Fastest Dinner in the West
Christmas is right around the corner, so I've been busy. Besides the usual shopping, I've been working away on some treats for my friends and family. Ever the show-off, I've gone a little overboard. And it's left me with very little time to actually cook normal meals for myself. With a few shortcuts, though (read: frozen foods!), I've come up with some decent dinners.
Last night I sauteed some seitan and mushrooms in olive oil and Marsala wine. On the side are mixed vegetables with Annie's Goddess Dressing.
I made this whole thing in about 15 minutes. Yep, start to finish. All I really had to was slice the mushrooms, then toss them in a pan with some olive oil, Marsala wine, and some frozen chunks of seitan. A little salt and pepper and it was done! The veggies were frozen, too, so I threw them in the steamer. A little Goddess dressing was the perfect topper.
Speaking of Goddess dressing, before I ever tried Annie's I had several friends rave about how great it was. I couldn't wait to get my hands on some. When I finally did, I was underwhelmed. I thought the tahini flavor was too strong. Or maybe not too strong, but I just didn't love the flavor of tahini. I think it can be a little bitter and a little chalky. After the first two salads, though, it started to grow on me. Now I'm addicted! I still like to make my own dressings, but in a pinch, this is really yummy. I think it's particularly suited to a cold green salad, but it was really good on hot vegetables, too.
Comments
that doesn't make me jealous....i had a bottle of sriracha with a side of black beans last night. ugh...i mean HA!
Posted by: mattNGTV | December 19, 2006 10:23 AM
I just recently became a vegeterian and everyone seems to be against it. It hasn't really been to hard cutting out meat. It has been harder dealing with everyone's comments. By the way the food looks really yummy. What is seitan? I am looking for new things to make will definetly try this.
Posted by: Claudia | May 30, 2007 02:52 PM