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Series Code: DDCC
Program Code: DDCC000020A
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00:10 Hola, bonjour, and welcome to Creative Cooking.
00:14 My name is Nicole Braxton and I've had a blast with you 00:18 traveling the world one bite at a time. 00:20 And today, we'll be focused on our lifestyle segments, 00:24 which are geared towards quick and easy meals. 00:27 Today, we'll be making three awesome simple meals 00:30 but also very delicious meals, 00:32 and they include scrambled tofu, 00:35 breakfast tacos, and delicious 00:38 and succulent coconut lime oatmeal. 00:41 For our scrambled tofu ingredients, 00:43 they consist of... 01:22 So let's get started. 01:24 For our scrambled tofu, 01:26 we're going to take our fresh veggies 01:29 and we'll start chopping our onion. 01:33 So we'll take the layers off, 01:37 cut it down in the middle, 01:40 and we'll remove the skin. 01:43 I've also found 01:44 that cutting outside layers helps to remove the skin 01:49 a little bit quicker. 01:53 Okay. 01:55 So we'll start dicing. 02:01 Okay. 02:03 There we're just gonna cut down. 02:07 Ultimately, when we're eating breakfast, 02:10 I found to be 02:11 a really important meal of the day. 02:14 And scrambled tofu is something that I enjoy making, 02:18 especially if you do meal prep, 02:20 meaning you've choose one day out of the week 02:22 that you're gonna cook majority of your meals, 02:24 and you separate it into different days, 02:26 and you eat it as soon as you're hungry. 02:28 So for example, 02:30 Sunday's a really good day to start doing that. 02:33 So I'm chopping our onions. I love the beautiful purple. 02:35 You can use this type of onion, or you can use 02:38 just white onions, sweet onions, 02:40 it's up to you. 02:41 Remember, it's my goal to empower you 02:44 to be a creative chef in your kitchen. 02:49 So we can use whatever onion you prefer. 02:54 And I'm just gonna keep dicing my onion. 03:00 So breakfast 03:02 is a really good meal that I like. 03:04 It helps start the day off right, 03:05 especially when you have a lot of things to do, 03:08 it's great to fuel your body 03:09 so you'll have the energy and the stamina to do 03:11 all the different objectives, and goals, 03:14 and tasks you have to do at work or at school. 03:17 So this is a very delicious and easy meal 03:22 to make incorporate into your schedule. 03:26 Continue chopping the onions. 03:30 And next, so we have our onions chopped, 03:34 next we'll have our red, 03:38 sorry, our green pepper. 03:40 We'll just chop this up. 03:45 You will add red pepper to this as well. 03:48 I have mine diced ahead of time. 03:51 Okay. 03:58 All right, and the cool thing about the red peppers 04:01 and the green peppers, 04:02 you can also just eat them raw 04:04 and they're still packed with flavor. 04:10 I've learned that when it comes to taste, 04:12 ultimately we are creatures of habit 04:14 which brings me into another point. 04:17 But as we started changing 04:19 and incorporating healthier things into our diet, 04:21 it's amazing how our taste buds can adjust, 04:25 not saying. 04:26 So for example, like having a carrot, 04:28 I noticed that once I started eating more vegetables, 04:31 I noticed carrots were actually sweet 04:33 because I started to have more healthier food 04:36 and my taste buds started to alter. 04:39 So incorporating these things into your diet, 04:42 you'll be surprised how your taste buds change, 04:45 and your desires can change 04:47 as well to more healthier plant-based food. 04:55 All right, so we have some green pepper 04:58 and you can finish chopping that at home. 05:01 Okay, so we have 05:03 our different vegetables chopped. 05:07 You can put some water at the base of your skillet, 05:09 or you could use a little bit of olive oil. 05:12 Heat it up. 05:16 Also, add some celery in there. 05:20 Add then in little bit. 05:22 So we'll put our onions in skillet. 05:31 There's also different behavioral psychologists 05:35 that suggested, it takes around 18 days 05:39 or more to create an effective habit. 05:42 And one of the habits 05:43 that I really like is eating a good 05:47 delicious breakfast if possible, 05:50 it really helps to start my day 05:53 and give me the energy that I need. 05:55 But breakfast in general, 05:56 just eating in the morning is not like a good thing. 05:59 So for example, you could have like a donut, 06:02 and that can really spike your sugar 06:05 and have a quick decline later in the day. 06:07 So having meals with protein 06:12 and fiber really help to give you 06:15 all the different nutrients you need. 06:17 So now I'm cutting out my celery. 06:24 Okay. 06:28 And we're just gonna chop and rock it. 06:43 Alrighty. 06:45 So now we're going to add this into the mix. 06:49 Make sure my eyes all the way on. 06:53 Okay, we'll add our red pepper as well. 07:06 And now let's get started 07:09 with our tofu as that is cooking. 07:16 So for our tofu... 07:20 you have one pack of tofu. 07:22 Well, I'm starting to hear the sizzle, 07:24 that's the kind of sound I like when I'm making my tofu. 07:27 It's a good base. 07:29 Now, I'm gonna take my pack of tofu, 07:33 and I'm going to crumble it with my hands, 07:35 or you could use a spoon or whatever you prefer. 07:38 So I'll just break it. 07:46 Alrighty. 07:50 And tofu can be used for many things. 07:53 In the past, we made a vegan ricotta out of it, 07:55 which was absolutely delicious. 07:57 And this time we're going to use tofu. 07:59 And you can, 08:01 you know, crumble it as much as you like. 08:02 If you like your tofu thicker, 08:04 you don't have to press it down as much. 08:06 But if you like it very creamy, 08:12 then you can crumble it more. 08:14 So now, I'm going to get started 08:18 with seasoning, 08:19 our different vegetables we have for our tofu. 08:23 So we're sauteing it. 08:28 Wow! I love the smell of this. 08:32 I love the smell of the onions, some garlic, some peppers, 08:37 it's really, really nice. 08:39 Okay. 08:41 We're sauteing and you can put 08:43 some chicken style seasoning 08:44 on your fresh veggies. 08:50 I also like to season my vegetables 08:52 before I incorporate it inside other dishes, 08:55 like this tofu, 08:57 because it can bring its own flavor to the dish. 09:01 You know, it's really nice 09:02 when, you know, two objects already 09:06 have something going on 09:07 and then you bring them together, 09:09 they're even that much more better. 09:10 So for example, when you have these vegetables, 09:14 they're seasonally well, 09:15 and you incorporate in tofu won't take away flavor 09:17 from the tofu, it will add, just great. 09:22 All right. That is amazing. 09:26 Now while this is simmering, 09:28 I want to share with you some things 09:30 that are really beneficial to me 09:32 on my journey to health. 09:33 So this is a journey for me and it has been 09:36 since I started learning 09:38 more about this message of health, 09:40 it's essentially, there's some principles 09:42 that I found that are amazing. 09:44 I'm still incorporating them in my life 09:45 and growing and growing and growing, 09:47 so this is a journey. 09:48 Remember, eating healthy and being healthy 09:51 doesn't necessarily happen overnight, it's a journey. 09:54 And journeys are really beneficial 09:57 because it's one step at a time 10:00 and then creating healthy habits 10:02 is part of the journey. 10:04 So there are some principles 10:05 that I have found to be really beneficial. 10:08 For example, there's this acronym 10:10 that I learned of and it's called "NEWSTART" 10:14 which essentially means nutrition, 10:17 exercise, water, 10:21 sunlight, 10:23 temperance, air, rest, 10:27 and trust in God. 10:30 So now let's get started 10:33 with our tofu. 10:36 We'll take our tofu 10:38 and we'll pour into the mixture. 10:48 Alrighty. 10:51 You will notice the great thing about tofu 10:53 that really absorbs the flavors of whatever you put in it. 10:58 So it's now absorbing the flavors of the onions, 11:02 the peppers. 11:08 And you'll start just notice that its color will change. 11:11 You can actually physically see 11:13 how much the tofu absorbs flavor. 11:16 Okay. 11:20 Now we're going to add some nutritional yeast flakes, 11:24 it gives it a nice cheesy texture or flavor. 11:28 Put that in there. 11:29 We're going to put some chicken style seasoning. 11:35 A little bit of liquid smoke... 11:40 there you go. 11:43 It gives it a smoky flavor as well. 11:46 So we're mixing it. 11:47 As you can imagine, this combination is awesome. 11:52 Okay. 11:54 We're mixing it together. 11:59 Now for color, we'll add some turmeric. 12:07 It takes on a nice yellow color. 12:09 And be careful when you use turmeric, 12:11 it really does stain. 12:13 So you don't want to get it on your clothes, 12:15 so make sure you're careful. 12:17 Then you start adding turmeric to your mixture. 12:21 Okay. 12:24 Now we'll add some spices. 12:28 We'll add the rest of your spices in there. 12:33 Oops, finish off 12:35 with some more nutritional yeast flakes. 12:41 Now this is what I'm talking about. 12:43 Lots of color, the flavor, 12:48 and let's say the smell is amazing. 12:50 I can't wait to taste it. 12:52 I'm gonna put a little more chicken style seasoning. 12:55 At this point, feel free to add 12:58 a pinch of salt. 13:08 Now if you look, you can see 13:11 that it's starting to change its color. 13:17 There you go. 13:19 And I'll add a little bit more turmeric 13:21 to get it little more yellow. 13:24 There we go. 13:31 Yes, it is fluffy, look at that, beautiful. 13:36 All of the vibrant colors are peering out. 13:40 Let's taste it. 13:56 That's amazing. Wow! 13:59 There's the crunch from the peppers, 14:01 you also have the liquid smoke in there, 14:04 has a nice flavor and then... 14:08 Wow! 14:09 The flavors from the different spices 14:12 really ignite this dish. 14:14 So now you're finished with your first recipe 14:17 of scrambled tofu. 14:19 For our next recipe, 14:21 we'll be making delicious breakfast tacos. 14:23 And the ingredients include... 14:50 Okay, so to get started, 14:53 we are going to toast our tortillas. 14:59 And the cool thing about corn tortillas 15:03 is I love the texture. 15:06 It's healthier. It's made out of corn. 15:09 And you can... 15:10 After you toast it, 15:11 it has a nice crispy consistency 15:13 on the outside which I really enjoy. 15:15 And I like the size of it too. 15:17 It's not overwhelming, you can try different ones 15:20 and it's a good way to do portion control as well 15:22 when it comes to eating. 15:24 So we're going to allow these, 15:26 you know, toast of it. 15:28 I'm going to turn off my tofu 15:30 'cause we're finished with that. 15:32 Stir it a little bit. 15:36 Absolutely beautiful. Okay. 15:41 So now I'm gonna flip it over. 15:46 The other things that we'll be putting inside 15:49 of our breakfast wrap are different sausage patties. 15:52 So you can find veggie sausage patties 15:55 in the store that you like. 16:01 So I'll just crumble them. 16:10 I really love breakfast tacos 16:12 because it really incorporates 16:14 all the different flavors I like, all in one dish. 16:18 So you've got, you know, the sweet going on, 16:21 when you have the salsa, 16:23 some of the different components. 16:26 You know, you have the savory with the vegan sausage, 16:29 and it's just really fulfilling 16:30 when especially you can top it off 16:32 with the tofu. 16:33 So I'm super excited to try it. 16:35 Okay, so now we have our veggie crumbles. 16:42 I'm gonna put it to the side. This is ready. 16:46 Now, our tacos are ready as well. 16:51 So I'll put this to the side. 16:56 The next thing we're gonna do is make our hash browns. 16:59 So you can also use a... 17:05 cubed potatoes 17:06 if you'd like instead of hash browns, 17:08 or you can just use shredded hash browns. 17:11 I'm gonna put some oil 17:13 at the base or you can use water. 17:15 Water is always a better option, 17:16 so you can use that. 17:18 So add this to the pan. 17:23 Okay. 17:26 Next, we'll stir it a bit. 17:36 Okay, we'll add some chicken style seasoning. 17:42 You want to make sure 17:43 you season your hash browns well 17:44 because they have no flavor at this point really. 17:49 I also if you would like 17:50 you can add different seasonings. 17:52 Today we might add some garlic, you can add whatever you like. 17:55 Remember, these recipes are good, 17:58 you know, start, and you can finish it 18:01 with all your different tailor tastes 18:04 and ingredients. 18:07 So we'll just stir that in there. 18:11 Next, I'm going to put 18:13 some fresh or some spices inside, 18:17 and some salt to taste. 18:22 Alrighty, and we're gonna stir this up. 18:27 After eating 18:28 a well balanced breakfast like this, 18:31 it's important to make sure you get some exercise, 18:35 not right away, 18:36 you want to let your food digest, of course. 18:38 But it's been found 18:39 even when it comes to different things 18:41 such as diabetes, 18:42 even a nice walk after eating is a good way 18:45 to help affectively break down the food 18:49 and allow it to process in your body effectively. 18:52 So exercise is a great thing to incorporate. 18:56 I try to aim for three days a week, 18:58 keep it consistent. 18:59 They say the best workout at the end of the day 19:02 is the workout that you will do, 19:05 not the one that sounds good 19:06 but the one that is good for you. 19:08 So it's really cool to start incorporating exercise 19:12 as a component to eating well. 19:15 So if you eat well and don't workout, 19:18 it is not... 19:19 You don't get the full benefits of full balanced, 19:23 well-balanced lifestyle. 19:25 So we're gonna add some garlic in here as well. 19:28 I'm gonna chop it up. 19:31 I love adding garlic to my food. 19:33 I love the different taste it adds and flavor. 19:37 Also, I like that it helps to build my immune system. 19:41 So not only does it tastes good, 19:43 it's also good for immune, so I like that. 19:47 Okay, and add our last clove of garlic as well. 19:59 Perfecto mundo. 20:01 All right, it's gonna put that in there. 20:09 So our hash browns are cooking. 20:17 Okay. 20:19 Let me give it a little taste. 20:27 Tastes good. 20:29 I'm gonna add a little bit more garlic 20:34 and a little more chicken style seasoning. 20:39 So be careful when you're seasoning, 20:40 make sure you season and taste simultaneously, 20:43 so you don't over season or under season. 20:46 It's good to taste your food 20:48 while cooking to make sure you're hitting the mark. 20:54 All right, so our hash browns are done. 20:57 Now we're going to get to the most exciting part 20:59 which is building our breakfast taco. 21:05 So for our tacos, 21:08 you can either mix all your ingredients together 21:11 at this point and put it into a taco, 21:16 or you can layer it. 21:20 The recipe encourages you to mix it, you can do that, 21:23 and you can also layer it. 21:27 So if you decide to mix it all, 21:32 you'll take your scrambled tofu, 21:34 mix it in with your hash browns. 21:44 You'll put your veggie crumbles inside as well. 22:01 All right. 22:03 And then you would just add this to your taco. 22:15 You'd add some salsa 22:19 at the top. 22:24 And then let's put some cilantro in there, 22:27 get some fresh herbs. 22:28 Remember, when seasoning, 22:29 it's really nice to put herbs and spices, 22:31 it gives it the most flavor. 22:34 Okay, so then you can put a little bit of cilantro 22:39 and that's if you mix it or if you layer it... 22:43 If you layer it individually, 22:48 you can do it like this. 22:50 We'll put some potatoes at the base. 22:59 You'll add your scrambled tofu. 23:10 Put some veggie crumbles. 23:16 Okay. 23:18 And then you'll put some more scrambled tofu 23:22 just for aesthetics. 23:30 And you'll put some salsa. 23:37 And you'll top it off with your chopped cilantro. 23:43 And there it is, breakfast taco. 23:47 So look at that, it's really delicious. 23:50 So this brings us to our last but final recipe 23:53 which is our coconut lime oatmeal. 23:55 It consists of... 24:09 Now for our oatmeal, we are going to take some milk. 24:15 You can use almond milk, soy milk, 24:18 you can use also coconut milk. 24:20 And we'll pour it in... 24:28 And let it boil. 24:34 Next, we'll take our quick oats. 24:35 I really like them 'cause they cook effectively. 24:37 They're true to their name, quick oats. 24:40 So we're going to stir in some quick oats as well. 24:47 Alrighty, and then we're going 24:50 to just keep whisking it in. 25:01 It's nice, because the quick oats 25:02 take on the different flavor. 25:06 There we go. 25:10 Okay, so we have that going. 25:15 Okay. Keep stirring that in. 25:19 It smells really good. 25:21 So depending on the type of milk you use, 25:23 it will take on, that it will take on 25:25 that flavor and aroma, 25:27 so this oatmeal is great, super excited. 25:30 So, you know, I will be... 25:32 I will tell you the truth 25:34 that oatmeal is not my favorite thing, 25:36 but this oatmeal, I will definitely eat it. 25:40 It's filled with different ingredients 25:44 that bring out different flavors 25:45 and it's not bland, I really don't... 25:47 I'm not a big fan of bland food. 25:49 So when there's food filled with flavor, 25:51 that's where I am 'cause I love it. 25:53 I love, love, love it. 25:55 I'm a foodie some would say. 25:56 So I'm gonna take some honey and put this in as well. 26:04 There we go. 26:08 Next, I'm going to put in, you can use coconut, 26:13 like coconut shredded, 26:15 or you can use little bit of coconut milk... 26:21 some salt to taste, and some coriander. 26:30 All right, so now we're gonna whisk away. 26:37 Wow! I'm excited. 26:41 Okay, so what's really great is the honey sweetens it a bit, 26:44 brings a lot of, 26:47 like a succulent and sweet taste to the oatmeal. 26:50 Then we have our coriander in there, and to top it off, 26:53 you'll let this cook for a little bit, 26:54 allow the oats to absorb the different flavors. 26:59 And then you can top it off with some lime, 27:02 so some lime juice. 27:03 You can squeeze some lime juice inside, 27:05 you can also zest it as well. 27:09 And I will just put that in there, 27:13 and let it cook down, 27:14 and then you'll have your finished oatmeal. 27:18 So we've made a lot today. 27:19 Let's take a look at everything we've made. 27:22 We made scrambled tofu, delicious breakfast tacos, 27:27 and our yummy coconut oatmeal. 27:31 Ultimately, when you're making your breakfast, 27:33 make sure you make a delicious and nutritious meal. 27:37 It's really important to start your day off on the right foot, 27:41 and it's always a pleasure to cook with you here 27:45 at Creative Cooking. 27:46 Next time be sure to tune in 27:49 as we travel the world one bite at a time. |
Revised 2018-05-02