About once a week my parents and I get together for lunch. This week we made Cheesesteak sandwiches with grilled onions. I think we all thought they were pretty good. For the “steak” we used TVP (dehydrated soy chunks) which we seasoned with soy sauce, liquid smoke, garlic powder and black pepper and then pan fried. For the “cheese” we used this recipe.
Went to my parents house and we made veggie burgers from a recipe my Mother found at Plants 365.
I needed to bring our food processor as my Mother had just gotten rid of hers because she didn’t use it, Streets were a little snowy and icy but I made it to their house without incident.
Mushrooms, tempeh, oats, rice and beets the main ingredients. It mixed up well and was easy to work with. I may have used too much beets.
Pan fried them for several minutes on each side.
They browned up nicely. Taste was pretty good and texture slightly soft on the inside like so many other veggie burgers. All 3 of us gave them a thumbs up. Served them with oven fries.
Yesterday we took a day trip to Enid, Ok which is where the nearest Carl’s Jr is located to try their new Beyond Famous Star Burger which is made with the Beyond Burger. We took our bikes with us and rode around exploring the town. We had planned to eat at Carl’s Jr for lunch but come across a Mexican restaurant and ate lunch their instead. Before returning home we stopped at Carl’s Jr and I had the burger. Was really good.
Finally got to try the Impossible Burger which we got at a local butcher shop of all places. We both thought it was really good. I liked it better than the Beyond Burger but Nova prefers the Beyond Burger.
Lunch at my parents was BLTs. I had 2 sandwiches each using a different brand of faux bacon. Lightlife and Sweet Earth brands. Both were pretty good. Don’t know that I preferred one over the other.
A faux egg sandwich using the “egg” recipe here.
Ingredients
1 can hearts of palm cut into piece (drained)
1/2 stalk celery finely chopped
sprinkling of dill
sprinkling of parsley
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1 heaping tsp old bay seasoning
splash of lemon juice
chopped red or green onion
1/2 cup vegan mayo
Directions
Mix everything together.
Serve on bun.
Boca Spicy Chik’n patty with Daiya cheddar. Just so-so.
Breyer’s non-dairy Peanut butter Swirl ice cream. Pretty good.
This ooey gooey mess is Light Life veggie turkey slices, Daiya cheddar, Vegenaise and spinach on rye pumpernickel bread. The veggie slices were just ok.
First time trying a faux deli meat. Was pretty good. I can see us eating sandwiches made with this on occasion.
