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Tempeh, Baseball & If You Really Knew Me (Fun Facts Friday)

Dinner & Baseball I thought dinner was going to be fairly simple. However, in true Heather fashion the plan for a simple wrap with a garlic hummus turned into Poached Tempeh Sandwiches with baked sweet potato "fries." So much for fast, easy, simple huh? I threw together a super fast, simple garlic hummus and decided to try poaching tempeh in 1 cup of water with 1 low-sodium vegetable bouillon cube for flavor. I was hoping that this method would add more flavor to the tempeh. I poached on one side for about 10 minutes and then flipped and continued to cook until liquid was gone (another 8-10 minutes). I then placed the tempeh slices on a cookie sheet and baked for 10 minutes on each side at 425 degrees (with the potatoes). I smeared sandwich thins with the garlic hummus and stacked the tempeh with spinach, roasted red bell peppers, and Follow Your Heart Vegan Monterey Jack . I put the sandwiches back in the oven just to melt the "cheese." The poaching did...