Vegan Z-Pizza and Naked Dude Chef

I love Z-Pizza for one thing. They have good pizza's and Daiya Cheese. Enough said.

MANGIA!

Naked Dude Chef

Breakfast Tacos ala Naked

I am a fan of Flore Vegan, a vegan restaurant in Silverlake, California. Me and the Mrs. go there almost every weekend for breakfast of brunch.  This weekend we decided to stay at home for breakfast and create something close to Flore's. So this dish is in inspired by Flore Vegan's breakfast burrito.


BREAKFAST TACO'S ALA NAKED
*inspired by Flore Vegan


1 cup kale, chopped
1/2 onion, diced
1/4 cup mushroom, diced
1/2 of cornOne box extra soft tofu from Trader Joes, diced
1/2 bag of Trader Joe's spices spiced soybeans
2-4 Corn tortillas
Nutiva Coconut oil
Lettuce, chopped
5-8 Baby tomatoes


Salt and Pepper to taste
Tapatio


-First, in a pan add some coconut oil on medium heat. Throw in the kale, onion, mushroom, corn, tofu and spiced soybeans with a little bit of salt and pepper to taste.
-While that's cooking, go to the tortillas and in a separate pan on low heat, place the tortilla's in the pan. This is so that we can get them super soft. You need to flip them once. 
-Head back to the pan and really get the tofu nice and scrambled. 
-Now plate the tortilla's and add the scramble on the tortilla's.
-Sprinkle some chopped lettuce and tomatoes on top and your done! 

Muy Bueno!


Naked Dude Chef

Naked Indian in the Emerald Forest Soup

This one cracks me up.  I was kind of stretching this recipe with the ingredients that I had. I seriously sat there  for about 30 minutes trying to figure out what I was going to make (An episode of "Friends" went by)

And because it was raining, I decided to warm up with a nice bowl of soup. Hope you like this one...

NAKED INDIAN IN THE EMERALD FOREST SOUP

(The title still cracks me up!!!)

6 cups of water

2 cups spinach
1 cup romaine lettuce
6 baby portabello mushrooms
1 jalapeno
1 handful of garlic

1 red bell pepper, diced
1 zucchini, diced
3 carrots, chopped
1 Heirloom Tomato, diced

1 Japanese pear, diced

(or regular pear would do)

3 TBSP of Onion powder
1/4 cup of Nutritional yeast
Salt to taste
3 TBSP of Cumin
3 TBSP Curry
1 TBSP of All spice

Nutiva Coconut Oil
Paprika, sprinkled

-First, boil 6 cups of water in a pot. While this is happening....

-Put the spinach, romaine, portabello's, jalapeno and garlic in a processor. Process it until it becomes soupy. This will come out super green!

-When the water begins to boil, slowly pour the green soup in and stir. 

-Now, in a pan or wok add some coconut oil on medium to high. Next, throw in the red bell peppers, zucchini, carrots, heirloom tomato and Japanese pear.  Stir fry until brown. 

-When it browns, throw the veggies into the soup and stir to boil.

-Now add the remaining ingredients and poof!

-Put into bowl and sprinkle paprika around it and your ready to eat. 

Please let me know how you like this one. 

Namaste, 

Naked Dude Chef

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 Dude Chef's Tofu Tostada's

OMG! This, I believe, is one of the best dishes I've conjured up in my days.  Really!  Even Mrs. Naked Dude Chef melted away while eating it. *Pat on my shoulder*

Ok, now this is an easy dish, and fast as well. It tastes great with beer or wine/sangria. (We had Heineken and 'Taiwan Beer' my friend gave me.)


NAKED DUDE CHEF'S TOFU TOSTADA'S (For 2-4)

1 Zucchini, chopped finely (or process briefly)
1 Red Bell pepper, chopped finely (or process briefly)
2 Carrots, chopped finely (or process briefly)
Handful of Spinach, chopped finely (or process briefly)
1 heirloom Tomato, diced
1/2 White Onion, chopped
5-6 stems Cilantro, chopped
3 Red Radish, sliced thinly
4 fresh Corn Tortillas
2 Dr. Praeger's Vegan burgers
Baked tofu, sliced
Paprika
2 tablespoons of Trader Joe's (or other) Taco Mix
Salt, to taste
2 tablespoons of Nutiva Coconut Oil

First, put the tortillas in the oven (or toaster oven) on 350 degrees and let them sit for 15 minutes or until crispy.  Chop or briefly process the zucchini, red bell pepper, carrots, spinach, tomato and white onion and mix in a medium bowl.

Then in a pan on medium heat, add the Coconut oil and throw the mixture of veggies into the pan.  Now, we want to keep the veggies still somewhat raw, so stir fry it for only about five minutes or so.  Add the taco mix and salt to taste.

After that, get the Dr. Praegers burgers and place in a pan on medium. Cook them each on both sides, twice, until browned. Then use your spatula to flatten it. This will be great on the tortilla.

Now, the tortilla is ready. Place it on a plate and then take the veg burger and place it on the tortilla. Then place a big spoonful of the veggies on top.

Place some of sliced, baked tofu on top of the veggies, as well as the cilantro. Lay the radishes on the side, then sprinkle some paprika on it and EAT!

ARIBA!

Naked Dude Chef

Flore Vegan Club

Wow, it seems lately I've been in a vegan mood. I go through spurts you know. Sometimes I eat vegan, sometimes I eat meat, and sometimes I eat nothing. Which makes me really hungry and go nuts!

Today, was a day off with my wifey. We went to this place in Silverlake called Flore. Flore is an all vegan restaurant. We usually get the Vegan Tofu Benedict, which in my opinion is the best vegan benedict in all of Los Angeles. But, that's another story.

Today, we'll be talking about the Tofu Vegan Club sandwich.  First off, this thing is massive. We have lettuce, tomatoes, sprouts, tempeh, baked tofu and 6 grain bread with a side of potato salad. Now, the thing that stands out the most for me with this sandwich is the tofu, its heavenly.  I was curious how they made so I decided to go ask. Apparently, its a secret.  But, they did tell me they baked the tofu.

So, Flore one of these days I'm going to get your secret recipe and share it around the world! But in the meantime, I will just have to eat at your restaurant and try to figure out the seasonings of the baked tofu.

Here's a pic:

Shhhh,

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