But not really! Eden Gourmet sent me a $10 off coupon in the mail, so I figured I'd take some advantage of that! For $3.39, I got 10 bananas, 1 package of Tofurky kielbasa sausage, and 1 container of "Earth Balance natural buttery spread." Now I know what you're thinking... "what on earth is tofurky?"
Tofurky - tofu, wheat gluten, canola oil, water, soy sauce, wheat protein, onion, garlic, black pepper, mustard, spices, garlic, paprika, salt.
Yup, that's it. And not only that, check out these facts:
- 100g of Tofurky Kielbasa contains 12g of fat and 0mg cholesterol
- 100g of typical pork kielbasa contains 28g fat and 65mg of cholesterol
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| Before it went in the oven |
1 package of Tofurky Kielbasa sausage
2 russet potatoes, diced
1 sweet potato, diced
1/2 onion, diced
salt, pepper, butter spread to taste
Typically I put the sausage on the top to let the juices soak down into the potatoes... but, that didn't work so well with the Tofurky, so I used some of the "buttery spread" to get a little juice in the pan. Anyways, I cooked the mix for about 30 minutes, stirring it halfway through. Basically, just cook it until the potatoes are soft, but not mashed-potato-soft.
So here's how it turned out. It wasn't bad. The kielbasa was waaaaayy drier than I like and had a funny spongey bread texture to it (not the best substitute for pork sausage if you ask me), but James really liked it. Add a little Sweet Baby Ray's and that'll make any weird meat or "meat" taste better. But, the potatoes turned out fantastic! I'll definitely be needing to remember that...
On to dessert. No holiday meal is complete without dessert!
So I took 4 large bananas, cut them longways then in thirds shortways, mashed them with a potato masher, then blended them with a handheld mixer. After a tiny splash of lemon juice to keep them from browning too much, I put the... well... banana goop in the freezer. An hour later I took it out, mixed in some cinnamon, brown sugar, and caramel to sweeten it up a bit. I poured the mixture into a long, shallow container and let it freeze for another hour or so. It actually turned out REALLY REALLY good! And it was completely vegan!
That was dinner and dessert tonight, but I have work tomorrow, so I will have to face the delicious pizza at work and use all my willpower to resist the temptation.
Next time put the bananas in the freezer for a couple days, peeled first. Than add some sugar if you like, I don't, and some vanilla, dark chocolate chips, and blend everything while bananas are frozen and it makes ice cream no freezing afterward.
ReplyDeleteHey Meredith! I just got all caught up on your blog! Sounds like a good memorial day weekend. I know you and James are eating things other than what you put on your blog, but I just was thinking and I wanted to add that I am in no way what-so-ever a nutritionist and you guys should definitely do lots of your own research about veganism. But you're both super smart so I am sure I don't need to tell yall that. Also, as "duh" as this sounds, I may not have stressed enough when I was there with you guys that you really do need to eat mostly vegetables. It is hard, and I admit I probably do not eat mostly vegetables, but you should at least try to have that thought process, so it doesn't turn into a junk food vegan diet. Not that I am saying that is what you're doing, because it's not, but just a friendly reminder, eat food, not too much, mostly plants :) Happy Memorial Day! And thanks for the sorbet coldstone creamery tip!!
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