Five ingredient lunch + hot sauce

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Lunches should be quick to prepare and not too heavy, otherwise your productive afternoon turns into a majestic desk nap. Here is what I had today. Fried noodles with lots of veggies and very little other ingredients.

Another Lunch: Green Curry Creamed Potatoes, Beans, Peanuts with Spinach, Peas and Onions

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Would I even consider this a real recipe? No. It's just the panic-y "I don't want to go grocery shopping - what's left in pantry and freezer?" meal. But you never know if anyone can is it as inspiration! After all, it's a quick and easy lunch.

New Cheese Sauce - almost healthy! (gluten-free)

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I already have a really neat nacho cheese sauce recipe that is based on a very basic roux, but I am always happy to try something new. And this sauce is different, but equally awesome - and it's based on puréed veggies! And it's gluten-free for those of you who need to watch out for your wheat/gluten intake. Aaand it's soy-free, too. Both options are only true if you don't decide to use things like oat milk (gluten) or soy milk (ha! contains soy! ^^).

Many thanks to camslinger.de for helping me cook and taking the photo.

Facon - Your Homemade Fake Bacon

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A lot of people out there consider eating bacon a religion... or at least they treat it in a similar way. So I thought about what makes bacon so tasty. It's fat, salt, roasted protein and smoke flavor. Well, it sure wasn't too difficult to put all of that into a vegan product. It's pretty easy, too! Here is how to get your facon!

Avocado and facon sandwich? Yes, please!

Another Lunch: Mushrooms, Broccoli, and Almonds

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I don’t really have a name for this dish. It’s just one of those “I had mushrooms and wanted to have lunch” type of recipes where you look for things in your kitchen that might work well together. So I made fried onions and cremini mushrooms in an almond butter sauce on garlic mashed potatoes with pan fried almond broccoli.

Hummus Vinaigrette

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My love for home made hummus is great. Great enough to consider using it as the base for a salad dressing. And it made one creamy, beautiful vinaigrette for my quinoa veggie salad!

Healthy Snack: Tandoori Masala Chickpeas

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I am still surfing on the wave of New Year's Resolutions... and needed a quick snack. I have to admit, although I enjoy a bit of cake and desserts every not and then, I am more of a salty snacker. Salted pistachios, potato chips, smoked tofu, ... that sort of thing. And since I love spices and chickpeas, I made a spicy chickpea snack. It's super easy!

Hummus is love!

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I love hummus. You do, too. It goes well with everything and you can season it according to your tastes! And it's cheap and easy to make, too! :)

 

Quinoa Patties

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It's early Janury - New Year's Resolutions are still fresh. I did not really make any specific ones, but the whole "eat clean, work out, be kind, spread happiness" thing is always there. That's always good.I have been told that my junk food is healthier than some people's regular food, but that doesn't mean that I need to lower my standards. :)

The main reason for my not so healthy eating habits can be found in occasional laziness and the "but I'm hungry NOW!" moments. So I made a few things yesterday, tripled the portions and made serving-size containers full of deliciousness that went into the freezer. Among these edibles were these quinoa patties. I froze them in batches of four, so I could combine them with other stuff for varied meals.

Red lentil veggie soup, hummus, quinoa patties, fried eggplants and
zucchini, fresh and sundried tomatoes.
Many thanks to camslinger.de for the picture. <3

<3 and food go out to camslinger.de for
constraining himself long enough to take the picture

Donuts / Berliner

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In Germany, donuts of the American kind (including the major donut chain shops) exist. However, the storebought kind is never vegan - at least I have never encountered any. There are German donuts whose names vary depending on the region you find yourself in. Berliner, Pfannkuchen, Krapfen... They are usually round, dusted with powdered sugar and filled with some type of jam. This recipe works for your regular O-shaped donuts and any other shape you like - including the type that is filled with jam. :)

We had these at our most recent birthday party and a lot of people who said they usually did not like Berliner, really enjoyed them!

Berliner with raspberry jam filling

Your classical donut!