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Easter Dinner

May 17th, 2011

BBQ Seitan Ribs and Garlicky Kale Platter

I realize Easter was weeks ago but I still want to share my dinner with you all. I’ve always wanted to spend a holiday home alone with just Peter and Reno and this year we got a chance but not for good reasons since a family member was really ill and I’ll spare you the rest of the details. It wasn’t my ideal holiday home alone but I was able to eat my ideal holiday meal.

Reno and I had made some seitan a few days before Easter so I sliced them up into “ribs” and marinated them in Annies Smokey Maple BBQ Sauce…gosh that stuff is delicious. I seriously never want to be without a jar of it in my pantry. After it marinated for an hour or two I heated up a grill pan with some olive oil and simply grilled the pieces of seitan a few minutes on each side. While that was happening I sauteed some kale with a ton of garlic. That was it for me as far as cooking. Luckily though my Maa, who lives below us, was cooking some food to take over to a family friends house that they were spending Easter with and she offered up some of the goods which happen to be my all time favorite side dishes of hers.

My Maa’s Stuffed Mushrooms and Potato Gratin

These mushrooms taste like little bites of magic. I love them so. Her Potato Gratin is so comforting and homey. They are absolutely the perfect side dishes to any holiday meal and are both easily veganized by using some Earth Balance instead of regular dairy butter.

My plate full of Easter goodness

I’m happy to report that Reno, now 3 1/2, ate a ton of the seitan and kale but refused the mushrooms and potatoes. At least she ate the kale which she claims to love. Peter and I ate more then our fair share of the meal and was happy and sad that there were no leftovers what-so-ever.

Writing this post makes me wish I was eating this for dinner tonight. But that won’t be happening since I am now 40 weeks plus 3 days pregnant! I’m happy enough to serve us Rice and Beans for dinner these days. Please send me go into labor vibes! I want this baby out! As you can see in the pic below my belly is beyond stretched to it’s limit.

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