Ever try Butler soy curls? I made a white bean and soy curl stew that I wanted to make dumplings for but didn't bother.Saturday night I made veggie pot pie stew with dumplings for me and my boyfriend. I made some baked tofu cubes as a chicken analog since my local grocery store was out of the savory baked tofu AND Gardein chicken strips the day I went. Pretty much everything else I needed I had on hand, including the last of the potatoes from the beef stew the weekend before and some frozen mixed vegetables that have been in my freezer forever. So it was a nice in that regard too.
I suggested mushroom stroganoff for this Saturday and when I sent my boyfriend the recipe he said it looks delicious. We both love mushrooms and the recipe I found takes less than 30 minutes to prepare, so we can have fun cooking it together when he gets out of work and it won't be too much fuss. Again, I only need 2 or 3 ingredients I don't already have, so it will be easy on the grocery budget too.
I've had TVP before, but I couldn't find anything along those lines when I was trying to quickly complete my shopping trip after a long day of work. I was counting on one of the other two items being in stock. Figures, I see them every week except for when I specifically need them for a recipe. I may pick up some TVP or similar just to have on hand since it's nearly indestructible as far as shelf-life goes.Ever try Butler soy curls? I made a white bean and soy curl stew that I wanted to make dumplings for but didn't bother.
They're crazy good and just soy beans that have been texturized! I buy them from amazon
Soy curls are very different from tvp! I don't like tvp. Soy curls truly have the texture of chicken--says me, my son who still eats chicken says it doesn't, but he really likes it!I've had TVP before, but I couldn't find anything along those lines when I was trying to quickly complete my shopping trip after a long day of work. I was counting on one of the other two items being in stock. Figures, I see them every week except for when I specifically need them for a recipe. I may pick up some TVP or similar just to have on hand since it's nearly indestructible as far as shelf-life goes.
I would like to try soy curls. I've never seen them in the store, but then again, I haven't really looked.Soy curls are very different from tvp! I don't like tvp. Soy curls truly have the texture of chicken--says me, my son who still eats chicken says it doesn't, but he really likes it!
I was going to have a buffalo seitan wrap, but a friend decided to pop over, and she stayed for dinner, so we had pesto pasta with sun-dried tomatoes, spinach salad and garlic bread. Only thing missing was wine. My budget won't allow it until next month.
My Aldi has beer, but I haven't seen wine. I will have to take a closer look.When I'm in the US, I usually buy wine at Aldi or the 99 ct store. They usually have decent wine which is good value for money.
I might have to check in neighboring states. According to the Aldi site, the Connecticut stores with alcohol carry only beer. Connecticut has some weird rules when it comes to alcohol.The local Aldis all carry wine, including the Aldi Winking Owl label, which sells locally for under $3 a bottle, and is actually pretty good.
The local Aldis all carry wine, including the Aldi Winking Owl label, which sells locally for under $3 a bottle, and is actually pretty good.
I've never seen them in stores although they do have a store look up. There is a small vegan shop that isn't close to me that carries them but I never got there! I order from amazon, 3 bags are around $26 and make a lotI would like to try soy curls. I've never seen them in the store, but then again, I haven't really looked.