You know the drill. Toast up whatever bread strikes your fancy and throw on those toppings! I'm not a big fan of lettuce on my sandwich so I usually make a BATMM (bacon-avocado-tomato-mustard-mayonnaise) sammy. Yum!
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Friday, May 27, 2011
Foodie Friday: Fakin' Bacon BLT
While roaming around Whole Foods the other day I stumbled upon these fakin' bacon strips that I've been eagerly waiting to try since seeing them on Lightlife's website a while back. I'm glad that I did because these were mighty tasty.
You know the drill. Toast up whatever bread strikes your fancy and throw on those toppings! I'm not a big fan of lettuce on my sandwich so I usually make a BATMM (bacon-avocado-tomato-mustard-mayonnaise) sammy. Yum!
You know the drill. Toast up whatever bread strikes your fancy and throw on those toppings! I'm not a big fan of lettuce on my sandwich so I usually make a BATMM (bacon-avocado-tomato-mustard-mayonnaise) sammy. Yum!
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Lightlife Giveaway Winner
Congratulations, Coralene on winning the Lightlife giveaway! I will be contacting you shortly to find out which 4 products you would like to try!
Thanks to all of my fellow foodies who entered! Happy eating!
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Lightlife Giveaway
THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED
Recently Lightlife generously offered to send me some new products to try. I already use and love a lot of their stuff, so I was pleasantly surprised and more than happy to use it as an excuse to write some reviews and feedback on a few of their awesome products.
Now Lightlife is extending some of their yummy vegetarian and vegan products to YOU with this wonderful and delicious giveaway!
Giveaway item: One lucky winner gets to choose FOUR items of their choice from Lightlife's website.
Mandatory Entry
Follow my blog via GFC or Bloglovin' and leave a comment specifying which Lightlife item you can't wait to try!
:: please include your email address with each entry ::
Additional Entries
- Follow Lightlife on Twitter. (1 entry)
- "Like" Lightlife on Facebook. (1 entry)
- Add this button to your blog or website. (1 entry)
- Post a link to this giveaway either on your blog, Twitter and/or Facebook. Please leave additional comment(s) with a link to the blog, tweet and/or status update. (up to 3 entries)
Overall, that's seven ways to win! I will be drawing one winner at random next Thursday, May 26th at 7pm!
Recently Lightlife generously offered to send me some new products to try. I already use and love a lot of their stuff, so I was pleasantly surprised and more than happy to use it as an excuse to write some reviews and feedback on a few of their awesome products.
Now Lightlife is extending some of their yummy vegetarian and vegan products to YOU with this wonderful and delicious giveaway!
Giveaway item: One lucky winner gets to choose FOUR items of their choice from Lightlife's website.
Mandatory Entry
Follow my blog via GFC or Bloglovin' and leave a comment specifying which Lightlife item you can't wait to try!
:: please include your email address with each entry ::
Additional Entries
- Follow Lightlife on Twitter. (1 entry)
- "Like" Lightlife on Facebook. (1 entry)
- Add this button to your blog or website. (1 entry)
- Post a link to this giveaway either on your blog, Twitter and/or Facebook. Please leave additional comment(s) with a link to the blog, tweet and/or status update. (up to 3 entries)
Overall, that's seven ways to win! I will be drawing one winner at random next Thursday, May 26th at 7pm!
Sunday, April 24, 2011
lightlife #5
#5: Smart Sausages - Italian Style
Whatever toppings you desire is optional. I really like onions with sausage, so I chose to have fresh diced tomatoes and (lots of) sautéed onions on mine!
Lightly coat small skillet with oil or butter and sauté onions on medium heat for about 3 minutes. Add however many sausage links you would like to your pan of onions and cook an additional 4-5 minutes, turning the sausage(s) as they brown.
While the sausage links are cooking, heat up the hot dog buns. Once your onions and sausage(s) are cooked the way you want them, put em on your buns and pile the toppings on! ...in the end, I even added a little thousand island dressing.
What I liked: The sausage had a lot of flavor and paired very nicely with the onion. I could see myself eating these not only on a hot dog bun, but in spaghetti and even on pizza.
What I disliked: Nothing. At first they seemed a little thick, but then I remembered Italian sausages are thick!
Thanks again, lightlife!
Whatever toppings you desire is optional. I really like onions with sausage, so I chose to have fresh diced tomatoes and (lots of) sautéed onions on mine!
Lightly coat small skillet with oil or butter and sauté onions on medium heat for about 3 minutes. Add however many sausage links you would like to your pan of onions and cook an additional 4-5 minutes, turning the sausage(s) as they brown.
While the sausage links are cooking, heat up the hot dog buns. Once your onions and sausage(s) are cooked the way you want them, put em on your buns and pile the toppings on! ...in the end, I even added a little thousand island dressing.
What I liked: The sausage had a lot of flavor and paired very nicely with the onion. I could see myself eating these not only on a hot dog bun, but in spaghetti and even on pizza.
What I disliked: Nothing. At first they seemed a little thick, but then I remembered Italian sausages are thick!
Thanks again, lightlife!
Sunday, April 17, 2011
lightlife #4
#4: Smart Sausages - Chorizo Style
Lightly coat small skillet with oil or butter and heat however many sausages you would like (1 sausage link per person is probably enough) on medium high heat for about 5 minutes, turning as they brown.
While the sausages were cooking, I fried two eggs and made some toast.
What I liked: I love spicy, as most chorizo/soyrizo's are, and these had spice.
What I disliked: I would have preferred the chorizo in crumbles, I've never had it in sausage form like this before.
Thanks again, lightlife!
Lightly coat small skillet with oil or butter and heat however many sausages you would like (1 sausage link per person is probably enough) on medium high heat for about 5 minutes, turning as they brown.
While the sausages were cooking, I fried two eggs and made some toast.
What I liked: I love spicy, as most chorizo/soyrizo's are, and these had spice.
What I disliked: I would have preferred the chorizo in crumbles, I've never had it in sausage form like this before.
Thanks again, lightlife!
Sunday, April 10, 2011
lightlife #3
#3 - Smart Cutlets - Spicy Sweet & Sour
This was my first time trying these cutlets, but I could tell right away that they were the same original smart cutlets, just marinating in a spicy sweet and sour sauce.
I love sweet and sour sauce when I go out for chinese, so I grabbed some brown rice and frozen veggies to try and make it the way my favorite restaurants do.
Veggies: Put a tablespoon of vegetable oil in large skillet and heat the veggies on medium high heat for 6-8 minutes.
Cutlets: While the veggies sautee, start cooking the cutlets in a small skillet lightly coated with vegetable oil on medium heat. These don't need to cook as long, but I would give them about 5 minutes, flipping once or twice.
(side note: There will be leftover sauce in the bag of which the cutlets were marinating. Save that and pour it over the veggies when they are done cooking. The sauce only needs a second to heat up.)
When the veggies and cutlets are close to being done, throw a package of brown rice in the microwave. These babies only take 3 minutes to cook and I LOVE them (also try the Thai Jasmine Rice from Trader Joes, yum!).
Pour everything on top of the rice and voila!
What I Liked: The sauce was pretty darn good all mixed up with the rice and cutlets.
What I Disliked: The frozen veggies were awful. I recommend making this dish with fresh veggies, I just saw this bag in the frozen aisle and thought that it would be fun.
Thanks again, lightlife!
This was my first time trying these cutlets, but I could tell right away that they were the same original smart cutlets, just marinating in a spicy sweet and sour sauce.
I love sweet and sour sauce when I go out for chinese, so I grabbed some brown rice and frozen veggies to try and make it the way my favorite restaurants do.
Veggies: Put a tablespoon of vegetable oil in large skillet and heat the veggies on medium high heat for 6-8 minutes.
Cutlets: While the veggies sautee, start cooking the cutlets in a small skillet lightly coated with vegetable oil on medium heat. These don't need to cook as long, but I would give them about 5 minutes, flipping once or twice.
(side note: There will be leftover sauce in the bag of which the cutlets were marinating. Save that and pour it over the veggies when they are done cooking. The sauce only needs a second to heat up.)
When the veggies and cutlets are close to being done, throw a package of brown rice in the microwave. These babies only take 3 minutes to cook and I LOVE them (also try the Thai Jasmine Rice from Trader Joes, yum!).
Pour everything on top of the rice and voila!
What I Liked: The sauce was pretty darn good all mixed up with the rice and cutlets.
What I Disliked: The frozen veggies were awful. I recommend making this dish with fresh veggies, I just saw this bag in the frozen aisle and thought that it would be fun.
Thanks again, lightlife!
Sunday, April 3, 2011
lightlife #2
#2: Smart Ground - Original
One of my favorite products by lightlife are these Original Smart Ground meat crumbles... I use them for tacos, spaghetti, sloppy joes and my favorite dip!
The other night we had NACHOS!
Put some chips on a pan and smother 'em with toppings! We chose black olives, jalapenos and cheese. Bake 'em at 350 degrees til the cheese melts, about 10 minutes. Cook the meat crumbles the same way you would tacos and pour 'em over the top. Don't forget a side of salsa and/or beans, guacamole, sour cream to dip!
This wasn't even all of the meat crumbles! I took what was left over and made two tacos for breakfast the next morning.
What I liked: I love how versatile these puppies are! Like I said above, I can use them for tacos, spaghetti, anything that calls for ground hamburger. Plus it's my favorite lightlife product.
What I disliked: Umm, nothing! Maybe that I never have enough in my fridge ;)
Thanks, lightlife!
One of my favorite products by lightlife are these Original Smart Ground meat crumbles... I use them for tacos, spaghetti, sloppy joes and my favorite dip!
The other night we had NACHOS!
Put some chips on a pan and smother 'em with toppings! We chose black olives, jalapenos and cheese. Bake 'em at 350 degrees til the cheese melts, about 10 minutes. Cook the meat crumbles the same way you would tacos and pour 'em over the top. Don't forget a side of salsa and/or beans, guacamole, sour cream to dip!
This wasn't even all of the meat crumbles! I took what was left over and made two tacos for breakfast the next morning.
What I liked: I love how versatile these puppies are! Like I said above, I can use them for tacos, spaghetti, anything that calls for ground hamburger. Plus it's my favorite lightlife product.
What I disliked: Umm, nothing! Maybe that I never have enough in my fridge ;)
Thanks, lightlife!
Sunday, March 27, 2011
lightlife #1
First and foremost, I'm so sad that I missed the Arizona Blogger meet up last night. I bet it was a blast and although I couldn't make it, I'm super excited to see everyone's photos and hear all about it!
Alright, so for the next five Sundays I will be reviewing five different products that lightlife has generously sent to me (I'm glad that they've read my blog and saw that I love their product).
#1: The new Smart Cutlets - Original
Lightly coat a small skillet with vegetable oil or butter and cook cutlets on medium heat for about 5 minutes, flipping once or twice.
While the cutlets were cooking, I heated up a can of my favorite rice and beans and poured them onto a plate with some salsa, then added the cutlets on top.
What I liked: I loved that these bad boys were pre-grilled, I could really taste it and since I don't have a BBQ, it gave it that added flavor.
What I disliked: I should have sauteed some vegetables to be paired with them. I kind of ran with the idea of having a more Mexican-themed dish, but as the front of the box proposes, I will be trying it with wild rice and veggies next time.
Alright, so for the next five Sundays I will be reviewing five different products that lightlife has generously sent to me (I'm glad that they've read my blog and saw that I love their product).
#1: The new Smart Cutlets - Original
Lightly coat a small skillet with vegetable oil or butter and cook cutlets on medium heat for about 5 minutes, flipping once or twice.
While the cutlets were cooking, I heated up a can of my favorite rice and beans and poured them onto a plate with some salsa, then added the cutlets on top.
What I liked: I loved that these bad boys were pre-grilled, I could really taste it and since I don't have a BBQ, it gave it that added flavor.
What I disliked: I should have sauteed some vegetables to be paired with them. I kind of ran with the idea of having a more Mexican-themed dish, but as the front of the box proposes, I will be trying it with wild rice and veggies next time.
Friday, January 7, 2011
Foodie Friday: Jen's best dip
My best friend Jen (also known as Blonde Jen if you ever hear me talking about her) is one of the most sincere and talented people I have ever met. She's amazing at everything she does, on top of willingness to cook me fantastic meals. Since we're 800 miles apart right now, I especially like to make this snack when she can't be here to share it with me.
With that said, I would LOVE to share with you the most amazing dip to grace these lips! It's super easy to make and good for a movie night with your best friend and an even bigger hit at a party!
We like to make this dish vegan, but you could easily replace the tofutti with real cream cheese and veggie protein meat crumbles with ground meat! Even if you don't have seasonings to add to this dish, you can grab some taco seasoning that's lying around the house!
You will need:
1 cup of veggie meat crumbles (we used smart ground)
1 tub of cream cheese (we used tofutti cream cheese)
1/2 cup salsa
chili powder to taste
This recipe should be doubled if you are serving more than two people.
1. In a saucepan, add half of the tub of Tofutti cream cheese and turn on heat to medium high.
2. Stir in cup of meat crumbles and half cup of salsa (you can obviously use more or less to your preference).
3. Add chili powder and any other seasonings you'd like to taste. Stir in some cayenne pepper if you are feeling spicy.
Voila!
With that said, I would LOVE to share with you the most amazing dip to grace these lips! It's super easy to make and good for a movie night with your best friend and an even bigger hit at a party!
We like to make this dish vegan, but you could easily replace the tofutti with real cream cheese and veggie protein meat crumbles with ground meat! Even if you don't have seasonings to add to this dish, you can grab some taco seasoning that's lying around the house!
You will need:
1 cup of veggie meat crumbles (we used smart ground)
1 tub of cream cheese (we used tofutti cream cheese)
1/2 cup salsa
chili powder to taste
This recipe should be doubled if you are serving more than two people.
1. In a saucepan, add half of the tub of Tofutti cream cheese and turn on heat to medium high.
2. Stir in cup of meat crumbles and half cup of salsa (you can obviously use more or less to your preference).
3. Add chili powder and any other seasonings you'd like to taste. Stir in some cayenne pepper if you are feeling spicy.
Voila!
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