Poached Eggs with Tomatoes

Poached eggs {healthy option that requires no oil} with cilantro, tomato and whole grain tortilla.

We made traditional chai with vanilla soy milk that Melanie accidentally forgot about, and it bubbled over. Whoops. Still wonderfully comforting.

We decided to picnic our breakfast.

Sometimes we share one community cup of our chai. This morning was such an occasion.

Sometimes, we cook in our towels.

Celery with Peanut Butter and Wasabi Peas

  

As a college student, we have had our share of study nights. The problem with these late night study sessions is that people tend to go for quick energy {ie. candy bars, sugar, energy drinks}, but they neglect to actually get something nutritious in their body. For this night, I prepared coffee with soy, a wheat tortilla, wasabi peas and celery sticks with raisins and peanut butter. It did the trick in keeping me awake without crashing and I didn't feel sick after I ate it. Trust me, go for the healthy choices instead of skipping nutrients for a candy bar. the preparation may take more time than popping 75 cents in a vending machine, but the energy will last longer. Happy eating!

Avacado and Scrambled Egg Breakfast

 

This was a simple and quick breakfast. I used egg whites only, red peppers, red onions and chili powder as the seasoning. The toast is whole grain and avocado was the perfect side dish. This dish cost less than 3 $ and fed one person. It was delish and definitely spiced up my morning.

Meet the Chefs

Since we are jumping straight into this, we thought it might be appropriate to actually introduce ourselves.....

This Catie. She's Vegan. She's been to Africa. She's one hip chick. 

This is Marissa. She's a Mountain Woman. She reads a LOT. She's a feisty little honey bear.

This is Melanie. She's a Musician. She wears floral prints and long socks. She's a dreamer.

Coconut Curry Tofu with Ginger, Garlic and Cilantro

Let it be known that our entire floor smelled like curry after this meal.

Our goal tonight was girl time! We had our new friend Jil {,she's great,} over to the apartment and we all prepared the meal together.

The ingredients we used were as follows: tofu, garlic, cinnamon, coconut oil, freshly cut ginger, cilantro, green onions, red peppers and chick peas. 

This was our first attempt at tofu and it came out quite well thanks to Catie, our resident vegan! :)

Preparation:

1. Wash all the ingredients, mincing the garlic, and slicing the ginger.

2. Create your own curry sauce with coconut oil, cocnut milk, curry, and ginger. {This sauce is then placed over the tofu.}

Cooking:

3. We combined tofu, coconut oil, garlic,  and curry powder in a frying pan for about 10 minutes, or until the outside is crisp. Stir occasionally. The longer you leave the tofu on the burner, the firmer it will get.

4. In a separate pan, combine chick peas, spinach, red peppers, cilantro, and green onions and leave on for about 10 minutes. Stir occasionally.

5. Sprinkle cinnamon over the tofu and enjoy!

Total Cost: $8.00

Marissa, Catie, Melanie

Picnics are almost as fun as forts. Truth.

Another wonderful meal.

Vegan Lettuce Wraps

Tonight we are hosting a little dinner get together at our apartment. Collectively, we have more vegetarian friends than we have otherwise and this is an easy way to invite them to dinner parties without making them or others uncomfortable. You provide an option that is familiar {lettuce wraps}, and make it with a form of beans or rice which are stples in most diets, anyhow. We chose vegan lentil lettuce wraps as our main dish. Beans are a pretty inexpensive food, and  lentils have little preparation needed, unlike other beans that are required to soak overnight.

The preparation required for this dish is relatively small....

Preparation:

1. Lentils only require 45 minutes to an hour of simmering on the stove before they are ready to be served.

2. Rice should be cooked early as well, and this depends on which rice you decide to use. We chose Long   Grain Brown Rice.

3.Wash all your veggies!!! This is an important step that a lot of people forget to do, but always leave yourself enough time to do so before serving a meal.

4. Spice the lentils as you please. This a chance for you to explore new herbs and have a signature for your guests to walk away with.

We decided to make this recipe a kind of "make your own" wrap. I would suggest dicing  vegetables like avocados, tomatoes, and putting them out so that people can decided exactly what they want and can avoid what they do not want. hummus is another good option to add to the mix, if it's within budget!

Total Cost: $14.32

# of People Served:around 17

AND WE HAD LEFTOVERS!!! 

We say.....SUCCESS!