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In the mood to grill some ribz?

July 12, 2018 By Cyd Notter Leave a Comment

Are you looking for some healthy ribs which are easy to make and oh-so-delicious? Then you won’t regret giving Barbecued Seitan Ribz a try!

This recipe from The Fat Free Vegan website is definitely going into the “keeper” file.

Seitan (say-tan´) is another name for wheat gluten, which is a food made from the main protein of wheat. Also known as “wheat meat,” seitan is a popular meat replacement because of its texture and versatility.

Wheat Gluten (or Vital Wheat Gluten) can often be found in your local health food stores (including Whole Foods, Fresh Thyme, the Fruitful Yield, etc) or you can easily purchase it on line. Bob’s Red Mill is the brand I use, but some stores may carry it in bulk.

The recipe makes 16 ribz, so you may want to double it. Four ribz are considered a serving (and one serving has nearly 28 grams of protein!) Of course, it’s impossible to be protein-deficient while eating a whole food, plant-based diet, but just one serving of this recipe could provide about half your daily requirement.

The recipe calls for Smoked Spanish Paprika, but I just used regular Smoked Paprika, which I bought at Berkots in the produce section. Also, instead of grilling, I chose to bake this recipe as outlined in the directions – but I’m sure they’d be awesome grilled, too.

If you serve with smashed potatoes and gravy, try this Golden Gravy Recipe by Mary McDougall! Add a salad or a cob of sweet corn and you’re all set!

Why is it best to avoid grilling meat? 

Where do you get your protein?

Need help eating healthier? Contact me.

 

Filed Under: My Blog Tagged With: Barbecued, BBQ, Fat Free Vegan, Grill, Ribs, Ribz, Seitan, vegan, vegan grilling

Pear Spice Upside-Down Cake

February 9, 2018 By Cyd Notter Leave a Comment

Do you like spice cake? Then you’ll love this easy-peasy, oil-free version by Susan Voisin at the Fat Free Vegan website!

Pear Spice Upside-Down Cake has turned out to be one of our favorites.  Susan’s cake turned out much prettier than mine (her sliced pears on top resembled a Christmas tree, mine resembled ……well, nothing but randomly sliced pears!)

You can see her pretty design on the above link.  But here’s a photo of how mine turned out:

The only thing I noted is that the recipe calls for 3 LARGE bosc pears, and apparently the pears I used weren’t large enough. I would recommend buying at least 5 pears since you’re going to need 1-2/3 cups of pear sauce in addition to the sliced pears on top. You may even want to buy SIX pears – you can always have the extra as a snack! In any case, if you come up short on the required pear sauce, you can add applesauce until you have enough.

If you give this a try, let me know how you liked it!

May you be encouraged today by God’s promise as you trust Him in all things:

But I will bless the person who puts his trust in me. 

He is like a tree growing near a stream and sending out roots to the water.

It is not afraid when hot weather comes, because its leaves stay green;

it has no worries when there is no rain; it keeps on bearing fruit. (Jeremiah 17:7-8, GNT)

 

What is The ‘Plan A’ Diet?

And why should you consider it?

Why shouldn’t we eat oils?

 

 

Filed Under: My Blog Tagged With: Fat Free Vegan, no oil cake, Pear cake, Pear Spiced Upside Down Cake, Spice cake, whole food plant based

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