Vegan cooking for non vegans # 29 Dani's 21st Bdy Dinner

by: LeeN

Sat Mar 12, 2011 at 11:09:20 AM PST

Menu

Italian Bread w/olive oil dip for Dani and the Sagnola Blue Cheese from Trader Joes ( my favorite blue )for me. Dani told me this bread is the closet to bread she ate in Tuscany.

Salad
Lemon Pappardelle with fennel and roasted peppers
Lee's Seitan
Tahini Cake
Wine- 2 bottles because Dani likes Red and I  don't.Except for special occasions I never spend more than 10 bucks a bottle. Our State Stores are UNIONIZED and now decent after shitty prices and bad selections for years.Of course our newly elected Republican Governor wants to privitize our State Stores and bust the Unions.The only nice thing I can say about Corbett is he's not a fat f**k like Chris Christie.

Red Chianti Gabbiano I knew nothing about reds and was recommended to me by the nice person at the State Store.These nice people who know something about wines are soon to be replaced by Corbett's know nothing friends.
Pinot Grigio Mezzacorona

2 fennel bulbs sliced
one tomato
1/2 red onion
4 garlic cloves
2-3 roasted peppers

I put all of the above on a oven tray with olive oil and roasted for about 30 minutes at 350. In a pan with oil olive oil I put 2--3 roasted peppers sliced and add all of the above and saute for about 5 minutes. Add a handful of Italian parsley and cooked pasta and toss.

Lee's Seitan

Soak some dried Shitake mushrooms SAVE LIQUID.

In a pan heat olive oil along with garlic, and fresh Rosemary. Add shitakes and cook for 5 minutes. Add one  8 ounce container of Seitan; I use Ray's because he's local and the food coop  sells. Sear the Seitan for about 5 minutes DON'T cook too long as it burns. Take Seitan out and add
the mushroom soaking solution and about a half a cup of wine. I'm using the above red. Reduce a little and add the Seitan back. You may have to add a little more liquid ( you could add more wine) Cook for about 20 minutes. If you wanted you could thicken the sauce with a little cornstarch to be more gravy like.