Homeschool Fiction

I’ve been inspired to eat a 100% McDougall friendly vegan diet again.  For the past month, I’ve kept my total fat grams to 10 or less a day.  I’ve added no fat to my foods (such as vegan butter, etc.), but have allowed for small quantities of naturally occurring higher fat foods, such as nuts [...]

Another quick and easy recipe here for a family favorite:

Vegan Chicken Parmesan:

1 package whole wheat pasta (we love this recipe with rotini or penne best)
1 jar of your favorite pasta sauce - make sure it’s vegan!  We love the fat-free mushroom sauce from Trader Joe’s.
4-5 chopped tomatoes
Extra veggies as desired
1 package Vegan Gourmet mozzarella
Vegan Parmesan, [...]

When I was a kid, I couldn’t stand biscuits and gravy.  My parents thought it was a real treat and raved about it on the rare occasions we had it (usually at a restaurant).  Since I’ve never liked it, I was surprised when I decided to make it a few days ago.  It started when [...]

Here’s a quick and easy vegan artichoke dip I recently made:

VEGAN ARTICHOKE DIP:

2 bags frozen artichokes
~1/2 cup vegan mayonaisse (Vegenaise and Nasoya are my favorites)
1 package Vegan Gourmet mozzarella cheese
~1/4 cup vegan parmesan (lots of versions - they are all good)

Thaw artichokes.  Mix all ingredients (I didn’t measure, so the amounts are approximate).  Heat in [...]

A delicious and hearty recipe for home or on-the-go food is runzas.  These are originally made with ground beef.  As vegans, we go without the animal.  Here’s our veganized version of this classic recipe.
Lisa’s Lowfat Vegan Runzas:

3 packages Morningstar  Boca Vegetable Crumbles (TVP and/or Boca brand work great, too) [NOTE: Morningstar crumbles are not currently vegan [...]

I love butternut squash. It tastes even better with pasta and vegan cheddar and pecans. Yum! I posted a delicious Butternut Squash Recipe last year (click to see). I recently updated my recipe to be slightly different (both are quite delicious).  Either would be a wonderful addition to any of your upcoming [...]

When a vegan gets a craving that involves non-vegan food, what should she do? Well… The other day, my daughters and I were talking about grandparents and one thing led to another and I was recalling a time when my mom and my mom’s dad (my Grandpa) and I went out to eat [...]

After watching a fun McDougall M.D. episode (they are 30 minute shows shown once per week), we made a yummy vegan lasagna based on a recipe on the show. My daughters enjoyed making it!
Ingredients:

1 package uncooked whole wheat lasagna noodles
1 package lite tofu
1 package vegan mozzarella cheese - cut however you want
1 package frozen [...]

I’ve mentioned here before that in general my family does not use extra oils in cooking (we will eat vegan food at restaurants that has been made with oil, but we try to keep this to a minimum). We’ve found that oil just isn’t necessary for frying, sauteing, or baking. I will admit [...]

We love jambalaya. It’s easy to cook and it tastes fantastic. You can throw together a variety of ingredients and it still tastes great. Missing an ingredient or have some extra zucchini you’ve been trying to use up, no problem! The tomatoes are the only crucial ingredient in the mix. [...]