Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Oh, hi, November 3!

Yeah, it's 3 days into Vegan Month of Food and this is my first post. But, hey, it could be worse! So, so much worse...

As ever, I don't have a theme (at the moment) that I'm going with, but it's going be whatever's knocking around my brain. If you have any suggestions, bring it!

I'm going to start with a post about the most beautiful bunch of lacinato -aka dinosaur- kale (which I've been misspelling and, therefore, mispronouncing...I've been saying lacinto...) I ever laid eyes on.



See how beautiful and crisp it is?? Well, perhaps you can't, but I promise you, it was lovely. Also, it was bugless, none of those pesky aphids to convince to rinse off. I got this bunch from the Farmers Market and I don't remember what booth I got them from, so not sure if it was organic, no spray, or what. Most likely not organic though since they normally have little bugs on them...

Anyways, I decided to use some of them for a scramble:

The above is onion, garlic, Anaheim pepper, a little Tamari, thyme, oregano and extra firm tofu. And probably some s&p.

The final product: kale and broccoli added towards the end. A piece of Dave's Killer (and he's not lying, it's the best bread ever!) Bread with some Earth Balance. I always top my tofu sautes with some nutritional yeast and hot sauce (Chalupa and Srirachi being my favorites).

I would love some suggestion for a flavor helper! I like these scrambles of mine, but they're not something I would serve to others because the flavor is a bit...blah.

Today was a sunny, beautiful day in Portland, I hope yours was too! I need to go get ready to hang out with a friend at Tube (vegan ham and cheese!! boozy vegan milkshakes! $2 well drinks!)...

4 comments:

Stephanie said...

Looks super tasty! Dave's Killer Bread with Earth Balance is the toast of my dreams. I'm so, so sad that I can't get it in Milwaukee. Or Wisconsin. Or anywhere except the Pacific Northwest. I wonder if they'll mail me some...

Viva MoFo!

janessa said...

dinosaur kale, yum.

I usually just add heaps and heaps of nutritional yeast to my meals. try adding a bit of chili powder or a squeeze of lemon juice or some basil to your scrambles. those are all jazzy fun flavors.

Brittany Boersma said...

You should check out the cook book Vegan Brunch it has great scrambled tofu recipes.

Karla said...

Stephanie- yes, they ship!

brittany- i have Vegan Brunch, but have yet to make anything from it...which is sad. i'll have to check out the scramble recipes.