PLANTIFUL LIVING

  • Take the Plantiful Quiz at Market Square on Saturday October 5, or at Memorial Market on Sunday October 6 and enter a draw for a restaurant gift certificate.
  • Reduce your Food Emissions and Treat Yourself with Tasty Meals at the Same Time, Thursday October 10, 7:00 pm Meeting on Zoom.
  • Join us at PLANTIFUL FARE on Saturday October 26,  5:00 pm at The Spire on Sydenham St.  Sample delicious plant-based foods, listen to local physician Dr. Henry Swoboda on the benefits of plant-based diets, and get the free Plantiful Cookbook.
  • Come to the Seniors’ Centre on Francis Street on Thursday December 5, 1:00 pm for a talk on Plant-based Proteins – for your Health, and the Environment.

2023 Webinar Recordings:

Plantiful Climate Crisis
Plantiful Health
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PLANTIFUL RECIPES

Newfoundland Field Cookies   

(Cut this recipe in half or… bake half & freeze rest of dough for next week?)

FIRST BOWL:

1.5 cups of    your favourite flour

3/4 cup each of:  Rolled Oats, & Sunflower Seeds, & Chocolate Chips

1/2 cup each of:       Raisins, and ground Flax Seeds

1/4 cup each of:       Sesame Seeds & Poppy Seeds & Pumpkin Seeds & Coconut

1 tsp of:       Baking Soda & Baking Powder

1/2 tsp of:        Salt

SECOND BOWL:

1 cup of:     Brown Sugar or less

3/4 cup of:   Butter

1                   Egg

1/2 tsp             Vanilla

Directions:

    1. Mix First bowl
    2. Mix Second bowl
    3. Add together, combine well.
    4. Roll into balls.
    5. Drop on cookie sheet lined with parchment paper
    6. Flatten with a fork
    7. Bake at 350 degrees for 12 minutes

Easy Thai Nut Noodle Bowl   (4 people)

Thai nut sauce:  (make quickly in a food processor or blender)

-1 large clove of garlic

-2 tbs sesame oil

-3 tbs smooth almond or peanut or any nut butter

–2 tsp grate fresh ginger (opt)

-3 tbs lemon or lime juice

-2-3 tbs  tamari  (natural soy sauce)

-1 tsp sugar (opt)

In the bowl:

    1. Either cooked rice or rice noodles
    2. A mix of veggies such as : edamame (a cup or more)

1 pepper diced (not a hot one!)

Small cucumber diced,

4 green onions diced (opt)

A carrot julienned

Whatever is in your fridge.

Topping:

-Cilantro leaves, chopped and sesame seeds!

Lazy Homemade Veggi Burgers   so, so many

2 cup oats

1 cup black beans, rinsed

Some almond flour (or your choice)

Carmelized onions &

Sautéed onions & mushrooms & carrots

Roasted garlic (purchase or roast yourself)

1 -2 eggs

Olive oil

Fresh rosemary? Opt.

S&P

Throw it all in a food processor

Makes many burgers. Freeze them for use when needed!

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Sloppy Fun Enchiladas!   For 4

Prep time:  15 min

Bake:  45 min (optional)

Basically:  Sauté a chopped onion, then add a lot of veggies, chopped finely. Stir in black beans and salsa or tomato sauce and top with grated cheese!      Eat right then, or bake with extra sauce (below & above) and extra cheese.

1. Sauté :  

1 c chopped onion

In 2 Tbs olive oil, warmed

Add 1 red sweet pepper, chopped

1 small head of cauliflower or a bunch of broccoli, chopped small

1tsp cumin

¼ tsp cinnamon

Corn or peas for fun (opt)

Zucchini chopped up (opt)

5 cups baby spinach to throw in and stir fry briefly at the end

 2. Add spices and spinach, stir. 1 min.

3. Dump veggies into a mixing bowl and add :

1 c black beans, rinsed

(possibly mashed)

4. CHOICE:

Either stuff a wrap or a taco shell with that fun mix and sprinkle salsa or tomato sauce on top, then cheese —- or do that and bake it for 15-20 min at 350-400 degrees. If baking, spread some sauce below and across all the top of these cute rolled up enchiladas, with grated cheese over top. 30 min.