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Adventure Begins in the Kitchen

Waste Not, In Pictures

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Breakfast: Cremini Mushroom & “Cheddar” Daiya Omelet

Lunch: Hummus and Avocado on Sprouted Sourdough Toast

Dinner (“Appetizer”): Peas with a teeny bit of Earth Balance and Garlic Salt

Dinner (“Main Course”): Air Popped Pop Corn with Earth Balance and Nutritional Yeast.

Dessert: Tofutti Key Lime Cutie

Either a result of overbuying or changing plans, tossing food (weekly) in my house is inevitable.  It’s a total waste, it’s gotta stop!  Waste of food, waste of time, waste of MONEY.  Like I said, total waste.

Each of the meals above uses a leftover ingredient, an ingredient intended for a recipe that was never created, or an ingredient that’s been living in my freezer for entirely too long.  I like it, it’s a good plan – you have to start somewhere, right?

Resolution Pants Pizza – Part Deux

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I paid a long overdue visit to the friendly folks over at Viitals today.  I was in the mood for more pizza and thought it best to baby step my way to homemade.  Viitals offers pre-made, gluten-free pizza crust locally at their cafe AND they’re willing to ship if you’re not so local.

If you recall, I had already sampled this dough at Gourmet Pizza Company on New Years and knew it was a sure shot to goodness.

I ran my plan by Silvia, the owner, and she suggested that I brush the crust with garlic and olive oil.

So I did.

I spooned a layer of homemade sauce on the crust, topped with a layer of spinach, spooned a little more sauce, and then added sliced baby bellas.

I baked the pizza in a 425 degree oven for 15 minutes and sprinkled with nutritional yeast.

It was the first time this year that I missed cheese.  It was really good, but it would have been AMAZING with some mozzarella and feta.  So here I am, 16 days into the no-meat, no-dairy new year, missing real cheese pizza.

I’ve found the perfect crust, now I just need the perfect vegan cheese. Suggestions please!