Matcha Proates (1/3 in my oatmeal series)

Green Tea is one of my absolute favorite pick me ups to drink in the morning, so when I found this matcha almond milk at Trader Joes I was so ecstatic! Here’s a recipe for matcha oatmeal using this delicious product!

I keep to 1520 cals per day and keep my macros at 50-25-25, so I add protein powder to my oatmeal, but feel free to leave it out. If you do add it, it’s a great pre-workout feed!

You will need:

1. 1/2 cup Old Fashioned Rolled Oats (I use quaker or bobs red mill depending on my paycheck lol)

2. 1 Scoop of a plain or vanilla protein powder

3. 2 Packets of Stevia

4. 1/2 cup of Trader Joe’s matcha almond milk

5. 1/2 cup of boiling water

6. 1 tbsp of matcha

Here are the brands of products I like to use: I got that matcha powder at Marshall’s for 4.99 and the protein powder at trader joes for $11.99!

Instructions:

1. Place your 1/2 cup of oats in a mason jar

2. Add two packets of stevia and your single scoop of protein powder. Mix until everything looks evenly distributed. Set aside. 

3. Boil 1/2 cup of water. Stir in 1 tbsp of matcha. Make sure to stir until there are no clumps of powder left on the bottom. I typically use a fork!

4. Pour your 1/2 cup of Trader Joe’s Almond Milk into the mason jar.

5. Give your matcha tea another stir, then add to the mixture. One you have added both, use a fork to mix the oatmeal (vigorously). Make sure no oatmeal or protein powder is stuck to the bottom or sides. It should look something like this:

6. Cap, then leave the mixture in the fridge over night, then in the morning, microwave for 3 minutes (CAP OFF) with a wet paper towel on top. If the oatmeal starts to rise to the very top, take out early!

7. Mix up your oatmeal. Add more matcha almond milk if you’d like it more runny!

Enjoy!

-Soli

Vegan Potstickers!

Hi Everyone! I am super excited about this post because I’ve been working on perfecting these potstickers for a really long time, and I finally have an exact recipe! Whoo! Here goes nothing!

For this recipe you will need: 

1. Beyond Sausage: So I tried this recipe with the hot Italian sausage and original, and I just think the hot tastes better. I love the spice it gives off, and I don’t think the potstickers would be quite complete without it. I used 2 of these! Defrost if frozen and crumble into ground beef!

*A good alternative would be crumbled high protein tofu from trader joes marinated for 1 hour in trader joe’s soyaki and a pinch of smoked paprika (make sure to drain any excess marinade)

2. I used these won ton wrappers but you can use any vegan wonton wrappers you can find!

4. Olive Oil

5. Two-Three cloves of Garlic and grated them on my cool little dohickey (I put 3 because I love garlic)

      6. 1-2 Tbsp grated or minced ginger (peel it first!) (1 tbsp only if you don’t like ginger all that much)

7. 1/4 tsp Garlic Powder

8. 1/4 tsp Powdered Ginger

9. 1/2 tsp black pepper

10. 1/2 cup Diced onion 

11. 1/2 cup Diced or Shredded Carrot

*Make sure your carrot and onion are even in amount!!

12. 1 cup of Trader Joe’s Cruciferous Collection (or Shredded Cabbage) 

13. 1/4 tsp of Sesame Oil

14. 1 tbsp Soy Sauce or Tamari

15. Chopped Green Onion

Instructions:

1. Heat a pan on medium heat with 1 tbsp of olive oil in it! Add 3/4 of your ginger and all your garlic, and fry until fragrant (be careful! Ginger looses its flavor if cooked for too long.)

2. Add onions and carrots and cook until onions are translucent, stirring occasionally.

3. Add the Beyond Meat, stir in the rest of your ginger, the powdered ginger, powdered garlic, and the pepper.

4. Stir in the cruciferous creations. You should end up with something that looks like this:

5. Place aside in a separate bowl and let cool! Don’t forget to turn off the burner!

6. Once your mixture has cooled grab a wonton wrapper. 

I was much too lazy to cut these into circles, but I got to pack TONS of filling inside of mine. Here’s a quick video on how to pleat them! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pl2BcOba3NU

You should end up with more than this, but this is a plate full: 

7. How to cook: Fry 5-7 pot stickers in some oil on medium heat (I used olive oil, but any oil will work)

8. Once they are browned almost all the way around and look quite solid, add some water and cover to steam for 30 seconds. 

Do this to all of them and you should be set! Here’s a photo of how mine turned out (: