Recipe Roundup

Here's a roundup of recipes I've made in the past couple weeks, that I haven't included in other posts.

Roasted Butternut Squash Soup from Vegan with a Vengeance. Made with leftover roasted squash that I froze a couple months ago. 

Emily's Mexican Stuffed Peppers with Quinoa and Black Beans. I subbed chickpeas for the black beans. Soooo good. I almost could not stop eating.

Hawaiian Sweet-and-Sour Vegetables over Rice, from The Tropical Vegan Kitchen.

To use up leftover pineapple, this was my take on Hawaiian burgers -- MorningStar Farms Asian veggie patties, pineapple rings, and chipotle Veganaise. Served with a side of sweet potato fries.

Veggie enchilada's from La Margarita. Reliably tasty Tex-Mex.

A friend made this Crockpot Spinach Lasagna for a potluck and I had to have the recipe. She omitted the sausage from the original recipe and of course I did, too. I'm going to use my slow cooker more and more as the weather heats up. Not having to turn on the oven on a hot Texas evening sounds good to me!

To use up the remnants from a bag of tortilla chips, I made Appetite for Reduction Tortilla Soup.

Finally, Slow Cooker Sloppy Lentils from Rooted Vegan. See what I mean about using the slow cooker more? This is the BEST vegan sloppy joe recipe I've tried. I am partial to the recipe in How It All Vegan, but I think this may be slightly better. And I know it's easier! If you haven't checked out Rooted Vegan (it's kinda new), definitely do! I've pinned many recipes to try.

So what should I make next week?

Souper Summer

Summer brought its beautiful self to Texas in the form of much-needed thunderstorms and temperatures in the low 70s. Aw, summer! I already love you, but that was much appreciated.

After long hours playing outside, we made soup, two nights in a row. Don't worry, Jackson washed his hands first.

Olivia took her usual supervisory spot in the center of the kitchen. Look at the attitude on this one. Nobody puts baby in the corner.

Jackson feels that his "two spoons" stirring method produces superior soup results. Who am I to argue?

Tortilla Soup

Summer Lovin' Curried Corn & Veggie Chowder

Both recipes were from Appetite for Reduction. I'm gonna cook from it all next week, too. Can't seem to put it down. In the tortilla soup, I subbed chickpeas for the pinto beans, due to my allergy. Chickpeas work in everything and I never get tired of them. The corn chowder was so rich. You wouldn't think it came from a "diet" cookbook, not at all.  I would be thrilled to be served this soup in a restaurant. And I don't typically order soup in restaurants. Because it always costs like $5 a bowl, so I'm like, "Eh, it's just soup." I would pay $5 for this soup.

I would pay more than $5 for more rain. But even without it, we will be enjoying this summer to the fullest. Swimming, lemonade, picnics, fireworks, cooking out, road trips. Each morning I step outside with Monster and breathe in that green, grassy scent in the air. Yay, summer! You're here!