One week down (Tofu Scramble recipe)

Well, it's been a week! It's gone pretty well, we've been eating good, and I only caved once and snuck a pepperoni off my husband's pizza. Him and his friend even went shopping for me while I was at work on Friday and got a bunch of vegan stuff I needed! There was a lady shopping in the store who helped them, who was apparently a vegan, but she had him buy pizza that wasn't vegan. (It has caseinate in it, which is derived from milk.) I ate it, though, since he thought he was getting the right thing. It was so sweet of him to go shopping for me! 


This morning I made a tofu scramble. I've seen recipes for several here and there, so I just threw some things together. The recipe is as follows:


* Extra firm tofu, diced into small pieces (how much you use depends on how hungry you are - I used about 1/3 of a block, but that was a little too much)
* 3/4 tsp. turmeric
* 1/2 tsp. garlic

* 1/2 tsp. herbs de provence

* Salt and peper to taste
* Roma tomato, diced

* 1-2 scallions, sliced
* Sprinkling of Daiya mozzarella cheese
Heat skillet with canola oil over medium or medium-high heat. (This came out a little soft this time, so in the future I think I will increase the heat at first, then turn it down.) Add tofu and scramble until it begins to cook and brown slightly. Add spices, stirring to mix, and cook a minute more. Throw in your veggies (bell peppers or mushrooms would be really great in this, too). Add cheese at the end - it doesn't take long to melt.


This was really good, the only thing I think I'd change is to increase the heat at first to see if I could cook the tofu to a little bit firmer texture. My husband even tried it and said it was good! Yay!

Last night I had a craving for brownies after seeing some non-vegan ones at church, so I made some last night. I followed this recipe, but the consistency turned out a little funny. The taste is very good, but they were really goopy when I first took them out of the oven. Now, after being in the frig all night, they're a little too chewy. I'm not sure what the problem is... I'll have to play with them a little bit more. Look for an update on those soon!