It's not meatloaf. It's "Neatloaf"! Neatloaf and I first met at a restaurant called Jyoti-Bihanga in San Diego back in 2011. It was love at first "bite". It was so juicy, so tender, and it gave me a sense of hope that I will have no problem becoming fully vegetarian one day. It was one of those unforgettable moments where you know for sure that you will remember for the rest of your life. But just like any other love stories, there was a tragedy; I had to move out of San Diego! Neatloaf … [Read more...]
Homemade Gluten Free Flour
Gluten is a sticky, stretchable protein found in grains like wheat, barley, oats, and rye. I love gluten. In fact, I take it a bit too much lately. Pizza, bread, pasta... all my favorite foods contain gluten, even in my soy souse! So I decided to take less gluten when I'm home cooking for me and my boyfriend just because we think it might be better not to be "gluten overloaded". You need to avoid gluten completely if you have celiac disease or some sensitivity to it. So if you are one of … [Read more...]
How to make Veggie Meat
"Don't you miss eating meat?" People ask this often. I've been studying so many kinds of spices and flavoring ideas ever since I became vegetarian. I've learned that there are a ton of ways of the cooking technique that I have never heard of or even think of. So my answer to the question is "no". I don't miss meat, because my eating got so much more interesting than before, knowing so many interesting ways of being a vegetarian. Have you had veggie burgers before? It was 2011 when I had my … [Read more...]