Flea Market Vegan Foods

I found a few good vegan items at Mountain Top Flea Market just outside of Gadsden AL. These all came from Mexico. I got 2 poblano peppers, 2 bags of spicy nuts, and a nut bar. Excellent!

Sabra Snackers Guacamole & Tortilla Chips

Check out the great deal I found on this vegan snack!

Gina's Stovetop Vegan Mac and Cheese

Kroger sends a coupon book with recipes to those on their mailing list. I found a great vegan recipe in there. It says Gina F. submitted the recipe for this delicious vegan mac and cheese. It's also found on Instagram at @HealthyLittleVittles. When I saw the recipe I knew I needed to try it. Here's what mine looked like.

Gina's Stovetop Vegan Mac and Cheese

Surprisingly, it doesn't have that much vegan cheese in the recipe. It includes 1/4 cup vegan parmesan, but I didn't even have that, and it still tasted like real cheesy mac and cheese. The cheesy flavor and creamy texture comes from nutritional yeast, tapioca flour, pimientos, and coconut milk. Even without the cheese listed in the recipe, this was better than most vegan mac and cheese I've tasted in vegan restaurants. 

This did have a very subtle sweetness. Next time I make this I'll go heavier on the pimientos to balance it out. This would be even better as a baked dish with Panko bread crumbs on top.

Because this was so good, I may try some other recipes found at @HealthyLittleVittles.
 

Home-made Fried Rice With Barbecue Tofu Nuggets

I made another home-made Asian style meal. This was mostly made with things I already had sitting around.

Fried Rice

To make fried rice I used Minute Rice as a base. Once the plain rice was done, I added half a can of peas and carrots, some leftover fermented tofu in sauce, diced green onion, soy sauce, sriracha sauce, chili oil, and leftover mushrooms. Because my wok is in storage, I put it in a hot skillet with avocado oil to give it that toasty fried rice flavor. It still had a sticky rice texture but the flavor was right on. This was excellent! I'm proud of myself for this one.

Barbecue Tofu Nuggets

I got the tofu from a small neighborhood store, and all they had was silken tofu. So I just went with that. I cut it into chunks, breaded it lightly with flour, baked it a while, then added the barbecue sauce and baked it again. This was not bad, but I need to work on this one. The the flavor was weak. I probably needed to batter it more and deep fry it.

Vegan Cocktail; Jack And Coke

I've developed a taste for this easy to make adult beverage. Yes. It's just what you think it is; Jack Daniel's Old No.7 Tennessee Whiskey with Coca-Cola, on the rocks.

The recipe for this drink is 2 oz. of Jack on ice, then top it with 8 oz of Coke. Or at least that's how beginners drink it! Those who live hard lives tend to alter the recipe a bit. I only had a mini bottle, so I was forced into drinking this like a normal person.

I've been to the distillery in Lynchburg TN. I've smelled the mash, inspected the barrels, and sipped it straight. It's vegan. There's some other Jack Daniels products that are not vegan friendly. Always get No.7 to be safe, or do some research.

Garden Of Eatin Chips And Garden Fresh Gourmet Salsa

I found a great deal with these Garden Of  Eatin' chips. I ate them with Garden Fresh Gourmet Sweet Onion Salsa. Both of these vegan products are some of my favorites.
 

 

Tasty Bite Punjab Eggplant With Basmati Rice

This is another great Tasty Bite meal. I don't have a photo of the packaging, but it looks like all the other Tasty Bite microwave pouches. As usual, Tasty Bite did not disappoint. This stuff was good! And this was a non-GMO meal!

Click here to see the Tasty Bite website

Ben & Jerry's Non-Dairy Coconut Seven Layer Bar

Ben & Jerry's has another winning product here. This plant-based ice cream is great! This is just one of several Ben & Jerry's non-dairy ice creams. There's other plant-based ice cream products out there, but Ben & Jerry's makes the good stuff!

Click here to see the Ben & Jerry's website