Simple Tofu Scramble by Eat Within Your Means

Sometimes you just need some breakfast for dinner!

When I came across this delicious-looking tofu scramble by Eat Within Your Means, I knew that I needed to try it. It looked easy, healthy and filling.

Find the recipe here.

I didn't have any vegan sour cream on hand, but it was still fantastic! It was amazing how much the tofu ended up looking like scrambled eggs from the yellow of the turmeric. The flavors were absolutely delicious.

In order to make it even easier, I bought pre-sliced mushrooms and pre-cut broccoli from Trader Joe's.

We also decided to add some Field Roast vegan sausage. I had been wanting to try it and was able to find it at Whole Foods: we had the smoked apple sage flavor and it was absolutely wonderful with the scramble. Incredibly flavorful and yummy! All you need to do is brown the links in a pan over medium heat for a few minutes.

Daniel likes everything I make (or at least says he does; he's a sweetie ;) but he was particularly enthusiastic about this meal. Give it a try for a delicious breakfast, lunch or dinner!

Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie

Although I have my typical green morning smoothie on regular rotation, I am trying to branch out with different ingredients and flavors. One hot summer day recently I decided to try a chocolate peanut butter smoothie (I found a recipe for it here). The only change I made was using the entire banana instead of half. I would also like to try it sometime with chocolate almond milk! Here's the recipe I used: 

• 2 tbsp. unsweetened cocoa powder

• 2 tbsp. peanut butter

• 1 banana, 

• 1 cup almond milk 

• ice  

Delicious and refreshing!

7-Ingredient Cinnamon Rolls from Minimalist Baker

My husband and I very rarely get days off together with our opposite work schedules, so when we do I always like to make us something special for breakfast. I have never made cinnamon rolls in my life, but decided that I could try this recipe for easy ones from Minimalist Baker last week. I am happy to report that they came out wonderful. I decided to make two batches so that I could share some with my parents, and they were a hit! They did take some time because you have to wait for the dough to rise, but overall they were quite easy and I will definitely be making them again.

I went with a mix of powdered sugar and a little almond milk for the topping, but I would also like to try her option for the dairy free cream cheese frosting.

So glad that my first cinnamon roll adventure was a success!

Superfood Green Monster from Oh She Glows

I've never really been a smoothie person. I don't really know why; I guess I'm just the type of person who would rather have something to sink my teeth into! However, I finally got a blender a few weeks ago after being without one for several years and decided to try making one; I just hadn't been feeling the usual cereal and almond milk for breakfast. I saw this smoothie recipe on one of my favorite sites, Oh She Glows (scroll to the bottom after the cookie recipe, although that looks great too!). It's been my and my husband's daily breakfast since. I feel really good after drinking it and it holds me over for the most part until lunch.

 I found the Garden of Life Raw Protein powder at Sprouts (I got Vanilla flavor). I "guess-timate" the proportions: since I make it to serve 2, I use 2 bananas and closer to 2 cups of almond milk, and I like using frozen mango and strawberries for the fruit. I think it's a great basic green smoothie recipe!

These glasses I got us at Michaels last week don't hurt either :)

Welcome, and Perfect Vegan Pancakes from the One Ingredient Chef

Welcome to my blog! I am starting this as a sort of experiment. I have been vegetarian for about 12 years and became fully vegan last month. I have always enjoyed cooking but would not say that I have ever been particularly good at it. However, since becoming vegan I have a new-found enthusiasm for trying new recipes and experimenting with delicious plant-based foods. My idea for this blog is to document my favorite recipes from other blogs, websites and cookbooks and have them all in one place. I might also come up with a few of my own creations as I go along! I hope to refine my cooking skills through trying new recipes and maybe meet some other vegan food enthusiasts along the way! 

Please bear with me as I am not an experienced cook, and my photos aren't the best (I usually take them on my phone, and unfortunately our kitchen does not have a natural light source, but I do my best :)

I am going to start out by sharing these amazing vegan pancakes by The One Ingredient Chef. (Find the recipe here). I would recommend reading his entire post as he has a lot of great pancake-making tips! I used unsweetened almond milk for the non-dairy milk (it's my favorite). I followed all of his tips about mixing the batter very gently until just mixed and making sure that the pan was nice and hot.

We topped ours with Earth Balance vegan butter and pure maple syrup.

They were awesome, and my (non-veggie) husband thought they were delicious, vegan or not!

Definitely worth trying if you want a delicious breakfast treat :)