BLACK EYED PEA CROQUETTES

Last Night I Made:

BLACK EYED PEA CROQUETTES for Dinner.

Recipe from The Kind Diet by Alicia Silverstone.

Black eyed peas soaked over night then drained and processed in a food processor along with cilantro, nama shoyu, cumin, salt and pepper shaped into footballs and fried in oil.

Drizzled with a simple sauce made with malt barley and dijon mustard.

These take a little planning because you have to soak the black eyed peas overnight.

You CAN't use canned black eyed peas, they have way too much moisture and won't hold together.

These are super delicious and they go great with brown rice.

RAW BALLS

This Morning I Made:

RAW BALLS for Snack Time.

Recipe from The Kind Diet byAlicia Silverstone.

Super easy dessert made with walnuts,dates,carob or cacao powder, maple syrup, vanilla extract, salt, almond butter, and whole almonds.

Prepared in the food processor, shaped into balls, rolled in unsweetened coconut and frozen until firm.

Guess you can call these RAW TRUFFLES.

CAULIFLOWER CEVICHE TOPPED WITH TACO SLAW, BLACK BEANS IN CHIPOTLE ADOBO SAUCE, AND FRIED RICE

Sometimes the best meals are the ones you don't plan for.

Take this meal from last Saturday:

CAULIFLOWER CEVICHE TOPPED WITH TACO SLAW

BLACK BEANS IN CHIPOTLE ADOBO SAUCE

FRIED RICE.

Guess you you can this a fusion meal.

CAULIFLOWER CEVICHE

1 head of cauliflower, cut into small pieces

1 mild brown or white onion, small diced

4 jalapenos, seeds and veins removed, minced

3 roma tomatoes, medium diced

1/2 cup cilantro

2 limes, juiced

Salt and Pepper

Steam cauliflower until slightly soft.

Drain and cool off in a glass bowl filled with ice water to stop cooking.

Once cooled, drain and chop into even smaller pieces.

Place in a bowl and add the rest of the ingredients.

Add salt and pepper to taste.

Refrigerate for 2 hours or overnight to help the cauliflower absorb the flavors.

Serve with tostadas and homemade salsa.

TACO SLAW recipe from Veganomicon by Isa Chandra Moskowitz and Terry Hope Romero

-cabbage (purple or green)

-carrots

-apple cider vinegar

-pickled jalapenos

salt

pepper

BLACK BEANS IN CHIPOTLE ADOBO SAUCE recipe also from Veganomicon.

Super spicy chipotle and onion sauce.

FRIED RICE

2 tablespoons olive oil

1/2 cup diced onion

3/4 cup frozen corn

3/4 cup frozen carrots

2 cups leftover cooked brown rice

2 tablespoons soy sauce/tamari/nama shoyu

1 tablespoon agave

pepper

Heat oil in a wok or iron skillet over high heat until hot but not smoking.

Add vegetables and sauté until caramelized.

Stir in brown rice and until broken up but you still have a few clumps of rice.

Add soy sauce and agave and stir to combined.

Flatten rice with a spatula and let the bottom caramelize.

Make sure to stir so you don't burn the rice.

Add pepper, stir and serve.

I usually add green onions, but I didn't have any that day.

My husband loved this meal so much, he said he's gonna request it often.