Making dinner healthier, one slow cooker at a time.
I have always liked tempeh, but never really loved it. It tastes great in a strong sauce or in a sandwich mixed with other bold flavors. Typically I steam it for about 10 minutes to remove that hint of bitterness than can be off-putting.
Last week I posted a Tempeh Stroganoff that was super simple to make and tasty. It was even tastier because it was made with Tempeh Girl’s artisanal tempeh. Hers is ready to go right out of the package and no steaming is needed! [Read more...]
You know I love Gimme Lean Sausage by Lightlife. They also have tons of other vegan products like a chick’n and “steak” strips that are great to use in a quick weeknight dinner. Not all of their products are vegan, so make sure to check the ingredients or use this list.
Rachael is the blogger for Lightlife’s blog, Blogatarian, and right now she’s giving away a copy of The Vegan Slow Cooker, so make sure to enter her giveaway as well as mine!
Lightlife has recipes on their site in case you need some inspiration.
Enter this giveaway and you may just win your 3 Lightlife Items of your choice!
You will get one entry for each task you do as long as you enter a new comment for each one on this blog post. I’ll announce the winner next Friday (12/9/2011).
The TofuXpress is one of my favorite kitchen tools. I just added it to my arsenal this year, but it’s up there with my immersion blender! I was skeptical at first, but now that I use it all the time I wouldn’t want to be without it.
I don’t know about you, but here’s how I was pressing tofu: a cast iron pan on top of a cutting board with something else added in for weight. Then I would stand there to make sure nothing was going to fall on my dog.
(Somehow Brenna, my dog, senses the danger and makes sure to lay up against a counter next to where I place my tower of tofu pressing.) So it wasn’t pleasant, though I’ve gotten really good at catching pans as they get unbalanced and fall off. But it that really anyway to live when you can just put it in this device?
It’s unbelievably easy to use. There is a super-strong spring that puts the pressure on the tofu to express the liquid. It also does it in half the time.
The TofuXpress is a little expensive at $39.95, but it very well made. I don’t expect to have to buy another one for myself, but I will be getting a few as gifts. And if you put it on your Holiday gift list it won’t cost you a dime ; )
They also have tofu recipes on their site if you need some inspiration.
Enter this giveaway and you may just win your own TofuXpress!
You will get one entry for each task you do as long as you enter a new comment for each one on this blog post. I’ll announce the winner Friday.
There are “those days” – the kind where you come home and plop in a chair and wish that dinner could magically appear. Those are the days that I take a jar of Nacheez from my pantry and find my secret stash of baked blue corn chips. It’s an instant cheater dinner! I don’t eat like that often, but when I need something impossibly easy it’s a lifesaver.
Of course, it’s great for a quick Mexi-man and cheez even if you come home tired. It’s the perfect topping for steamed veggies if you have haters in your house. They won’t even notice that “green stuff” underneath it because it’s so tasty.
You can also use it in casseroles, burritos and anywhere else you might want some vegan cheese. They even have mild or spicy depending on your preference. The spicy is not fiery hot, so it can be used in recipes too.
If I were you, I’d get a few of these in my pantry for the holidays!
Enter this giveaway and you may just win your own Nacheez to try!
You will get one entry for each task you do as long as you enter a new comment for each one on this blog post. I’ll announce the winner Friday.
The Virtual Vegan Potluck is over, but the virtual feast lives on!