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Enjoy Extra Easy Enchilada Sauce

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Extra Easy Enchilada Sauce

Extra Easy Enchilada sauce is Especially Good!

I’ve done a lot of searching to find an extra-easy enchilada sauce that has the right amount of spices. It needed an authentic taste and no tomatoes. I had depended on the canned variety for years, but knew it could be better. I looked for the right recipe that wasn’t too time-consuming or complicated.

No Going Back!

Here it is, I’ve found it! And finding the right blend was very fulfilling. I haven’t purchased store-bought, canned varieties since using this recipe. I believe if you make this, you’ll be on Team Homemade Enchilada Sauce, as well! You’ve gotta try it! As a matter of fact, you should probably make a double batch to freeze. Then you’ll have it ready to go for your next batch of enchiladas or burritos. (Yeah, I’m that confident!)

I’ll betcha!

I’ll bet you already have the ingredients right in your cupboard now. Do you have faux beef broth or vegetable broth? How about chili powder, cumin, paprika, oregano, cayenne pepper, salt, and pepper? And all that’s left to complete this extra-easy enchilada sauce is all-purpose flour and vegetable oil!

But even if you don’t have these items, you can find them all, right at your local market. And if you just wanna order online, click on the links and have them sent right to your door! It’s a breeze to make and is less expensive than the cans.

And it’s without all the chemicals, preservatives, or nastiness that some of the cans contain. You control the spiciness levels. Then, voila! The final product is soooooo much better tasting than those found on the store shelves.

Restaurant Quality

Your new Extra Easy Enchilada Sauce recipe will surprise your family and friends. They may ask what fancy Mexican restaurant chef has given you their secret recipe. It’s your call if you want to share this!

But I’d like to pass on the enchilada sauce love to you. I think it’s too good to keep to myself. Whatever you decide, I hope you love the recipe too!

Now go make The Hampton’s Vegan’s Ethical Enchiladas recipe so you can smother it in this yummy sauce! Then make it a meal like we do and whip up a batch of Red Rice Revolution Recipe. You could also make some refried beans in your slow cooker or open up a can of Amy’s Refried Beans to make it quick and effortless!

extra easy enchilada sauce

All that’s left to say is Buen Provecho! (Enjoy your meal!) 🙂

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Extra Easy Enchilada Sauce

An easy enchilada sauce with big authentic taste.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings: 8
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 1/4 cup all purpose flour
  • 2 cups faux beef or vegetable broth
  • 2 tablespoons chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Method
 

  1. 1.) In medium saucepan, whisk together the oil and flour and then turn on heat to medium, whisking for about 5 minutes. It will be a light tan color. 2.) Whisk in all the spices, cooking for another 30 seconds. 3,) Slowly start to whisk in the broth in a thin, steady stream until all broth is added. 4.) Let simmer for a couple minutes on low to thicken a bit, whisking a few times until done.

Notes

Use now or freeze for later!

Make Our Ethical Enchiladas and Eat Happy

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Eat our Ethical Enchiladas with Extra Easy Enchilada Sauce!

Because if you eat our Ethical Enchiladas with Extra Easy Enchilada Sauce, they go together like peanut butter and jelly! Like bread and (vegan) butter!  Like cat videos and cat ladies! Okay, personal experience :).

AND NOW A BRIEF INTERMISSION FOR A FEW GRATUITOUS CUTE CAT PHOTOS…

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YOUR WELCOME

SO, continuing on,

Ethical Enchiladas and Extra Easy Enchilada Sauce are a go-to Mexican meal! Make our Red Rice Revolution and Amy’s Refried Beans to go with it, too. Then just chop up an avocado and top with a little cilantro and perfecto! Love, love, love this for dinner. ( And love it the next day for lunch even more. Just heat and serve, and you’re good to go!)

Looking for a vegan Mexican restaurant in the Hamptons?

Like Scooby Doo says, “Ruh-Roh”, you’ve got trouble!

Your choices are very limited, so far. Funcho’s and La Fondita will make a vegan version of some of their menu items. And Lucharitos has an excellent selection of quality choices that can be made vegan!

Still waiting for an all-vegan Mexican restaurant like NYC’s JaJaJa, though!

Until then, try our ethical enchiladas! So you will have a delicious Mexican recipe in your back pocket. It’s a Scooby-approved answer to a Mexican craving dilemma!

Do you need a reason to make a Mexican Entree like ethical enchiladas?

How about Cinco de Mayo? Fiesta time!! Check

Or you crave a little spiciness perhaps? Check, Check!

Also, maybe your daughter’s boyfriend is of Mexican descent, and you want to make sure it measures up to the authentic Mexican flavor?

Yeah, talking personal experience again 😉

But it’s all good! Since this recipe comes with the daughter’s boyfriend’s approval! Check, check, CHECK!

A little of this, a little of that

So, unlike some dishes, ethical enchiladas are very forgiving. Because if you don’t like flour tortillas, use corn! Don’t have a vegan chicken product? Use black beans! You don’t like corn, leave it out!

Now, go make this recipe and you will see how easily adaptable it really is! It’s the white T-shirt of your recipe wardrobe. Dress it up or down, it just works.

 

VEGAN ENCHILADAS
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Ethical Enchiladas

ethical enchiladas: an easy, enjoyable entree!
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Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings: 8
Course: dinner
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 8 flour tortillas
  • 1 package vegan chicken like Gardein chicken strips or scallopini can also use tempeh, rehydrated soy curls, or cubed tofu
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons cooking oil
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1/2 cup red onion diced
  • 1/2 cup corn
  • 4-8 ounces canned chopped chili peppers
  • 14 ounce can diced tomatoes
  • 14 ounce can black beans drained and rinsed (optional if using vegan chicken)
  • 1/2 teaspoon flour
  • 1 recipe extra easy enchilada sauce see recipe note below or 10 oz can enchilada sauce
  • 1 ripe avocado optional or see recipe notes below for guacamole
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro, or 1 tablesoon dried cilantro, optional

Method
 

  1. 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
    2. Heat oil in a large skillet. Add vegan chicken to the pan and lightly brown. Sprinkle with spices (cumin, garlic powder, chili powder, cayenne pepper, salt, and black pepper), then flip chicken over to lightly brown on the other side. Remove from the pan and set aside.
    3 Add onion to the same pan (adding a bit more oil if necessary) and cook to soften until translucent
    4. Add corn, chili peppers, and tomatoes (and drained black beans if using) and stir. Cook 1 minute, then add flour (stirring well after adding to avoid clumps). Remove from heat.
    5. Warm tortillas (wrap in a damp paper towel and microwave for 30 seconds or wrap in foil and place in preheated oven for 5 minutes).
    6. Lightly coat the bottom of a 13 x 9-inch casserole pan with enchilada sauce.
    7. Place a heaping 1/4 cup of filling into the center of a warmed tortilla, then roll up and place in the casserole pan. Continue with the rest of the tortillas.
    8. Pour enchilada sauce over enchiladas, covering well.
    9. Bake in preheated 350-degree oven for 20- 25 minutes.
    10. Remove from oven and top with chopped avocado and cilantro if using. Serve.

Notes

use our Extra, Easy Enchilada Sauce recipe.
 

Make Our Bigly Big League Breakfast Sandwich Beauty

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The Breakfast Sandwich for one and all!

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Yeah, I went there. But we’re not talking politics here. And whether you vote Blue or Red, or are still debating what word was used in the 2016 Presidential debate rhetoric, our Bigly Big League Breakfast Sandwich will hit a home run with everyone, no matter what you call it!

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The Bigly Big League Breakfast Sandwich

The Beginning of the Bigly Big League Breakfast Sandwich

So, the Breakfast Sandwich began with a wish to recreate one of our family’s favorite morning meals: the breakfast sandwich. Made with egg, cheese, and sausage (or bacon) on an english muffin ( or roll or toast), this was a staple of our get-up/get-moving start to the day.

Whether we made them at home or picked them up from our local deli, we depended on them many days a week. Starting out vegan was a breakfast challenge. Every part of this sandwich, especially the egg, proved difficult to substitute.

Gradually, we found vegan-friendly bread and english muffins, and then sausage, bacon, and even cheese. But eggs were the holdout. Eggs were the elusive holy grail.

Tofu Scramble built the bridge to the Sandwich

When we found a great recipe for seasoning a tofu scramble in the Gentle Chef’s book by Skye Michael Conroy, it was a game-changer.

We started making tofu scramble regularly, and it was good. Yet we still craved an easy, out-the-door version for our “get-it-to-go” lifestyle.

Alecia segued the seasoning into our version of what is now the Bigly Big League Breakfast Sandwich, and our search is over! This is the answer for the vegan equivalent of the deli version breakfast bacon, egg, and cheese (or sausage, egg, and cheese) sandwich. We believe you’ll like it too! So here’s a little pictorial view to get you out of bed and ready for breakfast!

Beginning of the Bigly Big League Breakfast Sandwich
Cooking up the “egg” patties
Assembling the Bigly Big League Breakfast Sandwich
Assembling
Assembling the Bigy Big League Breakfast Sandwich
More Assembling
Bigly Big League Breakfast Sandwich
Breakfast in the Fall
bigly big league breakfast sandwich
And Breakfast Sandwich during a winter storm!
The Bigly Big League Breakfast Sandwich

Enjoy the Bigly Big League Breakfast Sandwich anytime, anywhere, for anyone! 🙂

(It’s always good before heading out to vote on election days, too! 😉 )

If you’re still hungry, how about a batch of Cheerful Cranberry Orange Muffins? No matter how the ballots add up, you can’t be sad with a Cheerful Cranberry Orange Muffin in hand!

cranberry orange muffins go great with bigly big league breakfast sandwich
Cheerful cranberry orange muffins for you!

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Bigly Big League Breakfast Sandwich

A bipartisan breakfast sandwich for everyone!
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 6
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: vegan
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 16-ounce container extra firm organic tofu
  • 2 Tablespoons vegan butter or cooking oil
  • 3 Tablespoons nutritional yeast
  • 2 teaspoons onion powder
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 1 teaspoon turmeric
  • 2 teaspoons kala namak (black salt) optional- it gives a sulfur egg-like quality
  • 6 english muffins, rolls, or another vegan bread choice
  • 6 vegan sausage patties or vegan bacon strips like gimmie lean sausage, field roast maple sausages, or Lightlife fakin bacon tempeh
  • 6 slices vegan cheese like follow your heart or chao brands

Method
 

  1. 1.- Drain tofu and press out excess moisture. 2.- mix together nutritional yeast, onion powder, paprika, turmeric, and kala namak (if using) 3.-Heat skillet with butter or oil on medium- medium/high 4.- Slice tofu block in half evenly. Then slice each half into 3 equal patties. 5.- place spice mixture into a shallow plate and dip the sides then back and front of the tofu patties into the mix to coat. 6.- When the skillet is hot, add coated tofu patties to the skillet and cook each side for about 5 minutes or until golden and browning a bit. (See photo) 7.- While "egg" patties are cooking, toast english muffins or rolls to your liking then add 1 slice of cheese to 1/2 of each muffin and return to the toaster oven or melt cheese briefly in the microwave or oven. 8.- When patties are done cooking, set them aside on a plate. 9.- In the skillet used for patties, cook up the sausages or bacon to your liking. 10.- Assemble sandwiches with egg patties, sausages (or bacon), and the cheese-topped english muffin or roll. ENJOY or wrap up and refrigerate for the week ahead!

Notes

If you’re feeling fancy, we like to occasionally chop up about 1/3 cup onions into a small dice and cook them up in the pan to add to the sandwich. Try it!
And try our homemade Wakin’ and Makin’ Vegan Bacon with this sandwich!

2018 Holiday Party Benefit For Two Great Non-Profits!

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UPDATE: HOLIDAY PARTY BENEFIT 2018 WAS SO MUCH FUN! AND FUNDRAISER WAS A SUCCESS! GREAT BIG THANK YOU TO ALL WHO ATTENDED, ALL WHO DONATED ITEMS AND TO THE BREWERS COLLECTIVE FOR THE USE OF THEIR VENUE. WE COULDN’T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT YOU ALL!

THE DEETS:

ALL THAT “GETTING WILD FOR THE ANIMALS” PAID OFF!

Because THE TOTAL RAISED WAS $3,878.00!!

Long Island Orchestrating for Nature and Lewis Oliver Farm Sanctuary each received a check for $1,939.00 to help cover their various expenses, including medical costs, transportation, new enclosures, and feed.

And please continue to support these two wonderful organizations by volunteering and/or donating in the new year!

SO BIG BEAR HUGS, SLOPPY PUPPY KISSES, AND SOOOOOO MUCH LOVE TO ALL WHO CONTRIBUTED AND ATTENDED!!! XO

Please join us in thanking and supporting these businesses:

Doshi

Heidi’s Health Kitchen

V Dog

VeganWear

Little Choc Apothecary

Wild By Nature

Shinn Vineyards

Raphael’s Vineyards

Califa Farms

Tofurky

JaJaJa

Orchard Grocer

Brave Gentleman

Thrive

Gristle Tattoo

Herbivorous Butcher

The Float Place

Culiraw

Pazzo Ristorante

Baccarat Hotel

Riverdel Cheese Shop

Toki Box

Cornucopia

Trader Joes

Compassionate Cookery

Shabby Tabby

Island Pet Organics

Batata Cafe

Purple Elephant

Way of Wild Floral Arrangements

Vegan Power Co

Red Tale Moon

Earthly Secrets

Ma’s Cookie Cartel

YCDB Business Counseling

Delice & Sarrasin

Sferra

Sweet Annabelle’s Ice Cream

Green Street Food Truck

Pride Enjoy

The Witches Brew

PERSONAL DONATION THANK-YOUS TO:

KATIE KOHL

HEIDI COHEN

RUTH MCDADE

SUSAN DATRI

STEPHEN WALDENBURG

MELANIE MARZANO

MARATHON VEGAN

ADDITIONAL THANK YOUS TO:

JAY SHAH

LONG ISLAND ORCHESTRATING FOR NATURE – LION

MEG MARIE

KELLY TENNY

JOHN DI LEONARDO

JULIANA CINONE

KAREN BORRIS JOHNSON

JENNIFER GREENE

MICHELLE ARROWOOD

JOYCE SANCHEZ

GABBY LUONGO

JESSICA CHIARELLO

MADELEINE GAMACHE

ERYNN SHEEHAN

MARILYN ZUCKER

ROB, CHUCK, TIM, SARAH, AND SARAH OF THE BREWER’S COLLECTIVE BEER COMPANY

THE DJS BRYAN AND JASON

aND Some of the happy faces!——-

some of the many who came out for the 2018 holiday party benefit
smile! at the 2018 holiday party benefit
people and puppies havin' fun at the 2018 holiday party benefit
games, dancing, raffles and fun at the 2018 holiday party benefit
so much fun at 2018 holiday party benefit
partying at the 2018 holiday party benefit
DJ's at 2018 holiday party benfit

And check out our Facebook page for many more photos!

So, if you are interested in the details of our 2018 benefit, please check out our previous post about that party event below:

It’s our 2018 Holiday Party Benefit!

holiday party benefit

And this will benefit not one, but TWO fantastic non-profit organizations!

Our holiday party benefit will be held on December 15, 2018 (Saturday), from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM at The Brewers Collective located in Bayshore, NY. And we can’t wait to get this party started!  So find the directions here and save the date!

And check out our Facebook Page to read more!

It’s a Twofer at the Holiday Party Benefit!

Because Long Island Orchestrating for Nature (L.I.O.N.) And Lewis Oliver Farm Sanctuary will be the recipient of your generosity. You are helping to support two great causes right here on Long Island, NY, with your participation at our holiday party benefit. It’s a two-for-one! So that’s a great reason to put on your dancing shoes, wear your ugliest holiday sweater, and join your friends for an awesome night of games, raffles, 50/50, great music, vegan food, and drinks! And all for a $10.00 admission fee…what???!! Yes! Because we want to see everyone there! 🙂

Need more info?

Okay then, to learn more about their outstanding work:

Please read on for more information on L.I.O.N.

holiday party benefit for L.I.O.N.

Also, for more information on the Lewis Oliver Farm Sanctuary, click here.

Now, for the information you’ve been waiting for: How to get your sponsorship!

Well, we have several incredible opportunities to contribute to this worthy night out! So, please help us to help these wonderful organizations, and we’ll all have fun for a good cause together!

Become a sponsor and join us today! 

Legend Sponsor: 10 entry fees, 30 raffle tickets, 10 bingo boards, Holiday goodie basket, 10 drink tickets, online promotion with signage and DJ shout-out at the event, Judge the Ugly Sweater contest! …..$1,000

Hero Sponsor: 6 entry fees, 15 raffle tickets, 6 bingo boards, Holiday goodie basket, 6 drink tickets, online promotion with signage and DJ shout out at event …$500

Family Sponsor: 4 entry fees, 8 raffle tickets, 4 bingo boards, 6 Holiday cookies, 4 drink tickets, online promotion with signage and DJ shout out at event …$250

Friend Sponsor: 2 entry fees, 4 raffle tickets, 2 bingo boards, 2 Holiday cookies, 2 drink tickets, online promotion …$100

I cannot attend, but wish to make a donation of $ __________________________________________________

The deadline for Sponsorship is December 5th, 2018. The Hamptons Vegan reserves the right to restrict sponsorship applications. *ALL donations to both 501(C)3 organizations are Tax Deductible.

Please submit donations to: https://www.paypal.me/thehamptonsvegan or email TheHamptonsVegan@gmail.com for more info.

But wait, some of you didn’t attend our 2017 holiday party benefit ?!?

If you want to see some of the incredible faces that you’ll be supporting at Lewis Oliver Farm Sanctuary, or you want to see some of the awesome gift baskets and giveaways we had last year, then check out our First Holiday Ugly Sweater Party! Now, scroll all the way down on that page until you see those faces. How’s that for a little farm-animal-beauty motivation?! 😉

SEE YOU THERE!

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Kick-Ass Killer Kale Salad is a Powerful Green Superhero

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Killer Kale Salad!
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Yep, the Kick-Ass Killer Kale Salad is my new favorite salad, and although I’m late to the kale craze, I’m solidly on board now!

Honestly, I could eat this salad every day! And if it weren’t for the protests I know I’d get from The Big Guy, I would think about making this every day. (His tastes haven’t evolved to embrace kale…yet!)

Before Kale Salad- The Iceberg Days

In the beginning, when I was growing up, the only type of salad we ever ate was iceberg lettuce, a wedge of tomato, and maybe a cucumber (with lots of dressing for me).

My apologies to the iceberg lovers (I’m looking at you, my Big Guy!), and I don’t like to play favorites, or call out the losers, but to put it mildly, it is NOT my favorite.

And I’m pretty sure cardboard is more satisfying. Ok, ok, enough said.

So, I didn’t eat many salads back in the day. I surprised a lot of non-vegans when I said I was vegan and that I didn’t like salads all that much! They assumed that was all we ate!

Then came Spinach!

But with spinach added to the salad game, I found a new appreciation for this menu starter.

Then add some red onion, strips of red pepper, and creamy dressing, and I was in love. Finally, I found a green salad I enjoyed eating.

More recently, the Field Greens Salad

Discovering all the many types of edible green leaves has been an exciting improvement.

And adding different ingredients like fruits, nuts, and citrus, which weren’t usually a part of the salad experience, definitely kicked it up more than a notch!

But KALE, Come on! The Kick-Ass Killer Kale Salad is the King!

cutting ribs from kale leaf
Cutting off the ribs from kale leaves
kale salad prep
simple ingredients in the kale salad

No question. The flavor of this Kick-Ass Killer Kale Salad is off the charts, with no other green leaf salads close behind!

Yes, I love it so much, and if you haven’t tried it yet, you must.

Because now I see kale in the grocery store and have to buy it since it’s kinda got me addicted!

That yummy, garlicky, lemony, chewy, spicy goodness satisfies in a big way.

And bonus, if there’s any leftover, (unlike other soggy salads), it’s still delicious (maybe even better), the next day.

So- sorry, Iceberg, Spinach, and various Field Green Salads: there’s a new salad in my town that has taken your place.

I love you the best, Kick-Ass Killer Kale Salad!

(Not Sorry 😉 )

More Recipes with Garlic Love (besides kale salad)

If you love the taste of garlic in a big way (like I do 🙂 ), try our Gratifying Garlic and Oil Pasta- it’s addicting!

kick-ass killer kale salad
Garlic and oil pasta

Or make our Celestial Celeriac Mashed Potatoes (with or without the celeriac- it’s optional). And feel free to up the amount of garlic in this recipe to your garlicky liking!

Kick-ass killer kale salad
Celestial celeriac mashed potatoes

And, if you need an easy but delicious recipe for vegan parmesan when making your Kick-Ass Killer Kale Salad, try The Hamptons Vegan’s Perfect Parmesan Vegan Style recipe! We got you!

vegan parmesan cheese ingredients for the Kick-Ass Killer Kale Salad
Simple ingredients make parmesan cheese magic

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Kick-Ass Killer Kale Salad

The best salad ever- that still tastes good the next day!
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings: 6 servings
Course: appetizers, Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine: vegan
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 big bunch kale leaves (About 10 ounces)
  • 4-6 cloves garlic, slivered/ thin sliced
  • 1/3 cup olive oil
  • 3 tablespoons fresh squeezed lemon juice (about 1 lemon)
  • 1/3 cup vegan parmesan cheese
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • pinch red pepper flakes optional
  • few grinds black pepper

Method
 

  1. 1). Lay kale leaves on a cutting board, folded in half so the rib is on one side, not in middle. Slice off the rib down the length of the leaf. Discard ribs. 2). Cut up leaves into bite-size pieces and add to a large bowl.3). Add all the rest of the ingredients to the bowl and start massaging and squishing everything together with your hands for at least a few minutes. (you can wear disposable food-safe gloves here) 4). Adjust seasonings to your taste and then enjoy! Lasts 3-4 days in the fridge.

Notes

kale salad

Killer Kale Salad!

Support or Join the East End Herd 10K Race Now!

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UPDATE: Thank you to all those who donated and came out to cheer on this event!

The East End Herd is racing in the Great Cow Harbor 10K Race!

The East End Herd needs YOUR support as they support Lewis Oliver Farm Sanctuary!

Please Support the East End Herd Here!

Who is the East End Herd?

Well, the team consists of 4 qualified participants that are ALL IN and ready to BRING IT on Race Day – Saturday, September 15.

Let me introduce you:

Coach Liz Liggon– Coach of the East End Herd and personal trainer for people interested in a plant-based diet.

Jay Shah runner who competed in the Wall Street Run, this past spring, 2018.

Alecia Moore– After running the 10K NYC Race for the Farm Sanctuary of Watkins Glen last year, Alecia’s goal is to beat her previous best time. Follow her on our Instagram and Facebook connection as she and the group readies for the race!

Zack Moore– Zack (aka-wildman) recently placed 1st in the New Jersey Wildcat Ridge Romp/50-mile Ultra Race. Zack also competed in his first Ironman 70.3 Syracuse earlier this year!

 

The Heat is ON

The East End Herd runs for Annabelle and co.
Annabelle

Now it’s your turn to weigh in! The East End Herd needs your financial support to help them moooove to the finish line for the animal sanctuary. The inhabitants of the Farm need funds to make it through the winter. Necessities include feed, veterinarian appointments, and straw for bedding.

The generous volunteers, who selflessly give their time helping at Lewis Oliver, will be cheering everyone on who contributes towards the animals’ welfare.

So, please donate whatever you can to the East End Herd which will be running for the sanctuary. They need your contribution to further this worthy cause.

You can visit the Lewis Oliver Farm Sanctuary in Northport, NY! Meet the beautiful recipients of your generous donation during visiting hours! And please do come on down to the race (starting time 8:30 am) to cheer on THE EAST END HERD!! It’ll be a fun time for all!

P.S. To see some of the faces of those you’ll be supporting, check out our Holiday Sweater Party Fundraising Event from last December. After looking into those beautiful faces you’ll want to “race” to sponsor the East End Herd as they run for the animals! 😉

Make Our Mushroom Rice Pilaf For an Easy Sidekick

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Mushroom Rice Pilaf -A forgiving, generous dish

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Mushroom Rice Pilaf is a side dish that completes a veggie meal with satisfaction. It’s filling, flavorful and forgiving!

mushroom rice pilaf

And it’s easy to change it up and make it your own with whatever veggie additions you have handy. You can use this recipe or add peas, asparagus, or chopped broccoli instead of the green pepper. It’s a great go-to rice addition for almost any meal!

When you don’t want potatoes or pasta but something a little different

That’s when you can reach for this recipe to round out your dinner plate! It plays nice with all the other vegetables and meat substitutes and it will make everybody happy. It’s also great when you have little on hand. Just a little rice, a handful of mushrooms, half a pepper, half an onion, and some vegetable broth become a lovely accompaniment to your meal.  It makes great leftovers as well!

Social Media Shares of Mushroom Rice pilaf are encouraged!

So, feel free to experiment with this recipe and create your own favorite version. We’d love to hear how it turns out and what you did to make it your own. Send us a photo on Instagram or Facebook if you come up with a killer combination for this rice recipe.

Until then…

Some of our favorite ways to enjoy Mushroom Rice Pilaf is with a vegan meatloaf (homemade or Gardein brand), roasted butternut squash, and brussel sprouts. We also like to have it with chick’n marsala (recipe coming soon!), and a baked sweet potato. Adding black beans and a sprinkling of vegan parmesan cheese would also work well as a main dish. Or, stuff it in par-boiled peppers, perhaps stir in a little Posh Pesto, cover with tomato sauce, and heat in the oven for a stuffed pepper version of this side dish. So any way you make it, it will be magnanimous, no doubt!

P.S. Also, it goes nicely with a glass of chardonnay.. a little for the pilaf, a little for you. Win-win!

mushroom rice pilaf

Try my favorite! Wolffer Vineyards Summer in a Bottle ♥

But only if you’re over 21, of course! 😉

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mushroom rice pilaf
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Mushroom Rice Pilaf

A simple rice dish that goes with almost any meal and is great any time of year!
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings: 6
Course: dinner
Cuisine: vegan
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 tablespoon cooking oil
  • 2/3 cup long grain white rice or arborio rice
  • 8 ounces mushrooms, diced
  • 1/4 cup onion, diced
  • 1/4 cup green pepper, diced
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 1/2 cups veggie broth omit 1/2 cup if using wine
  • 1/2 cup dry white wine optional
  • 1/2 teaspoon oregano
  • salt and pepper to taste

Method
 

  1. Step 1: Heat oil in a skillet then add onion and green pepper. cook for about 3-5 minutes until softened. Step 2: Add in mushrooms, garlic, and oregano. Step 3: Cook and stir another 5 minutes until mushrooms have given up their liquid and just start sticking to the pan a bit. Step 4: Add in rice and stir occasionally, while cooking for another couple minutes. Step 5: Add wine (if using) and broth, bring to a boil then quickly reduce heat to simmer, give a little stir, and cover the pan with a well-fitting lid. Cook 15 minutes until rice is tender and liquids are absorbed. Step 6: Season with salt and pepper and serve.

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The Best Peaceful Pot Pie

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peaceful pot pie
peaceful pot pie

The Hamptons Vegan is pleased to present: a peaceful pot pie.

Yes, this peaceful pot pie is vegan so that means no harm, no foul or fowl! It’s a piece of peaceful comfort food that you can make your own just by altering the veggies or faux meat ingredients. And you can use your own crust or use a store-bought variety.

Because this pot pie is a throwback to the comfort food you grew up eating. But without the meat or dairy. So it’s perfect for a cold winter night or when your tummy needs a warm hug. And it works great for potlucks, too!

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peaceful pot pie veggies in pie crust
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peaceful pot pie
add top crust, bake…and there you go!
Piece of peaceful pot pie
Let’s Eat!

Preparation for peaceful pot pie for potlucks and plenty of other things!

Some of the great things about the peaceful pot pie are the simple ingredients, the ease of preparation, and the freezability. Is that a word? Sorry, no, not a word. But I am using it anyway.

And another great thing is its portability, too! You can make one big pie or several little ones. They also reheat well for leftovers.

I love to make these ahead of time and have them ready to go at a moment’s notice. So when there’s just no time to start a whole meal from scratch, thaw it a bit, and pop it in the oven. And if you keep some individual pies handy in the freezer, everyone can grab a meal pie whenever it’s needed.

So we took these to our first vegan potluck at the Westhampton Beach Library! And they are welcome after a peaceful protest, too!

Need a pot pie hug?!

Because if you are in need of a warm hug now, head to the kitchen. Turn on some Norah Jones (or your go-to happy-music-to-cook-with station). Then pour a glass of wine (or chamomile tea) and assemble your peaceful pot pie ingredients into a lovely meal.

While you wait for your oven timer to ding, put on your comfiest clothes (if you haven’t already), have some cuddle time with your cat, dog, or human, (or other), and get ready to enjoy the rest of your evening. 

Because your cares will melt away after that the first bite of your tummy-hugging peaceful pot pie. Now take a couple of deep breaths, and slow it down. There. All will be right with the world again before you know it. So consider yourself hugged. 

XOXO

Now try some of our other comfy food choices, too! How about Gratifying Garlic and Oil Pasta, Believe it! Beef Stew or Brilliant Banana Bread to add to your vegan comfort food collection?!

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Pleased to Present: Peaceful Pot Pie

PEACEFUL POT PIE: for peaceful eating, for comfort food, for the love of easy homemade meals.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings: 8
Course: dinner, lunch, Main Course
Cuisine: vegan
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 package faux chicken, cut into 1/2 inch cubes like Gardein chik’n scallopini or Terryaki Strips or Butler Soy Curls (See recipe notes)
  • 1 cup sliced carrots
  • 1 cup frozen peas
  • 1/2 cup sliced celery
  • 1/2 cup chopped onion
  • 1/3 cup vegan butter
  • 1/3 cup flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon celery seed
  • 2 teaspoons faux chicken or veggie broth base or use 1 veggie bouillion cube like Better than Bouillion No Chicken Base (see recipe notes for more)
  • 2/3 cup non dairy milk like Westsoy or Trader Joe’s soymilk
  • 2 9 inch unbaked pie crusts like Wholly Wholesome organic pie shells

Method
 

  1. Preheat the oven to 425 F.
  2. In a saucepan (about the 2-quart size), combine chick'n, carrots, celery, and peas. Add water enough to cover and bring to a boil. Then turn it down to a simmer for 15 minutes, uncovered.
  3. After 15 minutes, remove from heat and drain veggies with a strainer over a 2-cup or larger heatproof measuring cup to reserve the liquid. Set veggies aside. Add enough water to reserved veggie cooking liquid to measure to 1 3/4 cups. Add the 2 teaspoons broth base or 1 veggie bouillon cube and mix together. Set aside. (If using broth rather than base or bouillon, then use enough to measure to 1 3/4, omitting the water)
  4. In the same saucepan. veggies were cooked in, cook onion in the butter over medium heat until soft and translucent.
  5. Whisk in flour, salt, pepper, and celery seed. Cook for a couple of minutes, then slowly stir in broth and then the non-dairy milk
  6. Turn heat to low-med and simmer until thickened, stirring frequently. (A few minutes should do)
  7. Put one pie crust into a pie plate and then spoon veggies into the crust. Pour hot broth over vegetables in the pie crust. Top with remaining pie crust and then cut a few slits in the top crust for steam to escape.
  8. Place on a baking sheet and bake for 30-35 minutes until golden and bubbly.

Notes

we like Gardein Chick’n Scallopini or Gardein Chicken Terriyaki Strips (without the sauce packet) for our chick’n filling ingredient.
Also, Butler Soy Curls work very well, can be used for a variety of recipes, and can be purchased at Amazon. (must be rehydrated before using in this recipe)
Better than bouillon no chicken base is our go-to choice or Better than Bouillon vegetable base.
Wholly Wholesome organic pie shells are great if not using your own recipe and they make a gluten-free pie crust, too!
Other veggie broth choices are Pacific broth and Edward and Sons bouillon cubes.

Get our Pizza Packet to Spread The Love of Vegan Pizza

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Join our Vegan Pizza Mission on the East End with our Pizza Packet!

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First, Download our PDF Pizza Packet file below

THEN PRINT IT

NEXT, Take to your favorite Italian Restaurant or Pizza Place

So then you can start sharing far and wide!

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You can already enjoy vegan pizza at Pazzo’s in Wading River and Umberto’s in Sayville!

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