Naked Baby Orange Zest Breakfast Cakes

Ahhh, I love breakfast. Especially when my wife and I cook together. ;) 


For this recipe, I have to give credit where credit is due. My wife, the little breakfast queen not only loves to bake but she also loves to fill my belly full of good breakfast foods and because she is vegan, she loves creating new things that remind her of what conventional breakfast tastes like. This in my opinion is one of her masterpieces. 


NAKED BABY ORANGE ZEST BREAKFAST CAKES

1 cup Flour

1 1/2 teaspoons Baking Powder 

1/2 teaspoon Sea Salt 

1/2 cup Cornmeal

2 tablespoons Coconut Oil

1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract 

2 tablespoons Maple Syrup 

1 1/2 cups Almond or Soymilk

1/2 cup Water

Orange zest of one small orange.

*1 tablespoon Chia Seeds + 3 tablespoons Hot Water (mix chia seeds w/ hot water and set aside.)

-Heat skillet or pancake griddle on medium heat.  

-Sift together four, baking soda and salt, add to cornmeal in large bowl. 

-In another bowl, mix together oil, vanilla, maple syrup, milk, water, orange zest and chia seed mixture.

-Add wet ingredients to the dry and stir just until combined.

-Use a little cooking spray in pan and pour batter (about a 1/4 cup at a time.)

-Cook about 4 min, bubbles will form, then flip. Cook to a light golden brown on each side.

Serve right away with Earth Balance butter and pure maple syrup!

Garnish w/ fresh organic applesauce and sprinkle with cinnamon.

Serves 2

Say good morning to my little friend, ENJOY!

Naked Dude Chef

Naked Vegan Burger Peanut Butter

That's right you heard me, a vegan peanut butter burger.  Sounds weird, right?  It tastes so gooooooood!

This is a dish that I quickly put together.  Although, I do eat meat, I try not eat so much of it and for protein sake (no not the Japanese rice wine) this is what I decided to come up with.  Another simple recipe by yours truly. ;)

Hmmm, I think Nagori Sake would be great now. Oh well! 

NAKED VEGAN BURGER NAKED PEANUT BUTTER
Dr. Preager's Vegan Burger
Hamburger buns (I get the honey wheat from Trader Joe's)
Creamy unsalted peanut butter from trader Joe's (yeah I sold out)
2 Lettuce leaves
Earth balance vegan butter

First, in a pan heat up the burger on high.  Let it sit for about 2 minutes, flip it and repeat 2 times. So, both sides should be heated twice.  After that, throw the buns in the pan to let it warm a bit. 30 seconds is good enough. Pull out the buns, add Earth Balance vegan butter on the bottom bun and peanut butter on the top bun. Add the burger and lettuce, waalah you're done!

Let me know how you like it. Post a comment :)


Yum,

Naked Dude Chef

Naked German Bread Breakfast w/ Kona Coffee

Breakfast is one of my favorite meals of the day. This morning, we ran out of oatmeal. So I scuffled around and found this. My favorite bread in the world.  German bread. If you haven't had German bread, its amazing. Its dense and flavorful. No preservatives or additives, so make sure you put it in the fridge or if you're like us and don't eat bread often, put half in the freezer.

Now, I realize that not everyone who reads the will be in Los Angeles. Yep, I'm in L.A. So, I added a link to the best recipes for German bread, in my opinion. 

Naked Dude Chef's Wife's "Apple Pie Toast w/ Orange Vodka Martini ala Basil"

Ok, so when my wife made this for me I almost laughed. Hahaha! Ok, I'm done. ;) 

I told her that no one is going to toast their apples, add cinnamon, waka waka waka.  But, after tasting it I realized that my wife had a great idea. (yeah, don't tell her I said that)

Oh and that's my hand in the pic! And there's a special drink in the too. Its after the recipe. 

*Note: In my next blog I'm posting a link on how to make German bread and where I buy it.

Naked Chef Dude's Wife's Apple Pie Toast

German bread
Earth balance butter
Trader Joe's strawberry preserves
Cinammon, sprinkled
3 apple slices

Slice a piece of the bread. Spread the Earth Balance butter, Trader Joe's strawberry preserves, add 3 slices of apple, sprinkle with cinnamon. Put in toast oven for 5-10 minutes on medium heat. Take out and add basil. (Trust me, it tastes so good)

Vodka orange martini with Basil

Vodka

Evolution Brand Orange Juice

Basil, crushed

In a shaker, add 2 shots of vodka, orange juice to taste and crushed basil. Shake it, pour it and add a sprig of basil on top. 

Bottoms up!

Naked Dude Chef

Fried Chinese Bread Naked

This is definitely one of my favorite dishes growing up. Well, its not actually a dish. Its more like an appetizer, simple and good.  For those of you who don't know what chinese bread is, its more like a bun.  Its white and well...a bun.  Here's a link for a recipe on how to make it:

http://chinesefood.about.com/od/dimsumbuns/r/steamedbun.htm

So, after you've made it, here is what you do.

Fried Chinese Bread Naked

4 Buns, cut in half
Butter
Basil
Salt
Pepper

Heat the pan up on medium. While this is happening, butter the buns. Its up to you on how generous you'd like the buns to be. I use Earth Balance vegan butter. Its healthier and tastes just like the real thing.

Then, sprinkle salt and pepper on it.  Place it in the pan. Let it sit for about 5 minutes. Check it to see if its nice and brown. If not, then let it sit for a little more until brown.

Grab a plate, place it with the basil and wahlah!

Enjoy!

Naked Dude Chef