn, soy flakes, spinach, expeller pressed canola oil, red pepppers ,arrowtoot, corn starch, garlic, corn meal, salt, parsley and black pepper is all what makes this delicious creation! Seriously, the ingredients are so simple and I know what they all are, so that's reason one on why I love this burger. Reason two is because it's just simply great tasting, It's moist, soft, and it has a very familiar taste but I cant describe it. (it reminds my sister of carls jr. and i don't know why)
Anyways I recommend this burger to all because it's my new favorite product!
Dr.Praeger's website here!

-Monica

Couscous & Tofu

Hello! I'm sorry i have not been posting anything lately, I've been a lazy bum, but i have a super easy delicious meal for you today it's Couscous! Something i have never tried before and i'm glad i did because it's actually really good.
Anyways i was at Target and i saw this whole wheat couscous(didn't notice it was whole wheat until after i cooked it) with roasted garlic & olive oil that came in a box and since i don't really like to cook i thought this would be super easy to make for days that i want a whole meal without spending a lot of time on it. Just to let you know this isn't a super healthy couscous box because some ingredients i can't pronounce but it is vegan so if you can get a healthier version of a couscous in a box that is great!

Ingredients:
1/2 cup of Targets Archer Farms roasted garlic & olive oil whole wheat couscous
3/4 cup water
1/4 tofu block (drained and pressed)
1 teaspoon of soy sauce
(you can add any veggies you like)

Directions:
1. Heat up a pan to low-medium
2. Place cubed tofu on pan and cook until all sides are brown
3. Add soy sauce to tofu and let it cook for a little bit more then set aside
4. Bring water to a boil in another pan
5. Stir in couscous in water and turn heat off and cover. Let it sit for 5 minutes
6. After stir couscous and serve on a plate and top it off with tofu.

Super simple delicious dish and it's quick to make.

-Monica

Dinner Burger

Yesterdays dinner

I made lentils yesterday but i don't like eating them alone so i decided to make a burger. I had some leftover black beans and brown rice that i also wanted to use so i mashed everything together and grilled for about 2 minutes on each side. My mom cooks the black beans so that means shes puts salt, onion and other stuff to give it flavor so i didn't want add any seasonings on the lentils or rice because i knew the beans were going to have some, if that makes any sense.

-Monica