Avocado and tomato sandwich on sprouted grain bread

You will need:

Sprouted grain bread (found in the freezer section of most grocery stores)

ripe avocado

tomato, sliced

romaine

spinach

your favorite organic mustard

“Earth Balance” Mindful Mayo, or your favorite healthy mayo substitute

“Galaxy Nutritional Foods” sliced cheeses, your favorite flavor

(go to this link to find out more about vegan cheese – www.galaxyfoods.com/galaxy-products/soy-cheese/veggy/)

1.  Place a slice of cheese on on half of the sprouted grain bread, then toast both slices of bread just until warm and soft.

2.  Add mustard and Earth Balance Mayo to the empty slice of bread.

3.  Using a large spoon, lift the avocado out of the shell in “shavings” and arrange on bread.

3.  Top with tomato slices, romaine or spinach (or both), and anything else you like on your sandwiches.

4. Enjoy!

Chipotle tempeh and carrot tacos


You will need:

A batch of the the “Chipotle Tempeh and Carrot Dish” recipe, as follows:

1 sweet onion, diced

coconut oil

2 garlic cloves

1 package of your favorite organic chipotle seasoning

1 small tomato, seeded and diced

1 8oz package of tempeh

4 carrots, shredded

2 tbsp freshly snipped chives

3 tbsp freshly snipped scallions

organic corn taco shells

1.  Cook onion until it just starts to turn soft.  Add garlic and diced tomato and cook for 2 minutes longer, tossing often.  Using the larges-sized blades on a basic food grater, grate the tempeh onto a plate creating a large pile that resembles ground beef.

2.  Add chipotle seasoning to the onion and tomato, toss and cook for one minute.  Add the grated tempeh and toss and cook for 2 minutes longer.

3.  Add carrots and toss for 30 seconds.  Then add the scallions and chives, remove from heat and toss several times.

Make the tacos:

4. Add this tempeh filling to ORGANIC corn tacos shells.  (anything that is not organic is probably GMO, especially with corn)

5. Top with your favorite vegan cheese (look for these next to the tofu products at your grocery store)

diced tomatoes, guacamole, olive, romaine, spinach, etc.

(The tacos pictured are served with yellow squash that  has been cut into thin strips to make a “spaghetti,” and tossed with a basil-pesto sauce.)

Broccoli and apples with a tasty dressing

You will need:

1-2 heads broccoli, cut into bite-size pieces

(you may want to VERY lightly steam the broccoli, but not actually cook it)

1/2 cup chopped scallions

3-4 tbsp dried cranberries

1 cup apple, diced

1/2 cup seeds i.e. sesame, pumpkin, sliced almonds

For the dressing:

1/2 cup 100% pure olive oil

1/3 cup apple cider vinegar

4 tbsp plain goat kefir, or greek yogurt w/t live probiotics

2 tbsp purple (or sweet) basil, chopped

sea salt

1. Toss all the main ingredients in a large bowl.

2. Make the dressing and season it with sea salt, then toss with the main ingredients.

3. Chill for 30 minutes, serve.

(In the image, the broccoli is served with sweet potatoes that have been sliced into “fries” using a special grater for vegetables, then cooked in 2 tbsp coconut oil and sprinkled with sea salt.  Stone ground mustard as the condiment.)