Quick Curried Swiss Chard~pg 32; Coconut Rice~pg 176

VegCookbookClub February recipes from Color Me Vegan by Colleen Patrick-Goudreau:

Well, the flu bug caught me. I'm getting over it pretty quickly by green juicing, eating vegan and using my herbs and essential oils along with some breathing treatments and positive thinking! I even felt like cooking last night-too bad it wasn't a hit with me or my hubby. 

RED

I added the chopped chard stems to my sauteeing onions. 

Look at the beautiful red color!

WHITE/TAN

I used jasmine rice and full fat coconut milk for the Coconut Rice. We enjoyed the flavor of the rice so tonight I'm making a stir-fry to use the leftovers. The swiss chard recipe was too sweet. Now I'm thinking it's the soymilk I used. I have always used Silk Unsweetened Organic and now I noticed that the label says "new great taste!" Well, it's not great. I want my old soymilk taste back :(   I might have to try almond or rice milk and test the recipe out again. 

Quick Vegetable Rice~pg. 190

La Dolce Vegan! Challenge:

Just like it says-a quick veg rice; make sure you use basmati rice. I love the flavor and texture of it. Not much to say about this recipe. It doesn't have much flavor which is good when you want to serve it with something else.

Shirley's Cajun Red Beans & Rice~pg. 151

La Dolce Vegan! Challenge:

Garden of the Gods-Colorado Springs, Colorado

Seems like forever since I added a post. Being in a place like this makes the time disappear! It was nice to get back home though so I could cook my own  meals again. It gets old trying to scrutinize a menu every time you go out to eat. Back to reality now!

This was a nice, easy recipe to get back into the groove of cooking.

One pot meals~my favorite!