Oven Subs

Day 357

Saturday, October 10

We had to have these again, because we had all the stuff and the buns would probably have gone to waste.

Oven Sub

Oven Subs

Day 356

Friday, October 9

Oven Sub

Oven Subs

Sometimes you just want a darn sandwich. With mustard.

Toppings

Cracker Barrel Havarti
Yves veggie ham
Orange pepper, sliced
Black olives, sliced
Red onion, sliced thinly
White mushrooms, sliced thinly

Oven subs

Condiments

Compliments salad dressing (mayo)
Whole grain mustard

Reviews/Comments

The bun was kind of hard, but otherwise it was pretty good. Great when you're in the mood for an oven sub. I give it a 7.5.

BK Veggie Burgers

Day 354

Wednesday, October 7

BK Veggie Burgers

We had good intentions of making some real food, but it never came to fruition as Laura was having back pain and I was painting.

Took Cian Guy Along for the Ride

Did not get a pic of the food, however, here is a pic of Cian Guy at Burger King, one of his favorite places in town.

Cian at BK

Back to Work

We ate, then it was back to the painting. I did get a pic of that, too.

GROW painting

Reviews/Comments

About a 1. Not that yummy and made me feel like crap. Boooooo! Poor choice...

Chicken Club

Day 348

Chicken Club

Chicken Club

Day 347

Chicken Club

Chicken Club for Vegetarians

When you're a vegetarian and craving that familiar old sandwich, just go ahead and make one. We had to use a couple substitutes, but it was, for all intents and purposes, a chicken club.

I know the question everyone wants to know is what is used for "chicken"?  And, what of the bacon? Ahhh, yes, What, indeed?

The "Chicken"

Atlantic SuperStore sells a great soy version of vegetarian chicken that we really like. It looks like chicken and it tastes a lot like chicken, although you can tell it's not really chicken. It's a good substitute, especially for a sandwich, or a barbequed chicken burger.

Unfortunately I don't remember the brand we buy, since we always throw the enormous box out and store the interior bag in the freezer.

Vegetarian chicken

The "Bacon"

Original recipe
We've tried a few versions of "bacon" since we gave up eating meat but we agree that coconut bacon is the best. Yes, you can slightly taste coconut, but it's really more of an aftertaste or a faint underlying flavor. The main flavors of bacon are all there - sweet, salty and smoky - as well as the meaty texture. We use this recipe but tweak it a bit. We order our coconut online, 4 or 5 bags at a time.

Coconut bacon

It only takes about 25 minutes to make it, and that includes the 20 minutes to cook it.

Our recipe:

Ingredients
2 cups coconut
2 tbsp maple syrup
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp liquid smoke
1 tsp smoked paprika

Directions
Mix last four ingredients and gently toss with the coconut. Spread over parchment-covered baking sheet and cook at 300 F for 20 minutes. Check on it and turn at least twice if not thrice during cooking because it burns quickly.

Chicken Clubs

We did get to use tomatoes and late lettuce from the garden for these tonight. Laura's so smart to plant lettuce all summer.

"Chicken" strips
"Bacon"
Tomato slices (we had German Strawberry & Kellogg's Breakfast varieties)
Avocado
Lettuce
Flax seed bread
Compliments salad dressing
Butter

Tomatoes & avocado

Beautiful homegrown lettuce

We used a third slice of bread just to make them more clubby, but I suspect it would have been a substantial enough sandwich with only two.

Chicken club sandwich

Reviews/Comments

I have to give it a 10. It was delicious and fresh and satiated my craving for a toothsome sandwich. Laura gives it a 12.

Bolognese Pie with Biscuit Topping

Day 336

Bolognese Pie with Biscuit Topping

Bolognese Pie with Biscuit Topping

Recipe here
Laura used the original recipe but made half again as much. And we used meatless Yves Spicy Italian Sausage. We also used some carrots, garlic, herbs and zucchini from the garden and some tomatoes and cheese from the store.

Sauce:
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 1/2 cups onions, finely chopped
2 cups carrots, finely chopped (1 cup)
6 cloves garlic, minced
1 cup water
2 cans (28 ounces) crushed tomatoes

Simmer above ingredients for 45 minutes.
Add:1 pound diced veggie sausage
Coarse salt and ground pepper

Here are some pics of the process.

Chopped carrots

Onions & carrots sautéing

Chopped "sausage" being stirred into the sauce

Biscuit dough over the Bolognese sauce

Bolognese Pie

Reviews/Comments

This was excellent and I have to say, total 10. The biscuits are light and fluffy inside and crispy on the outside. Laura loved it and also gave it a 10!

Vegetarian "Chicken" Fajitas

Day 319

Wednesday, September 2

Vegetarian "Chicken" Fajitas

Vegetarian "Chicken" Fajitas

We used vegetarian "chicken" breasts from SuperStore. I forget the brand, Blue something. If I think of it, I'll update this.

Store-bought onions and peppers

Onions and peppers cooking

Garden herbs and tomatoes

Vegetarian "chicken" on the grill

Grilled vegetarian "chicken"

Tortillas

 Protein & veggies cooking in cumin

Unwrapped fajita

Vegetarian fajita with guacamole

Reviews/Comments

Fajitas is one of our favorite things and the soy "chicken" was really good in it.

BBQ "Chicken" Burgers

Day 260

BBQ "Chicken" Burgers

I had dinner at Mom & Dad's and Dad barbequed chicken burgers. He also barbequed "chicken" burgers, which they got for me! How thoughtful is that???

Barbequing chicken burgers

In the pic above, mine were the two slightly smaller, more oblong shaped ones on the far right.

It was a good-sized burger and I only had room for one, but the other one is in the fridge for lunch tomorrow. Whoop!

Enormous burger

Good Eats, Good Company

And I got to eat dinner with a lovely young lady, and my folks.

Burger & Alyssa

Reviews/Comments

These. Were. SOOOOOOoooooOOOO. Good. Soy or not, they were amazing. The texture was so real, I broke pieces off to inspect them a couple times, but I saw the frozen patties in the bag and read the ingredients myself. I wish I had taken note of the brand, but I'll find them.

Corn Fritters with Herb & Scape Fried Potatoes

Day 259

Corn Fritters with Herb & Scape Fried Potatoes

Corn Fritters!

We love them so. They are simple to make and very cheap. 'Cept for the maple syrup, but some things are just worth it. We make a good homemade pancake syrup with butter, sugar and maple flavoring but, naturally, it's not as yummy as the real maple tree by-product.

Some corn fritter recipes are pretty fancy, but I'm not about fancy cooking, and besides, we've tried one of those fancy corn fritter recipes before and it was no better than this one. Here's how I make mine:

Ingredients
2 cups pancake mix (just add water kind)
1 can cream corn
1/2 can kernel corn
1/2 cup water
Oil for frying
Paper towel for draining

The pic below shows my corn fritter ingredients with the exception of the butter. Not sure what the butter is doing there. I used it for the potatoes, not the fritters.

Corn fritter ingredients 

Directions
Mix the pancake mix, corn and water to make a batter. Adjust as necessary, it should not be runny or doughy enough to form in a ball, but enough to drop in thick spoonfuls into the oil. Thicker than muffin batter. Thinner than cookie dough.

Corn fritter batter

Drop into the oil and cook 3 or 4 minutes on each side. Drain on paper towels.

Corn fritters

Herb & Scape Fried Potatoes

These were sooo good. If you haven't had scapes but would like to give them a try, let us know and we'll try to save you a few. Locals only, of course, for fresh sake.

Scapes & scallions

Thyme, rosemary, oregano, & parsley

I fried these in butter which was a naughty thing to do, but then I threw in some garlic scapes, scallions and fresh herbs and redeemed myself by adding nutrients and antioxidants. hehe

Herb & Scape Fried Potatoes

Reviews/Comments

Laura loved the fritters. She didn't eat all her potatoes. I loved them both. I let Laura rate separately.
Fritters 10
Potatoes 10 (says she was full)

Veggie Sausages & Fiddleheads

Day 245

Tonight's meal was so quick and easy that even with grocery shopping to do first, we had not only finished eating but also had the clean up done before 8:00 pm. How great is that? Left me with an hour and a half to be outside loving the weather.

Veggie Sausages & Fiddleheads

Veggie Sausages

These aren't bad. The texture is a little dry, as in not greasy like meat sausages, and they could be spicier, but they're pretty good. They're more enjoyable because you know that not once will you bite into cartilage, bone or any other questionable texture, and I love that.

Yves veggie sausages

Vegetarian sausages frying

Fiddleheads

These are the last of the last batch of fiddleheads I bought, so that's it for this year. See you next year fiddleheads! There are a few perogies in the picture below, as well. I made them for Laura because I wasn't in a perogie mood.

Perogies & fiddleheads

Veggie sausages & fiddleheads

Reviews/Comments

Laura rates this an 8, mainly due to the fiddleheads. I thought it was good, and give it an 8 too.

Here's how I break it down:
Enjoyment: 6/10
Quickness: 9/10
Easiness: 9/10

Riverside Subs

Day 227

Saturday, June 06

Today was a beautiful day and we spent it mostly outside in the garden. I grabbed one of those coleslaw kits from Sobeys along with some Provolone, Yves "ham" and sub buns to make some yummy sandwiches for supper.

Riverside Sub 

Ingredients

• Sub buns
• Dijon mustard
• Yves "ham"
• Provolone cheese
• Coleslaw mix
• Italian dressing

Sandwich-making Process

Dijon

Yves "ham"

Provolone

Coleslaw mix

Italian dressing

Bake in the oven for 15 minutes at 325 degrees F. Great to have with wine after a long day outdoors.

Riverside sub, red wine & lilacs