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One of our favorite things is breakfast at dinner. With eating plant based I wanted to make sure that is still an option.

Again, searching on Pinterest and found this recipe from My Vegan Minimalist. They made a raspberry sauce that I did not want but I did want to try their waffle recipe. Overall these were good. They were easy, tasty, and most importantly fluffy.

Making flaxseed eggs. 🥚

I do not know if mixing flaxseed and water to make “eggs” will ever seem normal but it does seem to work well.

“Buttermilk”

Next it was onto “buttermilk”. Obviously there is no butter or milk in this buttermilk. It is important to make this early so it has time to mix. For this recipe it used almond milk and apple cider vinegar, but you can also use lemon juice to create plant based buttermilk.

The next part of the recipe is pretty standard; flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. I did modify the recipe here and added cinnamon. I am always hesitant with cinnamon because it can be such a strong flavor, but next time I think I will add a bit more to really get the flavor. Make sure to really sit the dry ingredients together.

Now it is time to mix the wet ingredients. Mix the “eggs”, “buttermilk”, oil, and vanilla. I could not get it all fully incorporated but it still mixes well and turned out fine.

Mix wet and dry. Again, this is a pretty straight forward step in waffles. Do not over mix as it can make the batter more dense. We added a few vegan chocolate chips into the mix at this point as well!!

Time to cook. We have a waffle maker that senses the cook time so I just cook them based on the when it lights up as ready. Each waffle only took a few minutes to get that nice golden brown color.

This recipe made four good size waffle. Since my husband was not home it was enough, but next time I will make a double batch. The good thing is that waffles normally freeze well giving me an easy breakfast from any leftovers.

This was a great recipe. I will definitely use the chocolate chips again. The only thing I would change is a bit more cinnamon so you can really taste it.

Ok, time to eat! Tonight we are trying two new plant based foods.

I found this Orange “Chicken” at Trader Joe’s but I did not think it would be enough on its own so I made a simple Ramen Stir Fry I found on Pinterest.

These were super simple. I pre-heated the oven while I started the stir fry. They cook for 18 minutes flipping over halfway. After they finished cooking you coat them in the included sauce. Everyone loves these! This will definitely be staple at our house. They will go great with stir fry or fried rice or just as a quick afternoon snack.

I found this recipe on The Stingy Vegan. It is a great recipe, simple and inexpensive. I made the recipe as is but next time I am going to make a few simple modifications. We are not the biggest fan of zucchini so we will not include it next time. Also, I used OVOO but next time I am going to use sesame oil to add another layer of flavor.

While the water was boiling and the ramen cooking I chopped the veggies and made the sauce.

So like I said before I used OVOO at this point, but I am going to try sesame oil next time. Just warmed up the oil, garlic, ginger, and green onions until they were fragrant and it smelled amazing!

Then I added in the hard veggies (broccoli and carrots) for just a few minutes, just enough to start cooking. Then I added the soft veggies (peppers and zucchini). I am going to omit the zucchini next time. I think there was enough flavor and texture without it. Again just for a minute or two to start to soften the veggies.

I added the cooked ramen back into the pot. Then for the sauce. Don’t mind the lumps, I was lazy and only stirred it instead of whisking until all the lumps were out. It only took a maybe a minute of stirring to have everything coated in the sauce. Then it was ready to serve.

Again, this meal received high praise from the family. This will go on the menu again for sure. It was quick, easy, inexpensive, and most importantly delicious!!

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Breakfast for Dinner

Yum!!