penne pesto pasta with green beans and potatoes

ingredients:
2 cups of penne whole wheat pasta, cook as directed
french green beans, halved and steamed
1 potato, boil in water then cubed when fully cooked
red pepper, salt and pepper to taste
*toss all of these ingredients together and chill in fridge while preparing sauce.**

pesto sauce:
1-2cups of basil
3 large cloves garlic
6 tbsp raw pine nuts
3/4 – 1 tsp salt, or to taste
6 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
vegan parmesan cheese 1/4-1/2 cup

directions:
1)  blend all pesto sauce ingredients together.
2) mix sauce with potatoes, green beans and pasta.
3) enjoy!

mushroom and "beef" stroganoff

my mom used to cook a delicious beef stroganoff when i was growing up. this recipe is a mixture of my mom's recipe with a twist of my own added ingredients. 

ingredients:
*trader joes beefless strips, cut into smaller pieces

* 12 oz tofutti sour cream 

*1/2 medium onion, sliced
*4-5 cloves of garlic, chopped
* cremni  mushrooms, sliced
*1 vegetable buillon, chopped
*2 tbs of canola oil
*2 tbs of vegan butter
* red pepper flakes
*1/4 cup sherry
* 1 tsp soy sauce
* pasta noodles, cooked

directions:
1) in a large pan, heat canola oil and butter on medium high heat.
2) saute onions for 3 minutes and then add the garlic.  cook for another 2 minutes.
3) add "beef" and chopped buillon and sherry.  cook for 7-9 minutes. when "beef" is cooked, stir in soy sauce.
4)  season with salt, pepper, and red pepper to taste.
5)  add pasta noodles and mix well. then add sour cream and mix until all the noodles are covered evenly.  cook for another 2-3 minutes.  enjoy!