A Model Diet

This is your usual homemade pizza topped with Yves Pepperoni and Follow Your Heart Cheese. Deeelicious! To make: Get an egg-less dough at your local grocery, a fake cheese like Tofutti, Rice Dream, or Follow Your Heart, an organic jar of pizza sauce, and Yves Pepperoni. Drizzle Grapeseed oil in a cast iron pan or on a standard baking pan, and sprinkle with Flax meal, Seasame seeds, and/or dried Garlic. Stretch your dough over the pan and spread some sauce in the middle. Then layer 'cheese' and 'pepperoni' until satisfied (leaving some pepperonies to burn just a bit to add a great crunch!). Bake in your oven at 425 degrees F until crust browns. Turn oven off, let it sit in oven for five minutes, sprinkle with Red Pepper Flakes, and enjoy!

Delicious Spinach Hummus and Lettuce Dippers. This great-tasting Spinach Hummus was given to us by a friend, topped with raw Pumpkin Seeds, and garnished with Lettuce. Use the Lettuce to dip into the Hummus, and for an added nutritional boost, make the Hummus raw too (from sprouted Chick Peas). Yum!

Crunchy Tempeh Sushi (presented on a Preserve recycled cutting board). Feel exceptionally refreshed after eating this treat!

Begin by cooking organic Sushi Rice as directed here. While Rice simmers, cut Cucumber, Tempeh, and Avocado into long slivers. Then, line a frying pan with Grapeseed Oil and quickly brown the Tempeh on medium/high, turning the burner off when the edges curl or darken. When Rice is complete, lay out a Raw Nori Sheet and get your favorite large spoon. Plop some Rice on the Nori sheet, and delicately smear the Rice as close to the edges as you can get, in as thin of a layer you can achive without smashing the Rice or damaging the wrap. Place a few strips of Cucumber, Avocado, and Tempeh in the middle area of the wrap and curl the edge closest to you, folding it into the rice. Continue rolling, and voila! You have an extremly tasteful and healthy meal.

Broiled Salami, Cheese, and Onion Sandwich. Take two slices of organic 7 grain bread and on one piece, layer two slices of Tofurkey Salami, one slice of Tofutti American 'cheese', and sliced Onions and place in oven...set at "broil" and cook for about 3-7 minutes (keep an eye on it to determine when it's toasted to your liking). Enjoy open faced or closed, this warm sandwich is certainly a great comfort food!

BBQ Tofu Chunk Burger. In a small frying pan, drizzle Grapeseed Oil and place stove on medium/high. Cut Firm Tofu into square chunks and place in frying pan carefully. Let the Tofu cook for about 4-6 minutes, then scrape cleanly from pan and flip the chunks, drizzling BBQ sauce and continue flipping them until brown. In a separate bowl add about four cups of finely chopped Red Cabbage, 1/2 of a finely chopped onion, a squeeze of half a lemon, and Vegenaise. Stir and place ontop of Lettuce on a toasted bun.

A Simple Broccoli and Rice Stir Fry. Cook one or two servings of organic Brown Rice and let cool with cover on. In a separate frying pan add Coconut Oil, a finely chopped Garlic Clove, String Beans (shown here are frozen), stirring frequently. Then add chopped Broccoli and finely chopped Ginger Root. Heat on high and stir for a few more minutes and then serve with the Rice and Soy Sauce. Wholesome!

Nachos! To begin, if you want a meaty texture within the crunch and flavor of this dish, drizzle Grapeseed Oil in a small frying pan and add TVP (Textured Vegetable Protein), stir and add flavorings like Red Pepper, Cumin, Cilantro and Chipotle Peppers. Let it sizzle while you place a thick layer of Tortilla Chips in a deep pan. Dribble random sploches of Salsa (or chop your own Tomatoes and Onions, Cilantro, Garlic), and chopped Toffuti Cheese. Add another layer of Chips, Cheese, Salsa and the hot TVP. Then, put the pan in the oven at 375, for around 20 minutes. When they're toasted to your liking, turn the oven off and open the door. Let sit for two minutes, then, scrape chips from pan, placing them on a bed of organic Lettuce and enjoy. MM!

Tofurkey and Tofutti Sandwich. Mm! Perfect for a picnic, this simple and quick sandwich will definitely satisfy! Lightly toast two slices of your favorite egg-free bread (shown here is a locally made "organic seven grain"). Slather Vegenaise on one or both sides of the bread, add Lettuce, thin slices of Tomato, a few slices of Tofurkey, and one slice of Toffuti cheese. Press together and voila!

Here's a healthy and delicious Broccoli and Peanut Lo Mein dish. Boil a pan of water and add wide Lo Mein Noodles for about 5 minutes, drain and let air dry. In a frying pan, add Broccoli, Red Pepper, Mini corn, Celery, Water Chestnuts, and Peanut Sauce. Saute until steamy, then add the noodles to the frying pan. Crank the heat for a few minutes and let sauce become crispy by scraping the noodles clean every minute or so. Top with Green Onions and Peanuts and enjoy the fresh and crunchy Lo Mein.