The original 1970s series, The Bionic Woman premiered on ABC on #wednesday nights in 1976. This series is based on the adventures of Jamie Sommers (the bionic woman), played by actress Lindsay Wagner. Lindsay Wagner is the author of a cookbook titled: The High Road to Health: A Vegetarian Cookbook, first published in 1990.
From Lindsay Wagner page
PECAN HERB LOAF
Serves six
This great alternative to meatloaf has the taste and the texture to satisfy the fussiest meat loaf maven. Make enough for leftovers because it's delicious served cold on sandwiches or crumbled in pita bread.
LOAF
½ onion, finely chopped
1 tsp cold-pressed olive oil
8 medium mushrooms, finely chopped
6 large garlic cloves, finely chopped
½ cup chopped pecans
½ cup chopped almonds
¼ cup chi seeds (or ½ cup hulled sesame seeds)
2 tblsp raw soy flour
2 tblsp arrowroot powder
4 tblsp nutritional yeast
1½ tsp salt
¼ tsp ground black pepper
½ tsp basil
¼ tsp oregano
¼ tsp savory
¾ tsp garlic powder
20 oz firm Chinese tofu
5 tblsp raw tahini
SAUCE
½ onion, finely chopped
1 tblsp cold-pressed olive oil
2 14-oz cans chopped tomatoes
½ tblsp soy sauce
¼ tsp ground black pepper
¼ tsp garlic powder
½ tsp basil
Sauté the onion in olive oil over medium heat for 3 minutes. Add the mushrooms and cook, covered for 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for 2 minutes more.
Place the pecans and almonds in a food processor or blender. Using short strokes at medium speed, chop the nuts until they have the texture of very coarse corn meal.
Combine the nuts, chia seeds, soy flour, arrowroot, yeast, salt, pepper, basil, oregano, savory and garlic powder in a large mixing bowl and mix well.
Place the tofu, half at a time, in a clean dish cloth. Collect the corners and wring tightly to expel as much water as possible. Do not use cheesecloth since the holes would allow the tofu to pass through. The tofu will crumble. Break up any large pieces that remain.
Combine the tofu thoroughly with the onion-mushroom mixture and tahini. Add to the dry ingredients and combine well (using your hands works especially well).
Press firmly into an oiled loaf pan (preferably glass) and bake at 350 ° F for 1 hour.
While the loaf is baking, prepare the sauce. Sauté the onion in olive oil over medium heat for 7 minutes. Add all the other ingredients and cook, covered for 30 minutes and then uncovered for 15 minutes more.
Remove the loaf from the heat and let stand, covered, for 15 minutes. Turn out onto a serving dish, cover with sauce and garnish with sprigs of parsley. To serve, slice and cover each slice with sauce.
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