tofu

Mexican Layered Casserole

This dish has the essence of a layered Mexican dip with the meal-like heartiness of a casserole.  It’s awesome.  And not remotely complicated to make assemble.   Hooray!  I did something productive in the kitchen!  Mexican Layered Casserole [vegan, gluten free] Ingredients: corn tortillas (check ingredients, some do contain wheat) extra firm tofu tomatoes corn teese nacho cheese sauce salsa paprika cayenne pepper chili powder cumin Directions: Coat bottom of a large (9×11) casserole dish with olive oil.  Layer pieces of tortilla.  Add thinly sliced (drained) tofu.  Sprinkle seasonings on top.  Layer tortillas.  Layer corn… Read more >

Crock-pot curry with tofu & veggies

  Another crock-pot recipe coming your way.   Crock-pots seem to adore dried beans and lentils.  Photos first, words after.         Easy peasy!   Crock Pot Lentil and Tofu Curry Ingredients: 1 1/2 cup dry lentils (I used yellow and pink) 1 1/2 cup coconut water 1 1/2 cup plain almond milk 1/2 cup water/vegetable broth 1/2 onion, finely chopped 1 clove garlic, minced 1 tbsp curry powder 1/2 tsp garam masala 2 tbsp soy sauce salt & pepper to taste 1 block (12 oz) extra firm tofu, cubed 1 cup frozen peas… Read more >

I just wanted salad dressing

I feel like I’m clinging onto summer with this breakfast.  Home-made banana pancakes with strawberries and peaches.  This was my first sweet breakfast in a long time.   I finally finished off that massive batch of vegan gluten free pancakes that I made a while back, so I had to do actual work in the morning for these.  The effort was worth it, but I wish I’d had the energy to make a huge batch so there were leftovers.  Part one of lunch was half a sweet potato with tofu scramble.   I’ve been on… Read more >

A wedding and a bump

Where oh where to begin.  Last weekend was so full. On Thursday we drove home via the glorious I-5.  If I had to guess how much of my life I’ve spent on that drive… So Thursday morning I got up early because I had a few things I wanted to get done before the commute home.  First, breakfast. Another vegan tofu “scramble” with a sliced peach on the side (as if you couldn’t figure out what that fruit was). And my folate, DHA and iced tea.  Naturally. After breakfast, I ran some errands, and then… Read more >

Accidentally GFV

Alternative title for this post: the day I ate an entire avocado.   Oh look!  A non-egg breakfast!  We were out of eggs, so the night before I made a vegan alternative.  Just silken lite tofu, nutritional yeast, & Bragg’s liquid aminos. [Lots of nooch] Then in the morning all I had to do was add it to a hot pan (sprayed with non-stick) and wait for it to get warm and kinda crusty (I don’t know a better word to describe it).   In all honesty, I usually use extra firm tofu in scrambles,… Read more >