Dr. John Day, Cardiologist

Go ahead and get creative with this one! Sauté whatever veggies you have with this flavorful blend of rice vinegar, liquid aminos, sesame oil, turmeric, harissa and nutritional yeast. Serve your veggies over quinoa mixed with hummus and lime. Sprinkle with avocado and toasted pumpkin seeds or favorite nut or seed. Yum! Yum! Yum!

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If you haven't yet discovered tempeh, you're in for a great find.  While tofu offers incredible protein, tempeh is the entire bean with protein, fiber, antioxidants and more. For a killer sandwich, grill some tempeh for a few minutes in liquid aminos and sesame oil, toast a sprouted grain bun, add a little avocado tahini spread and some veggies. Truly Satisfying!

The flavors of the sautéed tomatoes, garlic and green onions blended with the liquid aminos, rice vinegar yield a tangy, flavorful cabbage sautee. Enjoy!

This nutritious and bold soup is quick to make and very satisfying.  Just boil water, amino acids, rice vinegar, hot sauce, garlic and a little sesame oil to make the broth. Throw in organic green onions, diced carrots, shredded cabbage, mushrooms, cubed tofu, and soba buckwheat noodles (if desired). In 3-4 minutes, you have a hot, delicious soup.  Alternatively, you can pull the veggies and tofu from the broth and heap them over brown rice for a complete meal. Enjoy!

After a good workout Saturday morning, I asked myself what I felt like eating.  Inspired by our Iraqi exchange student Sara's ethnic dish, combined with our Chinese friend, (also named) Sara's local dish, the ingredients for this warm, comfort-food breakfast came to mind.  I ran to the market to get the extras I needed, organic where possible, and threw the ingredients together.  It was worth the extra effort.  I can't remember a breakfast I've enjoyed more.  I quickly wrote down…