I must try and make seitan sometime. I keep meaning to but then not doing it. Just like I keep meaning to try cooking with tofu.
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a load of potatoes & parsnip boiled, one Fieldroast Apple Sage sausage each with a whack of sauerkraut warm - mushroom gravy on the potatoes and mustard on the sausage
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If you do try seitan and don't like it, keep trying recipes. It took me many attempts to make seitan that I actually enjoyed. I find the recipes that have some sort of additional texture-like binder, maybe jackfruit or cooked squash, yams, etc. will help with both the flavour and texture.
For me, very much like tofu, I don't really like the flavour of seitan without lots of texture and seasoning. Like a plain seitan loaf for example, made with basic seasonings and just wheat gluten and flour is very unappealing to me. It just needs help, in my humble opinion.
As for tofu, I think you will learn to love it once you get the hang of cooking it. There are a few variables, but nothing to fear. Tofu, like wheat gluten, is very cheap and affordable to experiment with. There's no big secret to making tofu taste good. It simply needs a little texture, as in crispiness, and it requires flavour. To give it flavour it really does require heavy seasoning or a nice sticky sauce that will stick to the tofu.
YouTube has a kazillion recipes and tips on cooking both tofu and seitan. You can easily learn to cook both of these foods to perfection with a little practice. It was practice that helped me the most. The videos and recipes are only guidelines. You can easily modify them and make them your own.
I made a huge pot of amazing festive gravy on the weekend. I used lots of veggies, along with some fresh and dried mushrooms to flavour it. It worked amazingly well with my Very Good Butcher's Roast Beast. Anyhow, with all the leftover gravy I am going to make mushroom pot pies. I will need a few things from the store, but this should be awesome.
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Slow cooking all day picadillo type food.
Beef crumbles, black beans, tomatoes, onion, garlic, peppers, green olives with pimento, balsamic vinegar, little drop of tomato paste and lots and lots of spices. I might have left something out in the ingredients but whatever.
Beef crumbles, black beans, tomatoes, onion, garlic, peppers, green olives with pimento, balsamic vinegar, little drop of tomato paste and lots and lots of spices. I might have left something out in the ingredients but whatever.
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I want pizza so bad, so considering making pasta with Aldi meatless balls, and FYN provolone slices
Or, a soy burger on seeded bread with mayo, mustard and pickles and iceberg lettuce. Now that I remember I have iceburg I'm leaning towards burger
tofu--I like tofu as fresh as possible! I will eat it cold from the tub.
Or, a soy burger on seeded bread with mayo, mustard and pickles and iceberg lettuce. Now that I remember I have iceburg I'm leaning towards burger
It's amazing how much practice makes perfect with seitan. I didn't like my first one at all, but my son did, and I can't stand when someone likes what I make and I don't, so I had to keep trying. I make it many ways now, and it's not only what you put in it, but techniques, and cooking methods, are everything!
tofu--I like tofu as fresh as possible! I will eat it cold from the tub.
That looks so good! I never make stuff like that, and I should
pierogies with onion/mushrooms, side of Ikea vegetable balls with some hickory BBQ sauce on them - a bit of Breyers ice cream for dessert
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Ooooh now I want perogies. I think I'll have them for supper, the Farm Boy Pierogies with fried onions in them, with sour cream and more fried onions on top. Now I can't wait for supper. It's going to be good day, beyond burgers for lunch and pierogies for supper.
Homemade seitan may be my favorite protein.
I had more leftovers: nut loaf, mashed turnips, peas, stuffing and cranberry sauce. Dessert was a scoop of vegan cookie dough ice cream.
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Stir fried tofu, rainbow chard, onion, red bell pepper, garlic, almonds; in olive oil and soy sauce; on quinoa curry.
we had some snacks in the afternoon (popcorn/chips) and so had noodley soup for dinner - we each made our own - so addicted to the taste of the gochujang and miso mixed together as the soup base... and then adding the vinegar, lemon juice, tamari, makes it so amazing, plus there's lots of veggies....
Emma JC
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I'm going to have egg roll in a bowl made with tofu over jasmine rice.
Indian Tasty Bites on rice with steamed broccoli
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I'm having a couple of appetizers/sides for dinner: vegan brie topped with cranberry sauce (my first time making the cheese, so I hope it's good) on crackers; tortilla chips and salsa. Maybe some air-fried seitan tenders rolled in panko and dipped in mustard sauce, if I have room. And red wine.
And red wine.we had our Christmas dinner last night - made cranberry sauce from fresh cranberries, maple syrup and orange zest, then made a loaf size baked stuffing/dressing from croutons, onions, garlic, apple, cranberry, vegetable bouillion, then cut up a small acorn squash, a large parsnip, a small turnip, 2 small carrots and boiled then mashed them with some maple syrup, boiled white potatoes, and then made the Gardein Turkey Rolls and the accompanying gravy - it was delicious and I was happy we waited to have it!
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I am going to have chickpea cutlets with mustard sauce, steamed green beans and carrots, mashed turnips and cranberry sauce.
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