Fried Pickles and Ranch sauce

This is a totally delicious appetizer or guilty pleasure snack. Fried pickles!!!
The ranch sauce doubles as a yummy salad dressing or dip for just about anything (seriously- mashed potatoes even).

Fried Pickles-

Ingredients
1 jar dill pickles
1 cup cornmeal
1 tbsp flour
1/2 cup plain soymilk
1 egg replacer egg
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
Canola oil

Method
Heat oil in a frying pan. Combine all ingredients but egg replacer and mix well. Mix egg replacer egg in a separate bowl and add to mixture. Stir, add pickles and coat well, add to frying oil, and fry for about 5-7 minutes or until golden brown.



Vegan Ranch Sauce-

Ingredients
1 cup vegenaise
1/2 cup plain soymilk
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
2 tbsp dill
1 tbsp parsley

Method
Combine all ingredients and whisk!

Chunky Vodka Sauce

This makes for a great hearty winter meal. I love these kinda of dishes because they make great leftovers and you don't really need any sides to be satisfied. This was also very quick to make.

Ingredients
1/2 yellow onion
1 tomato
2 vegan boka burgers
1 bottle marina sauce
1/2 cup nutritional yeast
splash plain soymilk or vegan creamer
Pasta of your choice (make sure it's vegan)

Method
Saute the onion and then the tomato together with olive oil. Crumble the vegan burgers (if frozen, microwave for a minute) and then add to pan. Crumble more in pan when cooking so it is distributed evenly. Cook for about 10 minutes as you are cooking the pasta. Add marinara sauce, then nutritional yeast, and stir well. Add some soymilk or creamer to your liking. Serve over pasta and enjoy.

Quick Vegan Meatloaf

I love this recipe because the prep is so easy and the meal is so homey and satisfying. Serve with roasted garlic mashed potatoes because they taste great together!

Ingredients
1 package lightlife imitation meat tube (1lb)
1/2 yellow onion diced
3 cloves garlic
1/2 cup oatmeal
3 egg replacer eggs
1 tablespoon soy sauce
Ketchup

Method
Prepheat oven to 400 degrees and get a loaf pan ready.
In a big bowl, separate meat tube with a fork so you can mix in other ingredients.
Mix egg replacer eggs well in a separate bowl and add to mixture.
Add the remaining ingredients to bowl and mix well. Add some ketchup to mixture. Mix well and shape the loaf in the pan. Top liberally with ketchup and bake for 45 minutes.

Evil Vegan Oatmeal Cookies

Ingredients:

Flour- 1 1/2 cup
Baking Soda- 1 teaspoon
Salt- 1 teaspoon
Canola Oil- 3/4 cup
Vanilla Soymilk- 2 tablespoons
Vegan Sugar (unrefined)- 1 1/3 cup
Egg Replacer Eggs- Equivalent of 2 eggs. Mix these before adding to mixture.
Vanilla Extract- 1 1/2 tablespoons
Oatmeal- 2 1/2 cups

Preheat oven to 350

Mix dry materials (flour, baking soda, salt) in a bowl.
Mix oil and sugar in a separate bowl, add egg re placer, and mix well. Add soymilk and vanilla to this mixture. Slowly mix in flour mixture, and finally add oatmeal. Stir well. Drop cookies onto an ungreased cookie sheet and bake for about 10 minutes. They will turn golden but not dark brown.

Enjoy feeling guilty.