My Favorite Breakfast Recipe

This is my go-to breakfast meal when I am at home. It is delicious, satisfying, healthy, and quite easy to make (also vegetarian & vegan). Since I improvise the whole recipe, I don't have exact quantities for ingredients; just use your eye to figure the amount that is proportional to the amount of tofu you're using.

Tofu Scramble

Ingredients:

-1 serving of "Lite" silken (firm) tofu or "Lite" extra-firm tofu: in the tofu I use, a serving is 1/4 package of silken or 1/5 package of extra-firm. Obviously the "Lite" is not necessary, but I prefer it.
-proportional amount of veggie "ground beef" crumbles: I like Morningstar Farms Meal Starters.
-extras: I like to add corn (frozen is easiest) & sometimes fresh baby spinach, but anything you fancy can be used.
-spices: turmeric adds a nice yellow, "egg-like" color to the tofu; & then I find chili powder, garlic salt, & pepper work best with the flavor I want. I just add as much as I think it needs, but I always improvise so be careful not to go overboard.

Directions:

1. Spray a skillet or add olive oil and then put it on Low/Medium heat. Add the tofu and crumble it up to a the size you find desirable using the spatula, and then add the turmeric; make sure it coats the tofu completely. Cook these two ingredients alone until they are sufficiently heated: silken tofu needs a little longer than regular because of its softness.

2. Next add the frozen ingredients (veggie crumbles and corn or veggies of your choice) & mix everything together in the skillet. Once these ingredients seem thawed, add the rest of the spices and stir them in with the spatula.

3. Cook everything together for a few more minutes. If you are adding spinach, now is the time to do it. Stir the spinach in and cook until it is soft.

4. Voila! A scrumptious vegan breakfast. I like to eat it with whole grain toast & a good cup of coffee; grapefruit is also a nice side dish.

Tweak this recipe until you find your perfect combination of ingredients & you'll have a great morning staple.