SPEED POST!!

I've been busy making hula hoops and drinking shots with Ashley so I have severely neglected this blog! Thankfully Kristin passed along a yummy sounding recipe...make it and tell me how much you loved it please :)

Oh and I didn't have any pictures of this dish, so you get a pic of Chili Peppers stuffed into helmets.

Super fast, healthy KICK ASS stuffed peppers

Oven at 375*
2 pkgs Uncle Ben's Ready Rice (spanish flavor)1 can black beans
6 peppers, preferably red :)
1 yellow pepper
3 green onions
3 tomatoes
1 elephant garlic clove
1/4 c cilantro
vegan cheese


Cut red peppers in half (length wise) and de-seed them, pile on a plate, cover with 3 wet paper towels and microwave for 3 min. Cook rice per directions, throw in a large bowl. Drain black beans and add to rice.Crush garlic clove into rice, chop yellow pepper, tomatoes, cilantro and green onions and add to mixture. Mix and stuff in halved red peppers, place in glass baking dish and cover lightly with cheese.
Bake for 20 min. EAT

Why yes, peanut sauce does go on EVERYTHING!

I love peanut sauce, minus the fish sauce (FYI, I love everything minus the fish sauce. I also hate people that use “FYI” so I’m compelled to use it to hurt myself…) so I decided to make my own and I’m kicking myself for not making it sooner!  I love this recipe. It’s perfect as a dip for veggies, tofu, spring rolls, salad rolls, works great on wraps, and of course it's amazing as a salad dressing!

I threw together a kind of sad salad last night (we need to go shopping) of Napa cabbage, spinach, cucumber, broccoli, snap peas and red bell peppers, tossed on some peanut sauce and called it dinner!

Peanut Sauce

4 T peanut oil

3 cloves garlic, crushed

1 T fresh ginger, minced

2 C vegetable broth

¾ C peanut butter (I use Adams chunky!)

2/3 C rice wine vinegar

1 T chili flakes

3 T agave syrup

3 T soy sauce

Squirt of Sriracha sauce

Juice from 2 limes

Heat peanut oil over medium heat in a saucepan. Add garlic and ginger and cook for about 3 minutes, being careful not to brown the garlic.  Add the remaining ingredients with the exception of the lime juice, and whisk until well combined. Reduce heat to medium high and let cook for about 8 minutes. Remove from heat and add lime juice.  It will thicken as it cooks and it will thicken even more as it cools!