Happy Pi Day! The one day of the year a small part of me wishes I were a math teacher.
Actually, I don’t think I ever want to be a math teacher, even today. Science and PE just sound a lot more fun.
I wish I had pie for you, but I don’t. I do have some delicious bean sprouts and tempeh, though! And some fun facts (or lazy writing…your call)
Fact 1: I got my hip X-rayed today. The doctor wants to make sure everything looks good around the hardware (the 3 titanium screws I’ve had since my femoral neck stress fracture about 13 years ago). I’m hoping for good news.
Fact 2: If you roast red potatoes and sweet potatoes together and make a salad out of them, you’ll be glad you did.
Fact 3: Someone is 6 months and 2 days old today, and is entirely too grown up, sitting in her high chair and eating bananas like she’s been doing it forever.
Fact 4: I’ve now done this DVD twice and I’m a believer. I don’t necessarily think I’m going to have a six-pack in six weeks, but I know that my abs will be stronger, and of course I’m a fan of that.
Fact 5 (thanks for sticking with me): The vanilla bean snickerdoodles in Joy the Baker’s cookbook are incredible, and are definitely contributing to my lack of six-pack (but they’re worth it).
I know bean sprouts aren’t exactly glamorous, but they cook amazingly quickly, and they’re incredibly satisfying to grow yourself (which we just did for the first time!) Here they get stir-fried in a very simple mix of orange juice, soy sauce, and honey, then topped with sesame seeds and avocado. Served over quinoa, it’s a nice quick, healthy meal.
Ingredients
- 3 cups vegetable broth or water
- 1 1/2 cups quinoa
- 2 tbsp oil
- 8 ounces tempeh, thinly sliced
- 3 green onions, thinly sliced (keep the green and white parts separate)
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp honey
- 4 tbsp orange juice
- 3 tbsp sesame seeds
- 1 avocado, thinly sliced
Instructions
- Whisk together the soy sauce, honey, and orange juice.
- Bring the broth or (lightly salted) water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Stir in the quinoa, put a lid on the pot, and turn heat to low. Simmer for about 15 minutes, or until all the liquid is absorbed. Remove from heat and fluff with a fork.
- While the quinoa is cooking, heat 1 tbsp oil in a large skillet and add the tempeh slices. Cook for a few minutes on each side, until golden. Transfer to a plate.
- Heat the other tbsp of oil and add the bean sprouts and white parts of the green onion. Stir fry for 2-3 minutes, until slightly wilted.
- Add the soy sauce mixture and tempeh, stir well, and continue to stir fry another 2-3 minutes. Remove from heat and add the green parts of the green onions.
- Put some quinoa in a bowl, top with bean sprout mixture and a few slices of avocado, then sprinkle with sesame seeds.
(adapted from The Food Matters Cookbook via Eats Well With Others)
Two questions:
1. Where do I buy tempeh? I think I looked at Safeway and could not find it. I assume Whole Foods might have it?
2. Is cooking tempeh about the same as cooking tofu? Any tricks to cooking with tempeh? Never have before…
Thanks!
Whole foods definitely has it. I think it can be easier to cook than tofu, because you don’t have to worry about draining it or anything…just slice it up and it will be good to go! I sometimes boil it in water with a splash of soy sauce for about 5 minutes before I cook it (to enhance the flavor a little bit) but you can also just throw it straight into the pan.
I think science is way more fun than math anyday.
I mix sweet potatoes and parsnip for that same “glad you did” feeling.
Hello! I just wanted to say that I am 100% with you about JM’s 6-week 6-pack being worth every penny! I did the 6-week program last year with awesome results, and still incorporate this DVD into my workouts to keep things interesting. I will say the first time I did Level 2 my husband walked in the room and thought something horrible had happened, I was sweating and panting and cursing so much, lol!
I love quinoa, and I love tempeh, so this sounds perfect!
Also, I like that Jillian video, but our condo is on the 3rd floor, and it’s really jumpy. I feel bad doing it, because I feel like my neighbor below must think it’s so annoying. I need to find a quiet ab video to do instead