eatconsciouslylivekindly:

What do vegans eat?  Amazing VEGAN PIZZA, that’s what!

Every Friday, my boyfriend and I have pizza night, and we always enjoy coming up with new toppings or adding old favourites to our oh-so-yummy pies.

I am not a fan of store-bought pizza dough; especially the nasty kind that comes in a Pilsbury-like tube and contains a list of about 40 unidentifiable mystery ingredients.  So, that is why I make my own!  If you want to have some pizza-making fun at home, I’ve written out the recipe for the dough so that you can try it yourself:

Simple Vegan Pizza Dough

Ingredients:

- 1 1/4 cups warm water

- 1 packet active dry yeast

- 1 tbs agave nectar or castor sugar

- 1/2 tsp salt

- 1 tbs olive oil

- 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour

- Between 1  and 1 1/4 cups while flour


Directions:

1.  In a large bowl, dissolve the 1 tbs agave or sugar in warm water.  Add 1 packet active dry yeast and set aside for 10 minutes until the mixture is frothy.

2.  To the wet mixture, add salt and olive oil. 

3.  Using a hand mixer with dough hooks attached (or a wooden spoon, if you don’t have one), pour 1 cup of flour into the water mixture and mix until well combined.  Over five minutes, slowly add an additional 1 1/2 cups of flour, until a smooth dough has formed that is slightly sticky, but not overly so.

4. Remove dough from the mixing bowl and knead for an additional 5 minutes, using the remaining 1/4 cup of flour to keep the dough from sticking to your work surface.

5. When the dough has developed a smooth and elastic texture, form it into a ball and place in an oiled bowl.  Cover with a dish towel and lay in a warm draft-free spot to rest for one hour.

6.  After an hour, remove dough from the bowl, knead for 20 seconds, reform into a ball, and place back in the covered bowl to rest for an additional hour.

7.  NOW IT’S PIZZA TIME!  If you don’t have a pizza stone, I would highly suggest getting one (Jamie Oliver has a good one), but a baking tray oiled or sprinkled with corn meal will work too.  Spread your fabulous dough onto the hot stone or tray, add toppings, and bake at 425 degrees Fahrenheit for 10-15 minutes. 

8.  ENJOY, revel in the fact that you made this beauty yourself, and that no animals were harmed in the making of your dinner.


Keep on making and eating delicious vegan food, my fellow Tumblrs! :)

This looks so tasty!!

healthypinkie:

Veggie Pizza
Ingredients for Honey Wheat Dough:
1 cup whole wheat flour 
1/4 cups all purpose flour 
1/2 cup warm water  
1/3 Tbsp honey 
1 tsp yeast
1 Tbsp olive oil  
3/4 tsp salt
Process:
In a small bowl, combine warm water, yeast and honey. Let sit for 5 minutes. Add olive oil and salt to the mixture. Add 1/2 cup whole wheat flour. Stir and keep adding whole wheat flour by 1/4 cup and then add all purpose flour (if needed) until it is unable to be stirred with a spoon and has a dough consistency. On a floured surface, kneed the dough for 5 minutes and until it is soft and not sticky. Place in a bowl sprayed with non stick cooking spray and cover the bowl with a paper towel. Wait 45-60 minutes for the dough to rise. Spray a round pizza pan with non stick spray and turn your dough into a circle to fit. Top with your favorite toppings. I chose 1/4 cup of an organic pizza sauce, 1/2 cup of lowfat mozzarella cheese (can choose vegan cheese if youre a vegan or omit the cheese), and some broccoli, mushrooms and baby tomatoes cut into small slices. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F and bake for 12-15 minutes. This can form about a 10 in pizza and can be cut into 8 small slices to serve 6-8 people. ENJOY!

healthypinkie:

Veggie Pizza

Ingredients for Honey Wheat Dough:

1 cup whole wheat flour 

1/4 cups all purpose flour 

1/2 cup warm water  

1/3 Tbsp honey 

1 tsp yeast

1 Tbsp olive oil  

3/4 tsp salt

Process:

In a small bowl, combine warm water, yeast and honey. Let sit for 5 minutes. Add olive oil and salt to the mixture. Add 1/2 cup whole wheat flour. Stir and keep adding whole wheat flour by 1/4 cup and then add all purpose flour (if needed) until it is unable to be stirred with a spoon and has a dough consistency. On a floured surface, kneed the dough for 5 minutes and until it is soft and not sticky. Place in a bowl sprayed with non stick cooking spray and cover the bowl with a paper towel. Wait 45-60 minutes for the dough to rise. Spray a round pizza pan with non stick spray and turn your dough into a circle to fit. Top with your favorite toppings. I chose 1/4 cup of an organic pizza sauce, 1/2 cup of lowfat mozzarella cheese (can choose vegan cheese if youre a vegan or omit the cheese), and some broccoli, mushrooms and baby tomatoes cut into small slices. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F and bake for 12-15 minutes. This can form about a 10 in pizza and can be cut into 8 small slices to serve 6-8 people. ENJOY!

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taylornietsche:

wassup?! (:

Yeaaaaa!!!!! That’s what I’m talking about.

pinkofbundy:

lol.

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ravenspyre:

Freedom?  What’s that….

Ridiculous!
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ravenspyre:

Freedom?  What’s that….

Ridiculous!

A must read The New JIM Crow

jambeauty098280:

Truth

THIS IS A PROBLEM!! So said and so true. 

jambeauty098280:

Truth

THIS IS A PROBLEM!! So said and so true. 

Beautiful said and illustrated! 

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yummyrawfood:

Raw Pizza with Buckwheat Crust
Buckwheat Crust

1 cup buckwheat, sprouted


1/4 cup olive oil


1/2 cup walnuts, soaked 6 hours, drained


3 carrots, diced very fine


1 teaspoon Italian spices

1.  Sprout buckwheat: Soak 1 cup buckwheat in water overnight. Drain (the water will be slimy so drain and rinse a couple of times).  Rinse 3 times a day until little tails sprout. Use when tails are the same length as the seed. This will take 1-2 days.
2. Place buckwheat and olive oil in the food process and pulse until a mash is achieved.
3.  Add walnuts and pulse until well blended.
4.  Add carrots and italian spices, blend well.
5.  Form into 6, 4-inch squares on a non-stick dehydrator sheet. Dehydrate at 140 for 45 minutes. Turn down heat to 115 and dehydrate until the tops are dry. Remove from non-stick sheet to screen and continue to dehydrate until mostly dry. You want these a little soft, not brittle.
Marinated Mushrooms and Onions

1 cup mushrooms, sliced


1 cup onions, sliced thin


1/4 cup olive oil


1/4 cup Nama Shoyu


2 tablespoons maple syrup

1.  Toss together mushroons and onions. Place in glass container.
2. Whisk together, olive oil, Nama Shoyu and maple syrup.
3. Pour over mushroom, onion mix. Stir to coat. Place in refrigerator for at least 4 hours to marinate.
4.  Remove mixture, drain. Place on non-stick dehydrator sheets and dehydrate at 115 for 4-5 hours.
Marinara Sauce

1 clove garlic


1 cup sun-dried tomatoes, softened


1/4 cup olive oil


1/2 lemon, juice from


1/4 cup raisins, soaked


1/2 cup soaking water from raisins


1 teaspoon italian spices

1.  With food processor running, drop garlic in and chop fine.
2.  Add remaining ingredients. Process until smooth.
Spinach Walnut Pesto

2 cloves garlic


3 cups spinach


1/3 cup olive oil


1/2 cup walnuts, soaked, drained and dried


1/2 lemon, juice from


1.  With food processor running, drop in garlic.
2.  Add remaining ingredients and process until a paste is formed.
Cashew Cheese:
3/4 cups cashews, soaked overnight, drained
1 teaspoon lemon juice
pinch Himalayan Salt and pepper
1. Place all ingredients in food processor. Pulse until a cottage cheese texture is achieved. Add a little water if necessary.
Assembly
Place crust on plate. Spread a layer of the marinara sauce, then a layer of the spinach walnut pesto, some of the cashew cheese, the mushroom onion mixture and then top with more cheese and onions.
Serves 6-8 A little goes a long way!


Thanks so much for sharing!!! Looks yummy. 

yummyrawfood:

Raw Pizza with Buckwheat Crust

Buckwheat Crust

  • 1 cup buckwheat, sprouted
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 1/2 cup walnuts, soaked 6 hours, drained
  • 3 carrots, diced very fine
  • 1 teaspoon Italian spices

1.  Sprout buckwheat: Soak 1 cup buckwheat in water overnight. Drain (the water will be slimy so drain and rinse a couple of times).  Rinse 3 times a day until little tails sprout. Use when tails are the same length as the seed. This will take 1-2 days.

2. Place buckwheat and olive oil in the food process and pulse until a mash is achieved.

3.  Add walnuts and pulse until well blended.

4.  Add carrots and italian spices, blend well.

5.  Form into 6, 4-inch squares on a non-stick dehydrator sheet. Dehydrate at 140 for 45 minutes. Turn down heat to 115 and dehydrate until the tops are dry. Remove from non-stick sheet to screen and continue to dehydrate until mostly dry. You want these a little soft, not brittle.

Marinated Mushrooms and Onions

  • 1 cup mushrooms, sliced
  • 1 cup onions, sliced thin
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 1/4 cup Nama Shoyu
  • 2 tablespoons maple syrup

1.  Toss together mushroons and onions. Place in glass container.

2. Whisk together, olive oil, Nama Shoyu and maple syrup.

3. Pour over mushroom, onion mix. Stir to coat. Place in refrigerator for at least 4 hours to marinate.

4.  Remove mixture, drain. Place on non-stick dehydrator sheets and dehydrate at 115 for 4-5 hours.

Marinara Sauce

  • 1 clove garlic
  • 1 cup sun-dried tomatoes, softened
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 1/2 lemon, juice from
  • 1/4 cup raisins, soaked
  • 1/2 cup soaking water from raisins
  • 1 teaspoon italian spices

1.  With food processor running, drop garlic in and chop fine.

2.  Add remaining ingredients. Process until smooth.

Spinach Walnut Pesto

  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 3 cups spinach
  • 1/3 cup olive oil
  • 1/2 cup walnuts, soaked, drained and dried
  • 1/2 lemon, juice from

1.  With food processor running, drop in garlic.

2.  Add remaining ingredients and process until a paste is formed.

Cashew Cheese:

  • 3/4 cups cashews, soaked overnight, drained
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • pinch Himalayan Salt and pepper

1. Place all ingredients in food processor. Pulse until a cottage cheese texture is achieved. Add a little water if necessary.

Assembly

Place crust on plate. Spread a layer of the marinara sauce, then a layer of the spinach walnut pesto, some of the cashew cheese, the mushroom onion mixture and then top with more cheese and onions.

Serves 6-8 A little goes a long way!

Thanks so much for sharing!!! Looks yummy. 

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Face of an angel!

So adorable!!

jambeauty098280:

Face of an angel!

So adorable!!

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jambeauty098280:

This justice system is really and I mean REALLY getting on my nerves. So a friend of mine just posted on Facebook “I bet few people I have on facebook know who Cece McDonald is”. And to be honest, up until then, I didn’t. So I decided that I should look it up. And being a Women and Gender Studies…

Wonderfully write up and thanks for sharing! The system is beyond horrible!! We have to ban together and keep informing ourselves and others.

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fightwinconquer:

THAT’S RIGHT!!!

Hilarious!! Get em girl lol.

fightwinconquer:

THAT’S RIGHT!!!

Hilarious!! Get em girl lol.

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Learning

I have not the slightest idea to use many features on tumblr yet. Sad—— hope I can get the swing of it. 

Health, Fitness & Well-being

I’m so  excited about my renewed passion for nutrition, exercise, fitness and overall well-being. After doing a lot of research, reading books, and watching documentaries pertaining to these matters; it is apparent that I must make a paradigm shift in order to achieve overall health that I would like to achieve. When I get back to my apartment all the dead food that I own has to go! I am currently vegetarian however, I will also being the vegan lifestyle since I have did the research required to live this life style happily and healthy! I’m so excited about all of it especially the workout plan I’ve designed for myself. I will document my progress and share with everyone. I’m certain I will be asking for advice and encouragement and I am happy to share what I know and to be of encouragement to others. I do believe this could also help my eczema which would be a great blessing.