This means that I am currently in upstate NY helping my family clean up the wedding venue and saying goodbye to the last of our out-of-town guests. I wrote this post ahead of time and have it set to update automatically. But if you're reading this--I GOT MARRIED YESTERDAY!!!
Obviously I will post some pictures of the wedding when I have them, but in the meantime, it's Sunday, and that means Sunday Brunch!
Today's Sunday Brunch is one that's dear to my heart. I made it early on in my relationship with the
Anyway, I spent a lot of time on this one, having prepared all my ingredients a day in advance so it would seem effortless and amazing. It wasn't effortless, but it WAS amazing:
Vegan Egg Ham & Cheese Sandwich
It's made up of a nutritional-yeast-based cheese sauce, scrambled tofu (with spinach), and tofu ham, all on an awesome bagel. By the time we set to eating this, I forgot all about wanting to impress the (at the time) boyfriend and was impressed with myself! I went vegetarian long before I'd had an opportunity to try a breakfast sandwich like this at a restaurant, and I was psyched to be able to make one of my own.
The tofu "ham" was an invention of my own, one that I'm quite proud of:
It's tofu baked with olive oil, soy sauce, and liquid smoke for a hammish flavor. (Is hammish a word? It should be; it's fun to type and to say). But color was key to me! I wanted it to look like those reddish-pink patties that always seem to be in meaty breakfast sandwiches. So before I baked/seasoned it, I let it sit for a while...
...COVERED IN SHREDDED BEETS! I was shredding the beets for a different recipe when the idea hit me. The tofu didn't really soak up any beet flavor, but did soak up the color. I scraped away the beets to use in the other recipe, and baked the tofu with above-mentioned seasonings. The baking process gave it its slightly more tame color.
I only made that labor-intensive breakfast sandwich that one time... but I guess it served its purpose, since I am now a happily married lady!
6 comments:
Congratulations!!
Congrats!!!!
also what a wonderful recipe!
Congratulations !!! For the weeding and the great "ham" recipe !! :D
Eeeek congrats on getting married!! I was so squeaky & excited when I could say husband instead of boyfriend / fiancé!! The breakfast bagel looks totally amazing & I'll be trying that tofu ham trick!
Congrats on the wedding AND on the amazing bagel sandwich! :D (I really love bagel sandwiches, clearly)
YUM! I love a big brunch like that!
I nominated you for the Liebster Blog award!
Have a lovely day!
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