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Daily Archive: January 14, 2012

Spicy fu

New tofu recipe!   Blackened Tofu Slabs from Bryant Terry’s Vegan Soul Kitchen.   I’ll admit I was scared by the heat, but I just went with it…   Such a success.  I’m really glad my obsession with cookbooks is good for something.  For anyone interested in buying my presents, it’s always good to go with cookbooks.  😉 The rest of dinner was as simple as it gets. Chard!   I sautéed it in olive oil and nada mas. For the record, organic produce does have it’s flaws.  You gotta scrub the bejeezus out of… Read more >

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WTF ingredients: nooch

  Recently, I’ve gotten a few questions in the comments section about nutritional yeast.    What is it? Nutritional yeast is a deactivated yeast (meaning it has no fermenting ability) and it is produced by culturing pure strains of yeast (a fungi) with a mixture of sugarcane and beet molasses.  Sounds appetizing, huh? Why do you like it? The reason it’s so popular with vegans and vegetarians is due to it’s “cheesy” flavor and vitamin content.  Since B12 and dairy are ruled out once you commit to an entirely plant-based diet, you can see why… Read more >

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