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So Stoked, In Pictures

March 2, 2011 by foodfash

Breakfast: Fried Egg & Avocado Pita

Lunch Sandwich 1: Cucumber & Vegan Tzatziki Pita

Lunch Sandwich 2: Gardein Souvlaki Pita

Dinner Spoiler 1: Clean Start Brownies

Dinner Spoiler 2: THE FLIP I RECEIVED TODAY FROM NEWMAN’S OWN!!!

Dinner: Miso Soup and Sweet Potato with Earth Balance & Dash of Salt

To distract you from the fact that I ate three pitas within a four-ish hour period today, let’s talk about the Flip! A few weeks ago, I submitted a recipe/video proposal to Foodbuzz for a chance to win a Flip and some Newman’s Own goodies. And whattayaknow, I won!

The only prize I ever recall winning was a gift certificate to a golf pro shop that was at or around 0% interesting to me. So when I opened the giant, mystery box that arrived today and saw that my proposal earned me some swag, I was STOKED! The kind of stoked that made me want to call everyone I know, immediately update my Facebook status, and pace needlessly around my 800 SF condo.

Clean Brownie and Gardein Souvlaki Recipes will be posted shortly!

BLT. VLT. VLA?

March 1, 2011 by foodfash

Last week I deviated from my usual sandwich at Cafe Hey and switched it up by trying the “VLT” – Vegan Bacon, Lettuce & Tomato. But since I still cringe like a kindergartener at the thought of consuming raw tomatoes, I subbed avocado.

It was amazing.

So amazing that I was determined to recreate this “VLA” at home.

And having just made a fresh loaf of bread, it was the most perfect of timing.

Who needs a panini press when you have a tea kettle full of water?

I can’t tell if I 100% loved the sandwich or if I 90% loved it and 10% loved the MacGyver feeling that accompanied creating a make shift tea kettle panini press. Either way, it was a gold star ‘recreation of a meal’ moment for this girl!

Summertime, I Can Almost Taste It

February 25, 2011 by foodfash

As an early University of Florida Building Construction student, if you had asked me what I thought of BBQ… You would have gotten a mouthful of nothing positive and a grossed out facial expression to match. By senior year, on any given day, you could have spotted me at an XYZ BBQ table, eating lunch with five of my favorite boys of all time. Total 180. Who would have thought?

Last Tuesday, a subcontractor catered BBQ lunch at my office (mind you, I’m still a construction gal by day). They delivered a heaping load of food that lingered until Friday, which induced extreme BBQ and summertime cravings.

Then it dawned on me, it’s not the meat I crave, it’s the sauce.

Simple fix – BBQ Tofu.

Two tips:

1. Tofu found in the ethnic aisle is significantly cheaper (see brand above).

2. If you buy pre-made sauce, pick some up at a local restaurant or the local section at Whole Foods. Keeping it local is never a bad thing!

FoodFash’s BBQ Tofu

Cut extra firm tofu into french fry like slivers and cover with BBQ sauce in an appropriately sized container for 30-ish minutes. Place tofu slivers on foil (or foil covered cookie sheet) sprayed with olive oil Pam. Set foil on the top oven rack and broil for 5 minutes. Flip tofu slivers over, cover with additional BBQ sauce, and broil for an additional 5 minutes.

I am not a tofu lover, so I’m convinced that this is a dish that tofu skeptics would enjoy as well. The broiling process removed the excess moisture from the sauce giving the BBQ tofu a “chewy” exterior that was unexpected, but thoroughly enjoyed. And I totally two-bird-one-stoned this meal by adding strawberries and satisfying my summertime craving too!