Ever Evolving Food Blog

Hello Everyone! I have had this blog for years now, and as my personal life has changed, so have my tastes and eating habits...for the better!! I am now a fully plant-based eater, so my newer recipes will reflect this lifestyle and way of eating.

All of my old recipes will remain on my food blog, of course, so there will be a mixture of the old and the new for everyone to look through and choose. You can always play around with any recipe out there and make it your own, whether it's plant-based or not. There are always other options!
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Saturday, June 17, 2017

Vegan Potato Salad

Vegan Potato Salad
In the summertime, there a lot of cookouts and parties where there is always a big bowl of potato salad.  The plant-based version is quick and easy with a honey mustard twist!  You can use any potato you like, but I prefer red potatoes.  You can also add things, like celery, if you prefer.  Just don't miss out on that yummy potato salad when you head over to your next get-together!  Take a bowl of this, and your friends will all be asking for the recipe!

Ingredients:
6 large red potatoes
1 1/2 cups Veganaise
1/4 cup honey mustard
2 Tbsp dill

Directions:
1. Boil potatoes at a medium boil for 20 minutes, drain, allow to cool completely. Cut cooled potatoes into 1/2 inch pieces. Place in a medium-sized bowl or container.

2. In a small bowl, mix together the Veganaise, honey mustard, and dill.

3. Fold mixture into the potatoes and gently mix.  *Refrigerate if not using right away.


Friday, June 9, 2017

Spiral Spuds

It's summer and time for cookouts, celebrations, and get-togethers!  It's always fun to have creative foods for your guests or your family.  These spiral spuds are easy to make and healthy, too.  I am a plant-based eater, so I don't use butter, cheese, sour cream, or bacon bits, but you could make them "loaded" spiral spuds, if you want by adding your favorite toppings.  I like to pull my spiral spuds apart and eat them humus or salsa.

Ingredients: 
Potatoes (I used large, red potatoes, but any baking potato will work.)
Coconut oil baking spray (If you're WFPB, skip the cooking spray.)
Tajin spice
skewers

Directions:
Bake potatoes for 15 minutes. Don't over-boil because they will be mushy.
Let potatoes cool, and then gently run the skewers up the center of each potato.
Cut the potatoes at an angle on the skewer.
Gently pull the potato spirals open without breaking them. Some of them will probably break apart, but that's okay. ;)
Place on a baking sheet and spray a little cooking spray on each potato.
Sprinkle your spice on each potato and bake at 350 for ~30 minutes.  Just keep an eye on them since each oven is different.
Skewered, gently boiled potatoes




Cut potatoes at an angle for a spiral






Add spice and bake at 325



If you use cheese, just sprinkle the cheese on as the potatoes come out of the oven, and it will melt.

To serve, you could leave them on the skewers or gently pull them off and put them on a plate.  If you serve them at a party, leave the toppings around the serving plate so each guest can dress them how they prefer.  Enjoy! :)