Quick, Healthy and Delicious Plant-Based Pasta

Hey everyone-

I love pasta! Who doesn't? But with the sauce and cheese people put on it it is not always healthy nor vegan. In this post I will show you how to make a healthy low fat and low sodium healthy but tasty pasta. This pasta is my go to dinner if I want something quick, easy and healthy to make. I also share an added step for you to use on occasion but I do not recommend adding it every time you make it.

Steps:

Pasta:
1. Boil a pot of water.

2. Once the water boils put gluten free pasta (or regular pasta if you prefer) in and cook according to the box

3. Drain the pasta and put in a bowl

Sauce:
1. Add a can of no salt diced tomatoes to a pot and heat over medium heat for about 10-15 minutes.

Vegetable (no oil needed):
1. Heat a dry skillet.

2. Put your vegetables in the pot (any veggies you want)  and cook to your desired texture. Keep water on hand and use if needed

3. This step is optional but I like to add crushed red pepper to mine for an extra kick.

4. Mix the sauce, vegetables and pasta and but it in a bowl!

Time to bake: (totally optional and not recommend to eat it this way often because it is amazing without this next step and a bit healthier)
1. You can totally just mix the pasta and vegetable sauce as is or if you want to make it a little more fancy you can follow these next steps.

2. Mix the pasta and sauce and poor into any pan with high sides that will hold all the pasta (I use a bread pan because it is the perfect size).

3. Now add a 1/4 cup of Daiya vegan cheese to the top and bake in the oven on broil for about 3 minutes or until the "cheese" gets crispy.

4. I would not recommend adding the cheese every time you make this dish because it is high in fat and sodium but once in a while it is okay (and also very yummy!)

I hope you enjoy and try out this pasta because it is amazing!

xoxo
Cam

Raw Vegan Ice "Cream" Sandwiches

Hey everyone! Today we are going to be making a raw vegan overt-fat free ice "cream" sandwich! It tastes so good you won't miss the typical ice cream sandwich! Lets get started!

Ingredients:

-food processor
-Yonanas machine (optional but recommended)
-3 frozen bananas
-20 small pitted medjool dates ( mine were really tiny so I used 20 but if yours are larger use 10-12)
-1/4 cup dried mulberries
- heaping table spoon of raw carob powder
-1/4-1/2 vanilla bean


Steps:

1. Place your dates, mulberries, carob, and a small piece of your vanilla bean into the food processor and pulse until well combined.

2. Take out your mixture and form it into patty looking circles. Feel free to make them any size you want!

3. Once you make all of your (lets call them) "cookies" place them onto a wax paper lined plate and place in the freezer.

4. While your "cookies" are in the freezer it is time to make your banana ice "cream". If you have a Yonanas machine then run your bananas through and you are golden! if you do not then do not fret because all you have to do is chop up your frozen bananas into littler pieces and place in the food processor with a tiny like a tablespoon of water and pulse until it turns to an ice cream consistency. I personally like the Yonanas machine a lot better because it gets the texture of ice cream spot on! But if you do not have it the food processor will work fine!

5. Scrape the beans out of the rest of your vanilla bean and mix it into the banana ice "cream".

6. Take out you cookies from the freezer and top one side with ice "cream" and them put another cookie on top and them enjoy!! Trust me with this recipe you will not miss the heavily processed and unhealthy ice cream sandwich!

I hope you all enjoy this recipe and have a happy new year! You can also check out my instagram @camrynmichele for pictures of what I eat on a raw vegan life style!

xoxo
Camryn

Yummy Raw Vegan Truffles!

Hey everybody! Today I have a super delicious healthy raw overt-fat free recipe! The major aspect of the raw food life style that I love is that I can have "desert" foods any meal of the day!! These little truffle balls are delicious and will actually help you with your weight loss goal. If you are not a raw vegan or even a vegan for that matter you can still enjoy this recipe and know that you are fueling your body with healthy foods so now lets get started!

The ingredients you will need are the following:

-Food processor
-2 -1/4 cups of dried mulberries (set aside the 1/4 cup of mulberries)
-20 pitted medjool dates
-2 cups of freeze dried strawberries (if you do not like strawberries feel free to substitute for another freeze dried fruit)
-1/2 tsp cinnamon
-1-1/2 to 2 tsp of carob

Time for the part you have all been waiting for! The recipe!!!

1. Process 1/4 cup of dried mulberries until it becomes a powder consistency. Then power into a separate bowl.

2. Put all other ingredients into the food processor and process until all the ingredients clump together and stick together.

3. Form the mixture in to balls any size you want and roll the balls into the processed 1/4 of dried mulberries to prevent the outside of the balls from sticking to everything and also it just looks pretty!! :)

These are so yummy and the best part is you can eat as many as you want and you do not have to feel an ounce of guilt!

A quick tip is to make enough to share with others because trust me everyone is going to devour them and you want to make sure there is enough for you too! Also I know mulberries are quite expensive so I have found a great site that sells them in bulk I bought 10 pounds of them and they are so yummy (http://www.nuts.com/driedfruit/mulberries/premium.html). This is the cheapest source of them I have found so far! Enjoy this raw overt fat free truffle recipe!

I am always open to constructive criticism if you think there is a better way for me to do these recipes please let me know and I will take it into consideration!

Stay Fruity!
Camryn