2 New Yummy Recipes

Tonight for dinner Daniel requested something light- a pasta salad or some such thing. I was tired of our standard pasta salad, so I created a new recipe. It's nothing magical, but I thought it was yummy.

New Pasta Salad/Pasta Primavera/This dish needs a name

1. Dice 1 red bell pepper, 1 yellow and 1 orange. Dice some onion. Toss diced veggies with olive oil, some garlic, salt, pepper, basil and oregano.Saute in pan.

2. Cook 1 box of whole wheat rotini.

3. After veggies are mostly sauteed, add in some diced tomatoes and a can of chickpeas. Cook for about 2 minutes.

4. Mix veggie mix with drained pasta. Toss with olive oil, lemon juice and salt. Serve with parmesan, if you like.

I also baked some Vegan Blueberry Scones tonight. Yum!

Blueberry Scones

1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar

Approximately 1 cup soymilk


1 ½ cup plain unbleached flour

1 cup whole wheat flour

½ cup sugar

3 teaspoons baking powder

¾ teaspoon baking soda

¾ teaspoon salt

½ cup margarine
 (non-hydrogenated)
½ cup ground almonds

1 1/2 c blueberries
2 tablespoons orange juice (about ½ orange)



Preheat over to 425 degrees. Lightly mist a nonstick cookie sheet with cooking spray. Add vinegar to soymilk and set aside. 

In a large mixing bowl, mix together the dry ingredients (except the almonds), reserving just enough flour to sprinkle on a board—about 2 tablespoons. Add the margarine and cut in using two knives or just smash it up a bit with a spoon and then use your fingers to incorporate it evenly throughout. Add the almond meal (ground almonds) and mix thoroughly.

Add the blueberries, then pour in ¾ cup of the soymilk mixture and the orange juice. Mix, adding more soymilk if the mixture is too dry.

Turn the dough out onto a floured board, and divide into 4 equal portions. Shape each portion into a thick circle. Using a sharp knife, score the top of each circle, dividing it into quarters.

Bake for 12-15 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in the middle comes out dry. (You'll have to stick the toothpick into a blueberry-free zone, of course.) Cut the circles into wedges after they've cooled, about 5 minutes.