Benji Bean Sprouts Neat Loaf leftovers

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Wednesday I made Benji Bean Sprout's neat loaf with mashed potatoes and peas and carrots.
Thursday for lunch we had leftovers, and I roasted some carrots with thyme, rosemary and olive oil to go along with it.

The Neat Loaf recipe is:

Two packages extra firm tofu
2/3 Box of flax and wheat flake type cereal (have used greenwise organic brand and uncle sam brand)
2 packages onion soup mix (lipton and publix brand both are good, as well as fantastic foods)
1 onion, diced
2 stalks of celery thinly slice (as close to paper thin as conceivable unless you like chunky celery)
1 carrot diced
1/3-1/2 cup ketchup (to taste)
1/2-1 cup ketchup for top
2 tbsp olive oil
salt to taste

preheat oven to 350, mash tofu with fork, mix in remaining ingredients and stir well. Add Ketchup to mix if desired (I add about three big squeezes) pour and spread into casserole dish (preferably an oval one to give it more of a loaf look) cook for about 35-40 minutes (when texture is firm and has a nice brown color) spread on remaining kechup and bake for an additional 10 minutes. Let sit for about 10 minutes before slicing

My super duper yummy vegan mash taters:

about 10 medium sized red potatoes (2-3 lbs) quartered
5 cloves roasted garlic
olive oil
sea salt (to taste)
pepper (")
3 tbsp earth balance or smart balance light (the regular smart balance is not vegan but the light with flax oil is)
1 cup soy milk

boil potatoes in salted water 15-20 minutes. while potatoes are boiling, add garlic cloves, a small amount of olive oil drizzled over garlic and sprinkle a little sea salt on. put in oven on broil for about 5 minutes, check it often and try to get garlic cloves to a golden color. drain potatoes, an let sit for a few minutes. Add garlic cloves, salt to taste, pepper, margarine and soy milk and either mash/whip by hand or (preferable) use an electric mixer/beater on low setting at first, gradually increasing speed.

I forgot to take a picture that night, but managed to get a blurry shot of my leftover lunch while holding Perry.