{"id":396,"date":"2009-10-15T15:24:12","date_gmt":"2009-10-15T19:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/popvegonline.com\/blog\/?p=396"},"modified":"2012-05-01T17:32:33","modified_gmt":"2012-05-01T21:32:33","slug":"meatless-meat-meaty-goodness-vegan-mofo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/popvegonline.com\/blog\/meatless-meat-meaty-goodness-vegan-mofo\/","title":{"rendered":"Meatless Meat Meaty Goodness #Vegan MoFo"},"content":{"rendered":"

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So… someone sent me a link to this recipe today: <\/p>\n

VEGAN TURKEY THAT LOOKS LIKE TURKEY (or Flounder)<\/a><\/p>\n

It looks pretty good! For a vegan Turkey. <\/p>\n

I wrestle with that – only because as I get further into my Vegan-o-licious life… I find I want meat substitutes less frequently. And I think that’s a good thing. Because generally, when you’re eating MOST of the sub’s, you’re eating processed stuff. Sure, it’s Vegan, so it’s better than a box-o-brownies with a shelf life longer than military MREs… but still. <\/p>\n

Whole foods… has kind of a nice ring to it (and I mean the food, not necessarily the store, though I do like the store… when I’m flush with cash). <\/p>\n

One of the recipes on this site… the Rustic Cabbage Soup<\/a>… is all veggies, and beans, and, well, soup. AND – you can make it in like 40 minutes or less – and it tastes like you’ve been cooking it all day. <\/p>\n

But then there’s the Chick’n and Dumplings<\/a>. It’s amazing, and a family favorite, but I wonder. Does it HELP things by using the fake chick’n? Or would chick PEAS be just as yummy? And more whole-food-y. <\/p>\n

BY the WAY… on the Chick’n and Dumplings<\/a>… I totally cut the prep time (and, more importantly, the CLEAN UP time by … like… a lot.<\/p>\n

How? I’m sure you’re begging to know?<\/p>\n

Well.. the recipe calls for rolling out the dough on a floured surface (not a weeknight joy)… and then cutting and dumping in the soup.<\/p>\n

So… I kneaded in the bowl… and pinched off… and put it in the soup. Fantastic! Brilliant! I am SO impressed!!<\/p>\n

I can assure you we’ll make more of THAT meal now that I’ve taken the EASE level up a lot.<\/p>\n

But I digress.<\/p>\n

I’m curious… what are your feelings about eating meat substitutes? Do you have any? Feelings, that is? About it, I mean?<\/p>\n

Me? I’m not going to cut them out entirely… but I definitely don’t have them at every meal, either. Well, not at most meals. Okay, at quite a few… but I watch it. <\/p>\n

I do eat a lot of whole foods… but still do opt for the ease, the convenience, and – dare I say – the comfort… of a good substitue meat.
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