Posts Tagged TVP

Spanish meatballs in a blanket with almond sauce

Posted by admin in Appetizers, Food, TVP on December 18th, 2009

I saved the easiest hor douvres for last. This is my vegan tvp burger mix shaped into meatballs and fried, then wrapped with pillsbury crescent dough. The almond dip is what sets this recipe apart. Finally this recipe is looking for a name. So post a comment at the end of this suggesting your name idea and you might win 3 platters, and 2 coupons for pillsbury crescent rolls.

Enjoy.

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Appetizer, crescen, Pillsbury, TVP

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Cmac’s Vegan Tourtiére

Posted by admin in Food, Main Course, TVP on November 6th, 2009

It all started with a plan to make a vegan shepherds pie, and ended with a vegan tourtiére. I haven’t made tourtiére’s since I was a hardcore carnivore the traditional meat pie is as it sounds, ground pork, ground veal, ground beef, and a little bit of veggie. Tourtiére is a traditional french Canadian dish especially served around Christmas.

There is a lot of history behind the Tourtiére being that it was originally made around 1611 with the now extinct Passenger Pigeon (tourte in french). Now there are many varieties depending on the family, region, and supply of ingredients, and some of the french coastal families even make it using fish rather then ground meat.

Anyways enough history the point is I wanted to make a Tortiére and wanted to make it vegan, happily I was successful and it turned out to be the best Vegan meat pie I’ve every made.

Now onto the Recipe.

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meat pie, pastry, tourtiere, TVP, Vegan

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Homemade Vegan Burgers that won’t let you down!

Posted by admin in Food, TVP on August 30th, 2009

TVP Burger with CSA Feild greens, and tomatoes from a friends garden.

TVP Burger with CSA Field greens, and tomatoes from a friends garden.

I’ve said it before but I think I’ve finally gotten my veggie burger recipe perfected. This burger is easy to make without any real advance preparation. It can be grilled on the BBQ or fried in a pan. This burger actually reminds me of my favorite store bought veggie burgers only these ones cost about $1.00 to make 8 compared to $4.00 for 4. The blend of TVP, quick oats, and vital wheat gluten give this burger a little chew, with a nice crispiness on the outside. Finally the mild seasoning is just enough to give you the real burger taste. I have underlined the most important ingredients the rest can be played with to your liking.