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Meatless Monday/ Recipes

Meatless Monday: Sizzling Tofu

This quick and easy recipe is perfect for dinner parties. This can be prepared within 20-30 minutes. The combination of the different ingredients makes this dish healthy and tasty; the vibrant colors makes this dish appealing. Enjoy! 1 block firm tofu 3 garlic cloves 1 medium red onion 2 green chili 1 small red bell pepper 1 1/2-tablespoon soy sauce Salt Ground black pepper . . 1. Cut the tofu…

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Meatless Monday: Tofu Tempura

Who can resist these crisp golden brown tofu and nori treat? The ginger and soy sauce dip gives added zing to this simply irresistible dish. 1 block tofu package 2 large sheets seaweed soy sauce Batter: 1 cup flour 1 cup cornstarch 1 1/2 cup drinking water 2 teaspoon soy sauce 1 teaspoon black pepper 1 clove fresh garlic, grated bread crumbs     Sauce: 1/2 cup soy sauce 1/4…

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Tofu and Mushroom Quiche

Here’s a tofu and mushroom quiche recipe from HappyCow long time member Treehugger: Filling: 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 teaspoon minced garlic 1/2 cup chopped onion 1/2 cup chopped bell pepper 1 cup chopped mushroom 1 tablespoon fresh chives minced 1/4 teaspoon dried, crushed rosemary 1 block firm tofu, drained of water 1/4 cup plain rice milk 2 tablespoon nutritional yeast 1 tablespoon cornflour 1 teaspoon tahini 1/4 teaspoon onion…

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Meatless Mondays: Millet Pie

Here’s another Meatless Monday recipe to tantalize your taste buds and get you cooking this cruelty-free meal in your kitchen. This week’s Meatless Monday recipe is contributed by our friend, Leigh-Chantelle from Viva la Vegan! a website with a large range of vegan recipes that focuses on positive information, education and vegan outreach.   Ingredients & Method:  3/4 cup cooked millet 3/4 cup cooked brown rice 1/3 cup water pinch…

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Meatless Mondays: Tofu and Vegetable Gnocchi

Here’s another Meatless Monday recipe to tantalize your taste buds and get you cooking this cruelty-free meal in your kitchen. This week’s Meatless Monday recipe is contributed by our friend, Leigh-Chantelle from Viva la Vegan! a website with a large range of vegan recipes that focuses on positive information, education and vegan outreach.   Ingredients: 1 carrot, grated 1/4 pumpkin, grated 1 zucchini (courgette), grated 1/4 broccoli florets 1/2 eggplant…

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So-Yah! So Good!

Over the weekend, I visited my local Japanese market Marukai Mart to load up on my favorite Asian goodies. In the tofu section, I found these new ready to eat soy noodles from the brand House Tofu. They are called So-Yah! Tofu Shirataki noodles in two flavors: Red Vindaloo Curry and Creamy Coconut Curry. I brought the Vindaloo for lunch today. The dish was very tasty but a little bit…

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Environment

Soybeans and the environment

It seems carnivores want to make us, vegetarians and vegans, out to be the environmental bad guys. As the Brazilian rainforest is being destroyed by illegal soybean plantations the finger is being pointed at us the biggest culprit. Except, of course, that according to Worldwatch Institute nearly 80 per cent of global soybean harvest is used to feed livestock.…

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