Where’s my carrot?

This is not your ordinary recipe, where you find a list of ingredients, in some sort of an order, followed by the directions on how to put them all together. Instead, I will walk you through the whole process so that you know the exact order the ingredients go into your pot.

1. Mince lots of garlic and chop 1 onion. Saute them in olive oil (one round in the pan).

2. Add ground vegetarian meat substitute (I use Morningstar Farms products)

3. Add:
1 ¼ cups ketchup (why ketchup? Coz it’s already complete in flavor.)
1 teaspoon, or more, Worcestershire Sauce (if you’re a pescetarian like me, you can use the regular one. Otherwise, use the vegan kind.)
1 teaspoon dried basil
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon dried thyme
salt and pepper, to taste
1 cup each frozen peas and corn (if you have frozen peas, corn and carrots together from your supermarket, that’s much better)

4. Mix well and simmer.

5. Prepare mashed potatoes. Mash these together:
6 large boiled potatoes (I don’t peel my potatoes)
¾ cup soy milk
4 tablespoons vegan margarine/butter
salt and pepper to taste

6. Put meat mixture into a greased baking dish, top with mashed potatoes and bake in a 350-degree oven for 30 minutes.

If you ask me, I don’t really follow measurements, I just play it by taste. For non-vegetarians, you can use meat and non-vegan ingredients if this got your stomach growling. Enjoy!