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.

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This was a spontaneous idea with ingredients on hand. Yepppp – I have a surplus of Ancini di Pepe pasta on hand.

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  • V MEATBALLS
  • CARROTS
  • CELERY
  • SPINACH//ARUGULA
  • PASTA
  • WATER
  • V BROTH SEASONING
  • CAYENNE
  • Jalapeño POWDER
  • SEASALT
  • WHITE PEPPER
  • GARLIC
  • Capers
  • PARSLEY//BASIL//OREGANO
  • NUTRITIONAL YEAST

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A little spicier than expected, this Vegan soup hit the SPOT and brought back a few good memories:)

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Ellie Cat – mid yawn 🤭 🤣

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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.

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  • 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

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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;)

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EAT YO VEGGIES:)

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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.

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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.

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MorningStar Farms Steakhouse Style Burger = TWO THUMBS UP

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CHEERS.

 

 

Deliciously Simple Sriracha Side Dish

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  • Frozen Green Beans
  • Sriracha Chili Sauce
  • Cooking Spray
  • Water
  • Pepper//SeaSalt//Oregano//GarlicPowder
  • Nutritional Yeast

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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.

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CHEERS

 

VEGANLY LOW CARB BBQ CHIPOTLE CAUIFLOWER TACOS

It’s not a Taco Tuesday or a Taco Thursday, however, it is…. a Happy Wednesday.

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And these are Happy:) TACOS:)

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Low Carb, Low Sugar, Low effort and HIGHLY TASTY;)

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These Mr. Tortilla Low Carb tortillas are amazing. I purchase them on Amazon.

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G Hughes Sauces are amazingly Low Carb//No Sugar with an outstanding variety. Amazon has them, and also, Walmart.

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CHEERS.

CCCF 8 – Ⓥ CHICAGO STYLE CHARRDAWG

CCCF = Carb Conscience Comfort Food

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Ketchup is not allowed…

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CCCF V CHICAGO STYLE CHAR DOG

  • SMART DOG W/ OLIVE OIL, PEPPER, PAPRIKA
  • BUN W/ POPPY SEED HALVED
  • SPORT PEPPER
  • TOMATO
  • CUCUMBER
  • RELISH
  • CELERY SALT
  • MUSTARD
  • ONION

…Can’t forget the Celery Salt:)

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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

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…It’s game time:)

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Spontaneous, Simple and Ⓥegan, this sandwich hit the spot thrice.

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CHEERS.