This supper came together in a matter of minutes, not including time to marinate the tempeh. But that’s not active cooking time, so it doesn’t count. I’ve just started using tempeh more, and I’m loving it.
This is Smokey Grilled Tempeh from Veganomicon, along with steamed sweet potatoes and kale with raisins and pine nuts.
This is the kind of supper I was hungry to have; it’s been busy here and quick meals don’t always feel this good. I mentioned slinging beers, and last night I served dinner at our local Ronald McDonald House like I do the first Monday of every month. I made a variation of my stuffed zucchini: whole wheat pasta with crushed tomatoes, cannellini beans, basil, and grilled zucchini. I even topped it with some Almesan. Those flavors are so good together, and this makes for a delicious pasta dish. But it’s still a rush to get there and have the food prepared immediately after a busy day at work.
We don’t always serve pasta – usually we’ll do soups, breakfast foods, Mexican, sandwiches, etc., but this happened to be “Italian” night. If you’ve ever offered to serve at RHM or in a similar situation, you understand that they discourage bringing pasta, well, because it’s cheap and easy and too many groups do this. Don’t worry, these folks ate up these cheesy, meaty casseroles with no complaints. And they dug into my dish, too. There was a line for half an hour!
I’m taking the rest of this week easy. It’s time to enjoy summer before it’s cold again.
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ReplyDeleteI was just telling someone else that one of the things I need to "work on" as a vegan is developing confidence to bring dishes to a mixed crowd. I don't know why - I think it's delicious. I guess I just need to be more assertive. That's really cool that you are involved in that.
I love the idea of smokey tempeh...I really need to cook with it more. Your meal looks like perfect simplicity.
ReplyDeleteYour food for RMH sounds and looks great too. I feel like reaching through the monitor and taking a scoop. What a wonderful thing to do...I'm sure it's much appreciated, and it must be really fun and rewarding to help people and share great food with everyone. Kudos for putting that together after a long day at work!
I feel like reaching through the monitor and taking a scoop. What a wonderful thing to do...I'm sure it's much appreciated, and it must be really fun and rewarding to help people and share great food with everyone.
ReplyDeleteI'll have to check out the Tempeh recipe. I love combing Tempeh and Sweet Potatoes. Or PotOtoes;-)
ReplyDeleteOh, Shen, I've got to stop drinking and blogging.
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ReplyDeleteDer! You can't have one without the other! I need to stop blogging sober.
ReplyDeleteI'm loving your dinner plate! Full of my favorite foods. :] Your pasta looks very delicious too--definitely the opposite of the typical cheap and boring pasta and marinara combo.
ReplyDeleteHi, Jessica - thanks for stopping by my blog! You've got a great one here, and I see that a lot of my blogging buds have already discovered you! Where have I been?? So, I'm going to make you a link in my blog list. :-)
ReplyDeleteYou know, I still have NOT tried tempeh. I'm adding that to my "must try" list! I know it sure looks good! Your pasta looks awesome!
ReplyDeleteThat sweet potato is so bright! And, your pasta looks so yummy. What is Almesan?
ReplyDeleteCarissa, Almesan is from Veganomicon. I made some a while ago and had leftovers. It's a substitute for Parmesan - it's not really cheesy, but adds a kick (salty/nutty, the same words used to describe Parm). It's mostly almonds, so they cleverly named it Almesan.
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