Tofu Chillaquiles (Kacie)

This was spicy and tasty. Not sure why I had to toast and then soak the tortillas, but yummy.

Cauliflower Cream Pasta (Kacie)

This was solid. George was not impressed when he saw Cauliflower in the fridge, but wasn't mad at me when he actually ate it. Not sure if I'll make it again, but it was good. I added fake meatballs.

Vietnamese Rice Noodle Salad (Kacie)

This was super tasty. So much so that mom asked me to make it for the whole family to celebrate Oma's birthday! Good stuff 

Pumpkin Chili (Sparkles)

Hey, this is good! If it were a show it would be 90210. It's dramatic and a lot is going on in it. 

I thought you made this, Kacie but I couldn't find the post, so maybe not. I used black and pinto beans. 

Split pea lettuce wraps (Kacie)

These were tasty little guys. I couldn't find yellow split peas, so mine were green. Good little dipping sauce, and easy to do. It made a lot of the pea stuff, so there are plenty of leftovers.

Do you like my cool little meal planner pad of paper?

Braised Cabbage (Kacie)

Braised cabbage was much better than I expected it to be! Totally different flavor than most everything else in the cookbook, but it was a nice and homey departure. I left lots of time since sparkles said it took forever! 

Tofu Scramble Tacos(Kacie)

So I was on a hiatus for a while.

I did a whole30, which is super clean eating (no dairy, sugar, gluten, soy, grains, and on and on) but also heavy on the meat. For me, that's eggs and fish. It was good, and I'm glad I did it, but I'm also happy I'm done! 30 days without any treat or loose day is hard. However, I am super proud that I did it. I needed to get off of the sugar roller coaster I was on (kind of), and I did. I'm able to enjoy some Christmas treats with more control and pleasure, which is nice.

It also meant I was super limited on ingredients, so I just didn't cook from the book because it was too hard. Sparkles said early on that she wanted more simplicity from her veggies. After 30 days of total simplicity, I was pumped to cook something with a little pizazz.

It could just be the whole 30 talking (did I mention no beans or corn either?), but I loved these. They were easy and flavorful. Yum. I actually ate four (I was super hungry). George ate a bunch too and my mom took the rest. I got la tortilla corn tortillas, and they were really good. I added some guacamole and a little chipotle pepper sauce. Yum.