…Drawn by me.
Not in order. Many mistakes. Many experiments. Many adaptations and vast evolution.
65 photos of card stock and envelopes scribbled on for many of many of hours:)
Thanks for viewing.
Birthday Card Art
Spicy Sicilian Style Ⓥ Wedding Soup
When I worked for the Sicilians, it was a special time when owner//chef//Sicilian native, Sebastian, made the Italian Wedding Soup. I remember cutting up so much Celery.
This was a spontaneous idea with ingredients on hand. Yepppp – I have a surplus of Ancini di Pepe pasta on hand.
- V MEATBALLS
- CARROTS
- CELERY
- SPINACH//ARUGULA
- PASTA
- WATER
- V BROTH SEASONING
- CAYENNE
- Jalapeño POWDER
- SEASALT
- WHITE PEPPER
- GARLIC
- Capers
- PARSLEY//BASIL//OREGANO
- NUTRITIONAL YEAST
A little spicier than expected, this Vegan soup hit the SPOT and brought back a few good memories:)
Ellie Cat – mid yawn 🤭 🤣
CHEERS.
Ⓥ MorningStar Farms Steakhouse Style Burger
The goals in mind, when created a meal, are both simple and complicated. Often puzzling, the brain is exercised to stay in//around simple guidelines. It’s not always easy.
- Vegan//Vegetarian
- Between 20-40 g Carbs – depending on my Blood Sugar prior to deciding meal based on inventory in kitchen
- High Protein
- Lower Fat
- Medicine timing with meal prep//cook time
Counting Carbs is the most important thing other than always eating Vegan//Vegetarian. Serving sizes are often a struggle when I’m hungry and preparing a meal. I make extra. And I’m getting better at saving food rather than eating the extra food. A ballpark Carb count has been implicated in satisfying my hunger and my glucose levels. I don’t want to dive into my medical complexity in this posting, but I’ve been taken off of the Insulin sliding scale that I was originally prescribed. The sliding scale is now the Carb count in a sense. Salad and Veggies are given slack – rounding the Carbs down. The mindset is to always consume more Veggies. I’ll dive more into my Diabetic rollercoaster on my next blog – after my next doctors visit;)
EAT YO VEGGIES:)
I was excited to see the new MorningStar Farms Steakhouse Style Burger online and notice the nutrition facts, actual size of the patty and its Veganism. It’s a Hearty ingredient to build a wonderful meal with.
These ‘Burgers’ were cooked in the oven with deliciously Ⓥegan additions:) to create a Southwestern style Taco slider – paired with a side salad and panfried Carrots. Four sliders were made. Two sliders were saved for a different meal.
MorningStar Farms Steakhouse Style Burger = TWO THUMBS UP
CHEERS.
Deliciously Simple Sriracha Side Dish
- Frozen Green Beans
- Sriracha Chili Sauce
- Cooking Spray
- Water
- Pepper//SeaSalt//Oregano//GarlicPowder
- Nutritional Yeast
A skillet was heated and sprayed with Cooking Spray before adding a package of Frozen (not stuck together) Green Beans. The skillet was covered and the heat was increased for a few minutes. A splash of Water and a generous squirt of Sriracha Chili Sauce was added with the seasonings and a couple of tosses to mix. After covering and cooking for a few more minutes, the lid was lifted and Nutritional Yeast was added. The heat was turned up and the skillet was tossed a couple more times. The liquidly sauciness cooked away to cue the “ready to serve” sign.
CHEERS
BEST (JUST PHOTOS:) 2023
VEGANLY LOW CARB BBQ CHIPOTLE CAUIFLOWER TACOS
It’s not a Taco Tuesday or a Taco Thursday, however, it is…. a Happy Wednesday.
And these are Happy:) TACOS:)
Low Carb, Low Sugar, Low effort and HIGHLY TASTY;)
These Mr. Tortilla Low Carb tortillas are amazing. I purchase them on Amazon.
G Hughes Sauces are amazingly Low Carb//No Sugar with an outstanding variety. Amazon has them, and also, Walmart.
CHEERS.
Shroom Daiya Ⓥurger
Pretzels are truly amazing. Pretzel Buns are what any good sandwich deserves. Unfortunately, Type 1 Diabetes (and Type 2) does not welcome the Carbs involved with pretzel greatness. Pretzilla offers Dinner Rolls or lower Carb ‘Buns’. AND
…It’s game time:)
Spontaneous, Simple and Ⓥegan, this sandwich hit the spot thrice.
CHEERS.
CCCF 5 – Cauli Ⓥ’Brien
CCCF = Carb Conscience Comfort Food
After being diagnosed Type ONE Diabetic in 2022, most comfort food was gone after blood sugar levels monitoring became an all day//everyday lifestyle.
Ingredients and food has been my constant lifestyle for a long time. I ADAPT & EVOLVE.
My goal is to not have to take a lot of insulin to compensate the high Carb intake. Being a self-diagnosed Carb Addict, portion control is not easy… Progress is being made:)
Cauli O’Brien w/ Just EGG
- Peppers
- Onion
- Jalapeño
- Riced cauliflower
- Just egg
CHEERS.
Lower Carb Chickenless Parmesan w/ Meatless Sauce
HELLO:)
Gardein Chickenless patties are phenomenal and extremely “hefty” for being Ⓥegan. Chicken Parm in Vegan or Vegetarian style has been prepared before, but not in a lower carb fashion. I had FUN with this one:)
Making this a meal, was to add spaghetti – in my eyes and tastebuds! Spaghetti is high carbs, which is unfortunate… Being a recovering carb addict, I LOVE spaghetti! Not as much as Linguine, but…. Low Carb Spaghetti does exist. It’s not perfect as a lot of substitution foods are. Aren’t?
CHEERS FOR CAPERS:)
Happy New Year Tomatoes
I’m hopeful for an outstanding and prosperous 2023. We’ve all had some interesting and challenging last couple of years.
All of us deserve an easier year!
Roasted Tomatoes were made and thoroughly enjoyed.
Simple, versatile and delicious.
I sliced the Tomatoes and placed on parchment paper to be seasoned and topped with Ⓥ Parmesan ‘Cheese’ or regular Parmesan Cheese – depending on diet and preference:)
Cheers to a new year!
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