Category Archives: fake meat
seitan redux
I’ve been tinkering with my seitan recipe, and I’m really happy with the current incarnation. It’s much cheaper and tastier than buying seitan at the store. I hope you like it too! Dry Ingredients: – 1 cp wheat gluten flour … Continue reading
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Tagged (can be) vegan, basics, largely unattended, little prep, protein
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white bean and kale soup
This soup is everything I want in the winter: hearty and comforting, yet healthy and nourishing. Plus, there wasn’t that much to prep or chop. You have to soak the beans first, and then cook the beans within the soup … Continue reading
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Tagged (can be) vegan, beans, inexpensive, italian-ish, more than 2 hours, protein
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vegetarian banh mi sandwiches
Whenever we want to make banh mi, or Vietnamese sandwich (usually involving several kinds of meat), we just make something up involving east-Asian-ish or south-east-Asianish baked tofu, some veggies, and a baguette. This was so much better. I found it … Continue reading
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Tagged about an hour, largely unattended, little prep, south-east asian-ish
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coconut lemongrass seitan
Since we were having company on Faux Pho night, we decided to make a more ambitious meal, having the soup alongside a big hunk of fake meat. I can’t believe I eat this much fake meat these days – but … Continue reading
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Tagged (can be) vegan, 1.5 hours-ish, entertaining, largely unattended
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seitan
After several failed attempts at making my own seitan, I realized I needed to mess around a bit with the recipes I was using. This is a mix of post-punk kitchen and mark bittman’s recipes, and it works! This recipe … Continue reading
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Tagged (can be) vegan, 1.5 hours-ish, inexpensive, largely unattended, little prep, protein
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veggie burgers
This is from Mark Bittman’s How to Cook Everything Vegetarian, and I love it! You can use this same mixture for fake meatloaf, cutlets, or ground meat. It makes about 6 burgers, depending on the size. Ingredients: – 2 cups … Continue reading
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Tagged (can be) vegan, 45 min or so, beans, inexpensive, protein
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