By Popular Demand!

 

I have been asked over and over for the recipe for my vegan omelets.

As you may know, I don't like dishes that are too complicated to make, so these are fairly simple to prepare and keep in the fridge for up to a week. So make a batch, refrigerate it and whenever you feel like it, voilà! By the way, they are great for brunch, lunch and dinner.

TIPS: If you have made the batter ahead of time and refrigerated it, make sure to take it out 30mn before you need to make it otherwise the batter will be too thick and you will end up making pancakes! Not that pancakes are bad or anything, but you will miss the light texture of this exquisite dish.

Another important thing I had to learn this the hard way, is resist the urge to flip the omelet until it is lose in the pan (this may take 1-3mn depending on the heat and the pan you are using), otherwise it will break and you will have something that resembles more a scramble than an omelet! 

If you are making these for several people, make them ahead of time and keep them in the oven until it is time to serve them. Make an extra one, just in case, because, the chance of someone asking for seconds is almost guaranteed!

You can eat them just like that or add a filling. You can use a mix of shredded vegetable, vegan meats, cheese, get creative and let me know how it turned out!

Bon appetit!

So here is it:

SOPHIE'S VEGAN OMELET

1. Measure 2 cups of unbleached flour with 1 cup of rice flour, 2 tsp turmeric powder, 1 tsp salt and mix with 2 cups of coconut milk and a little water.
2. For extra flavoring and protein, you can add ¼ cup vegan cheese (optional) or 2 Tbl nutritional yeast
3. If too thick, add a little water and make sure there are no lumps.
4. Cook one laddle at a time in an oiled skillet at medium heat.
5. Fill with onions, mushrooms, any vegetables you like.
6. Serve warm with a salad
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What I love about this dish is that because it is made of flour (instead of the usual egg mixture), you do not need to eat bread with it. You feel satisfied and energized for many hours just with this one dish and little salad on the side.

Uninvited guests at our table!

Here is the interesting thing, while there is a perception out there that vegetarians and especially vegans can’t be healthy because they are cutting out almost everything out of their diet, we don’t realize, that the prevalent animal based food sold in grocery stores, whether it is in cans, frozen packages or served in fast food restaurants contains stuff that most people aren’t aware of and that really shouldn’t be allowed to be sold as food. Should antibiotics, for instance, be eaten with every servings of red meat? Not if you want to be able to take antibiotics and have them work when you need them. How about a little arsenic in your chicken nuggets? How does this favorite murder weapon of the Middle Ages and Renaissance finds its way in chicken feed to kill parasites and make them grow faster? What about a little mercury in your broiled fish? That can’t be too bad for you, right? Well, if pregnant women are told to abstain from eating more than 2 servings of fish during their pregnancy because of it, it is probably not a good thing to ingest, period.  Oceans are polluted and over harvested and we are now paying the price for it. You like milk?  You might want to think twice about ingesting growth hormones and anti-depressants which, in turn, are guaranteed to mess up your hormones, whether you are a man or a woman. Do you ever wonder why we have such an epidemic of breast and prostate cancers, infertility and of depression among our population?  Everything is connected.

So, the good news is that by eliminating all of these animal products from our diet, We are protecting ourselves and loved ones from all of these harmful chemicals that somehow have found their ways into our kitchens. This is especially vital for children since their bodies are metabolizing everything that they are ingesting. As we get older and are no longer growing, a lot of these chemicals end up stored in our fat cells. Any substance that the body doesn’t know what to do with can result in tumors and cancers, in an attempt to isolate the element and get rid of it. So, why not avoiding them in the first place? Can you image the savings in health cost alone? If you are still not convinced, there is a new movie-documentary on this topic called Forks over knives. Hear what doctors and surgeons have to say about it. You can also watch the trailer further down in this blog.

So on the one hand, you have meat eaters thinking that vegans are missing out on everything and on the other, you have vegans that have researched what really is in our food supply (because now we have to read all the labels and find out where it comes from!) and can chose to eat just what is good for us and leave the rest out. It is a very empowering thing to take control of what we eat because EVERYTHING that we ingest directly impacts our physical, emotional and spiritual well-being.  Instead of turning to drugs to alleviate symptoms, how about eating healthy food to build a sound body and mind? This is why I always incorporate the healing virtues of plant food in my cooking classes. The Creator even color coded fruit and vegetables to make it easier for us to know what to eat.

We are truly blessed to live in such an abundant and marvelous world that awaits our discovering.
Don't you agree?