Kids In Glass Houses, Iain's Fave Recipe! July 29, 2008

Posted by Patricia at July 29, 2008 10:48 AM | Permalink | Comments ( 3 ) | TrackBack

Today's blog features guest blogger, peta2 UK's Violet...

Just like the rest of you, peta2 UK just can't get enough of Kids In Glass Houses! Our friend Iain, one of KIGH's guitarists, is a peta2 UK supporter and even though the band are super busy promoting their new single "Saturday" out August 11th, Iain shared one of his specialty vegan recipes with us! Iain, it's over to you:

"I'm a big fan of Oriental food and I am craving tofu right now so I would have to say that one of my favorite meals is deep fried tofu."

Iain's Deep Fried Tofu Recipe

• Just drain some tofu and wrap it with paper towels or a clean tea towel and gently squeeze some of the excess juice out.
• Mix some soy sauce, maple syrup, and chopped chilies and ginger in a pan and heat gently and then turn off the heat.
• Now take the tofu and cut it into the size chunks you want, and dust the tofu with potato starch.
• Then deep-fry the tofu for a few minutes until golden brown.
• Pour the sauce over the deep fried tofu and there you go.

"Easy. Or you can order in/eat out. You can't beat a good bento box!"


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Thanks, Iain! Now while you're on stage one of the recipe, tofu pressing - v. important! - check out KIGH's new video here! It's well worth a watch!




Remember to check out Iain and the guys on the road in October, and they'll be at Rip Curl Boardmasters where peta2 UK's Martin will be tabling! Remember to go over, say hi and sign the Woof petition! If you wanted you could even bring him Iain's deep fried tofu! But don't. He really doesn't deserve it.

*Violet
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Vegan Pizza For Your Tummy May 24, 2008

Posted by Pulin Modi at May 24, 2008 1:49 PM | Permalink | Comments ( 7 ) | TrackBack

Hey, how's World Vegetarian Week going for you? I've been vegan for over ten years and was vegetarian for another ten years before that. It's great to know that my body is not a graveyard for tortured animals. Know what I mean?

I don't eat animals because they are my friends. I'd much rather feed grapes to chickens and turkeys than eat their lifeless bodies. I could get into more detail about how being vegan has also helped me reduce my cholesterol and become a better athlete and protect the environment. But honestly, even if those benefits didn't exist, I'd still go vegan for the animal rights reasons.

Having said that, here's a recipe for a vegan soy cheese, spinach, sausage pizza. It's super easy, but you get the point and can mix it up any way you'd like. Other than the ingredients, all you need is an oven, a pan, and preferably a small kitchen shredder. I tend not to really make elaborate meals, and believe me this will take less than 30 min to make including the time in the oven.

Ingredients:

• Soy cheese (I prefer Follow Your Heart brand cheddar or mozzarella, but whatever brand and variety you like)
• Pizza crust (I prefer Rustic Crust, but anything works)
• Tomato sauce
• Gimme Lean Sausage (or any other variety)
• Spinach (frozen or fresh)
• Olive Oil

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• Break the sausage into small pieces, put into a pan with a tablespoon of oil, and heat on medium for about 3 minutes.
• Add spinach to the pan and cook for 2 more minutes then turn off the heat and set aside.
• Coat the top of the crust with a very thin layer of oil.
• Put a layer of sauce on the crust.
• Then spread the mixture of spinach and sausage on top.
• Now shred a layer of soy cheese on top of that.
• Put in the oven for 15 minutes.
• Take out of the oven and email me a photo of your masterpiece.
• Ok, now you can eat it.
• Now set that pizza photo as your default on Facebook or MySpace so your friends can be jealous.

When you're not eating, make sure you check out ways to help animals with our campaigns.

-Pulin