Hola and happy Sunday! I just ate a delicious vegan/gluten-free breakfast. What I call tofu rancheros. I am continuing to dabble with the gf experience. I've made a few exceptions in the past week, mainly due to eating out, but find that when I cook at home, there is no difficulty coming up with yummy vegan and gf meals. However, last night I tried my hand at mac and cheese. It didn't totally bomb but I know there has to be a better recipe lurking out there somewhere. The recipe I followed included tahini...it just didn't do it for me. The texture was great and it was creamy so with a few tweaks of ingredients, I think I will have killer mac and cheese!
I have never been a huge tofu lover but I find that I've been craving it lately, especially scrambled served with a slice or two of gf toast with Earth Balance spread. I was out of bread this morning and looking for an alternate option. I found tofu, corn tortillas, salsa and avocado lurking in my fridge and ta-da, tofu rancheros! Here is how I prepared it...note that for the most part, I don't measure stuff so use your best judgement according to your taste.
1/2 package of tofu, drained
Olive oil
Minced garlic
Crushed red pepper flakes
Diced onion and sweet bell pepper
Nutritional yeast
Salt and pepper
2 corn tortillas
Salsa
Avocado
Heat olive oil over medium heat and add garlic and crushed red pepper flakes. Saute for about a minute and add diced onion and bell pepper. Continue to saute until slightly browned. Crumble tofu into mixture. Season with salt, pepper and about a tablespoon nutritional yeast flakes. (Nutritional yeast flakes can be found in the bulk foods section at Fred Meyer.) Continue to cook until moisture evaporates. About 4-5 minutes. Warm corn tortillas and dice half an avocado. Top tortillas with tofu mixture, salsa and avocado. Enjoy!
Namaste
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I really rely on Fred Meyer for the majority of my food purchases. I love the bulk section for raw nuts and seeds, wild rice, grains, etc. The natural foods section is decent and I find myself occasionally surprised with what I find there. For example, I'm doing the Adventure Cleanse Tune-up that I mentioned in a previous post, and one component is to remove gluten. I can't believe I didn't try going gluten-free sooner. I feel fantastic after 3 weeks without it. Anyway, they suggested a gluten-free pasta by Tinkyada which is made from rice. I found it at New Seasons on a visit and fell in love. Probably the BEST pasta I've ever had! So I was super, duper stoked when I was browsing the small gluten-free section of Fred Meyer and discovered that they carry that brand! One package that contains 8 servings runs around $4.00. If you are looking for gluten-free products, I highly recommend Tinkyada. Also, they carry a gluten-free bread that I really like. It is also around $4.00 a loaf and made by Food for Life. It is located in the freezer in the natural foods section. I'm the only one in my family eating gluten-free so one package of those items can easily last me a couple of weeks.
Just a couple of products I'm loving right now that I can get without driving to Portland! Yay!
Be the kind of woman that when your feet touch the ground each morning the devil says "oh crap, she's up!"
Namaste
Just a couple of products I'm loving right now that I can get without driving to Portland! Yay!
Be the kind of woman that when your feet touch the ground each morning the devil says "oh crap, she's up!"
Namaste
