Unless you know me really well, you don't understand my fear of new foods. I bought the veggie crumbles (a.k.a. mystery meat) to mix into some 93% lean ground beef. Tonight I cooked up a pound of ground beef and the package of veggie crumbles. Ok, so the fake meat (let's just call it what it is) looked like ground beef. It didn't really smell good or bad. I was crying while I was cooking it. How stupid is THAT? I didn't want to eat it. I didn't taste test it. I divided up my ground beef into 1/2 C portions and added one tablespoon of mystery meat to each serving. I figured it is a bit healthier. There's no way I'll eat a bowl of mystery meat, but I can make the leanest ground beef available and hide some mystery meat in there. I am mourning my taco shells :(
Now I have a bunch of small bags of "meat" in the freezer. When its time for a meal, I can take a baggie out and add some water to soften and then put some taco seasoning in it or put it in something Italian (love Italian stuff). 101 things to make with the ground beef and mystery meat mixture. A step in the right direction, I guess. But dang, why am I so dramatic about this stuff?
Answer: food ruled my life. Every part of it. But that's another blog for another day. Today I'm just proud of myself for actually eating something I really didn't want to.
Hey lady. I think it's great you are incorporating fake meat into your meals. I used to eat it during lent a bunch, and I learned it's yummy if seasoned (like taco seasoning!), but doesn't taste as good in unseasoned stuff. Your experience may be different, especially because you are mixing it with actual beef (already v. flavorful) but to be safe, season that soy! :)
ReplyDeleteAlso, I think you are very brave to do this! The tears may flow, but after awhile instead of tears of fear, they will be tears of joy as you learn new foods and recipes to love!
ReplyDeleteI did put some low salt taco seasoning in the meat mixture - also 2 tablespoons of thin salsa (meats can't be dry at all or cause problems). The salsa helped to moisten it, but maybe next time I need to quit messin' around a put a couple shakes of cayenne in there!
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