Vegans Have Superpowers: pregnancy

As a new mother you want to concentrate on the needs of your infant child, not what to cook for your meals. Especially in my case where I had no friends or family around to help and hubby couldn't get much time off work. Here are some of the recipes that can be made prior to delivery and frozen or stored for easy meals!

BREAKFAST

The Best Banana Bread

Zucchini Brownies

Homemade Granola

Blueberry Muffins

Mango Banana Smoothie - this uses frozen fruits to make a quick breakfast!

MAIN MEALS TO KEEP YOU NOURISHED

Tomato Coconut Cream Soup (I added fresh basil this time)

Sweet Potato Curry Soup

Cauliflower Soup

Coconut Pumpkin Curry Soup

Mum's Simple Pumpkin Soup

Potato & Leek Soup

Split Pea Soup

3 Bean Soup

Chili Non-Carne or Mixed Bean Chilli

Basic Vegan Quiche

Kind Shepherds Pie

Jacquie Fried Rice

Mixed Mushroom Risotto

Roast Vegetable Lasagne

Vegetable Paella

Hungarian Cauliflower Bake

Monday, 11 January 2016

A DIY Vegan Baby Shower

At 34 weeks along I had my vegan baby shower! I just organised it myself since most of my friends and family live in another country. Everything was also gluten free except the sandwiches (just because of the bread). The brownies, strawberries, drinks and cutting of the cheesecakes I did the day before then made the sandwiches and muffins on the day to keep them fresh :)

I hired out a coffee/book shop in Ogden, Utah called the Wisebird Bookery which was super cute and didn't charge much. People were able to get tea and coffee from the staff and I supplied everything else.

I did all the food myself. I bought the cheesecakes because my attempts had been an utter fail! I was only hosting around 20 people so I didn't need a lot of food.