Tested 2 new recipes!

This has been quite a hectic week back at work and I've barely had a minute to spare. With that being said, I've managed to test a couple ideas I had written as well as come up with a few new ideas so I've somehow remained productive.

I've prepared a Mexican Shepherds Pie that was absolutely delicious. The bottom layer consists of meaty soy crumble and chickpeas along with corn, peppers, onions, and the perfect blend of Mexican inspired seasonings. I finished with a layer o cheesy, chili spiced mashed potatoes and balked the pie under a layer of cheddar. It was seasoned beautifully, so filling, and extremely delicious.

I also whipped up a batch of Stuffed Muffins! I used my favourite savoury muffin recipe and filled them with a simple and fresh tomato, feta, and basil salad. Once baked, the tomato salad was such a delight inside the muffins. All they needed was to be sliced open and smeared with a little soft, unsalted butter and served with a pickled hot pepper for a real zing.

I've also written a few more ideas down that I'm looking forward to testing out this week.

• Mac N Cheese stuffed Potato Skins. I'm thinking a creamy, 4 cheese macaroni stuffed inside a crispy potato skin. I'll top them with a bread crumb topping and bake them until crispy and delicious.
• Kidney Bean Sliders are also on my to do list. I want to make a chili and cumin spiced slider and serve it on a pillowy potato roll. I haven't decided on toppings just yet but I'll figure it out.
• Peanut Butter & Jam Smoothies are life. I recently had one on my trip to Kingston and I loved the combination of creamy peanut butter and cherry compote. I have prepared one with blueberries, honey, chia seeds, peanut butter, banana, and milk as well as a vegan version including cashew milk. I just need to perfect it and it will be shared here.

I've got lots of ideas but no time so bear with me, I'll be back up to 3 recipes a week very soon! I'm off to find a snack now that I've written about food for the past 20 minutes!

HAPPY VEG