Calcium in Foods

I posted this in my group on facebook and decided to post these links here also. It is very good information on foods and calcium by the Vegan RD.

http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-5670-Vegan-Examiner~y2010m4d22-Five-foods-for-vegan-bone-health

http://www.examiner.com/x-5670-Seattle-Vegan-Examiner~y2009m4d7-Meeting-calcium-needs-tips-for-vegans

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Video I made for my facebook group

Hi everyone,

Just thought I would share a link to a video I did telling a bit about me and why I started my group , Sharing the Vegan Journey, on facebook. I also talk a bit about why I started this blog. So, If you are interested please check it out. I will be doing another post here soon.


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http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=105131089519354&v=app_2373072738#!/video/video.php?v=410156686825&oid=105131089519354


If for some reason the above does not work you can copy and paste this link which will take you to my main group page. You will see the video on the wall.

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=105131089519354&ref=mf

Steamed Veggie Salad

This is one of my no measure recipes. I think it is nice to remember that you do not always have to measure everything that you cook. Cooking is fun and like tossing a salad together it is nice to have those recipes you just toss together. You are creating what you like and so what if there is a bit too much or too little of this or that. It is an art that can be interpreted in many ways. I have spoken about steaming veggies for a quick snack before in the microwave and how I have a mini microwave steamer which I love. You could steam the veggies on the stove top if you prefer but I think the microwave is quicker. Today I decided to make a quick veggie salad. I always keep frozen veggies on hand not only to be prepared, but they are healthy picked and frozen at their best and also already cut for you. Yeah!! You can use whatever you like. I used a combo bag of broccoli, cauliflower and crinkle cut carrots. I steamed them in the microwave, drained when done and then ran cold water over the veggies until they were cool. Then I mixed with the veggies golden raisins, slivered almonds, chopped walnuts, chopped onions, and raw green squash which I peeled and sliced. Then I mixed in a balsamic dressing and some salt and pepper. It was yummy … Now as I said you can mix and match as you like. When you make a salad you toss in various ingredients and put dressing on to moisten to your taste. That is what you are doing here! Other ideas to mix in with the veggies are tomatoes, cucumbers, beans (drained and rinsed), canned corn drained and rinsed or frozen corn steamed as one of your veggies. Dressings I think that go nice here are the one that I used, a sesame soy ginger or Italian. You could also just season as you would a salad with herbs and oil and vinegar. You could even use lemon juice. This is your play recipe. When you are hungry and want something quick or a quick snack and are trying to get your veggies in this no measure recipe will do the job. I just love the quick go to recipes. I will post the link to my blog post that I did about steaming veggies. There is a link there to the microwave steamer I use.

http://invitationfrom-gnewvegan.blogspot.com/2009/03/steamed-veggies-as-snack.html


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Easter Cookie Photos

These are cookies I made in 2008. You can have a colorful, yummy vegan Easter. These were enjoyed even by non vegans.. :) You can scroll down in this blog or look up in the search bar about Easter for some posts on the holiday and cookie making.


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Vegan Diet and Nutrition Information

I am posting a link to a brochure I have which is a nice overview on the vegan diet and nutrients.


http://www.vrg.org/nutshell/vegan.htm


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Tofu Scramble with Spinach, Peppers and Sausage

Here is my recipe for a tasty tofu scramble.

Scramble Tofu with Spinach, Peppers and Sausage

Serves 1 to 2

1 small potato (approximate 5 oz), peeled, rinsed, diced

4 oz block of tofu (1/4 of a 14 oz tub) firm or extra firm tofu

1 Tofurkey Kielbasa or Italian sausage, sliced into about ¼ “thick pieces

3 oz roasted red and yellow peppers (or just red) from a jar, finely chopped

4 tablespoons frozen chopped spinach, thawed (put it in a small bowl , like a ramekin, with warm water then drain in small colander when thawed or put in a small colander and run warm to hot water over it until thawed, a few minutes)

1 tablespoon store bought sofrito*

¼ teaspoon sazon goya con culantro y achiote (the orange packet)

1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil


1- In a bowl place the tofu in between a few paper towels and press out excess water. Drain the water and then mash the tofu with a potato masher.

2- Heat a 9 to 10” non stick pan for 1 minute. Then heat the oil for 30 seconds to 1 minute. (When heating oil to make sure the oil is ready, flick a small sprinkle of water into pan with oil. If you hear a sizzle then it is ready. )

3- Add the potatoes to the pan and on a low to medium flame stir occasionally for 10 minutes.

4- Mix in the tofu and continue to stir occasional for 3 more minutes.

5- Mix in the peppers, sofrito and sazon. Continue to cook on a low to medium flame stirring occasional for 5 minutes.

6- Then mix in the spinach and sausage. Cook about 3 minutes more until the spinach is cooked and sausage is heated through.

Serving ideas- This can be a main meal for one saving leftovers for another meal. If you have leftovers store in a sealed container and reheat in the microwave about 1 minute and 30 to 40 seconds with the cover off. This can also serve two people with a side of toast for breakfast.

* Sofrito is a Spanish cooking sauce with a mixture of tomatoes, peppers, onion, cilantro and garlic. Goya makes this and can be found in supermarkets. There is Sofrito in the jar and in the frozen section. I used the one in the Jar for this recipe.





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Annisette Toast (Biscotti)

Recently I veganized this recipe that my nan had. I just love cooking, creating my own recipes and veganizing the recipes we know and love. I had this for breakfast this morning along with my coffee. They will be eaten tonight at earth hour.



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