Lunch Edition: Tofu Salad Wraps

I survived the longest 2 weeks ever but just barely.  I have  few meals to catch up on but honestly by the end we were living on whatever my husband could pull together.  Many (many) repeats and I think we even ordered pizza once!  Today's lunch was made by my darling oldest daughter (she is 8!) who loves to help out around the kitchen.  She found a similar recipe in one of my library cookbooks that I reaalllly don't want to return and quickly exclaimed that she was going to "make it her own".... These were supposed to be sandwiches but we are out of bread so they became wraps served with leftover rice and some cucumber.  Tonight we are off to celebrate the last day of our real summer vacation with bike riding and a wiener roast at a local provincial park.  Happy Labour Day, everyone!

Tofu Salad Sandwiches

 1 package of extra firm tofu, crumbled

 3-4 tbsp of mayo

1 tbsp dijon mustard

2 stalks chopped celery

1 grated carrot

handful of chopped dill

1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley

1/2 tsp turmeric

salt and pepper

*Mash together tofu, mayo, and dijon mustard

*Add remaining ingredients and mix well.

*Chill for 1/2 hour and then place in whole wheat wrap with lettuce and serve :)

Camping Weekend :)

Curried Chickpea Salad sandwiches

3 cups cooked chickpeas

3 stalks thinly sliced celery

1 diced red pepper

1/4 cup mayonnaise

1 tsp curry powder

2 tsp cumin

1/2 tsp cayenne pepper

1/2 tsp chili powder

3 cloves minced garlic

salt and pepper

juice from 1/2 lemon

*In a large bowl, mash together the chickpeas and mayo.

*Add remaining ingredients and mix well.

*Refrigerate for at least 2 hours.

Cream Cheese and Bean Spread  for fist-pump vegetable wraps

1 cup of softened cream cheese

1 cup of pinto beans

1/2 head of roasted garlic cloves

salt and pepper

1 tsp parsley

1/2 tsp basil

1 tsp oregano

*In a food processor, pulse together all ingredients until smooth

*Spread on a wrap and top with veggies (we used spinach, cucumber, red onion, carrots, and red pepper)

Grilled peanut butter and banana sandwiches.  We used these awesome double toasters that I picked up at Canadian Tire to make these AWESOME sandwiches and the vegetable and cheese ones that are pictured next.  Best purchase I have made in a long time!

These black bean burgers are one of our favourite meals so when I had to pick a burger to bring along this was a no brainer.  We paired with a baked potato made in the fire and a green salad for a super easy and delicious camping meal.