Snacks for Your Stool

Oh yeah.. these are good. Try to get the imagery of gigantic stools out of your head first tho, because it makes these less appetizing.

The reason I called them Snacks for Your Stool is because it's mostly ground flax. I put flax in a grinder, and then added tahini, flax oil and molasses. That's it - spread it on something snacky, e voila! A Snack for Your Stool 

(I used at least 1/4 cup of flax seeds for this, plus I added some sesame seeds too, and I think pumpkin seeds got in there sometime too.. I like experimenting with something over and over to see what comes of it, and so I tried different seeds, and I'm sure nuts would work well too - but they're a little too rich for me right now, so I'm eating few of them).

Baked Tempeh, Eh!

Baked tempeh is so hearty, it's almost as rich as meat! Almost the only source of vegetable based B12, tempeh is a fermented soy food that has oodles of protein. Baked tempeh is so hearty, it's almost as rich as meat, in fact my dog Jack liked it so much he ended up eating most of the tray to my surprise. I'm not sure if I should scold him or reward him eating such an eloquent food. 

Make a marinade of:

-chopped green onions

2 Tbsp miso paste

1/3 cup tahini

3 tablespoons of water

1 crushed clove of garlic

(and a little honey if your tahini is bitter)n

Slice and spread out the tempeh as shown in a casserole dish, and then pour the marinade over the tempeh and let it sit. Bake it at 375 for 20 minutes. The liquid should evaporate so you have a nice coating of yumminess on the tempeh once its done. YUM!

Buckwild Sesame Soba Noodles

I am on a buckwheat soba noodle kick right now!  Buckwheat is a wonderful way to obtain your Bs; B1 and B2.  Some of the nutrients go into the water when cooking soba, so add some of the cooking liquid to your sauce.  This noodle dish is made with black sesame paste (tahini), if you can find it, it is wonderful and more nutritious than its paler counterpart.  I like the darkness of this dish, almost black in color, I want to put it on my head and wear it like hair!  Well, it is probably better to eat it than wear it.

Cook the buckwheat soba noodles in boiling water until al dente (tender firm), strain, run under cold water until noodles are hot but still warm.  Set aside.

For the sauce:

3 Tbsp black sesame tahini or light tahini

1 Tbsp almond or cashew butter

1 tsp agave nectar or honey

2 Tbsp brown rice vinegar

2 Tbsp shoyu soy sauce or tamari

1 tsp unrefined toasted sesame oil

1 1/2 tsp ground coriander

1 Tbsp water (cooking liquid)

Combine all ingredients for sauce until it is a smooth paste, adjust flavors to your liking.

Stir sauce into the noodles, top with shredded carrots, scallions, sesame seeds and shredded nori.