Fun with Nut Cheeze!

Patty Melts:

(Seitan patties on crusty dinner rolls with lettuce, vegan mayo, grilled onions and smoky "nutty cheeze")

Grilled Cheeze:

(Smoky "nutty cheeze" between two slices of whole wheat, smothered in EB and fried. Served with a heaping helping of Joanna's Goddess Pasta Salad.)

Joanna's Tamale Pie

I followed the recipe exactly. It fills the 13x9 dish perfectly. I used the Joanna's TVP taco meat for the meat, black beans and corn for the filling and Joanna's Nacho Sauce on top. I garnished with Avocado. Honestly, I really wanted this to be better than it was. It tasted good, and made the house smell GREAT, but it was a lot of work for just me. I would probably make this again, if I was going to a pot luck or having people for dinner, but since I am the only vegan in my house hold, it was a lot of food. I have enough leftover to have a whole week's worth of lunches! Is the crust supposed to get hard? Mine didn't.

Here are the Nutritional stats based on how I made it:
8 svgs, per serving:459.5 Calories, 10.68 gr fat, 73.62 gr carb, 18.52 gr fiber, 24.47 gr protein.
I also garnished with Joanna's Tangy Sour Cream, but didn't add that to the nutritional facts.

Stephan's Birthday Salsa by Joanna

Tester Recipe from Joanna's Yellow Rose Recipes

Joanna's Mustard Crusted Chicken Style Seitan Cutlets

Mine didn't come out quite as moist as Joanna's, but it tasted good, nonetheless. I give the chicken style seitan cutlets an "A+" for texture and taste. The Mustard Crust was very flavorful. My VERY omni husband even gave it an "A" and told me to say so. (HE NEVER EATS MY COOKING!) I used whole wheat panko, and mine just don't look as moist as Joanna's, but they tasted quite delicous! Very mustardy indeed. This recipe will be oft used in my kitchen. Especially since I can get hubby to eat it!!!

Kasha Varnishkes (Joanna's Tester Recipe)

I LOVED THIS!

Next time, and there WILL BE A NEXT TIME, I will try it with the mushroom gravy (as I have made the gravy, and it rocks!)

Why haven't I ever eaten Kasha before? It is my new favorite grain. This recipe is awesome. Very simple, and fairly quick. I had trouble finding the whole wheat bowties so I used spirals.

Close Up:


A Perfect Bowl of Goodness:


All Packed Up and Ready for Lunch Tomorrow and the next day and the next day:

Joanna's Tester Nacho Sauce

Sorry kids...this is a test recipe, so I cannot divulge any recipes today!

This stuff is tasty. I have never made a nooch sauce that didn't call for ground nuts, so I was skeptical. But it thickened up quite nicely and had a good flavor.





I also calculated the Nutritional Facts, as 2 servings per batch: It is an "A" food, nutritionally!