Pan-Seared Seitan With Mushroom Gravy

Many people, myself included, are guilty of using food as merely a vehicle for condiments. If you're known to use a tablespoonful of ketchup per fry, then, yes, I'm talking about you. One of the most addicting condiments (OK, some...

Posted by Amy on October 27, 2009 2:41 PM

'No Recipe' Summer Barbecue

Relaxing during a warm summer weekend inspires me to eat one thing: barbecue. This past weekend, we fired up the grill at my house and stuck to a strict "no recipe" policy to create a delicious feast full of comfort...

Posted by Amy on June 15, 2009 5:30 PM

Spicy Vegan Kaldereta

Yesterday's post featured a vegan version of Flemish beef stew that was made by braising seitan in beer and then finishing the dish off by adding roasted veggies and sauerkraut. Today, we're traveling to the Philippines to experience a completely...

Posted by Amy on February 24, 2009 4:34 PM

Beer-Braised Seitan With Roasted Veggies

Carbonnades à la flamande is a type of Flemish beef stew that features beef and onions braised in a Belgian brew. And thanks to chef Peter Berley, there's a delicious vegetarian alternative. This weekend, I tried my hand at Berley's...

Posted by Amy on February 23, 2009 6:40 PM

Roast Seitan Au Jus Sandwiches

After subjecting you to a not-so-appetizing picture of raw seitan in my last post, I thought I should make up for it by showing you one of the delicious sandwiches I eventually made with it: a roast beef-style seitan sandwich...

Posted by Amy on December 29, 2008 5:09 PM

Homemade Faux Meat

Seitan is an easy, inexpensive, and soy-free meat alternative that can be used in a wide variety of recipes. For my Christmas dinner, I cooked seitan in the style of a pot roast, but luckily, I had plenty of leftovers...

Posted by Amy on December 27, 2008 6:40 PM

Roasted Veggie and 'Chicken' Tacos

A deep-fried crunchy shell is usually the last thing I want to see anywhere near my tacos. Sure, they're good when you want the traditional Americanized taco composed of veggie crumbles cooked in one of those way-too-salty packets of taco...

Posted by Amy on August 7, 2008 6:46 PM

Word of the Week: Seitan

Many, myself included, find that seitan (pronounced "SAY tan") is one of the most satisfying foods to use as a meat replacement in recipes. Tofu is sometimes too bland, and the nutty flavor of tempeh can be too overpowering...

Posted by Amy on June 12, 2008 7:39 AM

Simple Panko-Encrusted Dijon Seitan

I'm going to let you in on a little secret for a good recipe that looks and tastes harder to make than it is—Panko-Encrusted Dijon Seitan. I am a firm believer that panko breadcrumbs make most recipes somehow seem fancier...

Posted by Amy on January 11, 2008 5:17 PM