#cookbook challenge

[healthyskillz]

B - EHH morning glory muffins, blueberry banana spinach smoothie

L - toast w hummus, veggies, pb & dried fruit, pce dark chocolate

D - a pear, some nuts; boiled potatoes, runner beans, EHH tempeh loaf + EHH miso gravy

Hey. Today's meals were all vegan! And delicious 😋

Everyday Happy Herbivore cookbook challenge: MISO GRAVY

Basically water, nooch, miso.

Would I make this again? It wasn't as salty and strongly flavored as I had expected but just right. It really added that necessary moistness to my potatoes and tempeh loaf. Would make this again.

Cooked recipes: 90 / 177

Recipes I'd make again: 62 / 90

Deadline: January 1st, 2023

[chz4evry1-blog]

  Ever since I bought the ES cookbook last year, I've challenged myself to make every single recipe out of it. I started with the sweet-rolls and just recently finished with the meads. It was a lot of grocery shopping, a lot of work and a lot of fun. I tried to take pictures of every dish as I made them. Missed a few, but I did my best.   

  Some of my favorites were the potato bread, the quiche, creme treats and canis root tea.  

 Really, I learned so much by doing this, and I think it'd be worthwhile to marathon through any beloved cookbook, but it was just that much more fun with a fantasy one.

[healthyskillz]

Everyday Happy Herbivore cookbook challenge:

INDIAN CHICKPEAS & KALE

Cooked recipes: 85 / 177

Recipes I'd make again: 59 / 85

Deadline: January 1st, 2023

Chickpeas and steamed kale are warmed through with garam masala and some tomato sauce.

Would I make this again?

I don't know. My biggest criticism on this recipe is that it's presented as a main dish. The whole recipe contains 2 servings, 160 calories per serving.

That is not a meal! That's bordering on anorexic. It's a side dish at the least. I added pickled cabbage, a ww wrap and yogurt to bulk it out.

But I could see myself meal prepping a large batch of this as a basis for some lunches.

[healthyskillz]

Everyday Happy Herbivore cookbook challenge:

HARVEST HOME FRIES

Cooked recipes: 83 / 177

Recipes I'd make again: 59 / 83

Deadline: January 1st, 2023

Throw together sweet potato chunks, chopped apple, cinnamon and bake. (I added Pinto beans which worked well.)

Would I make this again? Yes, definitely. So easy, delicious and warming. A great way to get some healthy fruit and veggies into your body in the colder months. Although I think I prefer her Caribbean baked potatoes and apples recipe which is very similar but adds more spices (such as ginger) and lime juice before serving.

[healthyskillz]

Everyday Happy Herbivore cookbook challenge!

Goal: try at least one new recipe from the book every week

Cooked recipes: 72 / 177

Recipes I'd make again: 49 / 72

Deadline: January 1st, 2023

This week's recipe (week 33) :

SOUTHWEST CHOP SALAD

We have a heatwave going on over here so I was on the lookout for no-heat recipes. Hadn't tried this salad yet and I'm glad I did! It's like a taco salad but with rice instead of tacos. Except I didn't feel like cooking rice so used up some spelt berries I had in the freezer (I do think it's better with rice bc the rice would soak up more of the salsa imo).

Since 200 calorie dinners aren't sufficient for me, I added more black beans and grains than the recipe called for. Also added avocado to our dinner salad (left pic - yum!) and the next day I had leftovers with a boiled egg and the last bit of hummus (super yum!).

I also had 1/3 jar of the salsa left after making this which I added to gazpacho (another no-heat recipe!).

Would I make this again? Yes I think this is great for when you have little bits of leftover rice

[healthyskillz]

Everyday Happy Herbivore cookbook challenge!

Goal: try at least one new recipe from the book every week

Cooked recipes: 58 / 177

Recipes I'd make again: 38 / 58

Deadline: January 1st, 2023

This week's recipe (week 22):

⭐ Skillet Refried Beans ⭐

I didn't take a picture because it looks like something that would probably make you lose your appetite 😂. This was one of those recipes that just seems too simple to be good. Soften an onion, add some spices, add pinto beans, mash. But taking the time to let it cook sort of makes this mush turn sweet and creamy and I have come to appreciate this Mexican side dish.

Would I cook this again? 👍🏼 Yes! But instead of having it as a side dish, I came up with something that I look forward to having on a weekend sometime: ⬇️

Make refried beans.

Add vegan ground meat. Serve this combo on a platter with:

Tacos or corn chips

Sour cream

Iceberg lettuce

Chopped tomatoes

Chopped jalapeños

[healthyskillz]

Everyday Happy Herbivore cookbook challenge!

Goal: try at least one new recipe from the book every week

Cooked recipes: 71 / 177

Recipes I'd make again: 48 / 71

Deadline: January 1st, 2023

This week's recipe (week 32) :

FUDGE DIP & SHIITAKE MISO SOUP

The fudge dip is something you've probably seen online before as chocolate hummus. That's how I call it anyway. Basically it's cannelini beans blended up with cocoa powder, some plant milk and a sweetener. I made this recipe in the morning and then spread it onto some bread and topped it with strawberries for breakfast. I tried using it as a dip for apple slices, as Lindsay says she likes to have it, but I just couldn't. The texture really wasn't enjoyable. I actually considered throwing out the rest but tonight I wanted to make nice cream and since there was still a bit of the dip left in my food processor's container, I just threw my banana in there (laaaazy 😅😏) and you know what - it doubled my portion of nice cream without being too awful!

The miso soup was okay. I really wanted to add tofu but since my grocery store ran out, I used edamame beans. They also didn't have any shii-takes so I just used chestnut mushrooms. It's one of those recipes that'll remind me I can make a quick, Asian-style soup with the miso I have in my fridge. You can vary with the add-ins.

Would I make this again? The fudge dip, no. Though I might use cannelini beans to stretch out nice cream or smoothies when I don't have enough bananas. You can't taste any difference. The miso soup I think I would make again.

[healthyskillz]

Stir fry (homemade mix of broccoli, bell pepper, carrots, cucumber, onion, ginger & garlic) with the Everyday Happy Herbivore sweet & sour sauce (soy sauce, rice vinegar, ketchup & sweet chili sauce). It was pretty good!

The recipe calls for tempeh but I had it with black beans and the leftover sunchokes (which now tasted a lot like celeriac).