Homemade Ranch When You Are Out of Everything

I am becoming the queen of just adding something else into a recipe if I don't have the ingredient that I think should go in!  I wanted to make homemade ranch and imagined that it should have lemon juice and dill.... and other things.  I didn't have dill and was out of lemon juice :(  The dill ranch recipes that follows gets 4 STARS (my husband wasn't home to vote) since my kids and I all devoured it as dip for faux chicken nuggets and dressing for my salad!

Dill Ranch Dressing

1/2 block of tofu
2 T-ish vegenaise (vegan mayo)
1 t rice milk
1/2 big pickle
dash garlic
seasoning salt
pepper

Blend everything in blender or food processor or whatever you have to use.  I used my magic bullet.  The texture is glorious!  Looks just like ranch!  You can use more pickle or less depending on how "dilly" you want it to taste.  I fed it to my pregnant sister and she loved my very-dill version :)  

Easy Amazing TVP Chili

Let me start my first post by saying that I have amazing cooks in my life.  My mother being the first one that comes to mind.  I have never been one of those people that enjoyed cooking....maybe that is because watching my children WHILE preparing a meal feels like climbing Mt. Everett sometimes.  Just today my two year old "fed" the fish in the aquarium some soy milk!  Having said that, the recipes that I create may appear as if they are missing the meticulous steps found in a cookbook.  Frankly, I don't even have time to read all that, let alone be thinking that hard while I cook and "hold down the fort".  So here it goes:  I made this recipe from cans and in no time!

EASY AMAZING TVP CHILI

1 onion, diced
1 clove of garlic
water ( enough for a couple inches in pan)
2 cans white beans
2 cans red beans
1/3 can tomato sauce
1/2 t chili powder
1 1/2 t boullion (whatever kind you have or want)
1 c. TVP
salt and pepper to taste

Saute onion and garlic in olive oil or water.  Once barely browned, cover with water.  Stir in boullion until dissolved.  Add beans and remaining ingredients.  Let simmer for 30 mins or so to let flavors blend.