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Holly Yzquierdo

Meal Plan Monday: Spring Break part 1

March 9, 2015 by Holly Yzquierdo 1 Comment

A gluten-free, vegan (plant-based) meal plan the whole family will love.

A new week calls for a new meal plan and I’ve been trying out some new recipes. I plan to keep some of my favorites in the rotation though. It also happens to be the first week of Spring Break, I say first week because my kids go to different schools and have two different Spring Breaks.

A gluten-free, vegan (plant-based) meal plan the whole family will love.

Meal Plan Monday

Last month I bought a new product to try at Costco. It’s a quinoa, amaranth and millet blend. I’ve been using it for breakfast and plan to make it for some Spring Break lunch concoctions too. I’ll share the recipe this week!

Breakfast and Lunch

Triple Berry Porridge, Apple Cinnamon Steel Cut Oats in the Instant Pot and Toast with Fruit will make up our breakfasts this week. Lunches will be leftovers, sandwiches and baked potatoes. I’m planning to make this Banana Bread too!

Dinner

Veggie Pad Thai, I can’t remember the last time I actually make this. Even when it’s been on our Meal Plan I’ve skipped it.

Pizza Stuffed Mushrooms with raw veggies or salad (recipe coming soon!)

Lentil Shepherd’s Pie, if you haven’t made this yet you are missing out.

Gluten-Free Pasta with Veggies and Marinara

Potato Kale Soup, it’s my favorite way to eat kale! I’ll probably cook this in my Crock Pot this time.

I don’t know about you but this sounds like a wonderful week of meals. Hopefully I actually make it all. You see, I plan my meals but I leave room for change. Sometimes we have less time for prep, or we neglect to buy a much needed ingredient. The Lentil Shepherd’s Pie takes the most time so it is most likely to get cut. I’ve still got some leftovers though.

Do you make a meal plan each week? How often do you stick to it?

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Filed Under: Meal Plan 2015, Meal Plan Monday, Uncategorized Tagged With: gluten free, Healthy, Meal Plan Monday, Meal Plans, Menu Plan, Plant Based Diet, Vegan

Healthy Dips

March 4, 2015 by Holly Yzquierdo 4 Comments

Oil-Free, Gluten-Free Vegan Dips that are easy to make and delicious!

I’ve really been craving dips lately. I’m snacking on hummus right now! I thought it would be helpful to have links to all of my dip recipes in one place. A few of these aren’t exactly dips but I use them as dips so I’m including them here.

Some people might argue that dips are not healthy, I beg to differ. These are healthy dips.

In case you are wondering all of these are gluten-free and oil-free in addition to being vegan.

Healthy Dip Round Up

Get out your veggies, crackers and chips and get ready for this collection of healthy dips!

GF Vegan Spinach Artichoke Dip

Spinach Artichoke Dip

GF Vegan red pepper dip

Roasted Red Pepper Dip

GF Vegan Green Chili White Bean Dip

Green Chili White Bean Dip

Dairy-free Faux Cheese sauce

Faux Cheese Sauce

Oil-free black beans

Unfried Beans and Unfried Black Beans

pico de gallo

Oven Roasted Salsa, regular Salsa, Pico de Gallo and Jalapeno Hummus

You have likely noticed that I use the same bowls in all of these pictures! Some of the additional recipes link to photos with other bowls. Have you tried any of these dips? I’d love to know which dips are your favorite!

If you are a blogger leave a link to your favorite dip creations in the comments.

Filed Under: Round Ups Tagged With: Dairy Free, dips, gluten free, Healthy, Plant Based Diet, Unprocessed, Vegan

Sick Girl Meal Plan

March 2, 2015 by Holly Yzquierdo Leave a Comment

Meal Plan

I haven’t cooked in days! Can you believe it? I’ve been sick so my kids have been eating cereal and sandwiches for every meal. I worked my way up to crackers and toast. This week our meals will be simple as I work my way back to real food. If you are snowed in or living in the seemingly endless winter that is canvasing parts of the US and Canada then I recommend this Snowed In Meal Plan from last winter!

I’ll take each day as it comes but these soups are easy to make and I think will be gentle enough for me to eat. I may be up for anything tomorrow but I’m leery today.

Meal Plan

Sick Girl Meal Plan

Simple Veggie Soup

Potato and Kale Soup

Crock Pot Baked Potato Soup

Minestrone Soup

Breakfasts will likely be the same as always. I know I can rely on toast and fruit, I’m also working on some great oatmeal recipes! Lunches will be easy things like Baked Potatoes, Baked Sweet Potatoes and leftover soup.

I don’t want to leave you without enough Meal Plan inspiration to get you through the week. In addition to the Snowed In meal plan mentioned above check out the Simple Meal meal plan or my Crock Pot Week meal plan.

Don’t forget to follow me on Pinterest! I follow some of the BEST plant-based bloggers and I pin their recipes daily! You don’t want to miss it!

While you’re here, go ahead and give me your advice for what you eat when you are sick or recovering!

Filed Under: Meal Plan 2015, Meal Plan Monday Tagged With: Meal Plan Monday, Meal Plans, Menu Plan, Plant Based Diet, Vegan

Freezer Bag Soup

February 26, 2015 by Holly Yzquierdo Leave a Comment

I love soups! LOVE THEM! Many of my soups are quick to throw together but if I have to do a lot of chopping I’ll have to save it for the weekend when I have more time. Unless…

taco soup

Unless I use this tip! Make an extra Freezer Bag Soup!

Freezer Bag Soup

Next time you make soup get our a gallon-size freezer bag (or a freezer-safe pitcher if you don’t want to use a freezer bag) and make a soup for later. You can also prep several of these on the weekend.

I have not tried this with soups that contain pasta but I advise against it. 

freezer bag soup

Here are a few of the soups I recommend!

Taco Soup and/or Enchilada Soup

The first time I tried this method I was making Taco Soup. I had already batch cooked some beans and was ready to make soup. I decided to make one on the stove and add the exact same contents to a zip lock freezer bag for an easy meal on another day. I let it thaw in the fridge over night then poured it in the Crock Pot in the morning with some extra water. Viola!

Green Chili, Cilantro and Lime Soup

This one can be made two ways. You can add everything except water to the bag and store it in the freezer OR you can add just the dry ingredients together and store it in the pantry. If you choose the second option I recommend that you write on the bag the rest of the ingredients in case you forget.

You can place it in the refrigerator the night before to defrost or dump it frozen into the crock pot with the correct amount of liquid and cook it all day.

Chili

Normally I just cook a double batch of chili and freeze the leftovers but it’s easy to prep it and toss it in the freezer without cooking it. This is a great option when you have a lot of extra beans or veggies that need to be used.

When I was a kid my mom would make big batches of soup and chili and freeze them when we went on trips. Whether you cook the soups before hand or not having a “packaged” soup ready to go will free up time later. I definitely recommend it.

 What is your favorite soup? Have you considered trying this tip with it? 

Filed Under: Tips for Plant-Based Living, Uncategorized Tagged With: Freezer Meals, Plant-Based, Soup, Vegan

Soup Week Meal Plan

February 23, 2015 by Holly Yzquierdo 2 Comments

Soup week meal plan

This week I’ve created a Soup Week Meal Plan. It is dedicated to all of you who are dealing with cold weather right now. Even though the weather is great here I still enjoy soups but I won’t be able to say that in a few months. In fact, I got my first sun burn of the year on Saturday.

I’ve been cooking Steel Cut Oats in my Instant Pot but we rely on cereal for breakfasts too. I have an “emergency” gluten-free waffle stash for my 4 year old. On those mornings when we are running really late he gets to eat a waffle on the way to preschool.

I’m about to make some baked potatoes for the week. I like to pour leftover soup over baked potatoes for a hearty lunch. Surely it will be the envy of the office.

Soup week meal plan

Soup Week Meal Plan

Potato and Kale Soup I make it in the Instant Pot but you can make it on the stove or in the Crock Pot.

Hearty Lentil and Barley Stew contains gluten but make it gluten-free by using rice, quinoa, millet or amaranth in place of the barley.

Chickpea Noodle Soup

Green Chili, Cilantro and Lime Soup is perfect the perfect comfort soup but I confess we don’t give it to the kids.

Slow Cooker Potato Soup is the easiest Crock Pot soup you’ll ever make!

Later this week I’ll share a tip that will make preparing soups even easier!

Last week I shared an EPIC round-up of 40+ Meatless recipes for Lent. If you know anyone who needs meatless ideas please pass it along!

 

Filed Under: Meal Plan 2015, Meal Plan Monday, Uncategorized Tagged With: Meal Plan Monday, Meal Plans, Menu Plan, Plant Based Diet, Soup, Vegan

40+Meatless Recipes for Lent

February 20, 2015 by Holly Yzquierdo Leave a Comment

Do you celebrate Lent? If so you may need some meatless recipes. Meatless meals come easy for me so I wanted to pass along these recipes that will fill you up and delight your taste buds.

These 40 + meatless recipes will give you more than enough inspiration to skip the meat.

Meatless Recipes for Lent

lent 1

Crock Pot Mexican Casserole

Bean and Potato Burritos

Veggie Pot Pie

Chickpea Quinoa Stir Fry

 Green Chili, Cilantro and Black Bean Soup

 lent 3

Fiesta Pasta

Breakfast Tacos

Simple Veggie Soup

Chickpea Salad

Brown Rice and Broccoli Casserole

 lent 5

Chickpea Noodle Soup

Crock Pot Cheezy Broccoli and Rice Casserole

Italian Bake

Not So Tuna Salad

Unfried Beans and Mexican Rice

 Lent 7

Hearty Lentil and Barley Stew

Avocado Grillers

Creamy Tomato Soup

Taco Salad

Black Bean Quesadillas

 lent 9

Lentil Tacos

Pizza Pasta

Portobello Burgers

Lentil Shepherd’s Pie

Potato and Kale Soup

 lent 11

Taco Soup

Veggie Fried Rice

Minestrone Soup

Portobello Fajitas

Meatless Chili

 lent 13

Veggie Pad Thai

Quinoa Lentil Tacos

Enchilada Soup

Taco Potatoes

Meatless White Enchiladas

 lent 15

Vegan BBQ Sandwich

Veggie Burgers

Slow Cooker Potato Soup

Taco Muffins

Potato and Broccoli Soup

 Plus More

Black Beans and Cilantro Lime Quinoa Burritos

Quinoa Lentil Salad

Get inspired with more meatless meals by visiting my Recipe Page or my check out all of my Meatless Meal Plans from last year! Follow me on Pinterest for more great ideas.

Filed Under: Holiday Cooking, Round Ups, Uncategorized Tagged With: Lent, Meatless, Vegan

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