Living Better Cafe is a food blog, for people who deal with food sensitivity. All the recipes are quick fix with a substitute ingredient. Its also about how to live inexpensively while staying on a budget... eating healthy can become expensive.
Serves: 4
4 sub rolls Eggplant Zucchini Tomato Spinach leaves Mushrooms
Joe Sauce:
11/4 cup tomato sauce 1 clove garlic, crushed 1 1/4 cup TVP (Texture vegetable protein)
Directions: Sauté vegetables expect tomato and spinach leaves. Then add the vegetables to the sauce and prepare sub.
Note: this recipe has been adapt, from https://www.food.com. expect for *
Serves: 6
3/4 cup short grain rice (preferably brown) 3/4 tsp. Salt 3/4 cup water, boiling 3 Tbsp. Oil 1/2 + 1 Tbsp butter 1 pt + 1/4 cup breadcrumbs 1/2 cup milk 3/4 cup poppy seeds * 3 eggs
Directions:
Sprinkle the rice and salt into the boiling water. Cover and cook slowly until the water is absorbed, 7-10 minutes. Add Milk, stir, cover, and cook 10-12 minutes more, or until the rice is tender. Stir in 1 egg and 2 Tbsp of butter. Spread the mixture on a shallow plate, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate. Beat the remaining egg in a shallow dish and put crumbs on a piece of wax paper. Shape well. Chilled rice mixture into 6 conical or patty shapes pressing firmly together. Carefully dip each cake into the egg and then cover with crumbs. Melt the remaining Tbsp of butter in a skillet with oil. When hot, fry the cakes until golden brown; don't cook them to quickly or the inside will remain cold.
* Vegetarian & Vegan spaghetti
Serves: 6
Tomato sauce Spaghetti or Rotini Italian seasoning
Vegan meat station:
1 cup pinto beans 1 pkg (1 1/4 oz) Ranch dip 4 eggs, slightly beaten 2 cups grated cheddar cheese 1 cup dry breadcrumbs
Mash beans, mix in all the ingredients. Batter should be slightly moist. Cook on low heat for 2 minutes longer, then bean burgers. Roll into meatball form, and fry in a half inch to inch of oil.
Serves: 4 2/3 boneless skinless chicken breast 1/4 cup barbecue sauce 1/4 cup tartar sauce 1/4 lb - 2 cups elbow macaroni 2 stalks celery (diced) 1/4 Tbsp. Chipotle peppers (diced) 16 oz. Extra Sharp Cheddar cheese (grated) 8 oz. Monterey Jack cheese (grated) Salt & pepper (to taste) Directions: Cook macaroni according to the package directions. Drain the noodles, rinse in cold water and drain again. In a large bowl combine the cooked macaroni, shredded chicken, celery. Chipotle peppers, barbecue sauce, tartar sauce, and grated cheeses and mix.
SAFETY ALERT: When working with chipotle peppers, or any peppers with capsaicin please wear gloves.
The heaven sandwich: * if you have any food allergy to any of these ingredients. Please omit and find a substitute!
Serves: 4
8 pita bread* (Gluten-free Pita bread) 8 eggs* (Egg substitute) Oil (frying) Tartar sauce* (Try the Living Better Tartar sauce recipe) Mixed Salad Sausage patties
Directions: Toast pita in the frypan, by adding a little bit of oil to the pan. Then add more oil if needed, to the pan to fry the eggs and sausage patties.
The sandwich station:
Spread tartar sauce on one slice of pita. Then apply eggs & sausage patties, Mixed salad. Then finish it off with the other pita slice. And there you have it, the heaven sandwich!
Question:
What's your best breakfast sandwich of all time?
