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Split Pea Soup

So I've been craving some split pea soup!! So decided to make it even though nobody in the house but we will eat a GREEN mushy SOUP.... LOL that's ok!!!!!!! Even Hubby wouldn't try. I ate this for days!!! It was so good!!

First I started with this


Then you know I can't leave nothing alone like Hubby says. I added about 4 cups of water and some veggies bullion. I added carrots and onions and potatoes to it!! It was so freaking delish!!! I don't think I would add the potatoes next time!! Just cause I do like mushy texture and the potatoes made it chunky. It was so yummy though!!! I was so mad nobody would even try my soup.

Vegan BLT

I'm in love with some fake bacon!!!!!!! LOL I put it in a lot of dishes. Why I never made a BLT with it?????? I have not a CLUE?? I used a Pita for this yummy lunch!!! I'm still trying to get used to Vegan Mayo. It reminds me of Miracle Whip and that stuff is kinda gross. I was always a Hellmans kinda girl but sadly couldn't have much or I would get sick from the eggs. Anyways I used bagged salad & some tomatoes and of coarse my fav bacon from Light House.

Vegan Lunch Time

I love buying the big box of already bread eggplant at BJ's. It's always something to make an easy dinner with. Well I was craving it for Lunch tooooo!!!!!!!! I baked it then melted some Vegan Cheese on top and some Vegan Mayo on a pita and Lunch!!! It's quick and yummy!!!!

Vegan {corned beef} Hash

Hubby and I used to love Corned Beef Hash with a Sunday breakfast. I used to put it on buttered toast with a ton of Ketchup!!!!!! I KNOW not very healthy!!!! It was good though!! SO I had to find a way for me to eat something LIKE this but VEGAN!!!!!!!! Here's what I've come up with and it's sooooo tastey!!!

1 can of White beans, here I used white kidney beans but I do like the navy beans better.
About 3 good size potatoes 4 if they are kinda small cut into small chunks
3 Slices of Vegan Bacon
Few Dashes of Garlic Salt (If you want more garlic flavor use Garlic Powder)
Few dashes of Pepper
About 2 TBSP of Earth Balance or any Vegan Butter

First Mash up your beans in a glass dish that's oven safe



Then add your potatoes


Then add some Fakin Bakin



Add butter and seasonings and mix well.


Put in 375f oven for about 35-40 mins. I like the top to be nice and crispy!!!!

Vegan Mac - N - Cheese

I've been following this blog Meet the Shannons. So it is just one of my fave blogs to read!! She's cooking here way through a Betty Crocker book!!! Oh and of coarse making it all Vegan!!!! What a great idea right!!! I've made so many recipes from the blog already! i'm having a lot of fun cooking Vegan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So here is a recipe I found and had to try!! I'm super obsessed with MacNChesse and cheese has been the hardest thing to give up being Vegan!! Well not anymore! This is actually BETTER then my old Mac-Cheese.......... YUP i just said that!!! LOL I meant it too!!! I'm eating left overs as I type this!!! So here is her recipe down below!! The only things I did different was use Whole Flour cause that's how I roll LOL!!! I added real onions instead of onion powder and I had garlic salt instead of garlic powder but used less!!!

In no particular order :
Nutritional Yeast : Yes -An unfortunate name that keeps many people from trying this little bit of heaven turned into a yellow powder that is the perfect replacement for Parmesan cheese ( I mean seriously sprinkle it on pizza, salad, popcorn - whatever ). It is also the key ingredient to the best Mac & Cheez ever ( see below ) and making a vegan gravy that you'll want to eat like soup.
3 1/2 cups elbow macaroni
1/2 cup ( 1 stick ) vegan margarine
1/2 cup flour
3 1/2 cups boiling water
1 1/2 tsp. salt
2 Tbsp. soy sauce
1 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion powder
Pinch of turmeric
1 1/2 cup nutritional yeast flakes
A few dashes of liquid smoke
Paprika & Black Pepper, to taste

• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• Cook the elbow macaroni according to the package directions. Drain and set aside.
• In a saucepan, melt the margarine over low heat. Whisk in the flour.
• Continue whisking over medium heat until smooth and bubbly.
• Whisk in the boiling water, salt, soy sauce, liquid smoke, onion powder, garlic powder, and turmeric - add a few dashes of black pepper to taste.
• Continue whisking until dissolved. Once thick and bubbling, whisk in the nutritional yeast flakes.
• Mix 3/4 of the sauce with the noodles and place in a casserole dish. Cover with the remaining sauce and sprinkle with the paprika.
• Bake for 15 minutes.
• Broil for a few minutes until crisp.

Here's My picture!! And let me tell you something my son who always covers his Mac-N-Cheese with Ketchup did not put a drop on this and came back for MORE!!!!!

click here to meet the Shannons

Real Homes, Real Messes, Real Life

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I've decided to join this party because ever since Christmas I feel like my house has been upside down!! LOL with the kids having so many days off lately it's hard to keep up with all the house work!!!! Here's my lovely mess and I blame it all on the kids LOL They are cute but sure know how to wreck my house Hehehe!!!!!!!!!!!! Today they are home cause it's Martin Luther Kings Day!! So I promise tomorrow is gonna be some serious cleaning time!!!! I gotta get my house back in order before hubby is home on vacation in a couple weeks!! Oh and when he's home we are lazy and watch movies our go out to lunch!!! I just know I have to get things in order before then so they don'y get too outta control!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ohhhhhhhhhh the joys of being a SAHM :)

Ok here's the livingroom!! Hoping hubby will take the AC to the basement on his vaca, you know it's only the middle of January!!! LOL


Oh my poor shelve!! Things just get thrown on it!! Need to redecorate that!!


I sure do love to cook!!!!!!!!!!!


Time for my son to do his chores and take out the garbage!!!!


Well the girls are smiling cause I made them clean the playroom and it's all beautiful now!!


Oh you aks what is going on here!!! LOL all the snow gear thrown by the heater to dry!! The girls toys from Christmas that haven't made it upstairs to their room yet or the palyroom!! They think this is their new spot!!!


Yup my Princess' have destroyed their room!!!!!!! They keep asking me to clean it!! But I'm trying to get them to do it!!!! Just another Tuesday project for mommy!!


Well I guess I can't make my bed with 2 dogs all snuggled up!!! Sshhhh don't tell Daddy!!!


So that's all the messes!! Thankfully everything else is pretty clean!! My son keeps his room nice and tidy!! Mines clean and all the bathrooms are clean so that's a start!! Hope you enjpyed my messes!! Now please excuse me while I go clean!!! xoxoxo

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