Vloppy Joes

That's right. Vloppy Joes. Vegan sloppy joes. Just as awesome as the meaty sloppy joes and equally as sloppy.

You can even switch it up by using either pinto beans or textured soy protein. I started out using the pinto beans. They turned out great!

What you need:
2 Tbsp Olive Oil
1 large white onion, chopped
4 celery ribs, chopped
4-6 cloves of garlic, chopped
1 cup tomato sauce
2 Tbps. tomato paste
1/2 C. ketchup
3 tsp. Tabasco sauce
1 tsp vegan worcestershire sauce
1 C. pinto beans or textured soy protein

What you do:
Heat the oil in a large skillet, and saute the onion and celery until soft. Toss in the garlic. Cook a few minutes longer.

Add the tomato sauce, tomato paste, ketchup, tobasco and worcestershire. Cook until it bubbles, then turn to low and let cook for about 10-15 minutes. Mix in the pinto beans, or textured soy protein and cook for approximately 5 minutes.

Serve on a whole wheat burger bun and enjoy!

Break Time

Hello all!

I will be taking a break for the next month or so to focus some other activities. Feel free to keep up with me here.

But I wanted to leave you with one last post. It's a really yummy vegan one too!

Fantabulous Oatmeal Cookies

What you need:
1 C. earth balance
1 C. sugar
1 C. brown sugar, packed
2 eggs (or EnerG replacement)
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2 C. all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
3 C. quick cook oats

What you do:
In a medium bowl, mix earth balance, sugar and brown sugar. Beat in the eggs (or egg replacement) and vanilla.

In a separate bowl, sift the flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Slowly add the dry mixture to the wet mixture. Add the oats and mix thoroughly. Chill for at least 2 hours.

Preheat the oven to 375. Scoop out walnut sized balls and place on a lightly greased cookie sheet. Bake for 10-12 minutes. Bake for 8 minutes if using a darker cookie sheet. Allow to cool for approximately 5 minutes before transferring to a plate to cool completely.