Today makes day three of a meatless diet. I had anticipated eating leftover turkey, however we have yet to do it and it will likely go bad by the time we roll around to it.
Eating out at restaurants is going to take a lot of learning. Night before last my wife was craving rolls and mashed potatoes so we went to a steak house in Kentucky. I left full after eating a side salad and a baked potato, though I had to smother the potato in A1 because I kinda sorta hate potatoes.
Yesterday we drove up to Charleston and dined at Pies and Pints. I was really craving a cheese steak sandwich... so I ordered it.
Hey now, you don't think I would give up that easily, do you? I asked if there was any way they could substitute the beef for eggplant (they have another eggplant sandwich)... and they did! Without the gritty taste of the meat, I was better able to taste the other ingredients. I have never noticed before how while mushrooms compliment meat, the meat overpowers the full taste and texture of light flavors like the mushrooms and other veggies.
Today I started craving meat so I fired up my grill to cook a fake kielbasa. On the packaging it looks juicy and promises grill-friendliness. Why not?Only it did not bubble up like it did in the picture. In fact, it dried out and wouldn't even burn like I had anticipated.
The first bite made me think of a salty sponge, however the taste seemed to get better with each bite. The taste was more that of liver than sausage, but I can deal with that.
Hopefully I will get more acclimated as time goes on.
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