Broccoli Corn Casserole RECIPE & Stuff I Ate!

Hey you guys! Happy weekend! I hope you all had a great week. I'm so ready for the weekend but sadly I still have today and tomorrow before I get there. Do you guys have any fun plans? I think I'm going to be taking my brother's annual family holiday portraits this weekend which should be fun. Otherwise I'm hoping to be mellow, work on a few things for myself and relax. I've been pretty exhausted lately and I haven't had a whole lot of time to decompress so I'm going to actually mark that into my planner to make sure that I set aside some time to do that. It's so important to make time for yourself.

Before I get into some stuff I ate I wanted to share the Broccoli Corn Casserole recipe from Thanksgiving. This is my favorite Thanksgiving dish and we have made it for as long as I can remember. I remember eating it in my pre-vegan days because we had to tweak the recipe to make it fully vegan when I went vegan. I *think* my mom's friend gave her the recipe but I'm not 100% sure.

Broccoli Corn Casserole (Veganized)

Ingredients:

1 lb bag frozen broccoli florets

16 oz can creamed corn (most creamed corn is vegan!!)

1 medium onion, chopped

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp pepper

1/2 stick vegan butter

1 cup Herb Stuffing Mix (for drier consistency, add additional 1/2 cup of stuffing mix)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350.

2. Combine broccoli, creamed corn, onion, salt and pepper into a large mixing bowl. Mix and set aside.

3. Melt butter in a saucepan and stir in dry stuffing mix and stir until completely coated.

4. Add stuffing to veggie mix and stir until incorporated.

5. Pour into a lightly greased 9x13 pan and bake uncovered for 40-45 minutes.

As you can see, it is such an easy recipe and it comes together quickly. It does have a long cook time but the prep time is minimal. It is great as leftovers (my family knows I claim the leftovers, ha!) and all year round! If you decide to give it a try please let me know how you like it!

And now for a few meals I ate over the past few days:

I haven't been feeling great the past few days due to a Fibro flare up so I've been eating kind of mild foods that are quick to make. This breakfast was easy but delicious. I had some toast with some Earth Balance and a delicious pear.

I made some of my favorite No Chicken Noodle Soup. I find soup to be a great meal when I'm in my flares because they come together quickly, are easy to eat and it is so comforting. I ate this a few times but only photographed it once. I finally ran out of soy curls so I'll have to get some more!

I decided to treat myself to a proper bagel store bagel so I got a pumpernickel bagel with scallion tofutti cream cheese and it was DELICIOUS.

I have been loving my pears lately. Unlike the avocado I got from Trader Joe's, these pears ripened up quite nicely.

So that's what I have for you today! I hope that you all have a wonderful weekend, to any Jewish friends out there Happy Hanukkah! It starts on Sunday and I'm quite excited because Hanukkah is a fun one :) You better believe I have some potato latkes on my radar for next week!