I was inspired by this picture for my latest nail art design. I'm rather new to nail art but this design was pretty easy, even with my shaky hands. I didn't have a lovely sea foam green like in the picture so I used my favorite silver. It's hard to tell but I also used a very dark navy blue.
I love them! I also used the teabag repair method on more than on of my nails. Can you tell which ones?? I'm not telling :p Fixing a nail with a teabag tutorial can be seen here if you anyone is interested. It really works!
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Vegetarian Sloppy Joes
While looking for new vegetarian recipes, I came across this one. I was very intrigued! I haven't had a sloppy joe in years! I wanted to try this idea because I remember as child, my grandma would make sloppy joes from time to time. When she didn't feel like making a big family dinner. She almost always had ground beef around so that was a quick easy meal. I was soo excited about making vegetarian sloppy joes! I went to the farmers market over the weekend and pick up some lovely yellow squash and a very large green zucchini. It's October now so I'm trying to enjoy as much fresh vegetables as I can right now! I think I'm going to go back soon and stock up on lots of squash to freeze. I found a website that explains how to freeze squash to use in the winter! I have to try it! So, back to the joes. I didn't have any celery and honestly, the husband isn't a celery fan unless he's eating some wings and needs a cool bite. I did pick up a big green head of cabbage at the farmer's market so I substituted chopped cabbage for the celery.
First I sauteed chopped carrots, onions and green cabbage until soft. I took them out of the pan and added the grated yellow summer squash. After sauteing add to the rest of the vegetables. I love the texture the grated squash gives to this recipe!
Next I added half a package of meatless ground beef. I used Trader Joe's brand. I really like this product! It has a nice meat-like texture and it works wonderfully in this recipe. I'd definitely buy it and use it again!
Next I added the tofu. I crumbled it up the night before and marinated it in ketchup, a little squirt of mustard, chili powder, cumin, garlic powder, onion powder and water. I also added a little bit of my homemade buttermilk ranch because I'm slightly addicted to it and can't help but put it in/on everything. You can leave that out ;) That's where the creamyness came from.
I forgot to take a picture when I added the vegetables back in. I also added an extra little squirt of ketchup. Add bun and a little sharp cheddar if you want.
The final product was soooooo good! It has a great flavor and texture! It's sloppy and delicious. I love this recipe because it's so easy to add or replace ingredients. Beans would make a nice vegetarian addition, or even eggs, boiled or scrambled. I love it because it's so full of vegetables. This recipe could also be used with ground beef or turkey. It would be a great way to get children to eat vegetables. Chop everything a little smaller and your kids probably wouldn't even notice! I served this tasty joes with zucchini fries. If you've never tired zucchini fries then you should!!! I didn't have breadcrumbs so I had to improvise. The only crackers I had in the house were goldfish so I crushed some. I cut the zucchini into chunky sticks, dipped them into egg/buttermilk mixture then into crumbs. I baked them at 400 until they were crunchy. I think this is my new favorite way to eat zucchini! My husband even loved them! I'm definitely going back to the farmer's market this weekend to pick up a few of those huge zucchini!
First I sauteed chopped carrots, onions and green cabbage until soft. I took them out of the pan and added the grated yellow summer squash. After sauteing add to the rest of the vegetables. I love the texture the grated squash gives to this recipe!
Next I added half a package of meatless ground beef. I used Trader Joe's brand. I really like this product! It has a nice meat-like texture and it works wonderfully in this recipe. I'd definitely buy it and use it again!
Next I added the tofu. I crumbled it up the night before and marinated it in ketchup, a little squirt of mustard, chili powder, cumin, garlic powder, onion powder and water. I also added a little bit of my homemade buttermilk ranch because I'm slightly addicted to it and can't help but put it in/on everything. You can leave that out ;) That's where the creamyness came from.
I forgot to take a picture when I added the vegetables back in. I also added an extra little squirt of ketchup. Add bun and a little sharp cheddar if you want.
The final product was soooooo good! It has a great flavor and texture! It's sloppy and delicious. I love this recipe because it's so easy to add or replace ingredients. Beans would make a nice vegetarian addition, or even eggs, boiled or scrambled. I love it because it's so full of vegetables. This recipe could also be used with ground beef or turkey. It would be a great way to get children to eat vegetables. Chop everything a little smaller and your kids probably wouldn't even notice! I served this tasty joes with zucchini fries. If you've never tired zucchini fries then you should!!! I didn't have breadcrumbs so I had to improvise. The only crackers I had in the house were goldfish so I crushed some. I cut the zucchini into chunky sticks, dipped them into egg/buttermilk mixture then into crumbs. I baked them at 400 until they were crunchy. I think this is my new favorite way to eat zucchini! My husband even loved them! I'm definitely going back to the farmer's market this weekend to pick up a few of those huge zucchini!
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