Wallflower Journal

Sunday, 1 March 2015

A Few Daily Eats (Vegan & Gluten-Free)

MONDAY

Lunch Dinner: Bubble N Squeak Sandwich

TUESDAY

Lunch Dinner: Pete's Beany Pasta

Dessert: So Good Vanilla Ice-Cream & Chocolate Syrup & Sprinkles

Snack: Wattle Macadamia Cupcakes

WEDNESDAY

Breakfast: Protein Shake

Lunch: Spoon Burger

Dessert: Gelato Blue's Chocolate Hazelnut & Fig Gelato

FRIDAY

Breakfast: Bubble N Squeak, Sausage, & Cheese Muffin

(Bread is from Choice's Gluten-Free Bakery, cheese is Tofutti American slices, the sausages are Spoon's Sunday Sausages, and the bubble n squeak are homebrand).

Dinner: Pumpkin Pasta & (Home-Grown) Garden Salad

SATURDAY

Breakfast: Rice Pudding, Banana & Peanut Butter Toast

Lunch: Yellow Lentil & Veggie Dahl

Dinner: Sunday Sausages, Steamed Veggies, & Peas (Smothered In Orgran Gravy)

SUNDAY

Breakfast: Baked Beans, Steamed Veg, & Bubble N Squeak

Dinner: Grilled Capsicum & Mushroom, Corn & Blackbean Burritos

MONDAY

Breakfast / Lunch: Tofu Rice Paper Rolls

Snack: Crispbread & Cashew Cheese Spread

Dinner: Leftover Burrito Mix (Grilled Capsicum & Mushroom, Corn & Blackbean & Biocheese)

TUESDAY

Lunch / Dinner: Chili Cheese Sunday Sausage Roll

WEDNESDAY

Dinner: Hummus, Spinach, Mushroom, Capsicum, Artichoke, & Spiced Pumpkin Pizza

THURSDAY

Breakfast: Peach Protein Smoothie

Lunch & Dinner: Sour Cream & Chive Pasta

Dessert: Coco^2 Hazelnut Spread (With A Spoon)

FRIDAY

Breakfast: Peach Protein Smoothie

Snack: Dates

Lunch: Sour Cream & Chive Pasta

Dinner: Lotus Root Chips & Avocado Sushi

SATURDAY

Breakfast: Peach Protein Smoothie

Dinner: Coconut, Chili, & Lemongrass Rice, Steamed Veg, & Burdock Root "Meat" In Thai Satay Sauce

Saturday, 28 February 2015

Creamy Peach Protein Smoothie (Vegan & Gluten-Free)

This is a simple recipe for my fellow runners, boxers, cyclers, weight lifters, and gymmers. Needless to say, the vegan diet has enough protein if you eat a varied diet, but it's good to be conscious of extra protein needs when trying to build (and just maintain) muscle. We keep several different types of protein powder stocked in the pantry, as we both indulge in smoothies daily (sometimes twice or even thrice). My Creamy Peach Protein Smoothie is perfect post-workout, or as a breakfast to start a busy day.

500ml vanilla almond milk (unsweetened preferably)

3 cubes medium-firm tofu OR
1/2 cup silken tofu

2-3 scoops vanilla protein powder

2 peaches, cut

1 banana, sliced

1/2 tbsp liquid sweetener (i.e. fake honey)

Place all the ingredients in the blender, and mix until well combined (around thirty - fifty seconds for most devices).

Friday, 27 February 2015

My Sour Cream & Chives Pasta (Vegan-Gluten-Free Style)

When I was vegetarian, but not yet vegan (9-14), I used to sometimes eat Continental's Sour Cream & Chives Pasta. It was really good (or not so good, for those with undiagnosed lactose intolerance and Coeliac disease. And those with udders...), but this is better. Cruelty-free and gluten-free, so you can enjoy to your hearts content (if you don't mind carbs or calories!)

300g gluten-free macaroni or penne (tube-like is best)

600g cauliflower (2 heaped cups)

1 tbsp cornflour

2 tbsp soy milk

1 tbsp plant butter

1/4 cup Tofutti sour cream

150g diced dairy-free cheese

2 cloves garlic, diced

1 tbsp onion powder

5 tbsp nutritional yeast

Salt

White pepper

Handful chives, diced

Bring a large saucepan of water to the boil and add the cauliflower. Cook for five minutes before adding the pasta. Simmer for an additional eight minutes.

In a small jug, combine the flour and milk until paste-like in consistency.

Mix the remaining ingredients in a large bowl, and transfer to a saucepan. Heat over medium-high heat, and remove as it starts to boil. Add in the flour-milk paste, stir, and leave to thicken and cool.

Blend in a food processor / blender if the lumps of chives are an issue (recommended for young ones).