Vegetarian Chimichangas

I adapted a Weight Watchers recipe and made really delicious and flavorful vegetarian chimichangas.

First, take soy crumbles and cook them in a pan with a little oil. After a few minutes, add your favorite taco seasoning (I used Penzey's) and your favorite salsa (I used Chi Chi's) and a little garlic.

After a few minutes of cooking together, remove from heat and add a good handful of your favorite cheese (I used shredded sharp cheddar) and stir together.

Using wheat tortillas, add a spoonful of meat/cheese mix to each tortilla and roll up so all sides are rolled in and set on greased cookie sheet seam-side down. Bake for about 30 minutes until crispy.

I served mine with fat-free sour cream, hot sauce and some green onion on top.

24 Great Light-Cooking Tips

I thought this Weight Watchers article was insightful and makes me want to try out some of the tips tonight for dinner! (hopefully the link works for you)

newly vegetarian

I really love this article by Mark Bittman. It phrases so well how I feel and why I've recently decided to stop eating meat. Here's my favorite paragraph:

As much as we like eating animals, naturally crave them and are encouraged by misinformation (often a better word than “marketing”), the waiter’s advice — “why bother?” — holds true for at least 90 percent of the animal products we’re offered, no matter what their form. They’re produced badly, they cause immeasurable damage to both our bodies and the earth, and — compared with the real thing — they don’t taste that good.

Until the industry changes, so long meat!

I'm baaaaaaaack...

Just wanted to share a fun link with everyone quick. Five Funky Food Museums. Can you say you've been to all of them? What others would you add to the list?

Just made this and it was delicious!

French Toast Bake

12 servings

1 pckg (12 oz) sausage links
12 eggs
1 can (30 oz) pumpkin pie filling
1 can (12 oz) evaporated milk
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp vanilla
15 slices white bread, cubed
Confectioners' sugar
Maple syrup

Cook sausage according to pckg directions. Cool slightly; cut into 1/4-in. slices. In a large bowl, whisk the eggs, pie filling, milk, cinnamon and vanilla. In a very large bowl, combine sausage and cubed bread. Add pumpkin mixture; stir to coat. Transfer to a greased 13-in x 9-in baking dish.

Bake uncovered at 350 for 35-40 mins or until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean. Dust with confectioners' sugar. Serve with syrup.

Love this article!

Maybe save reading it for January 1st, but here's a great article to get you into some good habits. I think I might print it and put it on the fridge :)

It could kill a horse...

Check out this article about the most extreme dishes out there right now. Unbelievable!