Bean Nachos

So one of our favorite easy things to make is bean nachos! The are so tasty and loaded up with fresh ingredients! Its delicious! You can really make them however you want but one thing you have to do to have the perfect nachos, is throw your beans in the food processor. This will make the beans a little runny and perfect for covering your nachos. Tonight I used a large can of pinto beans. But you could also make your own beans. ( I have done it both ways) Its really up to you. :) Well here is how you do it!

Like I said before, get your large can of Pinto Beans (do not drain) and throw them into the food processor. Give them a couple good spins until they are to your ideal consistency. Put them into a pot to  heat up.

Yum!

I also made homemade Chili's salsa tonight to go with our nachos:

You can find the recipe here http://www.sixsistersstuff.com/2011/11/chilis-copycat-salsa-recipe.html

We make this all the time it's Delicious!

(I saved some out before I added the jalapenos for Evie)

For our Nachos tonight I cut up:

1/2 an onion

2 avocados

1 1/2 heads of Romaine Lettuce

3 Roma Tomatoes 

This in my daughter's plate! Doesn't it look great? I really enjoy these! 

Don't you want to just dig in? 

Well let me leave you tonight with this picture of my little bed bunny!

Autumn Soup

I have been craving soup really bad ever since fall started! Well I got home the other night from work late and had no idea what I was going to make for dinner. I looked in the fridge and nothing sounded good to me. I decided to start just throwing things into the pot that seemed like a good idea and lo and behold it was amazing! I called my mom to come over and try my tasty Vegan soup (which we later called Autumn Soup)! My mom tried it and she ended up eating two large bowls! That is amazing because before I was a vegan my mother would not eat anything I made lol... it was always not very good. I guess being a vegan has turned me into a cooking genius cause she hurries over now anytime I ask her to come and try something! (It's super easy cause she lives next door... but still lol) I want to share this recipe because it is just way to good to keep to myself! So here it is....

1/3-1/2 package of meatless ground
2 carrots (peeled and chopped)
2 celery stalks (washed and chopped)
1 whole onion (red if you have it) (chopped)
2 handfulls of frozen green beans (thawed and cut in thirds)
3 potatoes (peeled and cut into small rectangles) (tastes best this way lol)
1 large can tomato juice
1 can diced tomatos
2 tablespoons Earth balance vegan butter

In a skillet combine meatless ground, celery, carrots, onion and butter. Cook until the veggies are al dente. Add the green beans after you turn off the heat and move to the back burner

Peel, cut and rinse potatoes. Boil until al dente. Drain.

Combine everything into the pot.

Drain diced tomatos and add to the pot.

Add the whole can of tomato juice.

Add chopped parsley (I didn't measure, but you can't really go wrong with parsley)

Let cook for about 15- 20min. and Voila! Deliciousness!!

Serve and eat with buttered Italian Bread!!! (Earth Balance of course)

Please enjoy! I know we have! I have made this twice in the last week! Yum!

Vegan Corn Dogs

My sister the other day had mentioned to me about how she was craving corn dogs really bad. When thinking of what to make tonight I remembered her craving and decided to give homemade vegan corn dogs a try!

Here is how to make vegan corn dogs....

In a mixing bowl add:

1 cup flour

1 cup corn meal

1/4 cup sugar

1 tbs. baking powder

1 flax seed egg

1 cup rice milk (almond or soy would also work)

1 1/2 tbs. agave

1/4 tsp salt

1/4 tsp pepper

If you feel that the batter is not wet enough just add more rice milk until the right consistency. 

I used 1 whole package of Yves Good Dogs (contains 9) and cut them into 3's giving me a total of 27 small corn dogs.

To ensure that the batter sticks well you can use flour! Make sure you shake off the excess though!

This is what they look like before there are baked. Of course they are not perfectly round since we are baking instead of frying. Set oven to 350 degrees and cook corn dogs for 15 min. or until you notice the edges starting to brown!

After 15 Min VOILA! They do not look like perfect corn dogs but they taste super good!! I would definitely make these again! I called over my mother and sister to taste them and they loved them too!! I hope you enjoy this recipe!!

Here is a picture of my beautiful little girl who LOVED these corn dogs! She ended up eating 5! 

Welcome to The House Of Veggies!

Hello,
My name is Emma and I would like to invite you all to follow me and my family as we create and enjoy tasty but healthy vegan food! First let me tell you a little about my family. My husband, my daughter and myself live right next door to my parents and sister in a very small country town. We are all very close! My mother and sister are also vegans, but the men need a little more time to be persuaded. lol! I have always believed in the vegan way of thinking but being in a society where you are pressured to go with the flow, that is what I did for along time! Now that I am a mother and frankly a lot more mature, I have made being vegan not a diet, but a way of life! I want to raise my daughter to be healthy and happy! I want her to grow to love and treat animals as living beings instead of product! In this blog I am going to talk about family, food, and health... I will share new recipes, stories and experiences along the way. I hope that you can join me and my family as we think, eat, and live vegan! :)