He does not cook, I do. This poses problems when you had decided tofu was disgusting years ago, and you have never heard of tempeh, or seitan, or any other alternatives to meat that I might be able to construct an acceptable meal out of.
Tofu? Not that bad. Now that I'm not scared of it.Still cant cook it, but ill keep trudging along until the territory is no longer unfamiliar. Because, eating meat makes me feel guilty. I'm by no means any sort of environmental crusader, but the older I get, the more I realize how important it is to be better to our planet. Plus, there have been little clues all along. Eating meat off the bone freaks me out, chicken wings remind me that my delicious pile of saucy snacks was a number of chickens who came from bad homes. Ribs have me visualizing the part of Porky they came from. Liver is called liver, kidneys called kidneys, hearts called hearts. I happen to possess all of these organs, so they're off the menu as well.
And yet......STEAK. Tacos. Burgers. Spaghetti Bolognese....I'm not ready yet!
So, here is my effort to document warts and all, our culinary adventure into making meatless meat dishes that taste like meat, in an effort to fill our lives with guilt free alternatives.
**For my friends....don't think I've gone completely off my rocker and become all healthy and granola...we still use salt ,butter and sugar, and cheese (lots of cheese!) and all the things that make life bearable.**
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