Whatcha Eatin?

[Raven]

I had wholemeal toast with marg and sliced cucumber for breakfast. Cup of white tea.

I have lots of leftovers in the fridge to use up before my shopping delivery tomorrow.

I will have tomato pasta and a side salad for lunch.

I will make refried beans, brown rice, pickled onion and salsa tonight.

 

[kellyon]

homemade apple pie

 

[KLS52]

Avocado toast.

 

[shyvas]

1 tsp of PB.

 

[hungryraccoon]

Ombar strawberry mylk chocolate bar & decaff coffee with oatly barista.

 

[Hog]

I purchased an 89 cent diet caffeine-free coke from the soda fountain at a convenience store this morning? Ah, breakfast in a cup. My appetite has disappeared lately. It could be the Phoenix, Arizona heat.

 

[shyvas]

A salad; steamed cauliflower with diced seitan, French mustard vinaigrette/yeast flakes.

 

[KLS52]

I’m so desperate for a snack and there is nothing in the house, so I made toast with jam and it was quite delicious and satisfying.

 

[Tempeh tantrum]

A salad; steamed cauliflower with diced seitan, French mustard vinaigrette/yeast flakes.

I keep giving seitan a try, but no matter how I season it, it always seems to taste like seitan. Any suggestions are welcome.

 

[Tempeh tantrum]

Breakfast was chia pudding with fresh cherries and strawberries made with alpro hazelnut milk.

Lunch was marinated brown rice tempeh, sliced thinly and air-fried till crisp served on a mountain of steamed veggies.

Salad and fruit tonight (I'm at work).

 

[shyvas]

I keep giving seitan a try, but no matter how I season it, it always seems to taste like seitan. Any suggestions are welcome.

Seitan without seasoning is bland as it is made with wheat gluten. I gather that you are eating shop bought seitan and don't like the chosen seasoning.
Home made seitan is really quite versatile and the end result depends entirely on which type of seasoning you add. I usually make a Lincolnshire style of seitan which is pale in colour and has a distinct flavour.

 

[KLS52]

I can’t eat the prepared seitan that you buy in the store because it always just tastes like soy sauce. I like soy sauce but not with Seitan.

 

[shyvas]

It's raining cats & dogs so I made some cream of spring vegetable and seitan soup for lunch.

 

[Raven]

I had toasted pitta bread with salad and a fruit smoothie. The temps have really dropped here and I almost need a cardigan. We had a long spell of sunny weather so it feels quite chilly to me now.

 

[KLS52]

English muffin pizzas.

 

[Tempeh tantrum]

Seitan without seasoning is bland as it is made with wheat gluten. I gather that you are eating shop bought seitan and don't like the chosen seasoning.
Home made seitan is really quite versatile and the end result depends entirely on which type of seasoning you add. I usually make a Lincolnshire style of seitan which is pale in colour and has a distinct flavour.

Homemade, i'm not really one for shop bought stuff!
I've tried seasoning quite heavily but I always seem to detect the distinctive wheat gluten taste. Maybe I'm just averse to the taste of wheat gluten so I'm sensitive to its presence.

I'll persevere and try some different recipes because I like the textures that are achievable with it, just the flavours I can't seem to get to my liking.

 

[shyvas]

Homemade, i'm not really one for shop bought stuff!
I've tried seasoning quite heavily but I always seem to detect the distinctive wheat gluten taste. Maybe I'm just averse to the taste of wheat gluten so I'm sensitive to its presence.

I'll persevere and try some different recipes because I like the textures that are achievable with it, just the flavours I can't seem to get to my liking.

What kind of seasoning do you use and in what quantities ?

 

[KLS52]

I made a nice bean chili but it’s a little dry. Probably cooked it too long and the sauce cooked down. I need to add a little more sauce to it. I also added Quorn chicken pieces, the vegan ones. That and the spicy chicken patties are the only vegan Quorn items available locally. I love Quorn. It’s my favorite chicken substitute. I know it makes some people sick. Glad I’m not one of them.

 

[silva]

Homemade, i'm not really one for shop bought stuff!
I've tried seasoning quite heavily but I always seem to detect the distinctive wheat gluten taste. Maybe I'm just averse to the taste of wheat gluten so I'm sensitive to its presence.

I'll persevere and try some different recipes because I like the textures that are achievable with it, just the flavours I can't seem to get to my liking.

I've been in a fb seitan group and that is a common complaint. It seems some people just have a sensitivity to 'gluten' taste- you either do or dont'. I don't, but the suggestions have been to add like a Tbsp of vinegar. People also have said Bobs Redmill is worse for that, and suggest Anthonys or Hoosier Hill ( just saw you're in the UK, don't know what you have)
Another thing to try is letting the dough rest overnight before cooking, and of course it's better the next day!

 

[Tempeh tantrum]

I've been in a fb seitan group and that is a common complaint. It seems some people just have a sensitivity to 'gluten' taste- you either do or dont'. I don't, but the suggestions have been to add like a Tbsp of vinegar. People also have said Bobs Redmill is worse for that, and suggest Anthonys or Hoosier Hill ( just saw you're in the UK, don't know what you have)
Another thing to try is letting the dough rest overnight before cooking, and of course it's better the next day!

I've tried the vinegar trick, but not the overnight rest.

I'll have another go, add vinegar and rest it overnight.

Thanks for the suggestions.