Vegan Italian “beef”

I recently had a Charles Bukowski binge and needed a mandatory detox. The detox excluded everything but water, food and vitamins. I didn’t have booze for 5 days, energy/caffeine for 3 days and Netflix is still going strong at like 12 days. 

  

The Netflix breakup, as I do date Netflix and f*%hdhdhdjdjjdjd Netflix up the a*+=]hdhdjjdd, was due to (sorry) an inactive debit card that the bank told me to cancel because of a threat. I just didn’t update my Netflix account. And have since been watching free streaming on Crackle. Crackle bl^#*hdhdjd me good, but then there are those damn commercials…. Apologies for being a dirty person tonight, but this is the only way to describe my relationships with streaming. I am drinking barleywine! I need another beer. Barleywine makes me feel FINE. 

  

I went for a ride to end up at my sisters for my seven year old nephews birthday party tonight. I had a water malfunction. I went to a bar with $3 and change and drank them out of water. I climbed 338 m in 58 km. I feel extremely happy about that. I had my Garmin on maps the entire time. And I just RODE. It is the greatest feeling. 

  

Live free, ride a bicycle. 

I need another beer. 

I need more THRICE. 

I made this vegan dish awesomely it just needs to be perfected. 

   

Seitan ingredients: 

-Corn Meal

-Tomato Sauce

-Vital Wheat Gluten

-Herbs/SeaSalt/Pepper

-BROTH

-Non Dairy Cheese Cloth 

-Fennel Seeds

(Continued the next morning)

Mix ingredients and wrap in cheese cloth and place in pan w/ Broth and seasonings and bake for two hours turning Seitan over after 60 minutes. And cool.

I haven’t perfected slicing the Seitan for Italian “beef” yet, but slice it how ya want.

   

Au Jus ingredients:

-Broth

-Brown Mustard

-Crushed Red Peppers

-Garlic cloves

-Peppercorn

-Sugar

-SeaSalt/Pepper

I sliced Red and Green Bell Peppers and an Onion and put into Au Jus with sliced Seitan and marinated for a bit.

  

I used French Bread and toasted in oven before topping with Seitan, Peppers and “Cheese”.

   

I also used Hot Goardiniera for one sandwich. I also pan fried Beefsteak Tomatoes. 

  

The Barleywine that I enjoyed last night was a 2013 Kosmyk Charlie’s Catastrophe Ale from Central Waters Brewing Company out of Amherst, Wisconsin. It aged very well. And I drank it quickly. 

The band Thrice is a post-rock, alternative and slightly emo/screamo (earlier years) band. I first and only, actually, saw them in Chicago for my 21st birthday. They were very good live and have put together great music from 1999-2012 according to Wikipedia. And are supposedly playing some shows this year? 

  

Anyways, I hope I’ve inspired someone to cook, jam out to Thrice or go ride a bike. Take pics and have fun!