• ½ cup vanilla soy beverage
• ½ cup sweetened condensed milk
• ⅛ cup hot fudge (from a jar)
• ¼ cup chocolate chips
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Combine all in a blender, and blend until smooth. Pour into a bowl and freeze until firm. Top with toffee bits.

By Margaret Miller, Burdett

Scramble

• 3 teaspoons olive oil
• ½ large red bell pepper, diced
• 1 poblano pepper, diced
• ½ cup red onion, diced
• 1 14-ounce block extra-firm tofu, drained and patted dry
• ½ pound veggie sausage
• 1½ teaspoons paprika
• ¼ teaspoon turmeric
• ¾ teaspoon garlic powder
• ¼ teaspoon black pepper
• 3 Tablespoons hot sauce
• 3 Tablespoons bacon-flavored textured soy
• 1 cup black beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 teaspoon fresh lime juice
• Flour or corn tortillas for serving
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Crema

• 1 avocado, peeled and diced
• 1 Tablespoon lime juice
• ¼ cup soy-based sour cream
• 2 Tablespoons water
• 1 Tablespoon parsley
• Pinch of cayenne pepper, to taste
• Pinch of salt, to taste
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1. Combine all ingredients of the crema in a food processor and blend until smooth. Hold, covered, in the refrigerator until ready to serve. Crema can be made a day in advance, if needed.
2. Heat large pan over medium-high heat, and add 1 teaspoon of olive oil and the veggie sausage. Brown and crumble the sausage.
3. Add the diced veggies to the browned, crumbled sausage. Sauté until tender (about 5 minutes).
4. Push the veggies and sausage to the side of the pan, and add another 2 teaspoons of olive oil. Crumble the tofu to resemble scrambled-egg curds, and add to the pan, along with all the spices. Gently stir everything together until the tofu is heated through and starting to brown (about 5–8 minutes). Finally, add the beans and stir, cooking for another 2 minutes, until the beans are heated.
5. If desired, squeeze a half-lime over the scramble to “brighten” the flavor.
6. Serve the tofu scramble in corn or flour tortillas (or by itself), topped with a generous portion of the crema.
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Serves 6–8 people

By Ginger Lewman, Hutchinson

• 1¼ cups quick oats
• 1 cup soynut butter
• ⅓ cup honey
• ½ cup chocolate chips
• ½ cup flaxseed
• ½ teaspoon vanilla
• ½ teaspoon cinnamon
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Stir all ingredients together in a bowl until evenly mixed. Scoop chilled mixture into balls. Keep cold until serving.

By Nicole Conard, Topeka