The Vietnamese sandwiches with dipping broth made another appearance on our table Sunday night. This is my favorite meal; I don't know why I don't make it every week. At first, I wasn't sure if I liked the Veganomicon seitan cutlet recipe. The cutlets are baked, and then you thinly slice and saute them, resulting in a very firm, chewy, almost tough texture. Tony loved them from the start, and since I would much rather see him eating faux meat than real meat, I kept making them. Now they've totally won me over, too.
Last night I made the Edamame Pesto from Appetite for Reduction, using fresh basil from my garden. I can't say enough good things about this recipe, guys. High in protein, low in fat...and it's pesto, which I love. I am a basil fiend, haha. And it takes no time at all. By the time your pasta is done cooking, the sauce is ready to go. I served it with ziti and cherry tomatoes, also from my garden.
And now, a fun little quiz I swiped from the vegan collegian. I'd love to hear your answers to some of these.
A is for Apple: What’s your favorite variety? Pink Lady
B is for Bread: Regardless of nutrition, what is your favorite type? Rye and pumpernickel swirl - it makes the best BLT's, in my opinion
C is for Cereal: What is your favorite kind currently? (just one!) Peanut Butter Puffins. (The more peanut butter in my diet, the better.)
D is for Donuts: You might not currently eat them, but what kind do you fancy? I like cinnamon sugar donuts in the fall, with a glass of hot apple cider.
E is for Eggs: How would you like yours prepared? Tofu scramble :)
F is for Fat Free: What is your favorite fat free product? I don't buy anything specifically labeled fat free. So...fruit?
G is for Groceries: Where do you purchase yours? H-E-B usually. Whole Foods, Fiesta or Wheatsville if I need something they don't sell at H-E-B.
H: is for Hot Beverages: What is your favorite hot drink? Tea
I is for Ice Cream: Pick a favorite flavor and add a fun topping. Mint chocolate chip with chocolate sauce
J is for Jams or Jellies: Do you eat them? If so, what kind and flavor? I like strawberry and cherry. Oh, and pumpkin butter in the fall.
K is for Kashi: Name your favorite Kashi product? I like several of their cereals, but they do contain honey.
L is for Lunch: What was yours today? Kale chips, apple, pita chips
M is for microwave: What is your favorite microwave meal/snack? Baked potato
M is for microwave: What is your favorite microwave meal/snack? Baked potato
N is for nutrients: Do you likes carbs, fats, or proteins best? Carbs. I need my pizza, pasta, potatoes, all that good stuff.
O is for oil: What kind do you like to use? Olive
P is for protein: How do you get yours? Nuts, tofu, soymilk, seitan...lots of things.
Q is for Quaker: How do you like your oats? With peanut butter, chocolate chips, and flax meal.
R is for roasting: What is your favorite thing to roast? Sweet potatoes
S is for sandwich: What’s your favorite kind? Vietnamese sandwich from Veganomicon. 2nd runner up: the BLT.
T is for travel: How do you handle eating while traveling? For vacations, I look up restaurants online while I am making the itinerary. I love trying new restaurants. For road trips or visiting family, that is a little more difficult in terms of staying vegan. I stock up on Larabars and do my best.
U is for unique: What is one of your weirdest food combos? I like to smush my corn and mashed potatoes together. Not that weird, I guess.
V is for vitamins: What kind do you take? Multivitamin and B-12
W is for wasabi: Yay or nay? Love it.
X is XRAY: If we xrayed your belly right now, what food would we see? Just ate breakfast, so...cereal.
Y is for youth: What food reminds you of your childhood? Fast food :P
Y is for youth: What food reminds you of your childhood? Fast food :P
Z is for zucchini: How do you prepare it? Sauteed and tossed with pasta.
I loved ponyo! I hope it works out well :)
ReplyDeleteMy 2-year-old nephew love Ponyo. But I think he only watches a few minutes at a time... Hope you survived the movie!
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like a fun quiz..I might try it. The banh mi sound great, I've like to try those too!
ReplyDeleteI just got Appetite for Reduction last week and I've already made one thing out of it and have this week's grocery list prepared to make another five or so. I LOVE that book! Everything's fairly quick and straight-forward and I'm sure (once I try them, lol) awesome-tasting. :)
ReplyDeleteI've have to give that edamame pesto a try, since it's like, two of my favorite things!