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one girl's quest to follow her heart... into her food

You can call me vegan, but definitions can get messy. I haven't eaten animal products in a year and a half, but I didn't throw away all my leather shoes when I turned vegan, because I also believe in no waste. I don't eat animal foods for ethical reasons, and I eat plant foods for health reasons. I don't believe that an animal-free diet is right for everyone, but I do believe that a conscious connection to our food is vital. I am a nutritional consultant, and I am in school to further my knowledge of holistic health. I love life and health and think the two are inseparable. This blog ponders what we put into and onto our bodies. We really are what we eat, and because the skin is so great at absorption, we are what we wear, too. Through this blog, I will explore cruelty-free, toxin-free, chemical-free, GMO-free, and big corporation-free methods of eating and caring for our bodies. Hippocrates had it right when he said, "Let thy food be thy medicine."

Sunday, March 14, 2010

Spinach Tofu Paneer

3 T nutritional yeast
1 t onion powder
1 t salt
3 T water
1 t spicy brown mustard
1 block extra firm tofu, cubed
1 T curry powder
4 cups spinach, torn
vegan margarine

Mix together yeast, onion powder, salt, water, and mustard. Pour into skillet heated with margarine. Add tofu and coat. Cook on each side 3-5 minutes. Push to the side. Add more margarine, add curry and mix it up. Add spinach and cook until spinach is cooked thoroughly. Mix together with tofu and serve immediately.

*this recipe is adapted from one I found on vegweb.com.

I served this with brown basmati rice and a vegan aloo gobi dish that needs to be perfected before I post it. Yum.

Live Spring Rolls with Lemon Ginger Dipping Sauce


Found this one in the March issue of Vegetarian Times. It is absolutely amazing.

Sauce

1/4 cup raw tahini
2 T raw agave nectar
4 t soy sauce (I actually use Bragg's Amino Acids)
1 T lemon juice (or the juice of about 1/4 lemon)
2 t minced fresh ginger (I only had dried, and it worked fine)

Rolls

8 swiss chard (I used rainbow chard) leaves, tough parts trimmed
1/2 cup julienned carrots
1/2 cup julienned beets
1/2 medium bell pepper julienned
1/2 cup bean sprouts
8 fresh basil leaves
4 sprigs fresh mint

To make sauce, stir everything together with 1/2 c water.
To make rolls, fill each leaf with a pinch of each vegetable, a basil leaf and a couple mint leaves. Roll it all up and enjoy!