Did you have a good day today? I did but I was extremely busy! It was not the kind of day where I could take Skylar and play on backyard swing sets since we were busy running errands, cooking, cleaning, and catching up on laundry. She’s my little helper.
From my earlier post today about my online order, it got me thinking that I need to get busy making some Nooch Recipes now that I have my stash replenished.
I need to make some more Spicy “Doritos” Cheezy Dip
Or maybe I should whip up another Cheezy Vegetable Bake
The Nooch is perfect in the baked veggies
I have about 15 nooch recipes compiled, here
Since I eat so many salads and dressings really help make the salad and keep things interesting, I made a Creamy Honey Mustard Dressing.
I combined:
1 part Vegan Slaw Dressing (or just use Vegenasie or Mayo if you don’t want to make a batch of homemade vegan slaw dressing)
1 part mustard
1 part honey (I did a post here on Honey, i.e. Raw/Local honey, Vegans & Honey, etc.)
Stirred. And poured over my salad
Pair the Salad with Sweet & Sour Honey Lemon Tofu
And I also wanted to roast a sweet potato but couldn’t decide if I wanted sweet potato rounds, i.e. chips…
….Or
And then I got sidetracked, ran out of time to roast anything, and had to go get ready for work so will have to save the sweet tater roasting for another day.
From my last post on Online Ordering and Mini’s. It was fun to hear what you’ve ordered lately. And what mini foods, or things, you like. No one likes a mini bank account, though, right?
Dessert/Snack: Microwave Chocolate Peanut Butter & Oat Snack Bars
Questions:
1. Do you like nooch (nutritional yeast) and if so, what’s your fave way to use it?
Yes, see my Nooch Recipes. I adore it!
It’s one of those foods I discovered through blogging a couple years ago and have no idea how I ever lived without it!
2. Do you like mustard?
Oh yes! As you can see from my salad dressing concoction.
And I posted here how I was reunited with a long lost love after 10 years!
3. Do you like sweet potatoes and if so, what’s your fave way to eat them?
I find that exactly how one prepares them has a huge impact on finished product, especially when roasting them…
how thick or thin you cut/slice the potatoes
shapes used, sticks/wedges/fries/rounds
covered/uncovered
to oil or not and whether you spray, coat, drizzle, toss in oil, etc.
flip or not
heat/temp
time
…All make SUCH a big difference in the finished product.
I need to make some cinnamon and sugar sweet potato chips, soon! I love eating sweet potatoes that way.
And then I could dip them into the salad dressing mixture I made. Sweet, savory, mustardy, all rolled into one.
How do you make your sweet potatoes?
I prefer sweet potatoes in chunks or fries. Not as big of a baked tater fan. And not with sweet stuff in it, has to be savory. I’m picky with them I guess!
Aw how cute is Skylar?! And I loove roasted sweet potatoes with sea salt and rosemary. Heavenly. I’m looking up that microwave bar recipe in the hopes that I can make it here in my teeny room! :)
Yes, yes, and yes! Love nooch, mustard, and sweet potatoes. In fact, all 3 sound delicious together!! :lol:
It’s been a ridiculously busy two weeks for both of us it seems. Hope you are finding some time to unwind!
Oh, and from my last post, I made raw mushroom taco meat last summer. So good! https://www.j3nn.net/2010/07/15/raw-food-diet-day-four-%C2%A1raw-fiesta/
*Not completely raw or vegan. I had dairy with it. But skip the dairy and it’s raw and vegan. Well, ok, the hot sauce and vinegar technically aren’t raw either, so let’s say these were MOSTLY raw vegan. hahaha Save me!
Seriously… what was life like before nooch? Tis a time I don’t want to remember ;)
I’m kind of obsessed with all three things you listed. I really want to try out some of your nooch recipes just because I feel like I never quite know what to do with nooch beyond adding it to oatmeal when I’m in the mood for savory oats. Now don’t get me wrong, I love me some nooch-y savory oats, but I know there’s a whole world of nooch recipes out there for me yet to discover. Your blog shall be my launching point.
My favorite way to cook sweet taters is to cut them into 1/2″ discs and then roast them at 350 for 30 min and then crank up the temp to 400 and roast for another 20 min. The discs become become caramelized on the outside but soft and pillowy on the inside. Just perfect.
Skyler looks so old!!! I’m sorry I haven’t commented in a while…I’m still reading, just usually at work on my phone so I can’t comment :(
I love nooch. I just had some on popcorn, but my favorite way to eat it is on top of roasted broccoli. I had that for dinner…someone needs to step away from the nooch!
I hope you are well! Congrats on being debt free! You should feel very accomplished, that is a feat not a lot of people can pull off!
SkylAr*** forgive my error, it’s late :)
Every time I have tried to make sweet potato fries they are either:
A. Burnt
B. Hard
C. Soggy
I can’t seem to get it! I really want to make them at home because I love them when I go out (and my sweetie loves them!). I think I need more tips!
Busy day for me! Classes from 8am- 9pm. Glad it’s over.
I love sweet potatoes. I just posted about one where I made a chocolate peanut flour sauce and put it atop a sweet potato. Sooo good :)
I’m currently falling deeply in love with nooch. I love stirring it into chocolate spread (there’s a vegan version kinda like nutella in Australia) or mixing it with ice cream best :)
I think you know my answers. I could eat mustard all day long every day. Today, my “salad dressing” was mustard. That’s it. Thinned with a little water.
I remember the first time I ever saw nooch I was living in Hawaii, and my roomate (a really REALLY smelly hippie) was making vegan biscuits and gravy with nooch. We started calling it hippie dust. I still call it that, but I never do on my blog. Maybe I’ll have to start a new blog trend. :D
Sweet potatoes? Meh. I’d rather have butternut or kabocha.
I love honey mustard with all my heart, but it’s hard to find a healthy version! I can’t wait to try yours out!!
I love all three! I especially love mustard. As a child, I used to take mustard sandwiches in my lunch (just mustard and bread). Now I tried to be more refined, and I love to eat stoneground mustard on toast instead of butter.
I love this post!! I’m obsessed with sweet potatoes yumm!!!!!
If fact I did a whole post dedicated to them and simple recipes from around the web. When in doubt please check it out ;)
Love all of them: nooch, sweet potatoes, and mustard. I typically roast my sweet potatoes or cook them in a crockpot. I’ll have to give those sweet potato fries a whirl. Maybe with some coconut oil and Caribbean spices ;-)
I really like my nooch sprinkled on things, like lightly cooked kale or avocado chunks.
Oh, and speaking of iherb from your previous post, I just ordered from them this week. Love them! Excited to get my order, even though it’s mostly supplements. Ha!
I love every single thing about this post, I will be bookmarking for future cooking!
I love mustard, love roasted sweet potatoes, and have yet to try nooch. I need to get on the nutritional yeast bandwagon stat!