Vegancita: Spicy Vegan Pizza, Fresh Green Salad with Avocados, and Eggless Gingerbread

Here is our feast!  Isn't it lovely?  

My husband and I try to eat together, after the kids have eaten and sometimes gone to b

ed.  It gives us time alone.  We finally catch up for the day, or talk about different ideas we have, or things we saw that day.  It's a really nice time.  Don't get me wrong, family dinner is wonderful; which we have often...But with a 3 year old, and a 3 month old, family dinner isn't, let's say, completely "relaxing".  We'll eat a little snack together with Paolo, so he doesn't feel left out and we aren't famished by the time dinnner time hits.  Yeah, I'm 

a little tired by this time, but it's WORTH IT.  Today though, we ate with the kids...

The pizza was super easy.  I bought the crust from freshn'easy, so no labor was involved in making the pizza crust.  The salad was easy to toss together and the bread I adapted myself.  I sweetened it with agave nectar...I love agave nectar...

Spicy Vegan Pizza:

1 prepared pizza crust

1/2 red onion, finely chopped

1 tomato diced

1 small jar of artichoke hearts (i think 6 oz. or so)

2 cloves garlic, minced

any other add ons: jar of roasted red peppers, black olives, pineapple, pine nuts, mushrooms

1 tblsp olive oil

2 tsp. italian seasoning (oregano and basil will do)

salt and pepper, to taste

- crank your oven to 500 degrees ferenheit. 

- prepare your crust as followed on your package.

- grease your pizza pan lightly, and lay out your pizza dough.

- add your tomatoes, onions, pineapple.

- add your garlic your olives, your pine nuts, and mushrooms.

- add your seasonings now.

- don't forget a little bit of salt and pepper to taste.

- cook for approximately 15 to 20 mins.

   deliciousness!

Fresh Green Salad with Avocado:

organic spring greens

tomatoes, chopped

pine nuts

avocados, chopped

salt and pepper

- toss together with some lemon, balsamic vinegar, and olive oil.

Eggless Gingerbread:

2 cups whole wheat flour

1/2 cup organic sugar

1/2 cup agave nectar

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp vanilla

1 tsp cinnamon

2 tsp ground ginger

1/4 cup Earth Balance

1/2 cup soy/rice milk

- preheat to 350 degrees

- mix all dry ingredients (except sugar), set aside.

- mix Earth Balance and sugar until smooth.  Add agave nectar and milk until well mixed.  

- add dry ingredients and mix well.

- bake for 17-20 minutes at 350 degrees (but don't ever really take your eyes off of it....you don't want to burn it, do you??)

love, love, love, 

vegancitas