Tempeh is an excellent source of protein and is really easy to produce in a home kitchen.
While most people think of soy tempeh, which I also make, my personal favourite is made with beluga lentils.This batch of lentils was sprouted before cooking to increase the bioavailability of the nutrients.
This tempeh has a great chewy texture and we love it air fried just as it is, no need to add any flavouring.
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It's very forgiving of the growing conditions. This batch went through periods where the internal temperature varied between 5° and 38° C (it heats itslf). The very cold patch was when I was afraid it would get too hot overnight when I couldn't monitor it and I put it into a room with fridge like conditions. I just brought it out next morning and it gradually warmed up itself and kept growing.
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Very satisfying production @wfpb@vegan #EllieKPosts#wholeFood#PlantBased#vegan#Veganuary2024
So these Linda McCartney Red Onion & Rosemary sausages are same amount of protein but about 100kcal per 2 sausages versus maybe 370kcal for 2 regular sausages. It's far less fats & zero cholesterol basically. #Cooking#Food#NewYearResolutions#Veganuary#Vegan#Plantbased@vegan
Crispy Spiced potatoes.
0.85kg potato. Cube potatoes, splash of tamari or soy sauce, then microwaved 10mins, then coated / tossed with with spices (and optionally nutritional yeast, milled linseed & fenugreek), then air fried on 200 for 15mins, turn + add quartered red onion, then 10mins more airfry for the extra crispy yum.
20minute bean stew.
Reuse microwave pot with spice leftovers, stir spices through frozen peas beans carrots whatever you have really with a tin of chopped tomato, then 10mins microwave, stir + add a tin of mixed beans and tin black beans, then 10mins more microwave.
Sundried Tomato and Jalapeno Sourdough toast, with peanut butter & sprinkle of Togarishi spice.
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Needed a fast snack before making dinner. Super ravenous as fasted until evening, after 60 minutes back day weights plus about 70minutes bike cardio.
Sunflower seed rye bread. Peanut butter (Meridian good brand). Kimchee. Beetroot sauerkraut. Pinch sprinkle of chilli spices and salt. Simple spicy tasty. #snack#vegan#cooking#food#wfpb#plantBased
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✅Frozen berries.
✅Grains (whole grain Oat groats + lentils mix - neutral un-spiced so can be used for savoury or sweet).
🔪Microwave pot for 5 mins.
✅Cold plant milk.
✅Maple syrup.
✅Dash of lemon juice.
✅Sprinkle of crushed nuts (walnut).
Yum!😋#vegan#cooking#food#BearFodder#wfpb#plantBased
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Oats & lentils are really healthy. Oat groats the whole grains are a lot like rice and can easily go either sweet or savoury direction with the mix. It's very handy to sometimes make up a pot. It will fridge for days just fine. You can grab and dollop out a portion from it for a range of meals.
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Oats have some fairly unique positive health properties, plus they're a very flexible ingredient. Make you smoothies rich/creamy by adding, rolled, steelcut, porridge etc oats.
Quick route to get berries & fruits in, maybe some frozen spinach + hydrate. It's way cheaper to use water + oats to be creamy rather than (plant) milk.
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So, everyone knows blueberries are healthy right, lots of anti-carcinogens to help us with all the pollution in modern life & food.
Did you know black beans have more anti-carcinogens than blueberries? Kidney beans have more! garbanzo/chickpeas even higher levels! Lentils are above the lot!
Anyway this salad was yum!
Lots mixed leaves including arugala/rocket, lambs ear, romaine
Beetroot, carrot, red onion
Lentils, garbanzo
Tofu, kidney beans (I prefer them rinsed if canned)
Fresh cilantro/ coriander
Powdered red chili
Lemon juice
Tamari
Pomegranate balsamic
Tasty dried herb mix I have #Food#cook#vegan#plantbased#wfpb#bearFodder#cooking#salad
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Those times when I'm prepared in advance with batch salad, grains in fridge are super easy.
9 mins to steam kale=9minute meal because of pre-prep for when hungry/tired/busy.
Cut kale strips is easy cheap buy UK. Steam/ microwave with splash water. Dash lemon juice. Optionally Nutritional Yeast Flakes add a cheesy taste.
I fairly often keep a pot of grains in the fridge. Make with rice steamer/ instant pot etc. I tend to vary 3 or 4 grain types (eg Black Rice, Quinoa, Oat Groats) keeps it interesting.
Adding to Kale some microwaved Black rice & pre-prepared batch salad
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So I save a ton of money on making a big multi portion pasta dish by cooking with dried lentils which are cheap (and last pretty much forever in a cupboard) vs mince meat / ground beef or pork.
Meat shrinks, loses a lot of fluid, so you need a lot of it and it's much more expensive in comparison. Lentils actually absorb and expand so you need far less and they are massively cheaper.
I chop & cook some pepper garlic onions adding a little boiling water regularly as needed (kettle or pasta pan) and lots of herbs and spices, then add the lentils and tamari or soy sauce. The lentils hoover up the liquids (don't let them go dry), & also the herbs, spices and tastes making them really flavourful.
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So to finish this lentil base from post above to meal.
(This time it had tempeh in as well from the beginning).
I added more veg and herbs.
Courgettes
Aubergine/Eggplant which cooks down and makes the sauce thick
Broccoli
Another onion roughly cut
3 tins of chopped tomato which will get partially absorbed by the lentils too.