bbq buffalo seitan

BBQ Buffalo Seitan with jasmine rice, spinach, chipotle corn wheels, and crispy japanese eggplant. From the (now closed) Galaxy Global Eatery in New York.

Seared maple-glazed seitan sandwich

Seared maple-glazed seitan sandwich with eggplant chutney and miso spread, from Calico Cafe in Toronto. In background, grilled veggie sandwich.

veggie steak sandwich

Veggie Steak Sandwich, from Karyn's Cooked in Chicago.
Thinly sliced seitan steak grilled with onions and peppers, topped with romaine lettuce and chipotle sauce on a toasted whole wheat bun. With slaw and fries on the side.

jerky

Primal Strips vegan jerky: Mesquite Lime, Texas BBQ, Hickory Smoked, Hot & Spicy, Teriyaki, and Thai Peanut. All finger-lickin good, and very handy for snacks on the go. Personal favorite: Mesquite Lime.

Vegan diablos

Vegan diablos: handmade corn tostadas topped with "scrambled tofu," seitan chorizo, beans, rice, and chipotle sauce. From the Handlebar in Chicago. My only peeve: cubed tofu does not = scrambled tofu, no?

radical reuben w/ mac & cheeze

Reuben Sandwich from The Chicago Diner: Sliced seitan, onions, peppers, sauerkraut, vegan Thousand Island Dressing & cheeze, on marbled rye. With a side of mac & cheeze. As tasty as it looks!

Ethiopian Seitan with Roasted Potatoes and CousCous

Seitan recipe from Vegan with a Vengeance.

seared seitan & maple mashed potatoes

Pan-seared seitan & Pomery mustard sauce, with maple potato purée, green beans, & glazed pearl onions.
From Counter in New York.

Pizza!

It seems that others, upon discovering that one is vegan, often lament the sadness that must be life without pizza.

Allow me to quote Dan Piraro from an old VegNews magazine:

As an Italian American, I know a little about pizza. My grandparents immigrated to America from Sicily at the turn of the century with little more than the clothes on their backs, too many children and a pizza recipe. I grew up eating my grandmother's pizza — real Italian pizza — and guess what? It didn't have cheese on it. Yes, you read that correctly — Italian pizza does not always have cheese. Furthermore, it doesn't always have meat, either.

Anyhow, they only wish that *their* cheesy pizzas were this good. It was loaded with zucchini, mushrooms, olives, artichokes, peppers, 'homemade' seitan, and some fennel. It isn't yet baked in the foto, of course. Really, we would recommend using slightly fewer toppings in order to bake everything well into the middle — but once you start, it's hard to stop!

In conclusion: yes, vegans eat pizza. :)

Dinner at Red Bamboo

Red Bamboo Soul Cafe, West Village Location (140 West 4th St., NY, NY 10014)

Top Row, left to right: roti appetizer with curry dipping sauce, calamari appetizer, unagi don
Bottom Row, left to right: Philly Cheesesteak, Fish and Chips, Sweet 'n Sour Chicken

Everything was wonderful, especially for a faux fish lover like me! Our party agreed that the sweet 'n sour chicken was especially good.

seitan stroganoff and garlicky kale

seitan fajitas

seitan roast

seitan roast (variation on unchuck roast recipe from www.ellenskitchen.com)

chili, cornbread, cucumber salsa

three bean chili made with homemade seitan, kidney and pinto beans & lentils (topped with lime-jalapeño tofu sour cream), cornbread, and cucumber-red onion salsa, from Angelica Kitchen in Manhattan