Seitan stir fry

Before being vegan I used to make some of my stir fries with meat. Obviously, I won't ever think of that thing again. So I tried to make it with seitan. And guess what? It works really well.
And it's even quicker that before, because there isn't any meat to cook. And it's cruelty free too :)
Let's get to the recipe.

Ingredients:

300 g (4 cups) chopped mushrooms

200 g (2 cups) chopped peppers

150 g onions (1 large onion)

200 g (3 cups) chinese cabbage, shredded

170 g (6 oz) seitan, cut into bite size pieces

Two beans and walnuts loaf

So... How do I have the time to work so many hours every week and cook healthy vegan food? Always do at least a minimal meal prep. So this is the bare minimum that I make every week:
I boil all my beans, quinoa, lentils and/ or rice for the week. If you want, you can freeze some beans and thaw them and use them when you need to.
Peel and clean some vegetables, not a lot of fancy stuff, just your favorite vegetables/ your staples.
And you have some basic stuff for the week to come.
I can make a chili in less than an hour with this things. Or burgers. Or whatever you need :)
And now, a recipe. Because this is a food blog :)

Vegan french toast

I really love french toast. Before I went vegan I used to make it quite frequently on week-ends...
And I didn't have any since I became vegan. Until today. And I really don't know why I didn't make it sooner. It's just an egg replacement, plant milk, a sweetener and some spices.
And I decided to post my version of the recipe too, even if I think that you can find a ton of similar recipes online. But it's my version, and I'm proud of it :)
So, here it goes.

Homemade granola and almond milk

Who doesn't like a crunchy, slightly sweet and tasty granola? I sure love it! But the store bought ones are full with added sugar, preservatives and added oils. But the best thing is that we can make some healthy granola at home :)

Granola:
Ingredients:
- 175 g (1.5 cups) grain flakes of your choice – I used granola base (equal parts oats, wheat, rye and barley flakes) for gluten free use gluten free flakes
- 90 g (2/3 cup) peanuts
- 100 g (1 cup) dates
- 50 g (1/2 cup) goji berries
- 25 g (1/2 cup) coconut flakes
- 20 g sunflower seeds
- 50 g (1/2 cups) almond meal (leftover from making almond milk) or crushed almonds
- 2 g (2/3 tsp) cinnamon
- 1 dash of salt
Optional – agave syrup (1-2 tbsp) or more dates if you want it sweeter

Applesauce and oats pancakes (with a bonus recipe :) )

Ingredients:

250 g regular or instant oats (with 200 g make oat flour - you can use a regular food processor or a high speed blender, just make sure that you have a fine flour -  and the rest of 50 g let it like that for texture)

250 g applesauce (preferably unsweetened)

200 ml oat or soy milk

30 g brown sugar

10 g baking powder

3 g cinnamon

1 pinch of salt

Simple bean burger with a cashew "cheese" sauce

Who said that vegans cannot enjoy a burger? I think that we can and this version is quite healthy, oil free and gluten free (if you try to avoid gluten).
We enjoyed this with a cashew "cheese" sauce and tomatoes. You can add pickles, lettuce, ketchup mustard or anything else that you like.

The burger:

Ingredients (makes about 6-8 medium patties):
350 g beans (red, pinto, black...) (2 cups)
165 g rolled oats (1.5 cups) *
150 g carrots, grated (1.5 cups)
150 g onions, chopped (1.5 cups)
2 tbsp tomato paste **
1.5 tsp garlic powder
½ tsp salt
1 tsp sage
1 tsp basil
1 tsp thyme
1 tsp ground coriander
½ tsp cumin
1 tsp smoky paprika
¼ tsp black pepper
¼ tsp chili powder ***

Crumbly coconut cookies

These cookies have a delicate coconut flavor from the flour, and they are quite crumbly, but without being too dry. They are perfect with some coffee or tea, or even milk (but make it plant milk, to keep it vegan).

Ingredients:

- 130 g (1 cup) coconut flour

- 250 ml (1 cup) plant milk (coconut, oat, soy – the more neutral (or coconuty) the better)

- 30 g agave syrup

- 10 g (1.5 tbsp) carob powder

- 1 flax egg (1 tbsp flax meal + 3 tbsp water)