soy pudding (vegan friendly)

last night i was craving pudding like crazy. after looking up a few recipes, i put together a few of them and came up with the following at only 3 WW points for a serving. not bad for a yummy, guilt-free dessert!

vanilla soy pudding
3 cups light vanilla soy milk
1/3 cups sugar
3 tbsp corn starch
1 tbsp vanilla extract
1 tbsp cinnamon
1 tbsp vegan cocoa mix
1 large banana

1. Mix sugar and corn starch in pan. Turn heat to medium and slowly add 1 cup of soy milk at a time (to avoid lumps).
2. Stir constantly until thicken (about 5 minutes)
3. Mix vanilla extract, cinnamon, and cocoa mix until blended.
4. Cut banana and place in four bowls.
5. Ladle pudding mixture over bananas (roughly 3/4 cup per bowl). Cover with plastic (if you don't like pudding skin).
6. Chill in freezer (20 minutes).

Verdict: Rockin' vegan dessert that tastes like a chocolaty horchata but better. I like the banana, but might try it next time without.

experimenting with food

i've experimented with two new recipes and they are delicious!

the first is tzatziki sauce which is a greek sauce that is served inside of pitas and gyros. after reading a few recipes, i came up with the following:

• 1/2 cup low fat sour cream


• 1/2 cup of fat free/plain yogurt


• juice of two lemons and zest


• rough chopped cilantro


• 1 cucumber (seeded)


• tsp of dill weed


• handful of cooked spinached


• diced onion and garlic

i mixed this up and served it with a pita stuffed with soy sausage and soy chicken patty (cut up and heated in a frying pan) and lettuce. Eric said this what he ate most of the time Eastern Europe, but with real meat of course! It was pretty darn tasty and the left overs have been great for snacks.

the second is i made taco "meat" last night with yves ground round (fake beef) and taco seasoning. it was darn delicious and is going to become a new staple in our home.