She Thoght It Was Meat!

Success! Mom thought the stroganoff was beef! She had no idea--she called to thank me and tell me how absolutely delicious the stroganoff was--in fact, it was the first of the three choices she picked last night to eat. She was flabbergasted when I told her. It was the best stroganoff I've ever made if I do say so.

This time I used seitan in addition to the TVP as the protein base. I chopped it up in bite size pieces about the same size as beef tips. The seitan is amazingly similar to beef in consistency, dense and chewy. Once the consistency is there, the key is in the flavoring.

So, the food drop off was a success and mom has about 14 to 16 main meals. Here is the final meal list:

Pot roast with gravy, carrots and onions, and mashed potatoes
Stroganoff with brown rice and steamed green beans
Roasted chicken, sweet potatoes, brussel sprouts with raisins and pecans
Chicken/vegetable soup
Two cheese spinach frittata
Tuna salad

I didn't have time to make the parslyed parsnips or the tillapia. I'll start with those two next time.