I've been through a lot in my life, including many amazing experiences and some pretty traumatic ones - jail, drugs, abuse, eating disorders, you name it.
One thing I've learned is how profoundly the way I care for my body impacts my well-being and ability to cope with the demands of my day to day life.
Exercise, meditation, a proper sleep schedule, supportive relationships and nutritious food are all part of my arsenal of sanity preserving practices.
That being said, I LOVE food and I LOVE to cook. I often invent my own recipes and have many healthy eating tricks that I really want to share with others who might benefit from them as well.
My goal is to provide a little helpful information and some insights as well as one recipe with each blog entry. I'd love to know what YOU want to hear about, so please feel free to contact me!
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For tonight, I want to start with a recent invention of mine: VEGAN TACOS
I think they're better than the real thing, but of course, I'm biased. ;)
Nevertheless, here's the recipe:
Ashley's Vegan Taco Recipe (I'm an imaginative cook):
Ingredients:
6 corn taco shells (no trans fat)
1 can Amy's refried black beans (health food aisle or Whole Foods)
1 package soy crumbles (fake ground beef - leave out for soy-free recipe and instead use entire can of refried beans - also at most grocery stores and Whole Foods)
1 avocado
1 roma tomato
green onion
1 lime
1 head romaine lettuce
garlic powder
sea salt
1 package taco seasoning
Heat oven to 450.
Combine 1/2 can refried beans with 1 package of soy crumbles in a medium sized pan. Add water and stir to create a soupy mixture. Add taco seasoning to taste (about 1/2 package does the trick).Turn heat to medium and let simmer until water evaporates to leave a taco-meat consistency mixture.
While the 'meat' mixture is cooking, mash the avocado in a bowl, add diced roma tomato, finely chopped green onion, squeeze of half a lime, about 1/2 tsp garlic powder, and a pinch of sea salt. Stir to create a guacamole mixture.
Chop or shred freshly washed romaine lettuce into strips no larger than about 1/2 inch wide.
Place taco shells open-side down in pre-heated oven and toast until crispy and just slightly starting to brown (1-2 min). Watch carefully - they burn quickly!
Remove taco shells from oven and distribute between plates. Add a spoonful of the guacamole mixture to the bottom of each shell, followed by a spoonful of the 'meat' mixture, and finally, top with shredded romaine lettuce.Voila - 2-3 servings of very yummy vegan tacos.
Let me know if you try it and what you think!!!! Thanks! :)
Ingredients:
6 corn taco shells (no trans fat)
1 can Amy's refried black beans (health food aisle or Whole Foods)
1 package soy crumbles (fake ground beef - leave out for soy-free recipe and instead use entire can of refried beans - also at most grocery stores and Whole Foods)
1 avocado
1 roma tomato
green onion
1 lime
1 head romaine lettuce
garlic powder
sea salt
1 package taco seasoning
Heat oven to 450.
Combine 1/2 can refried beans with 1 package of soy crumbles in a medium sized pan. Add water and stir to create a soupy mixture. Add taco seasoning to taste (about 1/2 package does the trick).Turn heat to medium and let simmer until water evaporates to leave a taco-meat consistency mixture.
While the 'meat' mixture is cooking, mash the avocado in a bowl, add diced roma tomato, finely chopped green onion, squeeze of half a lime, about 1/2 tsp garlic powder, and a pinch of sea salt. Stir to create a guacamole mixture.
Chop or shred freshly washed romaine lettuce into strips no larger than about 1/2 inch wide.
Place taco shells open-side down in pre-heated oven and toast until crispy and just slightly starting to brown (1-2 min). Watch carefully - they burn quickly!
Remove taco shells from oven and distribute between plates. Add a spoonful of the guacamole mixture to the bottom of each shell, followed by a spoonful of the 'meat' mixture, and finally, top with shredded romaine lettuce.Voila - 2-3 servings of very yummy vegan tacos.
Let me know if you try it and what you think!!!! Thanks! :)
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