peta2's Sandwich of the Week: Round 2! September 24, 2009

Posted by Cody Ammerman at September 24, 2009 11:37 AM | Permalink | Comments ( 1 ) | TrackBack

Howdy ladies and gents! Last week Rachel introduced you to one of her favorite sandwiches, and this week it's my turn. Since I grew in a small town in Indiana I like to keep things pretty simple, and this sandwich is pretty much the definition of simple. I want to introduce you to my BLATMmm!

What does BLATMmm stand for you ask? Well, it's faux bacon, lettuce, avocado, tomato, and vegan mozzarella. It's pretty easy to find all of the necessary ingredients for this masterpiece, and it's pretty affordable! Last night I went to my local health food store to pick up some of Lightlife's Smart Bacon and Tofutti's soy mozzarella, but I've noticed that these products are starting to appear in larger super markets if you don't have a health food store near you. Here are some steps of how to prepare such a simple meal:

-Wash the tomato, and cut into slices. I personally like them not too thick, but not too thin.
-Cut the avocado in half.
-Warm up the stove to medium-high heat (or follow the heating instructions on the faux bacon package), and when ready toss the strips onto a skillet for a couple of minutes.
-Toast your favorite kind of bread. I'm a fan of wheat bread and I like it lightly toasted.
-Once the bread is toasted, I like to place a slice of vegan cheese on both pieces of bread. On the bottom piece I put down the avocado on top of the soy cheese, lettuce, and tomato. When the faux bacon is ready, toss the strips on top of the tomato(es)!

That's pretty much it! Since Wednesday nights are usually my movie nights, I invited my friend chocolate soy milk to the party and we enjoyed a flick. Y'all keep up the great work, and keep getting those petitions signed for more veg options at your schools (don't forget to sign up and join the Street Team to get the points)! Let us know if you make this, and shoot any ideas you have for another sandwich to peta2@peta2.com!

Introducing: peta2 Sandwich of the Week! September 17, 2009

Posted by Rachel-O at September 17, 2009 9:20 AM | Permalink | Comments ( 6 ) | TrackBack

Let me set the scene: Your school's vegan options suck—between french fries, iceberg lettuce and potato chips, you're getting a little fed up. You're gathering petitions to get more veg options, and talking to your lunch ladies about serving up some real food, but that's all taking a bit of time. What can you do for lunch right now?

peta2's got you covered. Every week we're going to be comin' up with something creative, but easy to put together, find ingredients for, and obviously easy to eat, for you to bring to lunch! These should make for happy stomachs, and good outreach because while your corpse munching friends are digging into their mystery meat, you'll have food that was tested out by vegan food experts. Trust us—we know vegan food!

I'm starting the blog out with some of my favorite things thrown together:

• Tofurky (any variety will do—I love original, and the new "cranberry and stuffing," pictured here!).
• Sesame tahini hummus—OK, if you haven't had hummus yet, and you're veg, get to it! Hummus can go on pretty much anything and make it amazing. Example? This sandwich. It can be a main dish, a side dish, a dip, or a spread. It's essential!
• Mustard, lettuce, sprouts, bread—these are self explanatory. I love mustard, in fact, some have said I have a small obsession. And I love sprouts. If you don't, leave 'em off! Vegan mayo is also an acceptable condiment for this (again, if you don't have vegan mayo in your life, WTF?).

So where do you get this stuff? Cody and I took a quick trip to Trader Joe's last night, but you can find this stuff at any small (or large) health food store in your area. Obviously, sprouts, lettuce, and mustard can be found at any grocery store—and chances are, you already have most of those in the fridge. Tofurky is great because it's super cheap, and is my favorite faux meat of all time—and it's got some pretty fierce competition. You can usually find Tofurky slices and hummus in stores for less than $5 each—so whether you're spending your own money, or asking your parents to shell it out for you, it shouldn't be too big of a deal.


No picture of food would be complete without my cat Lily Monster trying to eat it! :)

Let us know if you try this and love it! And feel free to send us suggestions at peta2@peta2.com—if there's something you'd like us to try out, or a sandwich you love to make, let us know!