Archive for June, 2007

Possibly my most favorite meal ever.

7 June, 2007

Roasted potatoes, tofu scramble and guacamole burritos, fruit smoothie and coffee. Dear god it’s delicious.

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Oven-roasted potatoes (loosely from Vegan w/ a Vengeance):
1 lb. small red potatoes, cut into 1 in. chunks
1 medium red onion, sliced into 1/2 in. pieces
2 tbs. olive oil
2 pinches sea salt
several dashes fresh black pepper
5 teas. fresh rosemary, chopped
2 cloves garlic, chopped
2 pinches red pepper flakes

Preheat oven to 450. Toss potatoes and onion in bowl with olive oil, salt, and black pepper. Spread on baking sheet, bake for 30 minutes. Toss remaining ingredients in bowl, remove potatoes from oven and sprinkle mixture over them. Return to oven, bake until brown, about 20 minutes more.
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Tofu scramble (also loosely from VwaV):
1 tbs. olive oil
1 medium red onion, coarsely chopped
1 package mushrooms, sliced
4 or 5 cloves garlic, minced
1 block tofu, roughly chopped
juice of 1 lemon
2 teas. cumin
1 teas. paprika
1/2 teas. turmeric
1 teas. red pepper flakes
1 teas. salt

Saute onion and garlic in large skillet until softened, add mushrooms. Saute for about 5 minutes. Crumble tofu, add lemon juice and spices, toss everything together and let it simmer for about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
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Raw guac:
2 tomatoes, chopped
1 small onion, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 c. cilantro chopped
juice of 1 lime
1 teas. sea salt
red pepper flakes to taste, or 1 thinly sliced jalepeƱo
1 ripe avocado

Mix everything together in a bowl, making sure the avocado is mashed completely.
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Smoothie:
1 banana
2 ice cubes
1/4 c. frozen fruit
2 tbs. whole flax seeds
1 big dash cinnamon
milk of choice to your preferred consistency, i usually add 1/2 c. and if it’s too thick add a little water (rice milk is expensive!)

Add all ingredients to blender, blend until smooth.
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Remember to warm the tortillas over an open flame. So good, and always leaves lots of leftovers. I really could eat variations on this everyday for the rest of my life. Some other great combos are roasted corn instead of potatoes, rice and beans with arugula instead of tofu scramble, and sauteed chard added to the scramble. Perfectly complements any vocal jazz, especially Nina Simone, Billie Holiday, and Bessie Smith.

dinner!