by guest on September 5, 2008
Many people have never heard of seitan, one of the more versatile vegan meat substitutes. Sometimes called wheat meat or Buddha food, it is formed by taking the gluten (proteins) from milled wheat, kneading it with water, and simmering the resulting dough in broth. Oh, and it is pronounced “SAY-tan” like everyone’s favorite Biblical bad buy. Which means I get a lot of weird looks when I start saying how awesome it is.
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greek,
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Here’s a little contest for my American friends who are into the great traditional art of applying fire to meat:
Just post your favourite knock-their-socks-off barbeque recipe, with a link to the iBuyBarbeques website, for a chance to win $400.
That could buy enough burgers to see you through the end of grilling season, I’m thinking! [...]
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Who knew that watermelon carving was such a hot art form?
Around here we tend to think in terms of pumpkin carving — especially at this time of year, with harvest winding up and Halloween just looming on the horizon.
But I’m entranced by the whole carved-radish culture of Mexico’s Night of the Radishes, [...]
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art,
carving,
Halloween,
sculpture,
watermelon