Apple Dip

2 cups of plain cream cheese

1 cup of brown sugar

1 tsp of vanilla

(Beat these ingredients together)

Place in a serving dish and top with caramel sauce and Skor

(I use Smuckers Caramel Topping and Skor bits, sold in the aisle where the chocolate chips are. Alternatively, smash up 4 Skor bars and use those)

Serve with sliced green apples. Yuuuuuuummmmmy!

Vegetarian Pad Thai

Vegetarian Pad Thai Noodles

* 1 pound Asian-style rice noodles

* 1 / 4 cup soy sauce

* 1 / 2 cup lime juice

* 2 tablespoons peanut butter

* 2 tablespoons hot sauce

* 1 / 4 cup sugar

* 1 block tofu, diced

* 1 onion, diced

* 4 cloves garlic, minced

* 2 tbsp sesame oil

* 1 / 2 cup bean sprouts

* 1 / 4 cup chopped or crushed peanuts (optional)

* 4 green onions (scallions), sliced

Cook noodles according to package instructions.

Whisk together soy sauce, peanut butter, lime juice, hot sauce and sugar.

In a large wok or skillet, sautee tofu, onion and garlic in sesame oil for a minute or two, stirring frequently. Allow to cook for another minute or two.

Add cooked noodles and peanut butter and soy sauce mixture. Stir well, and allow sauce to thicken as it cooks for about 3 minutes. Top with peanuts, bean sprouts and green onions and serve hot. — Source: http://vegetarian. about.com

Happy World Vegetarian Day!

Although this is something my family takes part in DAILY, it's nice to have a specific day where we can celebrate and create some awareness around animal cruelty and take pride in how we contribute to this Earth. Happy World Vegetarian Day to my fellow Vegetarians and Vegan friends!

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Vegetarian Lasagna

This is by far my favourite version of a homemade vegetarian lasagna.

Use 1 pkg of fresh but oven ready lasagna noodles

2 jars of pasta sauce (the best is the Victoria White Linen Collection)

1 tbsp olive oil

2 green zucchini

Approx 6-8 white mushrooms

1 cup of cauliflower cut into very small pieces

1 carrot

2 sweet potatoes (yams)

500g tub of smooth ricotta cheese

1 clove of garlic

1/2 tsp of garlic powder

1 cup of spinach cut into thin strips

2 fresh basil leaves cut into thin strips

Mozzerella cheese (I won't even put what amount... you be the judge of how cheesy you want it to be)

1 cup of Parmesan cheese

2 cups of alfredo sauce

Salt & pepper to taste

Peel and boil the sweet potato and carrot until soft, then mash together.

Saute the zucchini, mushroom, spinach and cauliflower with the garlic in the olive oil.

Take a 9x12 pan and spread a thin layer of tomato sauce over the bottom.

Put one layer of lasagna noodles and top it with another thin layer of tomato sauce and then the tub of ricotta cheese. Add some mozzerella cheese as well. Sprinkle with a little garlic powder, salt & pepper.

Put your next layer of noodles on top of that, add a thin layer of tomato sauce and top them with the sauteed vegetable mixture. Add more mozzerella.

Put another layer of noodles on and spread the sweet potato mixture on. Add the last layer of noodles, smother it in tomato sauce and top it with the rest of the mozzerella cheese and parmesan cheese.

Bake according to the instructions of the lasagna noodles you are using, making sure it is bubbling and the cheese is golden brown. As you serve it, ladle just a small amount of alfredo sauce over top.

The Best Alfredo Sauce

The key here is to use 35% whipping cream, good white wine, good parmesan cheese and stir the sides CONSTANTLY. This recipe is SO SO SO easy and simple. When using it for pasta, I add steamed broccoli and diced roma tomatoes in it. AWESOME!

1 clove of garlic

1/2 cup of white wine

500 ml of 35% whipping cream

1/2 cup parmesan cheese

Put the garlic and wine into a warm frying pan (med) and let the wine reduce. The garlic should be softened by then but not brown. Slowly add the whipping cream, stirring constantly. It will thinken around the edges of the pan so use a spatula to scrape it. Keep it on a slow boil until you notice it thicken to the consistency you would want to eat the sauce at and add the parmesan cheese.

Hint: I usually I put the pasta in the boiling water at the same time as add the cream and they tend to finish around the same time.