Tomato "sausage" Stew

Valentines Day has welcomed a new tradition in our family.

For the past two years Josh and I have spent this holiday of LOVE with our siblings.

I think it is the perfect way to celebrate some of the most important people in our lives.

Last night I made dinner and was inspired by a blog that I follow.

Happy Healthy Life

It turned out to be a very tasty evening!!

Tomato "sausage" Stew

Ingredients:

28 oz can fire roasted tomatoes

3 cups veggie broth ( I used low sodium and an extra cup )

1/2 cup nutritional yeast

1 bunch kale

1 1/2 cups cooked brown rice

3/4 cup frozen peas

2 bay leaves

 1 heaping Tbsp chili powder

salt & pepper to taste

3 pinches cayenne pepper

3 Tofurky Italian Sausage links sliced into 1/4 in slices

fresh parsley to garnish

* organic when possible *

Directions:

-place tomatoes and 1 cup veggie broth in blender until smooth

-put mixture into large pot with the rest of the veg stock and bring to a boil

-add in spices, bay leaves, frozen peas, and reduce to simmer

-simmer for about 5 mins until frozen peas are soft

-add remaining ingredients

-add more spices, salt, pepper, to taste

-simmer on low until ready to serve at least 15 mins

-top with fresh parsley when ready to serve

The easy way to clean and cut kale....

de-stem by peeling off each side a little and sliding your fingers down the stem to remove the leaf

( juice the stems! )

fold the leaf in half and roll

thinly slice to chiffonade

serve with a salad

and of course a crazy decadent dessert plate!!

Love Love

xoxoxo