| Being a Vegan is a lifestyle choice that can often | | | | egg, salt, black pepper and cayenne pepper to taste, |
| make it difficult to find appropriate foods to eat. Also, | | | | lemon juice and bread crumbs. The last ingredient to |
| some of these recipes can be time consuming with | | | | add would be the garbanzo beans, processing just |
| regard to cooking them. With the introduction of a slow | | | | enough that it is a paste with chunks of garbanzo. |
| cooker to your life, maintaining a vegan lifestyle has | | | | Pour enough olive oil on the bottom of your slow |
| become easier than you could imagine. | | | | cooker and turn on high. While the oil is warming, shape |
| French Onion Soup has always been a favorite for | | | | the mixture into meatball size balls and place in the |
| many but vegans have had to pass on this option due | | | | bottom of the Crock Pot, turning over to coat each |
| to the beef based broth. With some easy substitutions, | | | | falafel ball with olive oil. The usual shape of each ball |
| French Onion Soup is now a viable and delicious recipe | | | | should be slightly flattened. Cook these in the oil for |
| to try out in your crock-pot. By replacing the beef | | | | about four hours or browned. Serve as is or inside a |
| broth with vegetable broth, making the soup with the | | | | piece of pita bread. A traditional sauce for Falafel is |
| other usual ingredients, vegans will find this dish to be | | | | Tzatziki, made of cucumber, plain yogurt and garlic. |
| satisfying and filling. If there are no dairy dietary | | | | This would also taste great with hummus, a sauce |
| restrictions, don't forget to sprinkle the top of each | | | | made of garbanzo beans as well. |
| soup bowl with bread cubes and Swiss cheese. | | | | In the morning, who really feels like making an |
| If you have a yen for something from south of the | | | | elaborate breakfast when you're still bleary? However, |
| border, why not try Black Bean Burritos in your slow | | | | there's a simple recipe that uses soy sausage and egg |
| cooker? By mixing chopped onions, carrots and garlic | | | | substitute, making it easy to remain within the guidelines |
| cloves with corn, black beans, a diced jalapeno, soy | | | | of your healthful diet options. Make layers of sausage, |
| sauce, fresh chopped cilantro and a cup or so of | | | | diced chilies, bell pepper, onion, crookneck squash, |
| vegetable stock, you are creating a delicious and tasty | | | | carrots and mozzarella cheese. Once this is done, pour |
| burrito filling that will make you glad to be a vegan! | | | | some water and the egg substitute over everything |
| For something a little different, making Falafel in your | | | | and cook on low until the eggs set and the vegetables |
| slow cooker is easy and healthy. With a base of | | | | are soft, roughly eight hours, a perfect night's sleep. If |
| garbanzo beans, have no fear of accidentally violating | | | | you have a coffee pot that works from a timer, all you |
| your nutritional choices. In a food processor, combine | | | | need to do in the morning is wake up and dig in. |
| onion, some garlic cloves, dried parsley to taste, an | | | | |