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Aug 16 0 comments
Recipes

Curried Tofu Scramble

I’ve sorta been experimenting (not necessarily on purpose) with vegetarianism lately. My friends call me a “weekday vegetarian”, which I suppose is pretty accurate. Ever since I did my raw challenge, meat just hasn’t had the same allure. I went from eating some form of animal protein at every single meal to generally one meal containing a high quality source of protein. This has sort of evolved to eggs and/or tofu with dinner and fish on the weekends. It’s been about 3 weeks now where I haven’t had any meat, and it’s been on my plate at least 3 times, I just have no taste for it. I’ve heard of this happening to people before, but I never imagined it would happen to me!

Luckily i LOVE my veggies and it gives me a chance to experiment more with different ingredients. Tonight I played around with tofu and the results were fantastic.

Curried Tofu Scramble

Serves Two

Ingredients

1/2 Block Extra Firm Tofu*
1/3 c Bell Peppers, chopped (I used red and orange)
1/2 c Sliced Carrots
1 1/2 tsps Bragg’s Liquid Aminos
1/4 tsp Turmeric
1/2 tsp Curry Powder
1 Tbsp Nutritional Yeast
1+ cup Spinach, Torn

Instructions

Step 1 Spray a cooking pan with cooking spray, and saute the peppers and carrots over medium-high heat for 5:00, or until they’re soft.

Step 2 Use your hands and crumble tofu into pan. Stirring often, saute until liquid has evaporated and tofu begins to brown.

Step 3 Add all ingredients, except spinach, and stir until combined.


Step 4 Add desired amount of spinach and cover until spinach is slightly wilted.

Step 5 Remove from heat and serve.

I added a nice side (ok, ok, half-a-plateful) of broccoli to mine. Yum!

Jul 26 0 comments
Recipes

Making something out of nothing

What’s a hungry girl to do when she leaves her credit card with her brother-in-law, has no groceries in the house, and it’s dinner time?

Improvise, that’s what.

I usually keep my fridge fully stoked; people would think it’s for a whole family… Nope, just me. I had plans most evenings last week and wasn’t home much at all over the weekend. I planned to do a full re-stock tonight (even hit Costco), but when I realized I was money-less those plans were shattered.

Luckily, I bought some fresh yellow tomatoes at the local Farmer’s market on Saturday and they became the basis of my meal. I started there and made stuff up as I went along. Emptying the embarrassingly stark fridge of nearly-past-their-prime ingredients, I discovered half a zucchini, some spinach, mixed greens, blueberries, baby cucumber, and a few pieces of kale. I sorta felt like I was on an episode of “Chopped”– here are some random, don’t belong together ingredients., now concoct an elaborately gourmet meal.. GO!

I sliced the beautiful tomatoes, tossing out the ends and set them aside. I took the zucchini and cut it into slices and placed them into a greased saute pan set on high. I sprinkled with some Italian seasoning and let them handle themselves. Next I sprinkled a tiny bit of Sea Salt and a droplet of Olive Oil on the wimpy amount of kale that I had. I got my hands dirty and massaged the leafy greens until they were wilted. I set them aside and chopped the zucchini, half the plum, and half a yellow onion I found. I placed all the greens (except kale) in a large bowl and tossed in the rest of the veggies. I threw in a handful of blueberries, drizzled a bit of oil, dijon, and red wine vinegar and thoroughly mixed everything together. I poured the salad on the plate, topped it with the kale and garnished with a few flax seeds.

I went into my garden and picked a few leaves of fresh Basil and brought them in for my “Napoleons”. I placed one slice of tomato on the plate, topped it with one basil leaf and one slice of zucchini and a drop of oil. I repeated these steps until I used the whole tomato. I drizzled the tower with some high quality balsamic vinegar and a sprinkle of Sea Salt. I added the rest of the zucchini to the plate and Voila! Dinner is served.

Not a fully raw meal, but delicious nonetheless and I enjoyed every bite.

Now tomorrow night might not be as impressive if I can’t get my card back. Something tells me that half a plum, some almond milk, San Pellegrino, baby carrots, and random condiments can be combined by even the most accomplished of chefs to create anything edible.

Jan 10 0 comments
Nutrition, Recipes

14 Day 100% Raw Challenge- Day 5.

Against better judgment, i woke up and went on today’s ride… I wore pretty much the same thing as wednesday, only this time I put socks on my hands to block the air. I must have looked ridiculous to onlooking cyclists, but whatever warmth is more of a priority. Too bad it didn’t work.. or maybe it did, but it certainly wasn’t enough b/c once again i was frozen to the core. It was terrible. The way out was somewhat tolerable, but once I turned around and had the headwind, I was ready to be home.
Once I made it in to work and made my breakfast my day started to get better. Once again, I made “fruit cereal” and once again, loved every bite. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it, right? I also had some more Yogi tea throughout the morning.

For lunch I made it a priority to eat up the things in my fridge before they went bad. It was another everything-but-the sort of salad. Quite filling– massaged kale, the rest of the broccoli (not much b/c i ate it all in one sitting!), cucumbers, carrots, and sundried tomatoes. For dessert I had another chocolate energy bite.

I snacked throughout the afternoon. I had the second half of my apple and nectarine from the morning and a handful of raw cashews. I was at the office late working on a video capturing the progress of the rebranding I’m working on. I spent the last couple hours with bright lights and video cameras on me. Not my favorite thing to do. I get so nervous in front of the camera and had to shoot a bunch of takes. Guess it’ll get better with time…

Dinner was much like lunch, such that the goal was to eat the leftovers. I only had a little bit of pesto left so I added some of the white sauce i had, more basil, olive oil, garlic, lemon, and some pine nuts (raw) to the blender and made more. I had leftover spiralized zucchini pasta to which I added some cherry tomatoes and the pesto. Instant dinner. I also had a side salad (maybe larger than that name would suggest) of massaged kale, tomatoes, and sprouts.

Jan 08 0 comments
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Raw Zucchini Hummus

I made this the other night and have been snacking on it with carrots, zucchini chips, and cucumbers all week. I plan on using it as a spread on my zucchini wrap, as well. I love the taste of it, it’s super creamy and smooth and has a bit of a bite with the garlic. YUM!

Raw Zucchini Hummus
Ingredients

1 zucchini, chopped
Juice of 1/4 lemon
1 TBS raw tahini
4 tsp olive oil
1 clove garlic
1/4 cup raw sesame seeds, soaked
water, if need.

Instructions

Place all ingredients in a blender or food processor and blend until smooth. Gradually add water (just a little at a time) to help the blending process until acquire the desired consistency.

Made enough for me to give half away and eat the rest for about 4 days (though to be fair, I only use a little at a time)

So versatile, and so yummy. You can add any sort of spices or herbs you like to change it up. I think I’ll add a little bit of cumin next time.

Jan 06 0 comments
Nutrition, Recipes

14 Day 100% Raw Challenge- Day 3.

This is supposed to be Florida… when I woke up why was it 28 degrees? With all of my things still in storage (everything- all my winter gear, hats, gloves, pants, bike trainer, everything), I was less than excited to go on this morning’s ride. Luckily I found a pair of tights (think pair with skirt/dress and boots) in my car that I had planned on returning some time back… Certainly no bike pants, but better than bare legs. I slid on the tights, bike shorts, socks, a long sleeve (one of two that i have here), and a lightweight windbreaker… no gloves and headed out for my chilly ride. And chilly, it was. By the time I got home my fingers and toes were beyond numb. I couldn’t get the key in the door and i didn’t have enough control to unclasp my helmet. I had to wait a little while before I could even consider getting into the shower. Think putting a hot plate into the freezer and it cracking. Same idea. Needless to say, I was running incredibly late for work.

I really didn’t want to eat the same figgy oatmeal from the past two days and luckily i had prepared most everything for my “fruit cereal” breakfast. it was surprisingly delicious and completely fulfilled my cereal craving. I enjoyed it with a cup of (warm) raw Yogi Green Tea. This will definitely be a keeper and I think I’ll certainly want to make this even after this challenge is over.

Fruit Cereal
Ingredients

• 1/2 Mango, cubed
• 1/2 Apple, cored and cubed
• 1 medium Banana, sliced
• 2 medium Strawberries, sliced
• 2 TBS Walnuts, soaked 2 hours and drained
• Almond milk (make ahead)
• Cinnamon
• Sprig mint (optional)

instructions

Add all ingredients to bowl and cover with milk (like you would other cereal). Top with cinnamon and mint, if desired.

I went home for lunch and ate the leftover fig arugula salad I brought to work yesterday. I added some raviolis from last night to accompany it. The salad was better today, I guess because it had time to marinade.

A couple hours later I ate another Lara Bar. Turns out the coconut flavor is also raw, so I tried this one today. I usually avoid the ones with more than 200 calories so I hadn’t tried this one before. It was pretty good, and coming from someone who isn’t such a fan of coconut, it left me wanting more.

A little while later I ate a peach– juicy and delicious. I made sure to eat it before the 2 hour window of “don’t eat anything before bikram yoga” started. I drank water until I showed up for class. So glad I went. It definitely warmed me up and gave me a good deep stretch to my tired muscles. One of my goals for this year is to add Bikram to my normal training schedule. I’ve struggled to find any sort of life/triathlon balance in the past and this year I really want to get it right. I never have any time for any sort of “extra” workout, but I think it’s really important and beneficial to incorporate some cross training.

I got home and noshed on some of my newly dehydrated zucchini chips and raw zucchini hummus. The chips shriveled up a lot smaller than i expected, but luckily taste a heck of a lot better than they look! The hummus tastes great, I’m really happy with the outcome. Easy, fresh, and so healthy!

After my shower I filled my plate with leftovers: ravioli, and carrots with zucchini hummus. After dinner I had a little bit of banana ice cream and a small sliver of some of Kaz’s chocolate dessert from last night. yum!

Day 3– headaches gone, able to focus better, and feeling pretty good!