Salads and comfort food!

Although the weather is getting really cold here I still enjoy eating salads sometimes. In fact many veggies, like carrots, I actually prefer the taste and texture of raw. I don't just put veggies in my salads though- I make them substantial! Recently, I have been loving salads made with this basil tofu:





The tofu is made with olive oil and has lots of herbs added to it. It is perfect for me, who could never be bothered to do that with regular tofu! It tastes really nice in salads, like the one I made below:



I have also been enjoying some salads with fresh soya beans added in:

However, when the weather is chilly, I enjoy eating foods that are warm and comforting. When I think of comfort food, one food item always comes to mind: pasta!

1: Macaroni cheese made with nutritional yeast and wholewheat animal-shaped pasta:

2: Wholewheat spaghetti with a creamy tomato sauce made with nutritional yeast and a can of chopped tomatoes

Sometimes, I don't have enough time to cook pasta so go my favourite stand-by meal: a stir-fry:

This was made using chopped up soya sausages, peppers, cabbage, leeks and was served in black bean sauce over wholewheat noodles. I should have used a larger bowl but I was too lazy to transfer the food once I had cooked it!