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Cooking with Loving Hut Milpitas:Tofu Club Sandwich

Watch video :     November 5, 2009

(For all ingredients, please use organic versions if available)
3 slices lightly toasted multi-grain bread
1 tomato, sliced Lettuce
Vegan protein slices
like Tofurky (or tempeh)

Tofu
4 slices firm tofu (about ½ inch thick)
1 tablespoon Maggi
¼ teaspoon mushroom seasoning
¾ teaspoon dried oregano
3 tablespoons oil

Dressing
1 cup Vegenaise
1 cup ketchup
½ cup stone ground mustard
½ purple onion, finely diced
Served with organic salad and dressing, with an orange twist





Directions
Direction (to make tofu marinade):
1. Mix Maggi with mushroom seasoning on a plate
2. Coat tofu with the mixture, let sit for 10 minutes (A)

Direction (to fry the tofu):
1. Put oil in frying pan, add tofu (A) in then heat the pan
2. Fry until golden brown evenly, then drain the oil
3. Spread some oregano over tofu and flip them over evenly (B)

Direction (to make the mayonaise):
1. Put the onion into a bowl
2. Add ketchup, vegenaise, mustard then mix them evenly (C)

Direction (to make the club sandwich):
1. Pick a layer of bread, spread mayonaise (C)
2. Pick second layer of bread, spread veganaise
3. Put lettuce leaf on the bread, add tomato, add tofu (B)
4. Make 3 rolls of protein slices and put onto tofu
5. Do the same onto second layer of bread
6. Take whole second layer of bread and put on top first one
7. Spread mayonaise (C) on third layer of bread, then put on top of whole sandwich
8. Stick 4 cocktail skewers to the sandwich
9. Cut sandwich into 4 triangles
10. Put them onto serving plate with organic salad and dressing with an orange twist
Enjoy..

Happy Halloween Vegan I Scream Sandwitches

Watch video :     November 2, 2009

(For all ingredients, please use organic versions if available)
1 cup organic powered sugar
1 tablespoon Ener-G egg replacer
2 teaspoons water
6 tablespoons organic flour
1 tablespoon vegan cream cheese
1 tablespoon coconut milk
2 tablespoon vegan butter
2 tablespoon organic cocoa powder
A pinch of sea salt
½ teaspoon vanilla extract

2 ounces vegan chocolate, melted
8 pieces your favorite vegan candy
Vegetable oil
cooking spray

Parchment paper
2 stencils (one circle – 2¾ inches in diameter, and one semi-circle 4½ inches in diameter).
1 pint your favorite
vegan ice cream




Directions
Direction (to make cookie batter):
1. Add egg-replacer and water to sugar
2. Use electric beater for 30 seconds to mix (and keep beating off and on during adding each ingredient)
3. Add cream cheese and coconut milk
4. Add half of flour, then butter, then add the rest of flour
5. Add cocoa powder, salt and vanilla

Direction (to prepare tho cookies):
1. Put parchment paper coated by cooking spray over baking pan
2. Put the circle stencil on it and use spatula to spread some cookie batter, make 4 pieces
3. Put the semi-circle stencil on the pan and spread some cookie batter, make 2 pieces
4. Cook into oven at 400o F (205o C) for 6-8 minutes
(Next process needs the cookies to be soft enough to be formed, so do it quickly!)
5. Remove paper from all the cookies
6. Fold each semi-circle to form a cone shape by making the middle of its straight edge as the center point of folding, and then stick both edges together
7. Dip the cone form into chocolate and put on top of a circle cookie, thus together form a hat
8. Take a candy, have a little dab of chocolate on the hat and put the candy on it
9. Spread a layer of chocolate over another circle cookie
10. Put a slice of ice cream on it then put the hat on top
11. Put into freezer until ready to serve
Enjoy..

Cooking with Chef Nimisha Raja:Cuban Black Bean Soup

Watch video :     October 30, 2009

(For all ingredients, please use organic versions if available)
Serves 8–10
¼ cup water
1 medium red or yellow onion, diced
2 sticks celery, chopped
2 carrots, sliced or diced
½ teaspoon ground cumin
4 cups cooked black beans, rinsed and drained
3 cups water
1 cup orange juice
2 medium tomatoes, diced
2 cloves fresh crushed garlic
Juice of 1lime
Salt to taste (about a teaspoon)
Hot chili pepper flakes to taste (optional)
2 tablespoons fresh cilantro, chopped




Directions
1. Boil water in a pot
2. Add onion, celery and carrots, let sit 6-8 minutes until soft
3. Add cumin, pepper flakes, black beans, stir well
4. Add water, let it boils
5. Add tomatoes, garlic, lime juice, orange juice, stir and cook for 5-6 minutes
6. Add salt to taste, add cilantro, stir
Enjoy..

Nimisha can show you how to improve your health and the environment with yummy, compassionate plant-based foods!

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Chef Cherie Soria of Living Light Culinary Arts:Kale Coleslaw

Watch video :     October 26, 2009

(For all ingredients, please use organic versions if available)
Kale Coleslaw
Yield: 2 cups (2 servings)

Dressing
1 tablespoon freshly squeezed orange juice
1 tablespoon light miso
2 teaspoons flaxseed oil
1½ teaspoons agave nectar
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon ground golden flaxseeds
1 small clove garlic
Pinch of powdered mustard

Salad
2 cups large kale leaves, thin shredded (A)
1¼ cups whole head cabbage, thin shredded
1 large ripe tomato, seeded and minced
½ cup currants
2 tablespoons whole red onion, thin shredded
½ red jalapeño chili, seeded and minced, or pinch of cayenne
Pinch of salt




Directions
  1. Put lemon juice into mixing bowl
  2. Add orange juice, agave nectar, light miso paste, whisk for a while
  3. Add garlic, mustard, flaxseed oil and ground flaxseeds, whisk for a while
  4. Add kale leaves (A) into the bowl, and massage evenly with hand
  5. Add onion, tomato, cabbage, chili and currants, mix all

Organic Gardening at Noyo Food Forest Learning Garden with Chef Cherie Soria

Watch video :     October 25, 2009

(For all ingredients, please use organic versions if available)
Kale Coleslaw
Yield: 2 cups (2 servings)
Dressing
1 tablespoon freshly squeezed orange juice
1 tablespoon light miso
2 teaspoons flaxseed oil
1½ teaspoons agave nectar
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon ground golden flaxseeds
1 small clove garlic
Pinch of powdered mustard

Salad
2 cups large kale leaves
1¼ cups whole head cabbage
1 large ripe tomato
½ cup currents
2 tablespoons
whole red onion
½ red jalapeño chile,
seeded and minced,
or pinch of cayenne
Pinch of salt



Directions
Cherie Soria(f):We are here with Susan Lightfoot of the Noyo Food Forest, and this is their Learning Garden. Today, we are going to be walking through the garden and picking some produce so that we can use it in our culinary demonstration a little bit later on.

HOST: Welcome to Vegetarianism: The Noble Way of Living. We’re going to be spending some time outdoors today and tomorrow in sunny northern California, USA to harvest organic veggies and prepare a fresh, delicious vegan meal later on. Our guest hosts today are Cherie Soria and her husband Dan Ladermann.

As an author, chef, and founder-director of the renowned Living Light Culinary Arts Institute, Cherie is often regarded as the mother of raw food gourmet cuisine. She has helped instruct and certify hundreds of raw food chefs through Living Light, including world famous Chef Roxanne Klein, Chef Chad Sarno, and Chef Elaina Love.

A vegetarian for over four decades and well accomplished with numerous awards, Ms. Cherie Soria shares in an interview what she finds most gratifying: “My devotion to teaching vegetarian foods for [35] years has saved the lives of countless innocent animals and that dwarfs any of my other accomplishments.”
Let’s join Cherie and Dan to learn more about organic community gardens!

More info about Noyo Food Forest Learning Garden and other
organic community garden projects can be found online at NoyoFoodForest.org

Vegan Vanilla Custard Pastries Dazzled with Berry Coulis

Watch video :     October 23, 2009

(For all ingredients, please use organic versions if available)
Serves 4–6
Pre-made flaky puff pastry dough or sweet crust pastry dough
Berry Coulis
2 cups fresh or frozen
berries (raspberries, boysenberries, blueberries, etc.)
250 milliliters berry jam

Custard
2 tablespoons sugar
3 tablespoons custard powder
¼ + 1¾ cups vanilla soy milk (or any other flavor)

Garnishes
Icing sugar
Berries
Soy milk for basting




Directions
Direction (to prepare Berry Coulis):
1. High heat a cooking pan, then pour frozen berries
2. Add the jam, stir to mix them well
3. Lower heat to let simmer for 10-15 minutes

Direction (to prepare the pastry):
1. Take a sheet of pastry, cut into 8 pieces of rectangles
2. Line them onto a pan
3. Coat them with vanilla soy milk
4. Bake into a preheated oven at 200o C for 10 minutes

Direction (to prepare the custard):
1. Pour custard powder into another cooking pan
2. Add sugar, also ¼ cup soy milk, stir evenly
3. Cook in medium heat, keep stirring
4. Add the rest 1¾ cups soy milk, continuously stirring not to let mixture sticks to the pan
5. When it becomes thick, turn off the heat while stirring a bit more

Serving:
1. Put a piece of pastry on a plate
2. Press the pastry flat, pour some berry coulis
3. Put another piece of pastry on top, pour some custard
4. Spread some icing sugar and put also some berries to garnish
5. Pour some berry coulis on the plate circling the pastry
Enjoy..

Making Traditional Hand-Pulled Noodles from Shanxi, China (In Chinese)

Watch video :     October 23, 2009

500 grams wheat flour
300 milliliters water
Cucumber
Tomato
Purslane
Celtuce
Salt









Directions
1. Save some flour at the side.
2. First, use your hands to spread the flour until it is loose. Let it contain some air. This helps the flour absorb water.
3. Shake loose the flour.
4. Keep stirring clockwise and add water slowly.
5. Squeeze the dough to feel its consistency.
6. Knead the dough until it feels very soft like a soft marshmallow.
7. Clean your hand and the container otherwise the dough can stick to it.
8. Add a little water.
9. Throw it a few times. This will help the dough to rise.
10. Keeping kneading until the dough is spotless, the container is empty, and your hands are clean.
11. Splash a little water on the top of the dough.
12. Leave the dough to rise for 20 minutes.
13. Meanwhile you can prepare some vegetables to go with the noodles.
14. After 20 minutes, knead the dough again for a little bit.
15. The dough must be kneaded 3 times in order to be shiny and al dente.
16. Sprinkle a little flour once a while.
17. Leave it for another 5 minutes.
18. Meanwhile you can wash your vegetables.
19. Knead the dough again. This time is the 3rd time.
20. Knead until you hear the bursting sound of little air bubbles. This way the dough is ready and the texture is al dente when we pull it.
21. Push out the little air bubbles inside.
22. The dough needs to be kneaded until the small air bubbles come out. Then it will be ready.
23. First you tap the cucumber before you cut it so that it will absorb more flavor.
24. Turn on the stove and start boiling the vegetables.
25. Start with the chicory.
26. Just put the chicory into the boiling water for a very short time, and a little salt, and it's done. Don't boiled it for too long because it won't be crips.
27. Next, boiled the purslane and the celtuse. Don't forget to add a little salt.
28. Next, we will make the tomato sauce.
29. Put a little oil in a pan.
30. If you like chilies, you may add some.
31. Put in the chopped tomatoes in the pan, and let it cooked until it become a sauce.
32. The tomato sauce is the main condiment for noodles in Shanxi.
33. Add some salt and some seasonal vegetables.
34. Turn off the stove and put the sauce into the bowl.
35. Boil some water for the noodles. When the water boils, you can start pulling the noodles.
36. First sprinkle a little flour on a board, and then roll the dough flat.
37. Cut the flat dough and push the noodle aside so that it won't stick.
38. When you cut, don't cut it off so that it will be easier to pull.
39. Get a little flour on your hands and pull the noodle. Put it into the boiling water.
40. Stir a little and let it cooked.
41. Take the noodle out from the pan and put it into a bowl.
42. First, add the tomato sauce on the noodle, then add some vegetables.
43. Ready to be served.

Football Day Favorites! Buffalo Hot "Vings," Vegan Ranch Dip, and Stadium Style Vegan Nachos (In English)

Watch video :     October 21, 2009

(For all ingredients,please use organic versions if available)
Serves 4–6
Buffalo Hot “Vings”
Two 8 ounce packages vegan chicken
6 tablespoons vegan butter
½ cup your favorite cayenne pepper sauce

Vegan Ranch Dip
1 cup vegan mayonnaise
½ teaspoon garlic powder
½ teaspoon onion powder
½ teaspoon dried dill
½ teaspoon dried parsley
½ teaspoon vinegar
Black pepper and sea salt to taste
Served with 6 stalks organic celery, washed and cut into small sticks

Stadium Style Nachos with Spicy Vegan Cheese
2 cups water
1 cup raw cashews
½ cup nutritional yeast
½ cup soy yogurt
1 tablespoon arrowroot powder (or cornstarch)
1 tablespoon mushroom flavored soy sauce
1 teaspoon turmeric
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon seasoning salt
¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper powder
1/8 teaspoon liquid smoke flavoring
Served with: organic blue and yellow corn chips with jalapeño pepper slices


Directions
Direction (to make Buffalo Hot “Vings”):
1. Preheat pan to medium high, then melt half vegan butter into the pan
2. Add all vegan chicken, stir well
3. Let sit 4 minutes to make it crispy, then turn off heat
4. Add the rest of vegan butter to melt, then put the vings into a serving dish
5. Add the pepper sauce, stir well

Direction (to make Vegan Ranch Dip):
To the vegan mayonnaise, add dried dill, dried parsley, dried garlic, dried onion, salt, pepper, vinegar, stir well

Direction (to make Nachos):
1. Pour water into blender
2. Add cashews, yeast, mushroom soy sauce, cayenne pepper, paprika, turmeric, garlic powder, onion powder, seasoning salt, arrowroot powder, liquid smoke flavoring
3. Blend for 2 minutes, then pour the mixture into a pan
4. Heat about medium to medium high, and stir the mixture constantly
5. When it thick enough, turn off heat

Vegan Cinnamon Buns,A Family Tradition (In French)

Watch video :     October 19, 2009

(For all ingredients, please use organic versions if available)
6 cups unbleached flour.
1 packet yeast
½ cup sugar
¼ cup vegetable oil
1½ cups warm water
1 teaspoon of salt
Garnish:
½ cup melted shortening
Flour
Brown sugar
Cinnamon




Directions
Directions (to rise the yeast):
  1. Mix the packet of yeast with the water
  2. Add the teaspoon of sugar
  3. The yeast should rise for 10 minutes (do not to cover it)
Directions (to preparing):
  1. Take a bowl
  2. Add ½ cup of sugar
  3. Add ¼ cup of vegetable shortening
  4. Mix them using a fork until they are creamy
  5. Put it aside for now
  6. Using different bowl, mix 1½ cups warm water with the salt
  7. Put it aside for now
Directions (to make dough):
  1. Put on the gloves (it is not necessary)
  2. Take a large bowl
  3. Add 6 cups of unbleached flour
  4. Make a little well in the flour (push it to the side to make a hole)
  5. Mix all of the ingredients inside this well
  6. Pour half of the water which had salt added to it
  7. Add the sugar and shortening mixture
  8. Add the rised yeast (do not waste any yeast, so now rinse the cup that the yeast was in with the rest of the salty water)
  9. Mix it by hand
  10. Start by mixing the shortening in the liquid
  11. Gradually take some of the flour to blend it in (do not mix it together all at once)
  12. Turn it over, gently, and continue mixing by hand
  13. Continue like this until all the flour is blended
  14. You can see the dough is getting drier and drier
  15. It is important not to stop until all the flour has been mixed in
  16. Very important to knead well
  17. The dough must rise should double in size for about 2–3 hours
  18. To take a dish cloth and cover it to avoid heat loss (it’s important that there are no air currents)

Directions (to roll the dough):
  1. You will need a surface that is a good size
  2. Spread some flour so that the dough does not stick to the table
  3. Put some flour on the rolling pin
  4. Remove the dough from the bowl (the dough will go down a bit. But that’s fine, it’s normal)
  5. Put on the table
  6. If you see that it is still a bit sticky, you can just add a bit of flour
  7. Roll as far as the shape is concerned
  8. Start at the center and roll towards the sides and roll until a dough that is about ½ centimeter thick
  9. Use a brush to spread ½ cup of vegetable oil on the dough
  10. Cover the dough with brown sugar (the quantity varies according to taste)
  11. Sprinkle on the cinnamon
  12. Roll up the dough (to make a roll. You must start with a corner, start small. It is very important To close the end properly)
  1. Cut the roll into slices 1½ inches thick
  2. Put on the pan
  3. Once again to cover them with a dish cloth to avoid heat loss for about 2 hours
  4. After 2 hours later and the cinnamon buns are well risen
  5. Heated the oven to 100o f
  6. Put the pan in the oven for about 10–15 minutes
  7. After 15 minutes in the oven at 100of, the cinnamon buns have expanded a bit more
  8. Increased the oven to 350of
  9. Return the buns to the oven for about 20 minutes
  10. After finished they can be eaten as they are, or they can be served with a bit of

Blueberry jam, wild berry jelly, your choice, or again, a sweet sauce

Refreshing Japanese Soba Noodle Salad (In Japanese)

Watch video :     October 15, 2009

Soba Salad Recipe
1 bundle buckwheat noodles
1 small cucumber
5 leaves green perilla leaves
1 or 2 Japanese ginger
½ package radish sprouts
2 green bell peppers
¼ carrot
1 sheet fried tofu

Dressing
2 tablespoons sesame oil
4 tablespoons soy sauce
4 tablespoons rice vinegar




Directions

  1. Sauté the fried tofu in the frying pan without adding any oil until the outside is nice and golden brown.
  2. Keep the flame strong until the tofu turns brownish.
  3. When the tofu starts to get smoky, turn the heat down. Let the tofu cool down.
  4. In the meantime, cut the vegetables: the cucumbers into long thin strips, the perilla leaves and the Japanese ginger into long thin strips, the green pepper and the carrot into small strips.
  5. Cut the fried tofu into thin small strips.
  6. Boil a lot of water to keep the noodles from sticking together, spread them evenly in the pot. Boil the buckwheat noodles in the pot for about 6 minutes.
  7. Stir them gently but not too much as the noodles can break easily.
  8. Put the noodle in the bamboo basket. Rinse well with cold water to take out the sliminess of the noodles.
  9. To prepare the dressing, mix well 4 tablespoons of soy sauce, 4 tablespoons of rice vinegar, and 2 tablespoons of sesame oil.
  10. Arrange the food, first, the buckwheat noodles, then put the vegetable toppings: cucumber, radish sprouts, green bell peppers, carrots, Japanese ginger, green perilla leaves.
  11. Add the thin slices of fried tofu.
  12. Sprinkle it with the dressing.
  13. Ready to be served.

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