[new cameraman] can't be a youtube video without a cat!
[new cameraman] hey snickle!
[new cameraman] no, i'm not gonna record that.
[lauren] what's up everybody? it's lauren from hot for food back again with something a little bit different from normal today.
[lauren] i'm doing a collaboration with one of my favourite vegans on youtube,
[lauren] Cheap Lazy Vegan aka Rose!
[lauren] now we are both in Canada, i'm in Toronto, she's in Calgary.
[lauren] we're so close, yet we're so far away so we had to do this digital collaboration with each other but i'm still so excited!
[lauren] she has a great channel with lots of easy, easy meal ideas, meal planning ideas,
[lauren] she also has some travel vlogs where she shows what she's eating in different parts of the world.
[lauren] and she's just really fun to watch, love her red hair.
[lauren] and so today i was inspired to share with you my 3 CHEAP LAZY VEGAN MEAL IDEAS
[lauren] that i do here in the hot for food kitchen.
[lauren] i'm gonna show you how to make my favourite version of vegan popcorn!
[lauren] which i eat as a meal all too often.
[lauren] i'm also gonna show you how to make this yummy stuffed sweet potato,
[lauren] as well as a roasted vegetable salad with a really quick dressing that we're gonna make out of hummus!
[lauren] Rose has decided she's gonna try and pull a RECIPE?!
[lauren] which of course, is my trademark idea where i go through the fridge and i have no idea what i'm gonna make
[lauren] and i just start from scratch and it's the whole recipe development process from start to finish.
[lauren] and i'm so excited to see what she's gonna make!
[lauren] so here's Rose to tell you more about her channel and what she's whipping up in the kitchen!
[rose] hey there, hot for food fans! i'm Rose from Cheap Lazy Vegan,
[rose] and today, i actually attempted a RECIPE?! video and i ended up making
[rose] this delicious sweet and sour thing, don't know what i'm gonna call it yet.
[rose] but i made these and they are super good.
[rose] and you can see how i ended up coming up with this.
[rose] so don't forget to check out my video after you watch lauren's cheap lazy recipe creations
[rose] which i'm so excited to see! so yea, see you guys over at my channel after you watch this video! bye!
[lauren] alright, so stick around to watch Rose's video. i'll link it at the end of mine right here.
[lauren] we're gonna get started on my cheap lazy vegan meal ideas and
[lauren] the first one is super fast and easy, it's just the best vegan popcorn!
[lauren] and now you're gonna want to eat popcorn for dinner all the time!
[lauren] so this is how i make popcorn.
[lauren] i use a large pot with a lid over the stove.
[lauren] i heat up some oil, i'm gonna use coconut oil and i just pop the kernels like that over the stove.
[lauren] you might have an air popper but i find this way, you get a lot more flavour in the popcorn
[lauren] because you're cooking it with oil.
[lauren] and then of course, we're gonna add more oil and seasonings onto the popcorn when it's all popped.
[lauren] so you're just gonna put about a tablespoon of coconut oil into the pot,
[lauren] then add a couple kernels and put the lid on.
[lauren] so the reason we're using coconut oil is because it's a high smoke temperature.
[lauren] you don't wanna use olive oil or something like that.
[lauren] so once they're popped, add in the rest of the kernels.
[lauren] and then they're just gonna start flying in there.
[lauren] the pot's gonna be hot, so use a glove or a towel.
[lauren] and you're just gonna shake it around a little bit
[lauren] if they don't- there we go.
[lauren] if they don't do that, the kernels are stale.
*popping kernels*
[lauren] this takes around 4 minutes.
[lauren] once it starts slowing down, let it go a couple more pops,
[lauren] it's probably mostly done, you don't want it to burn.
[lauren] turn off the heat.
[lauren] it's all popped, look at that. you're gonna dump it out.
[lauren] and then you're gonna melt oil in here, it's really hot, it's gonna melt fast.
[lauren] i like a lot of oil so just put a generous amount in there.
[lauren] it's gonna melt pretty fast.
[lauren] dump that melted oil all over the popcorn, you need a big bowl for this.
[lauren] immediately dress it with salt and pepper, lots of salt!
[lauren] you don't have to do pepper but i like it.
[lauren] get your nutritional yeast on there.
[lauren] a little goes a long way.
[lauren] give it a couple stirs.
[lauren] that's not it!
[lauren] you're gonna dump all the popcorn back in the pot cos there's some residue in there.
[lauren] get all the goods.
[lauren] so the pot's still hot, you can put just a little bit more oil in there.
[lauren] i mean, to be honest, really good popcorn is oiled or buttered, traditionally.
[lauren] in order to get everything to stick nicely to this, you're just gonna put the heat back on low,
[lauren] low, low, low even though the pot's pretty hot.
[lauren] just get this melted. it's gonna happen really fast
[lauren] and then just shake it around so that everything is stuck to the popcorn.
[lauren] you can taste it, see if you want more salt, more anything.
[lauren] but this is how the nutritional yeast flakes are gonna stick to the kernels.
[lauren] now at this point, you can add dill, chili powder, taco seasoning, old bay seasoning!
[lauren] in fact, let's do some old bay.
[lauren] old bay on popcorn is the best!
[lauren] dinner is served!
[lauren] did you know i've never shown anyone how to make popcorn on youtube?
[lauren] cos it was a secret until now.
[lauren] i'm addicted, essentially to this.
[lauren] mm!
[lauren] the next cheap lazy vegan meal idea is a stuffed sweet potato.
[lauren] you need a sweet potato!
[lauren] you're gonna poke the potato with a fork,
[lauren] then we're gonna add some olive oil,
[lauren] and salt and pepper.
[lauren] and you're gonna massage it in the potato!
[lauren] you're not really massaging it, you're just coating the skin and it's gonna make it taste really nice once it's roasted.
[lauren] so you're roasting this for about an hour at 400F
[lauren] and while that's roasting, you're just gonna prep the toppings for the stuffed sweet potato.
[lauren] so we're gonna add some oil to a pan
[lauren] and we are going to sauté black beans, corn, green onions,
[lauren] and just throw in some taco seasoning so i'm keeping it really simple.
[lauren] not 50 spices.
[lauren] we're also adding a little bit of salt and pepper to this too.
[lauren] so you just need to get these kinda cooked through and soft
[lauren] you might get some colour on the corn
[lauren] and just make sure the green onions are nice and soft.
[lauren] so i'm going to add diced avocado and salsa
[lauren] and i always have nacho cheese sauce lying around
[lauren] because it's my favourite recipe that i make
[lauren] and i'm sure by now, you do too. so i'm gonna put nacho cheese sauce on this
[lauren] but you could put any other sauce you want on it.
[lauren] you could just leave it with salsa, or you could make our cashew sour cream
[lauren] you might have our ranch dressing lying around, you might have our caesar dressing lying around.
[lauren] any of those are gonna go great with this, and it's just nice to have extra sauce on the vegetables and the potato.
[lauren] i like my stuff saucey!
[lauren] so there's the stuffed sweet potato. it's delicious, i advise always having that cheese sauce on hand.
[lauren] and did you know? some of you already know this but you can freeze our nacho cheese sauce
[lauren] you can make a batch, let it cool, freeze the leftovers or make a triple batch or quadruple batch.
[lauren] just let it thaw in the fridge and reheat it in a pot and it's perfectly silky smooth once again.
[lauren] so i've one more cheap lazy vegan meal idea for you and then we'll feast at the end.
[lauren] but i'm gonna show you how to make a roasted vegetable salad which is one of my go-tos,
[lauren] all of the time, for lunch, dinner, whatever.
[lauren] so the point of the roasted vegetable salad is to use up vegetables you have in the fridge!
[lauren] i happen to have cauliflower, purple potato and leeks.
[lauren] but you could use onions, broccoli, brussels sprouts, peppers, sweet potato, squash, anything!
[lauren] roasting them gives them a lot of flavour though.
[lauren] we're gonna add olive oil,
[lauren] we'll add salt, pepper, chili powder and oregano.
[lauren] but you can add any spices you'd like.
[lauren] now just toss it all so it's all well coated in oil and spices,
[lauren] so these take only about 20 minutes to roast at 425F.
[lauren] if you have different vegetables, they might be even faster.
[lauren] but if you have little pieces of potato, they definitely take 20 to 25 minutes
[lauren] so roast this stuff up and then we'll prep the rest of the salad and i'll show you how to make the dressing.
[lauren] so this dressing's super easy because i know a lot of y'all are gonna have containers or hummus in the fridge.
[lauren] that have little bits left in them.
[lauren] i use this for salad dressing in a pinch when i'm being real lazy.
[lauren] so we're gonna use the base of this leftover roasted red pepper hummus i have
[lauren] we're just gonna add lemon juice, a little bit of tahini and salt and pepper and that's it!
[lauren] so just mix it together, obviously these amounts are gonna vary slightly depending on how much dressing you wanna make
[lauren] and how much hummus you have.
[lauren] it should be fairly thick, you want it creamy and smooth.
[lauren] i'm gonna add a little more tahini and just a titch of water.
[lauren] to smooth it out.
[lauren] this is just very improvised. i like adding more acidity to make it taste more like a salad dressing.
[lauren] you can add fresh herbs, you can add dried herbs.
[lauren] and i actually think it needs a little bit of sweetness so i'm gonna add a little drizzle of maple syrup as well.
[lauren] and that's our lazy cheap lazy vegan salad dressing!
[lauren] so there's the roasted vegetable salad!
[lauren] doesn't it look yummy?
[lauren] so i've added sundried tomatoes on there just for colour, i thought it needed some red stuff.
[lauren] i also added pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds.
[lauren] so i guess it's time to feast!
[lauren] we've got our popcorn, we've got our stuffed sweet potato and the salad
[lauren] i mean, this is just a complete dinner for two right now, isn't it?
[lauren] i mean, i know what it all tastes like, i make this all the time!
[lauren] and yea, you know it's cold now.
[lauren] this sweet potato thing is my favourite!
[lauren] sometimes i even make guacamole and put it on top but same idea with the chunks of avocado.
[lauren] and roasted cauliflower is my favourite ever!
[lauren] mm!
[lauren] i just really like have warm stuff on my salads, that's why i roast the vegetables.
[lauren] it's still fine if it's not hot too so you can do this in the beginning of the week,
[lauren] and then assemble your salad in a container and take it for lunch or dinner to go or whatever you need.
[lauren] put your dressing in a little jar like this,
[lauren] put a lid on it, also good to go, take to work, take to school, whatever.
[lauren] so i haven't packed mine, obviously like a meal plan but you can do that with this stuff obviously.
[lauren] you know that. if you want more meal plan ideas, you know who you should watch?
[lauren] Cheap Lazy Vegan!
[lauren] she actually has a lot of really easy ideas and a lot of meal plan ideas that i love!
[lauren] and i love that she does all that work for you because i don't know if i would do that for you!
[lauren] the idea of doing a meal plan video is just a lot to think about.
[lauren] but i hope you like this, i think this was really quick, really easy, really achievable, really cheap!
[lauren] really good for you lazy folks out there and of course, all vegan!
[lauren] so thank you to Cheap Lazy Vegan aka Rose for collaborating with me on this video.
[lauren] and make sure you go watch her take on a RECIPE?!
[lauren] i'll see you guys soon, i'm here every wednesday, subscribe if you're not already!
[lauren] to hot for food, there's a button in the bottom corner there of this video.
[lauren] and what else? follow me on instagram @hotforfood.
[lauren] i've been posting a lot of instastories lately including lots of quick meal ideas that i just show on the fly like this.
[lauren] so if you want more content, there's always more content out there for you
[lauren] on instagram, on facebook, on twitter from hot for food.
[lauren] and sign up for our newsletter! i'm releasing exclusive newsletter only recipes to subscribers.
[lauren] every one to two weeks. the link is in the description below so go sign up!
[lauren] okay, i think that's enough self promotion for one day, i'm going to eat more food and i'll see you guys next week!
[lauren] bye!