Are you ready for the easiest meal ever? frozen stir-fry veggies + 1/4 cup water extra firm tofu 2 tbsp peanut butter 2 tbsp coconut oil Asian spice mix/Chinese five spices blend (I used 365 Asian seasoning) Add the stir-fry veggies, the water, and the spices until the veggies have thawed. Then add the rest of the ingredients. Serve over rice. Bam! – you’re in Bangkok – and dinner is done.
August 21, 2011 coconut, peanut butter, stir fry, thai food, thai tofu, tofu Read more >
I got 5 pounds of oats from Tropical Traditions and I’m working my way through it pretty damn quickly. Aside from my daily – sometimes double – dose of oatmeal, I have been baking quite a bit too. Since I had bananas with more brown than yellow sitting on the counter, I knew time was ticking until they would be freezer bound. But I already have plenty of frozen nanners! Must. Use. ASAP. I was winging it as I went with this recipe, but it came out great, so I will share. Peanut Banana… Read more >
August 20, 2011 oatmeal, peanut flour, seitan, WF tofu Read more >
Home-made veggie burgers are a tricky thing… Will they hold together? Will they be hearty enough? Will the texture be appetizing? Will they taste good? In the past I’ve used oats and beans as the main ingredients in various veggie burgers, but the recipe I’m about to share is definitely my best one to date, and it used neither of those aforementioned foods. What you’ll need to recreate this heavenly patty… Wild rice and extra firm tofu. Lentils. Chia seeds. And carrots. Pink veggie patties (v, gf) 4 oz. extra firm tofu (approx. 1/4 a… Read more >
Most Whole Foods stores sell pizza dough that’s ready-to-go. They usually have both wheat and white available. Yesterday Kyle and I were in the mood for his and hers pizzas, so we stopped by the store on the way home from a neighborhood stroll. The dough was nowhere to be found! The employees at the sandwich station were kind enough to go to the back to get me some dough, but the only kind available was white. I was bummed, but we still got it (how could I refuse it after they were kind enough… Read more >
August 8, 2011 follow your heart, pizza dough, veggie "cheese" Read more >
Last weekend I promised to share our vegan BBQ menu and then I got so busy with Disneyland, work, and my trip home I completely forgot about it. We didn’t actually determine what we were having for dinner until we got to the Farmer’s Market. So the menu was based entirely on what was fresh that day. Let’s start with the green beans. After washing them and cutting off the ends, I steamed them until they were nice and soft. Then I let them cool in an ice bath. They stayed in the cold… Read more >