Vegan Macaroni and Cheese

As we speak I am indulging in one of my recipies i have found on ... Pinterest. this is my second time making a Vegan Mac and Cheese.

My first one was from Oh She Glows Oh She Glows it was a butternut squash sauce (making it super creamy..mmm..) with almond milk vegan butter and Nutritional Yeast with noodles. Perfect consistency, the taste was incredible.

The one i am eating right now is Quinoa, Nutritional Yeast, Coconut Milk and Tahini with Garlic powder. So delish!
Vegan Mac and Cheese
Defiantly a different consistency, but i Love the non over creaminess it has. I like how light I still feel after eating it. Not to mention quinoa is super healthy.

One serving size (1 cup) has
8 grams of protein
19 % folate (folic acid) helps cell production
31 mg Calcium
118 mg magnesium.

Sounds good to me.

recipe
THANK YOU Averie Cooks




Step 1:

2 cups water
1 cup quinoa
In small saucepan over high heat bring the water to a boil. Once boiling and quinoa and return to a boil. Then reduce heat to low and let simmer for 15 minutes
*There might be some water left over, but that is okay.
Remove from heat and pour the quinoa into a bowl and set aside.


Step 2: The cheezy sauce

Ingredients:
¾ cup coconut milk
3 tbsp nutritional yeast
2 tbsp tahini
2 tbsp arrowroot
1 tsp lemon juice
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp garlic powder
Using the same pot that the quinoa was in, place it back on the stovetop over medium heat and add coconut milk and tahini. Whisk together. The tahini will melt into the milk. Then add remaining ingredients and whisk. Raise the heat to be medium high. It will start to thicken, takes about 1-2 minutes. Once it starts getting thick pour the quinoa back in the pot and stir till well combined.
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Zeke downing the quinoa. He is a real Bolivian BOY!

Cultured Coconut Milk

Hi,

I have been wanting to try the fermentation art (a worker at the grocery store really calls it an ART)
I have been researching for sometime now with out moving a finger to really making the steps to make it happen.

It wasn't until my mother in law started her water kiefer, that really pushed me into actually attempting fermenting anything.

It scares me to tell you the truth.
The only reason being... its Fermented... !!!

Here are some links I have found that i will try this week.

So i guess this is my week challenge...

one
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2 c. Coconut Milk
1/4 t. Acidophilus Powder
4 T. Agave Syrup

mix all ingredients in a STERILIZED glass jar. Let sit 12 hours in a warm place (108-115 F / 42-46 C). In the oven with the light on. or in a dehydrator, which is ideal because you have a set control of the temperature.

I'll be doing mine in the oven...
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It has been a roller coaster of weeks these past weeks.
Cooper is busy with school and work. Which he is doing amazing at! I am so proud of him and his growing knowledge of Graphic Design. He really inspires me to work harder and harder. He is truly the hardest working man I have ever met.
I have been busy with my ETSY shop and my little man... Zeke.
Zeke is getting his molars... yea at 15 months. TOP AND BOTTOM.
Whaaa?
Before the top started to cut through he got a case of Hand Mouth Foot (what ever it is called, i should know right?) Disease... YUK. Thank you to the Jumping Gym we went to! Think I'm being sarcastic? I am really thankful, I'm sure Zeke built some more immunities while being there...
So, after a few nights with out sleep (I can not imagine how other mothers do it with 2 kiddies) Zeke's top molars started to peek through... uuuuggg. We had a lot of boding time.

Besides all that Zeke has been a charm.
He is starting to talk more and more every day.
He calls horses hor. Hee i love it. His high pitch at the end of hors catches everyones attention in public.
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Gato (cat in spanish)
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Baa
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Pa
Da

He now unlocks the car door, with my assistance, every morning when we leave for morning activities. It is routine, when we are home, for him to unlock the front door and ring the door bell about 12 times. He gets the best kick out of it the loud sound of the bell over and over.
I have been trying to be more creative with zeke while I cook dinner so he is not just in front of the TV. The past few nights we have been blasting A Tribe Called Quest and dancing to it while holding on to his horse and lamb. There are no words to describe the little man mimicking my Gangsta body movements.
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Hello September. Summer is almost gone, the nights are getting a little more chili-perkins justifying wearing a sweater is obvious.
So this month, well last month, i didnt post anything about zeke turning nine months... well he did turn nine months with or without a blog post. He got his first cold 1 week ago. It was the most miserable time for the Zeke, he did not know what was going on with his body. i felt so awful for him.



























I would like to post some recipes I KNOW YOU ALL WILL L O V E

I made this the other night, it is a fig and quinoa tabouleh dish. mmm good.


Serves 6 as a side dish

Ingredients:
1.5 cups dry quinoa
3 cups water
6 large figs or 10 small ones, diced
3 tomatoes (heirloom if possible), diced
4 green onions, thinly sliced, white and green parts included
1/3 cup to 1/2 cups loosely packed fresh mint
juice of two lemons
salt and pepper
1/4 cup olive oil

Instructions:
In a large pot, bring the quinoa and water to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer, covered until all the water has been absorbed (about 20 minutes). Remove from the heat, fluff with a for and place in a large bowl to cool for 20 minutes.
Add the figs, tomatoes, green onions, mint, lemon juice. Add salt and pepper to taste and the oil. Let sit at room temperature for another 20 minutes and refrigerate after that if not consumed right away.

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