In all my years of blogging about vegan food, creating and sharing recipes, writing restaurant reviews, I have never participated in any kind of a What I Ate Wednesday link up or written any thing like Lindsey’s Weekly Eats posts. And as those of who you read my blog, and my history of “series failures” know, it may be a while before you see another post like this. But, as I sat down to write today, I just kept thinking about all the awesome vegan food that I’ve eaten in the last week and I felt like I wanted to share.
I made the most delicious tofu scramble the other day. I’ve written (frequently) about my love of tofu scrambles, and I’ve posted several recipes (here and here). This time I winged it, keeping it very simple and it turned out great.
In a nutshell: One block of firm tofu, drained. Break it up with a fork (so that it looks like scrambled eggs). Add 1/2 teaspoon turmeric, 1/2 teaspoon cumin, 1/2 teaspoon celery salt, 1 teaspoon garlic powder, and a little pepper. Adjust to your taste. Chop up 1/2 onion, 1/4 yellow or orange pepper, 1 potato, and 1 or 2 Serrano or jalapeno chiles. Cook in a little olive oil over medium heat, until the onion is soft and the potatoes are slightly browned. Stir in the tofu mixture and cook, stirring frequently until the tofu is heated through. Reduce heat and cover. Cook over low heat until the potatoes are cooked. Add a little vegan cheese and re-cover until the cheese is melted. Serve with tortillas, avocado, salsa, etc.
Last night I made tempeh burgers. Nothing especially fancy or different about them but they were very good. I served them with baked potato and zucchini fries.
My variations on my shawarma recipes are always a hit in our household. This week I made it with seitan, served with quinoa, hummus, and pita breads.
I also discovered Nuttzo! I’ve been using heart healthy Nuttzo all week instead of my regular peanut butter. All the nuts and seeds used in Nuttzo are organic, there are no added sugars, and two tablespoons of the healthy fat in Nuttzo provide 50% of the daily allowance of Omega 3 ALAs. I am pretty boring with my breakfast food, but I’ve used Nuttzo in protein shakes, slathered it on bananas and on my morning toast or muffins all week.
I’ve already written about the restaurants where I ate last weekend, so I’ll skip the review and just give you the food porn.
We took out food from Native Foods in Encinitas:
We had lunch at Earth Bistro in Temecula:
And breakfast at the Lotus Cafe and Juice Bar:
What kind of delicious food have you eaten in the last week? Dish! (haha, see the pun?)
Disclosure: I was given a jar of Nuttzo to try and review. All opinions are my own.
Yum! I LOVE tofu scramble tacos. I ate them all the time when I experimented vegan. Now I am hungry and it’s bed time for me.
Melanie @ Nutritious Eats recently posted..Get Fit with FitnessGlo {Review and GIVEAWAY}
Sorry about the hungry thing. Yes, tofu scrambles are one of my favorites, for breakfast or dinner.
Debbie recently posted..What I’m Eating: A Week of Vegan Food
Your food looks amazing as usual!
I’m very sad that my NuttZo jar is empty! Time to restock!
Angela @ Happy Fit Mama recently posted..Keeping it Klean with Klean Athlete
Thank you. I really liked the Nuttzo and I love that I get vegan omega 3s.
Debbie recently posted..What I’m Eating: A Week of Vegan Food
i’ve heard lots of good things about nutzo. may have to try it out!
Lindsay @ The Lean Green Bean recently posted..Weekly Eats 13
I really enjoyed the Nuttzo. It was a nice change from my regular peanut butter and I love that it has the omega 3s.
Debbie recently posted..What I’m Eating: A Week of Vegan Food
Zucchini fries…I will have to try those!
Kierston recently posted..The Competition Eats Resume…
They’re good, and easy. I still haven’t given up good old potato fries, but in combination I get the best of both worlds.
Debbie recently posted..What I’m Eating: A Week of Vegan Food
You make vegan food look delicious and easy to make. I would love to see some video of you preparing something.
Lisa @ RunWiki recently posted..An Old Marine and the Trail Run
Thanks! Not sure about the video. My kitchen is so small and cluttered that cooking is always challenging enough. Trying to get it on video would be, well, entertaining I guess
. You’ve put an idea in my head, though.
Debbie recently posted..What I’m Eating: A Week of Vegan Food
Your food pictures look so appetizing, and I honestly think your homemade foods look better than the foods you ate in restaurants. I was staring at a package of Tempeh earlier wondering whether to make stir fry again, now I think I will make some burgers with it. Thanks for the great idea! Nutzzo also sounds fab, must check it out.
Alison @ racingtales recently posted..Klean Athlete, Banned Substances in Sport, and Me
Thank you, what a nice thing to say! If you do make the tempeh burgers, be sure to steam the tempeh for about 15 minutes before you marinate it. Makes a huge difference in the flavor.
Debbie recently posted..What I’m Eating: A Week of Vegan Food