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Red Rice Bowl with Vegetables and Mustard Vinaigrette

2 cups red rice, you can also use brown rice if it is more easily available
1 package baby bella mushrooms, sliced
1 yellow onion, thinly sliced
1 cup fresh or frozen peas, thawed
1 cup fresh asparagus, cut into one inch pieces

Vinaigrette:
2 Tbsp olive oil
2 Tbsp balsamic vinegar
1 tsp spicy mustard
1 tsp stone ground mustard
salt and pepper to taste

1) Cook rice according to directions
2) Saute mushrooms and onions until onions are caramelized and mushrooms are cooked. I suggest using a large wok or electric skillet.
3) Add peas and asparagus to mushrooms and onions. Saute until crisp, but cooked through.
4) Add rice to vegetables and saute until thoroughly heated.
5) Mix vinaigrette ingredients together. Pour over rice mixture and combine.

I usually use whatever vegetables are on sale that week at the store or the market. During the winter, I often use chopped kale and broccoli. It is a very versatile recipe, and it is very cheap. I live off of it (being the poor university student that I am).

Crossposted at my journal.
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The first time I made Vegan Yum Yum's Mac and Cheese. Cheeze? Yeast? I went: OMFG. OMFG! It was amazing. And I hate vegan cheese substitutes; I've spent a lot of money only to throw away packages of vegan "cheese" that smelled and tasted like wax crayons.  No more for me, thanks.  This is something else.  And how!

Mac and Cheeze
from the Vegan Yum Yum blog

Serves 2-3

  • 1/3 Cup Earth Balance Margarine
  • 1/4 Cup All Purpose Flour
  • 2 1/2 Tbs Low Sodium Tamari or Soy Sauce
  • 1 Tbs Lemon Juice, fresh
  • 1 Tbs Sweet/White/Mellow Miso
  • 1 Tbs Tahini
  • 1 Tbs Tomato Paste (not sauce!)
  • 1 1/4 Cup Soy Milk
  • 1/3 Cup Nutritional Yeast
  • 1 Pinch Salt
  • Black Pepper, to taste

Begin by heating a sauce pan and adding the earth balance. Once melted, add flour and whisk vigorously until a smooth paste forms, called a roux. Be careful not to add flour to a pan that is very hot, or your roux will be lumpy and you’ll need to start over. If you mix in the flour as soon as the margarine is melted and you should avoid any problems.

To this paste, add tamari, lemon, miso, tahini, and tomato paste and whisk until well incorporated. The mixture should still be paste-like. Then slowly pour in the soymilk, whisking constantly, until it is completely incorporated. Add the yeast and mix well. Cook the mixture until it thickens, whisking often. This should take approximately 5 minutes, but it’s flexible. Add salt and pepper to taste.

I like this the most baked. Cook 3 cups of dry, small pasta (like elbows or shells or rotini) and toss with the finished cheezy sauce. Add steamed broccoli (pictured) for a real treat. Top with fresh breadcrumbs and bake at 400º for 25 minutes, or until browned and bubbly.



Notes: I never bake this.  Far too much waiting time. ;)  Also, the broccoli is indispensable here for me, and asparagus is good, too. Lastly, whole wheat pasta makes this a much tastier, healthier option...

If you have never tried any of the recipes at Vegan Yum Yum, you should head right on over there.  I cook from her blog all the time, and everything is so amazing, tasty, and easy that I find myself making a lot of her dishes over and over again.
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This salad had a really easy to make and has a fresh, slightly spicy, slightly sweet flavour. The softness of the tofu contrasts beautifully with the crunchy veggies and nuts. SO GOOD. I slightly edited the original recipe in terms of cooking times. I always fiddle with cooking times ever since I got into George Mateljan's World's Healthiest Foods book and website, which focuses on how to cook foods in a way to minimize nutritional loss.

If you don't have a scale, just approximate amounts, which worked perfectly for me. Balance is the key.

Tofu Salad
Serves 4

Ingredients

2 tsp thai sweet chili sauce
1/2 tsp grated fresh ginger
1 garlic clove, crushed
2 tsp soy sauce or tamari
2 tbsp oil (I used peanut)
250g (9oz) firm tofu (well-drained medium will do in a pinch)
100g (3 1/2 oz) snow peas
2 small carrots
100g (3 1/2 oz) red cabbage
2 tbsp chopped peanuts, very lightly toasted if you have the time

Tools: 1 small pot, 1 steamer, 1 bowl with cold water and ice

Combine the chili sauce, ginger, garlic, soy sauce and oil. Cut the tofu into 2cm (3/4 inch) cubes. Place the tofu in a bowl, pour the marinade over, and stir until thoroughly coated. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least one hour.

Near the end of that hour, finely shred the cabbage (time it so that it gets to sit for at least 5-10 minutes before you use it -- sorry, I'm a huge nutrition nut, I can't help myself).

Then fill your bowl with cold water and a bit of ice. Fill a small pot (or the pot that fits your steamer) with about 1.5 inches of water and bring to a boil. Don't add the steamer/snow peas until the water has boiled. Steam the snow peas for 1 minute, but no longer! Take them immediately out of the steamer and put them in the cold water to stop them from cooking (you want them to be crispy).

Cut the carrots into batons. Add the snow peas, cabbage, and carrots to the tofu and toss lightly to combine. Sprinkle with chopped peanuts and serve immediately.


Recipe from Gourmet Vegetarian.

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