Weeeeird Pizza #2

Tofu fingers.. on a pizza?  Sure!

 

 

It actually worked out really well.  Quite intense goodness!

Adapted from Veg-Bergers

First, make some mini tofu logs, about as big as your pinky.  In one bowl, mix 1/3 cup soy milk with 1 tbsp dijon mustard.  In another bowl, mix 1/2 cup cornmeal, paprika, thyme, basil, and oregano.  Dip the tofu in the milk, then coat with cornmeal.  Bake in the oven at 350 for 20 minutes, until firm.
Spread a pizza crust (cooked for a few minutes in the oven) with tomato sauce (from a can), and sprinkle with nooch.  Top with broccoli, sun-dried tomatoes, orange pieces, and tofu.  Bake for 20 minutes at 350, until broccoli is cooked.  Serve with ketchup, incase the tofu falls off. ;)

Limey Wild Rice and Broccoli Salad

I hope you like lime...

Because I have a pile of lime-intense food for you today.

If you don't want to be BLASTED with lime, I would cut it down drastically... same goes for the lemon.  All kidding aside, though, this was one unique dish!

Adapted from The First Mess

Cook up some wild rice.

Chop and grill on a panini press onion and broccoli.

The dressing was... (all blended in my lovely Mr. V)

1 orange

1 lime

1 lemon

~6 oz tofu to thicken

a few drops stevia extract

a large handful of fresh basil leaves

The whole shebang got topped with sunflower seeds and chopped avocado.

Saturday Dessert Plate #2

I think I'll start posting this every Sunday.  Some things remain the same, and some change!
See last time's plate here.

Newcomers and updates:

The candied almonds were completely frozen this time, and the texture was much better.  The taste is still somewhat off, but that *might* be remedied next week... stay tuned!
Made some orange cardamom mousse!  It's not that hard... really.  Chuck into a vitamix: 1 small peeled orange, ~8 oz tofu (I used half silken and half firm because that's what was readily available), 1/2 tsp cardamom powder, a small splash of almond milk, ~1/4 cup sugar free maple syrup, ~3 tbsp stevia (might want to add more, it could have been sweeter), and 3 tbsp cocoa powder.  Blend until smooth - and further.  The texture of this was great, with the help of Mr. V!  Just slightly puffy....  Recipe adapted from Oh My Veggies.
No-bake chocolate-PB balls!  The texture was a bit odd - still needs some work.  But the flavour was all there.  Mix together 2 tbsp brown rice flour (might go with oat flour, or straight up oatmeal, next time), 2 tbsp almond meal, 1  scant tbsp cocoa powder, 1 tbsp stevia  (would add more next time), a heaping tbsp PB2, and enough sugar free maple syrup to make a dough-like substance.  Chill until firm.  Recipe adapted from Chocolawty.

BBQ Tofu Salad

Yay!  Tofuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!!!!!!



 You have no idea how long I have been wanting to say that.

Yup.



I'm dead serious.

Adapted from Keepin' It Kind
First up, tofu: Cut one slab of tofu per person, press, and then slather with this bbq sauce (using 6 oz tomato paste, not 4, and no need to cook it).  Bake for 30 minutes at 375, and slather with more bbq sauce.
Base: lettuce.
Add in the tofu, black olives, canned mandarine oranges, broccoli, avocado, and top with this dressing.

Setian and Mandarin Stir Fry

Stir fry!

Yum!

Adapted from WTHDAVEA

Sauce: balsamic vinegar, soy sauce, dried ginger, mirin, corn starch, cooking sherry, vegetable bouillon.

Veggies: garlic, onions, carrots, bell pepper, setian, mandarin oranges

Served over brown rice.

Stir Fry - Pineapple Orange

Sweet.

Simple.

Chopsticks!

Adapted from K's Veg Recipes

Sauce: Pineapple juice, orange zest, soy sauce, rice vinegar, corn starch
Veggies: broccoli, carrots, onion, bok choy
Served with brown rice, Orange-Pineapple Setian, and chopsticks

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What's Up Wednesday #2

Gingerbread Cookie Oatmeal.  That's right. So sweet!  A combination of Bottomless Oatmeal and Gingerbread Oatmeal (minus the molasses, lots of sugar free maple syrup, no coconut, steiva)

Been reading a good book: They Came to Baghdad by Agatha Christie. It's nice to actually read a book again, since I've been so busy with school work :D

I made these coconut flour sandwich thins (with guar gum and no nooch)!  Since the bread that I've been using had milk in the ingredients list (!) I knew I had to switch.  So, then I stumbled onto Foodie Fiasco - and WOW what a fabulous blog!  So many low-cal, healthy things.  Anyway, the sandwiches were super good.  Although, next time, I would make 8 pieces instead of 4, and then there would be no need to cut them in half. (UPDATE: I did make the 8 pieces yesterday, and it worked marvelously!)

Pineapple-Orange Setian - using oatmeal for the soy flour, mirin for the olive oil, and leaving out the nooch.  So, it was quite an ordeal to get this cooked!  First, I steamed it for 30 minutes.  It was still undone, so I baked it at 350 for 15 minutes.  Then I had it in a stir fry, but it was still super gummy.  the next day, I cut it into thin strips and grilled it on my panini press, and now it's OK! ;)  Next time, I would just steam it for 45 minutes and then grill it.  THAT should be muuuuch easier!

I've been enjoying this sandwich for lunch, on the sandwich thins that I made, with the Pineapple Orange Setian.

Super yummy salad dressing, a great way to use up that tomato paste in the fridge! ;)
(Of course with lots of changes: tomato paste for sauce, added LOTS of mirin, cider vinegar for the tarragon vinegar [have any of you ever seen this? I sure haven't], onion powder not juice, and Italian herbs in stead of dill)

And here's an interesting link that vegnews posted on facebook, in case you didn't read it: how being vegan saves water too!  Wow, we're sooo good! ;)
Ok, so another VegNews story.  Gross, or interesting?  You decide!

Quinoa Salad

Erm.  Not much to say tonight.  I'm rather tired.. although the salad was pretty good and easy.
I totally meant to add tofu - had it in the micorwave and everything!  Then I forgot.  I had just finished my portion, and then I was like "Oh my gosh, the tofu!"  But it was super good, none the less...

Adapted from HHL

Ok, so:
Quinoa + finely chopped sauteed onion, cooked in half orange juice and half water, mixed with nooch and spicy seasoning + paprika
Shredded carrots, chopped oranges, sliced avocado
Walnuts
Tofu mayo (partially cooked silken tofu blended with lemon)