Wednesday, July 23, 2008

you were the best thing summer gave me..

So i'm leaving tomorrow for new york to visit family and such until sunday.. so that should be fun..not to mention the nice 5 days off from work. woot.
i'm excited to perhaps find some vegan restaurant or a good grocery store with vegan stuff..we'll be on long island so i'm sure there'll be something around there!

Last week for dinner one night I made the sweet and sour meatballs I found in a vegan starter kit book we snagged from Warped Tour. They were the first recipe in the magazine that I saw that I wanted to make, and I'm really glad I did! They came out really good..the sauce was delicious and I lovve the gimmelean so it was a great combo.



Vegan Sweet-and-Sour "Meatballs"
1 lb. ground beef substitute (I used Lightlife Gimme Lean in the sausage one..tasted awesome!)
1/2 green pepper, finely chopped
1 small onion, finely chopped
1-2 cloves garlic, crushed
2 slices white bread (i used wheat..whatever!)
2 egg replacers (i used flax)
salt and pepper to taste
oil, for frying
6 oz. chili sauce
5 oz. red currant jelly (this was a bit tough to find, but luckily i did!)

Combine all ingredients except the oil, chili sauce, and jelly in a bowl and stir until well mixed. Heat the oil in a skillet, using enough to coat bottom of the pan. Form "beef" mixture into 1-inch balls and fry in the oil until browned. Meanwhile, place the chili sauce and jelly in a saucepan over medium heat. Heat and stir until smooth. When the mock meatballs are finished cooking, add them to the sauce and stir to coat well. Simmer over low heat for 5 to 10 minutes.

I served them with brown rice and used the extra sauce over it. Was quite scrumptious!

So tonight I'm going to see Dark Knight..i've heard a lot of good things about it so i'm pretty excited. 2 and a half hours long though.. wow! haha it should be really good though!

Oh, and also thanks SO much from Shelby for this fab award!


That's really awesome and honestly I give every single blog that I comment on it, because they're all so great and keep me inspired! :) So woohoo!

11 comments:

LizNoVeggieGirl said...

Enjoy 'Dark Night' AND your upcoming trip to New York!! :0)

Bianca said...

Those look great! Are they from the Peta Starter kit? I think I remember seeing that recipe in the Peta one or the PCRM one...anyway, I've gotta try them!

Anonymous said...

What a great recipe! Have fun on your trip and the movies. I can't wait to see Dark Night either!

Little Miss Sunshine said...

Wow great looking dish you have there - you're an amazing cook!! ;0)

OOoo Hope you enjoy watching dark night - it's really good!! Hehehe, we get to see it before you guys ;0)

Little Miss Sunshine said...

OH I FORGOT!! CONGRATULATIONS on your award!! Your blog rocks and you 100% deserve it!!

Anonymous said...

I've never ever had meatballs in my whole life! I'll have to try these, they look so good!


I hope you enjoy dark night, my dad and brother went to see it last night and they said it was so amazing they're going to take me to see it in IMAX! hehe

ChocolateCoveredVegan said...

Oh wow, have fun in New York!

Sam said...

Love the meatballs! I'll have to try them! Where did you find the currant jelly?

tofufreak said...

hey i have the same plate as you!

awesome looking pasta too! ^_^

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