The Redneck Vegetarian

A popular side dish in the 1970’s (80s or 90s) “The San Francisco Treat!” was the original hamburger helper. This dish may not make you remember the box brand, but it pairs well with our plant based piccata.

You can use a variety of plant based vegetarian meats for this dish, but the tofu pairs so well with the lemony piccata sauce we wouldn’t change a thing.

In theory, wrap night should be easy, breezy and inexpensive. It never seems to turn out that way .. lol. So we put it in the $$$ expensive category tho admittedly that has more to do with the non-vegetarian options we often offer. But even nice sliced cheese and deli meat can add up, It certainly seems to cost more than our hummus night! Oh yeah, we’ve got to make hummus again soon ♥

A wonderful full bodied vegetable broth is the basis for an easy meal with enough options for everyone to make their own perfect bowl of noodle soup.

These freeze amazingly well and heat up in a minute in the microwave for breakfast on the go!

What makes it redneck? Instead of panko breadcrumbs this recipe uses both Ritz and Saltines for a seasoned crumb crunch that really makes this tofu POP!

I love to knead bread by hand, preferably with my own wild yeast starter if I have made the time to care for a starter, which only happens once in a blue moon when we have grapes in bloom. But ciabatta is made from a soft, wet doughsticky “dough” that kneading in any traditional sense is out of the question. Instead, I used my food processor with my dough blade and a good 5-7 minutes in order to activate the gluten and warm up the yeast. This bread neither proof’s the yeast, nor adds any sugar for the yeast to feast upon. It’s an airy, rustic loaf and once you get the groove it’s simple to make.