amy eats vegetables

sorry for being such an inconsistent blogger, guys!

i have been super busy at work, spreading giant robots all over the internets…

so, i want my next post to really count!

here’s what i have on deck. let me know what you’d like to hear about first:

- vegan bbq pizza

- vegan zucchini muffins

- vegan dining vegas

- vegan chocolate chip macadamia nut cookies

let me know what sounds yummiest/most intriguing to you!

vegan pizza- mushrooms, spinach, and tofu cream.

(please excuse the blurry picture, i was ready to eat and had little patience to stop and take pictures, but i sensed it was going to be epic and needed documentation)

this week, i’ve been trying to incorporate more of alicia silverstone’s “superhero” principles from her book, “the kind diet.” i took inspiration from a couple of her recipes to make this delish concoction. while using a pre-made pizza crust isn’t exactly “superhero,” at least it was whole wheat!

ingredients

- 1 pre-made whole wheat  pizza crust from whole foods
or make your own or use a couple sprouted wheat tortillas. 

- 10-15 crimini mushrooms, washed and sliced
i used 4 mushrooms for 1/2 a pizza but wanted a bit more so you can

- 1-2 minced cloves of garlic (depending on your taste)

- 2-3 cups of washed and dried baby spinach

- olive oil

- tofu cream to taste (full recipe in the kind diet)

- galaxy vegan parmesan (optional)

directions

- preheat oven to 400

- put the crust on a pan and lightly brush with olive oil

- heat a saute pan on the stove and add a small amount of olive oil

- add garlic to pan and saute until golden brown

- add mushrooms to pan and saute until they start to get soft

- add spinach to pan and saute until lightly wilted (on the previous 2 steps, make sure to cook just lightly as this will be baked again)

- spread your saute mixture onto the pizza crust (i like to sprinkle the vegan parmesan on first)

- bake for 10 minutes

- sprinkle the finished pizza with parmesan and spread tofu cream to taste on top. (i like slicing first and then spreading onto individual slices rather than on the whole pizza- especially if you plan to eat leftovers as this way will keep better)

enjoy!

(half) vegan pizza topped with daiya cheese and field roast sausage. this has become a week night staple at my house. my omnivorous boyfriend loves field roast and eats it even when I don’t make him…

A busy week + not feeling great = bad blogger. Here’s some yummy vegan pizza I had at Lucifer’s this weekend. Perfect crust and great spicy sauce! I think they use teese cheese, which I’d never had before but absolutely lived!

My boyfriend and I made pizza from scratch with daiya cheese. We even made dough and sauce! My half (on the right) has olives, mushrooms, basil, chives, and sweet potato.

Vegan pizza from Lenzini’s in North Hollywood. Basil from the garden, lovingly garnished by my sweet boyfriend.