Black Rice Vegetarian Sushi

October 19, 2020 Amanda Plott

As with most things coming and going from my kitchen right now, I decided to make my veggie sushi this week with a festive Halloween inspired black rice twist! I used a short gray black rice to make these veggie sushi rolls three different ways. The black rice is 100% naturally colored, so no food dyes here!

I made a standard veggie roll with carrot, zucchini, avocado. A ‘philly roll’ with a tofu cream cheese and vegetarian bacon. And finally, a spicy sriracha beet sushi roll. They were all super easy to make and perfectly delicious too!…

Hot & Sour Soup

September 2, 2020 Amanda Plott

I’ve gotten to where I make veggie sushi about once a week, or at least once every couple of weeks. This Hot & Sour Soup is an easy and delicious side to pair with the sushi. It’s super quick and easy to make all in one pot and it tastes even better than the one you order with take out. What’s even better is that you get to have control over just how hot or sour your soup is in the end.

I have seen a little difference in hot and soup soup out there. This one, to me, is more of a mixture between egg drop and hot and sour. I’m totally fine with that. I love egg drop soup as much as I do hot and sour. But, it is worth noting that you do DROP EGGS into this soup. It can be a scary thought, but I promise it’s easy peasy!…

Thai Chicken Wrap

July 26, 2020 Amanda Plott

Lunch is served! This Thai Chicken Wrap is as simple as it comes. A simple lavash pita bread wrapping cabbage, carrot, peanuts, and chicken! There isn’t much here to lighten up since all of the ingredients are already fairly clean and simple. And this Thai Chicken Wrap must absolutely be served with a Thai Peanut Dressing for dipping.

The sauce is pretty much what makes this wrap ‘Thai chicken’. But, if you aren’t a fan of Thai peanut sauce then you are more than welcome to try any other number of dipping sauces that you enjoy instead. This wrap is super easy though and perfect PERFECT for meal prepping lunches for the week…

Vegetarian Ramen Broth (Instant Pot)

July 15, 2020 Amanda Plott

Since my brother has been living with me we’ve had the amazing opportunity to totally geek out about food. While he was off on his own in the wilds of Colorado he fell in love with cooking. Mostly out of necessity since the small town where he was had limited places to eat that weren’t fast food. Some of the nearest restaurants that were edible were an hour or further away. So, he ended up cooking for himself a lot.

I’ve got to say, I love having a foodie buddy. One of the things that my brother turned me onto is ramen. Not just any ramen either, but… proper ramen. That was a few years ago. These days we’re all about trying to crack the code that is ramen brother. Proper. Ramen. Broth. Not from a shitty plastic packet…

Vegetarian Sushi

July 10, 2020 Amanda Plott

So… I don’t like sea food. That is why you will never see any sea food recipes around here. No, I’m not allergic to it, I just don’t like it. It’s not a taste thing or a texture thing. It is flat out just that I don’t like sea food. BUT. I do like sushi. I love vegetarian sushi.

Sushi can be a little pricy. Especially consider what it is. Seaweed, rice, and an assortment of veggies, meats, and sauces. Seems simple enough, right? While there is a certain art to making sushi traditionally, I’m a modern girl and a simple girl. So, let's make some damn sushi…

Fennel & Kale Asian Salad

January 17, 2020 Amanda Plott

Most of the time when you come across an Asian inspired salad, it’s a lot of the same.

Greens. Oranges. Sesame dressing.

Today I thought I would try my hand at something a little bit different with a nod to one of my all time favorite salads; my Citrus Fennel Salad! Fennel is a very underrated vegetable that even I don’t use as much as I would like to. And even though new things can be scary, I promise, this salad will have you happy you tried this fun Asian twist…