VEGAN "EGG MCMUFFINS"

I know most vegans aren't exactly craving mcmuffins. This is an awesome quick breakfast to make and why not make a better recipe for all those who are craving mcmuffins! Its a way healthier alternative.You could fry up some tempeh bacon or tofurkey links too. They taste amazing in the sandwich. This is my favourite breakfast to make on my days off. Its easy to change the spices up according to your taste. I personally think this is the best way to make them look like real scrambled eggs. Something I still miss and I'm sure some of you miss them too. This is my fix and I hope it'll be yours too! 

VEGAN EGG MCMUFFINS

RECIPE

1 package of soyganic tofu

1/4 white onion, diced

3 cloves garlic

2 mushrooms, diced

1 tablespoon olive oil

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 tablespoons nutritional yeast

1 teaspoon turmeric

1/2 teaspoon cumin 

1 teaspoon curry 

1/2 teaspoon pepper

daiya onion and chives vegan cream cheese

2 english muffins

STEPS
Add one tablespoon of olive oil to a medium size frying pan. Turn up to medium heat and add a dash of salt. Allow to heat up for a couple minutes. Put a small slit in the top of your tofu container and drain the water out. Remove the seal and mash up your tofu with a fork. Once the entire thing is broken up evenly add it to your heated pan with a spatula. Distribute the tofu evenly in the pan. Begin cutting up your veggies, garlic first. Add all your vegetables to the pan. Stir all the ingredients together. Allow to fry for 5 minutes. Add all your spices, nutritional yeast to pepper. Stir all ingredients together. Allow to fry for another 15-20 minutes. All the water from the tofu should be absorbed. It should look like this!

Toast your english muffins and spread some daiya cream cheese on each side. You can slice up a tomato as well. Scoop out a large spoonful of your "scrambled eggs" and spread it on your english muffin. Use half for each sandwich and that way you can eat some on the side!

Breakfast is served!

VEGAN HERB GARLIC LOAF

I figured since I did a pasta post the other day that it was only fitting to post my garlic loaf. I love fresh baked bread. With some earth balance spread on it. Mmm! This loaf is really soft and moist. Its great to store for later dates. The freshly grated garlic on top really adds to the flavour of the bread.  I wish it wasn't winter time or I would have used the fresh herbs from my , garden!  Thats truly the best way to have fresh bread.  If you haven't tried growing your own herbs and cooking/baking with it, you haven't lived yet! Its so simple and as long as you have full sun for at least one month of the year (which mostly everyone does) you can do it! Its also so amazing to watch plants grow from seed as well as rewarding to eat what you grow.  Herbs make neat gifts too. Not to mention they look great in your garden bed. I cant wait for summer time so I can post tips and pictures about gardening! Anyways its late and I'm off to bed. Enjoy my herby garlic bread!

VEGAN HERB GARLIC LOAF

Recipe

2 cups unbleached white flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons pepper
1 teaspoon sage
1 teaspoon thyme
1 teaspoon rosemary
1 1/2 teaspoons turmeric
3 cloves of garlic, grated
1/4 cup nutritional yeast
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 regular sized can of coconut milk

Steps

Preheat your oven to 375F. In a large bowl combine all your dry ingredients. Beat with a fork to ensure all lumps are out of the mix. Once everything is combined well,  make a well in the middle of your bowl using your fork. Add half of your grated garlic. Add your olive oil then coconut milk.  Begin to mix together with a big spoon. Mix together for 10 minutes.  Once your dough is set ( it should be pretty wet so if theres any dry ingredients showing then add tablespoons of water one at a time. Oil a thin long baking pan with olive oil. Make sure the sides are all covered in oil as well because your loaf will rise. Using a spatula,  scrap your dough into your pan. Smooth the top out with your spatula and sprinkle your other grated garlic on top.

 Place in the oven. Bake for 35-40 minutes. Allow to cool for 15 minutes before serving smothered in butter. Mmmm. Enjoy!

CHOW MEIN WITH FRIED GINGER SEITAN

CHOW MEIN

with fried ginger seitan

This is one of my boyfriend favourite dinner recipes:) Its just chow mein but its legit! Super nutritious and easy to make. You can put tons of different kinds of vegetables. Its a fun meal to make. Heres a list of veggies that go great in chow meins: carrots, celery, cauliflower, broccoli, peas, bok choy, kale, onion, garlic, ginger, cabbage, tomatoes, mushrooms and peppers. The list goes on! Have fun experimenting with different veggies and serve it to your friends:) It's a great meal to make for having lots of people over because you can make so much for so cheap! Or free if you have an awesome garden;)

Its all about the sauces with this. I love these.

Here's a link to San-J 

Here's a link to Everland

When I'm making this recipe I love using hon's fried seitan. Its 100% vital wheat gluten so kind of like my sweet n sour balls but much more subtle for a chow mein recipe. Its also made in Vancouver. I love local!

RECIPE

4 CLOVES GARLIC, MINCED

1 SMALL PIECE OF GINGER, DICED

HALF AN ONION, CHOPPED

HANDFUL OF OYSTER MUSHROOMS,CHOPPED

HALF A YELLOW PEPPER, SLICED

ONE HEAD OF BROCCOLI

4 CABBAGE LEAVES

HANDFUL OF BOK CHOY

1 PACKAGE WHEAT NOODLES

GINGER GARLIC SEITAN

1 PACKAGE OF HONS FRIED SEITAN

1 SMALL PIECE OF GINGER, DICED

2 CLOVES GARLIC, MINCED

2 TEASPOONS CANOLA OIL

2 TABLESPOONS TERIYAKI

1 TABLESPOON SWEET N SOUR

STEPS

Cut up your garlic, ginger and onion. Get a frying pan ready with some canola oil. *or whatever you prefer to fry in  Put to medium heat. Saute those vegetables for 5 minutes. While those are frying being to cut all your other vegetables. This recipe works great if you leave all your vegetables fairly large after they are cut. Slice them into nice big pieces. Add the rest of your vegetables*i love using oyster mushrooms because it really adds to the flavour of the dish. They have a sort of fishy kinda taste so if you don't like that use crimini or pearl! Fry them with a bit of soya sauce for 10 minutes. Stir frequently.

Now that those are frying its time to get your seitan ready! Get a small frying pan ready on medium heat with some oil. Add your garlic and ginger first with a little bit of teriyaki sauce. Fry for 2 minutes. Then open your bag of seitan and add it to the pan. Pour more teriyaki and sweet and sour sauce on top and fry for 5 minutes. Flip, then fry for another fry minutes or until seitan is brown and crispy. Be careful not to overdone them though they are much better chewy. Make sure to be stirring them while you are frying as well.

Prepare a pot with water for making your noodles. Add water according to how much you'd like to make. Bring to a boil then add your noodles and reduce to low-med heat for 5-8 minutes. Stir the noodles while they boil.

Once your noodles are finished your veggies should be done and you can drain your noodles to serve! Add some soya sauce on the noodles for extra flavour. 

Enjoy healthy living!