Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Ice Cream

Nice healthy, chilly summer treat!

You could double this if you wanted. This is just how much I make for my boyfriend and I to share.

Ingredients:

  • 2 bananas
  • 1-2 tablespoons cocoa powder
  • 1 large tablespoon of peanut butter
  • splash of non dairy milk as needed
  • Optional: Walnuts (or any kind of nut), shredded coconut, strawberries, chocolate chips
Put all ingredients into blender/food processor and blend until fully combined. Enjoy [:
You could put it in the freezer for a bit so it firms up a little more. I'd say no more than an hour though or else it will get hard and lose the awesome soft serveish texture

White Sauce!!


This is a pasta sauce I kind of tweaked. It tastes a bit like a sweet and salty white cheddar pasta sauce if you  use vanilla almond milk.

Ingredients:

  • 2 Cups Broccoli
  • 1 Tablespoon Garlic, minced
  • 3 Tablespoons Vegan Butter
  • 2 Tablespoons Flour
  • 1 Cup Silk Vanilla Almond Milk (you could use any non dairy milk but I've never tried any other milk as this is the only kind I buy, and personally I think the flavor is AWESOME)
  • 2 Teaspoons Italian Seasoning (give or take)
  • Garlic salt/Pepper to taste


Saute broccoli and garlic in a bit of oil and set aside. In a small pot melt butter, add flour until combined. Add milk and keep stirring. Add garlic salt, pepper and Italian seasonings. Turn heat up to thicken. Once thickened add broccoli and add to pasta of choice.

Artichoke and Olive Pizza

I was too excited to try this pizza so I didn't take a picture before I cut it. Also my camera wasn't around me.

I must say, this pizza was absolutely amazing! The pizza crust goes perfect with it as well. You must try it.
For the past few days I've been pondering if I really liked artichokes. I haven't had them in a while and never really ate one on its own. Sure I've had artichoke and spinach dip, but not in yeears. So when I found this recipe I thought, what better way to see if I like something than to put it on a pizza?! Lets just say I am in love. I will definitely be making this again.

Yeast Free Pizza Dough:

  • 1 1/2 cups spelt or whole wheat flour (I used whole wheat)
  • 1/2 cup corn meal or 2 cups flour if not using corn mean (I didn't use any)
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 3/4 cup water
  • rosemary or other herbs
Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Combine all ingredients. Knead by hand until it becomes dough and doesn't stick to the sides of the bowl.
Grease pan and shape into pizza. Roll it out a bit thin, this recipe works well as thin as you could get it.
Bake dough for 5-10 minutes depending on how thick it is
Put all your toppings on the pre-cooked dough and bake for 10 minutes or so until crust is browned.


Via The Tolerant Vegan
With my changes:

Sauce Ingredients:

  • 1 garlic clove, peeled and chopped
  • 1/2 black pitted olives 
  • 8 ounces jarred or frozen artichokes, drained and quarted
  • 1/2 Tablespoon lemon juice
  • 3 Tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • 1/8 sea salt


Toppings:

  • 1/4 red bell pepper
  • 1/2 C sliced black olives
  • 1/4 C spinach
  • 1/4 C chopped artichoke
  • 1/2 C sliced pineapple
  • 1/2 of a sweet onion


Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit and make the sauce by taking all ingredients and combining into a food processor.
Spread sauce onto pizza crust and brush edges with EVOO.
Add toppings and bake for 10-15 minutes or until edges start to brown





About Me

Hello I am Missy and I am a 20 year old Vegan.
I have created this blog to better keep track of recipes I find lying around the world wide web. I also would like to post recipes and pictures of my own and all about my vegan adventures in life! Hope you enjoy!