Traditional English Breakfast

This is by far one of my FAVORITE meals. I got this recipe from The Kind Diet and even though it's technically breakfast, I usually end up making it for lunch or dinner. The mixture of all these foods together on one plate is so tasty and satisfying.

Here's what I did...

Baked Potato - poked a few times with a fork and rubbed with olive oil, bake without foil for 45 minutes at 450 degrees.

Mushrooms - sliced in half and sauteed in Earth Balance butter

Kale - chopped and sauteed in Earth Balance butter

Tomatoes - slice in half, sprinkle with salt, pepper and put of a little Earth Balance on top. Broil for about 4 minutes.

Bread - Slice a piece of a baguette in half and broil 1 minute, flip over broil 1 more minute. Spread with Earth Balance butter.

Beans - Heat in a saucepan, Bush's Vegetarian Baked Beans (or other vegetarian baked beans)

And don't forget the tea!!!

I've also added other things like vegan bacon or sausage to the plate.

It's pretty quick and easy to make. You have to be good at multi-tasking to get it all done together and stay warm! Enjoy!! :)

Eggless Benedict

Well...I took a leap of faith on this dish tonight and was pleasantly surprised. It's from the blog VeganPandamonium.blogspot.com and it wasn't very hard to make at all. Here's the recipe...

Eggless Benedict

Ingredients:
asparagus
olive oil
salt & pepper to taste
Tofurky's Ham Deli Slices
toast or english muffin (whatever is available or preferred)
extra firm tofu

Hollandaise sauce:
3/4 cup of soft tofu
2 tsp mustard
4 TBL nutritional yeast
1 1/2 tsp lemon juice
1/2 cup soymilk
1 TBL olive oil
2 tsp soy sauce
pinch paprika
pinch turmeric
salt & pepper to taste

Tofu marinade:
1/4 cup olive oil
2 1/2 TBL vinegar (I used white wine vinegar)
2 TBL soy sauce

Start by mixing the marinade for the tofu in a bowl. Slice as much extra firm tofu as desired and marinate for about 15-20 minutes. While marinading, cover asparagus with olive oil and salt and pepper. Bake in the oven at 425 degrees until bright green and crispy (will take about 15-20 minutes). While waiting for the tofu and asparagus, you can blend all the ingredients for the hollandaise sauce in a blender and set aside. Toast your bread of choice and grill a couple of slices of ham on a grill pan over medium heat. After that, you can set the ham aside and grill the tofu slices until nice and browned and crispy. At this point, all you need to do is assemble your egg-less benedict and sprinkle the top with a bit of pepper and paprika.

Worth the try and a great substiture for eggs benedict.