Paired with spicy peanut dipping sauce, these tofu spring rolls make the perfect appetizer or light meal. It’s ideal the idea food for warm weather, when cooking a hot meal is the last thing anyone wants to do. I have a confession to make: sometimes I get so busy that I buy pre-made food. Gasp!…
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Where Do You Get Your Protein?
The one question that I get asked more than anything else is, “Where do you get your protein?” It usually comes right after “You haven’t eaten any of the egg salad or cheese dip. Are you one of those ve-guns?” I’ve been eating this way for so long, that I’m actually kind of tired of…
The Vegan Popeye Tofu Scramble
You’ll be strong to the finish when you start your day with a hearty, spinach-filled vegan Popeye Tofu Scramble! There’s a small chain of independent pancakes houses in Northern New Jersey that has quite a few vegan items on the menu, including a few tofu scrambles. The Vegan Popeye is loaded with spinach and mushrooms,…
What Exactly is Tofu Anyway?
Bland. White. Gelatinous. Tofu is gross, right? No, not really. It’s actually extremely delicious and versatile if you know what you’re doing with it. In my work as a health coach and cooking teacher, I’ve come across a few people with tofuphobia. I think it comes from not knowing exactly what it is. Tofu is…
My Favorite Baked Tofu
This versatile Baked Tofu can be used in salads, sandwiches, Buddha bowls, and even as an appetizer with dip! I love how versatile tofu is – it can be crumbled and cooked a scramble for breakfast, mashed and used as ricotta in a pasta dish, and marinated cooked in a stir-fry. Baked tofu is incredibly versatile…
Sweet and Sour Tofu
Skip the takeout and make this Sweet and Sour Tofu at home. It cooks up faster than you can drive to the local Chinese restaurant and back! Chinese New Year is this weekend, and we’ll be welcoming in the Year of the Rooster. According to Chinese astrology, the Year of the Rooster will be filled…
Vegan Tofu Feta
I was a complete cheese addict grown up. I started out with cellophane-wrapped American Cheese slices and jars of Cheez Whiz. I remember one long car ride where I had a box of Triscuits and a can of Easy Cheese to keep my attention occupied in the back seat. As I grew older, my tastes…
Vegan Spinach Mushroom Quiche
I’ve never actually had an eggy quiche, but I have had many vegan ones made with tofu, white beans, and even chickpea flour. It’s amazing how creative you can get with ingredients once you remove the animal products! This quiche is tofu based, and it’s a good dish with which to usher in spring. It’s…
Unicorn Tacos from The Great Vegan Protein Book
“Where do you get your protein?” “I could never go vegan. I need my protein.” Food Advertising by “I tried to go vegan, but I felt week. I just wasn’t getting enough protein.” These are all things I’ve heard many, many times. The question, “where do you get you’re protein?” is so ridiculous that the…
Stop Calling Vegan Food “Fake”
I recently watched a rerun of the canceled-too-soon show Raising Hope, and Cloris Leachman’s character Maw Maw was eating a plastic apple. “This apple tastes awful!” she exclaimed, and her granddaughter Virginia told her she was eating one of baby Hope’s toys. It reminded me of the bowl of fake fruit we had on our…
