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Friday, January 26, 2018

Barley Miso Soup (with Seitan and Celery)

Hi everyone! I threw together a soup this week; it turned out OK but could definitely be improved upon (more spice in the seitan for one thing). Here’s what I did… 

Barley Miso Soup (with Seitan and Celery)

Ingredients:
2 cups water
¼ cup barley
1 tablespoon miso paste
¼ cup vital wheat gluten
¼ cup water
dash smoked paprika
dash pepper
2 stalks celery, diced

Directions:
As you bring the water (2 cups), barley, and miso to a boil in a saucepan, combine the vital wheat gluten, water (¼ cup), paprika, and pepper to make the seitan; knead for 5 min and then separate into small pieces and add to the soup, along with the celery. Cover and simmer for about 1 hr, stirring occasionally.


The leftovers the next day were better :)

Here’s Cringer hiding under my bookshelf; I think she must have gotten scared by the vacuum cleaner; she usually claims sanctuary in the kitchen when I’m vacuuming, so I was surprised to find her here when I was done. 


And here’s Daisy, who decided to join Leela in the sunshine. That’s about as close as Leela let her get, haha! 



Peace. :)

Saturday, January 20, 2018

Potato and Cashew Alfredo (My cat loves Daiya!)

Hi everyone! This week I tried the potato and cashew Alfredo from My cat loves Daiya! It came together really easily, and I ladled some of it over whole-wheat linguine. Yum! 


And today I used some of the leftover Alfredo sauce to make a mac & cheese with celery (and sriracha on top); it was really good! 


Daisy, Leela, and Cringer say hi... 





Peace. :)

Saturday, January 13, 2018

Mushroom Gravy

Hi everyone! This week I made mushroom gravy; here’s my recipe... 

Mushroom Gravy

Ingredients:
2 cups sliced mushrooms (I used baby bella)
1 ½ tablespoons canola oil
2 tablespoons whole wheat flour
2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon pepper
½ cup water
½ teaspoon liquid smoke

Directions:
Saute the mushrooms with the canola oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Once the mushrooms have softened, add the flour, nutritional yeast, salt, and pepper. Stir to combine, then add ¼ cup water, stir, then add the final ¼ cup water. Continue stirring, add the liquid smoke, and then blend the gravy. Makes 1 cup gravy. 


Served over mashed potatoes.

Here are Cringer and Daisy enjoying a restful moment on the packing paper they’ve been playing with recently... 


And Leela, who posed for her picture this morning... 



Peace. :)