Good evening friends!
I hope you are having a lovely Thursday. I am absolutely beat tonight. I baked/packed/shipped for about 13 hours today and I am ready to hit the couch do whittle my middle and then hit the couch. ;) Oh, I just remembered- I have a huge sink of dishes to wash too…doh!!
I want to finish off my day of food blogging for you to see what other delicious vegan goodies I had today!
Afternoon snack:
I’m so very excited to tell you about this.
I call it my Faux Candy Cane Cereal :) It’s so festive!
Ingredients:
- 1 cup Nature’s Path Flax Plus cereal
- 1/4 cup Goji berries (an obsession I have forgot to tell you about!)
- 1 T chia seeds
- 3/4 cup hemp milk
- 1/2 Refresh (Chocolate Peppy-mint) Glo Bar
It tasted like a candy cane!!!
The chunks of Refresh Glo Bar were key- the chocolate peppermint flavour from the bar mixed into the cereal and it tasted like a candy cane. Amazing.
This cereal was so filling I didn’t have much of an appetite for dinner. I decided something light would be perfect.
I have never made pumpkin soup before so I thought tonight was the perfect time to try out something new and to use up my leftover pumpkin from my pie.
5 Minute Vegan Pumpkin Soup
Ingredients:
- 1 tablespoon EVOO (extra virgin olive oil)
- 1 onion, diced (didn’t have, so I omitted)
- 1 16 oz can of pumpkin puree
- 1 1/3 cups vegetable broth
- 3 cups almond milk
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- salt and pepper to taste
- EVOO, parsley flakes, and toasted pepita seeds to garnish.
Directions: Chop onion and cook onion in EVOO until tender in a large pot. Add the rest of the ingredients (except garnishings) and stir well. Simmer for 5-10 minutes. Garnish soup with parsley flakes, EVOO, and toasted pepita seeds if desired.
Recipe adapted from here.
I was very skeptical that this soup was going to turn out due to how EASY it was, but wow did I ever love this soup!!! My fears about pumpkin soup are totally gone now. I was tempted to throw in some veggies to beef it up, but I am glad that I didn’t. Sometimes simple is better and I think that applies to pumpkin soup.
I had a slightly heavy hand when pouring the olive oil onto my soup, so please disregard all the olive oil on top. hehe. ;) I love a bit of EVOO on top of the soup and then I mix it in with my spoon. It tastes so smooth and satisfying. The toasted pepita seeds gave the soup a nice crunch.
Dessert was this bad boy:
I may have a light snack while watching Gossip Girl tonight. If that is the case I will likely have my usual Darvida crackers and salsa for a light snack.
Deeeelicious!
Oh He Glows just called me and he said his car is on EMPTY and he is about 20-25 minutes from home. The only problem? He forgot his wallet today!! :( I offered to go meet him but he said he will call me if it stalls. Oh boy…
Is there a new Office on tonight? I sure hope so. Onto episode 12 (??) of Gossip Girl Season 1 tonight. Can I just say that Vanessa is annoying?? It is clear that she has ulterior motives…Dan better not mess up what he has with Serena!
BON SOIR MES AMIES!
Yummmmm – pumpkin soup!!!! Sounds great :-)
I’ve never seen a prettier bowl of soup.
looks delicious! too bad I can’t get your Glo Bars in Austria ;-(
I love pumpkin soup, but I usually make it without milk and add some chickpeas or couscous.
Candy cane cereal! hehe I love it! Hope Eric made it home OK!
I would love to try pumpkin soup, but considering I cook only for myself, I don’t want to be left with large amounts. However, that recipe looks simply delicious and maybe it would freeze well…?
It was a new Office, but it was kind of “meh” this week, in my opinion. I think it’s because I am completely hooked on Community and everything else pales in comparison. :)
I’m glad my hubby and I aren’t the only ones who are hooked on Community. I don’t think I laugh as much during all the other shows I watch combined than I do while watching Commmunity :)
yum i love candy canes….
your vegan recipes and eats just seem to come so easily for you. it seems like definitely a good fit for you and your lifestyle!! and so healthy too.
Oh your afternoon snack looks amazing! I’ve never tried goji berries!
The cereal looks great! I hope the hubby made it home okay!
I am totally impressed that after 13 hours of hard work you are still doing the whittle my middle challenge! Way to go :O)
Mmmmm….that pumpkin soup looks delish!!!
Angela, is there a vegan version of sour cream? Can you suggest something I could use to top my curried carrot soup: http://momentanew.wordpress.com/2009/11/16/busy-busy-monday/
I keep trying to have a vegan meal here or there and it always ends up having at least dairy or eggs in it. :)
Darlin’ I need to eat at your house!! This soup will be brewin’ in my kitchen this weekend!
Happy Friday!! XXOO
I Love Pumpkin Soup and I make it all the time! Can’t wait to try your version :-) I’ve been recently putting pumkin puree in banana/almond milk smoothies too !!! yum! Aloha, Amanda
I’m so bummed! When I saw your pumpkin recipe (and having ALL the ingredients listed) I quickly whipped up a batch for last nights dinner! No one in the family liked it :( I so wish I could say opposite. I found it too runny. Like there was too much Almond milk, or too much veg. broth. I’m thinking next time I make it I’ll reduce that amount so that it’s a bit “thicker” and more robust. Did you find that was the case in your batch??