TVP & Meat - Loaf

Many moons ago, I sang TVP (Textured Vegetable Protein)’s praises and you haven’t heard boo from me about it since. Well, since Mr. Mari and I are trying to shed our Freshmen Ten, I pulled Ole Faithful out of the cupboard. The first thing I made was meatloaf, substituting the breadcrumbs for some TVP. Success! The meatloaf was super moist and flavorful (I soaked the TVP in chicken stock). Now I’m thinking about trying to use TVP as fried chicken breading. Stay tuned for that experiment! Meanwhile, click on over for some TVP & Meat - Loaf!

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a meal fit for a president (and presidential hopeful)

Today is Election Day. In honor of today, I made a couple of the 2013 Presidential hopefuls' favorites: President Barack Obama's Chili and Governor Mitt Romney's wife's Meatloaf Cakes. I don't normally think to take cooking advise from politicians but today, I thought why not, and I learned something from both parties ...

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