Buffalo Tempeh with Ranch Mashed Potatoes
I know I post about Buffalo “stuff” a lot but this is more about the mashed potatoes. First about the Buffalo. I made it with tempeh for the first time ever. So that’s new. I usually just stick with seitan and occasionally will use tofu but never tried it with tempeh. I have to say that I’m really glad I tried it! It was so good. Tempeh was one of the first things I ever tried when I became a vegetarian way back when I was 18 years old and it’s something I have always loved but it’s also something that I almost now never cook with. I have no reason for that. It just is what it is. I purchased a few packs of it at Whole Foods yesterday to make some new things with it over the next few weeks. One of my favorite uses is to make Tempeh Sausage Crumbles with it then from that making Biscuits and Gravy. I see in my immediate future a delicious weekend breakfast!
Now the potatoes. I accidentally use sweetened rice milk when mashing these and as you can imagine that was kinda gross and weird tasting. The ranch dip I made for the Buffalo Tempeh came to the rescue. I couldn’t stomach the potatoes on there own but when I mixed in the ranch dip it made them delicious in a this can be kinda gross way. I would NEVER serve mashed potatoes like that to another human being but I would make them again that way, minus the sweetened rice milk, for myself when I’m feeling like eating something deliciously gross.
January 5th, 2010
Grilled Tempeh and Avocado Sandwich
I’ve been really into eating sandwiches lately. Maybe its the early fall weather we have been having which always makes me want to go on a picnic, which I never do, or maybe it’s my love of bread with tasty ingredients in between two slices. Who knows?
My new favorite sandwich is the Grilled Tempeh one pictured up above. Succulent marinated tempeh grilled to perfection on butter toasted bread with mesclun, avocado, pickles and a thousand island type spread. If I added sauerkraut and some cheese and took off the mesclun I’d imagine you’d want to call it a Tempeh Rueben. Since that is a lot of adding and subtracting of ingredients I’ve decided that it is just my Grilled Tempeh and Avocado Sandwich.
Sauteed Seitan and Avocado Sandwich
I made a similar sandwich the next day with some sauteed seitan and I skipped the butter on the toasted bread. Equally delicious but I actually preferred the grilled tempeh over the seitan.
Chile-Cornmeal Crusted Tofu Po’ Boy from Veganomicon
I have literally been dying to make this sandwich since the day I got V’con in the mail. That was along time ago and I just got around to making it. I’m now kicking myself for not making it sooner. The tofu with it’s spiced cornmeal crust is just perfect and the coleslaw is mega easy to make and delicious to eat all on it’s own. Plus you can never go wrong with chipotle mayo. I’ve been making my own and spreading it on food for years now. If you haven’t tried this sandwich yet I beg you to make it tonight for dinner. You will be so happy that you did.
September 9th, 2009