Leek and Chickpea Soup

This is so simple and so yummy! Figures that I've been wanting to make it all week, with the nights getting chillier, and I go to make it tonight and it's 90 outside! But, the evening was still crisp enough to enjoy some soup :)

Ingredients:

1 Leek

1 can Garbanzo beans (chickpeas)

1 Carton Veggie broth

Some freshly chopped garlic

Olive Oil

Vegan butter spread, I used Earth Balance

Black pepper and a pinch of salt

Bread, for dipping!

Soooooooo easy. 

Chop up the white parts of the leek, put into a colander and rinse thoroughly, sometimes dirt gets stuck in between the layers. Dry on a paper towel. 

Warm the pot and melt some of the veg butter with some olive oil, no more than a tablespoon of each, and when melty through in the garlic and leeks

When they start smelling amaaaazing, throw in the chickpeas. Drain the water from the can first ;)

Mix until toasty!

Add Veggie broth and maybe a little water

Heat over medium flame, then cut up some bread, spread some butter on it, pour yourself a bowl and enjoy!

Much love, from my kitchen to yours!

Namaste!

-Sharon Jeanette :)

Tofu/veggie/thai curry with coconut brown rice

So I haven't been feeling great lately, between a toothache and no sleep and miscellaneous other problems. The weather has been nice though, finally there's a chill in the air and I brought out my boots :)

So, this blog seems more food than yoga based, maybe I'll make some changes, after this post. And then after a nap.

ANYWAY! I came home on my lunch today and made this super easy, amazing comfort food. Happy :)

I'll call this....Oh I don't know! Tofu/veggie/thai curry with coconut brown rice. Not super catchy, but at least you know what you signed up for!

Ingredients:
A block of Tofu, firm
Green peas, about 3/4 cup, I used frozen from TJ's
Any other veggies, I used some leftover bell pepper scraps
Olive oil and Garlic (duh)
Soy Sauce (just a splash)
Brown Rice
Coconut Cream
Any sauce you please, I used Thai Curry from TJ's (pictured below)

Start with the rice, I used half water and half coconut cream, so one cup of each and one cup of rice. Bring to boil then lower heat and simmer.

Then saute up some garlic and olive oil until it smells amazing. Add tofu and brown for about 5 minutes, then add chopped veggies and peas. Yum.

I added about a Tablespoon of soy sauce and about 1/3 a cup of this sauce:

 When the rice is done, spoon some veggies over and enjoy!

This is just what I needed today.

Take care everyone, I'm doing level 2 Reiki Training this weekend, expect to hear about that!

Love,
-Sharon