Today was my remicade day...again... Take 2, and everything went great. They had to float my vein, but that is ok since they were able to find it!!!
Since Remicade is like a chemo, I am always exhausted for a couple of days after, so last night I went ahead and made dinner for today!!!
I made New England Goulash!!
A few years ago I was watching Diners, Drive ins and Dives, one of my favorite Food Network shows and they were in a diner in New England talking to the chef about American Chop Suey. One thing led to another and I veganized it and called it New England Goulash. I like to serve it with Garlic Mashed Potatoes.
New England Goulash
Ingredients:
1 medium onion, chopped
3 carrots, peeled and diced
3 stalks celery, diced
1/2 can tomato paste
1 28oz. can tomato puree
1 can diced tomato's
1-1 1/2 c. prepared tvp with browning sauce, and some fennel seed added to taste
1 tsp. oregano
1 tsp. italian seasoning
1/2 tsp. cracked black pepper
Sea salt to taste
1/2 box Ditalini pasta, or any shape you prefer
1 recipe of garlic mashed potato's
In a large pot bring 8 cups of water to a boil, add your pasta and cook according to directions on package. In a large skillet, water saute your vegetables, celery, onions, and carrots. When crisp tender add your tomato paste, tomato puree and diced tomato's. Add seasonings and let simmer for 15-20 minutes. Drain pasta, and add to your goulash sauce. Cook until heated through, serve over mashed potato's.
Enjoy!!
This is a real yummy, soul satisfying meal! Although, I am the only one in my family that really likes tvp. So I will eat this for several days and send some with Chris for lunches. The garlic mashed potatoes really highten the flavor of the goulash and makes it super filling.
I like it alot.
I think that you will like it too, it is very easy to make and even beginning cooks can make this!
This is carb loaded, but sometimes that is the only thing that satisfies!!!
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I hope all of you are enjoying your evening and I will talk with you soon!!!
9 comments:
Brandi,
I love it, you have carbs on your carbs. That screams serious comfort food to me too!
Might your family like this better if you used beans instead of tvp? What about wheat berrries instead of tvp? I use them a lot for a chewy, meaty substitute. Maybe they would like that.
I am so glad your infusion went better this time. And I hope you take it easy for a couple of days.
hugs,
Ali
Ali, you know my family are wierdo's....I do not kow actually if I could sub beans, Chris really dislikes beans unless they are smothered in BBQ and Kaiti hates beans unless they are in chili's or rice dishes....Wheat berries are a no go, only I like them, Kaiti will eat them as a salad toppig, but that is all...picky picky people. I am glad I like everything...When I am old in the nursing home, there will be no difficulties feeding me...lol
I am so glad the remicade is over!!!
hugs, Brandi
Brandi,
Your family is tough. I forget how lucky I am that Dan will eat anything I give him. Would barley or finely minced mushroom work?
I am glad this trip was more productive. I hope you get a while before they have to do it again.
hugs,
Ali
i like tvp a lot too. i dont eat to many white carbs so i would do this but sub cauliflower and use all those yum spices you recomend:)
yumm, Will have to try this one soon! I hope! Love your recipes!
THANKS for good recipes... ALWAYS gives me more ideas as well as those who follow you do also.
HawkLady
That looks like serious comfort food! Hope you are feeling ok, been thinking of you all day.
Oh, yummy. It looks so delicious. Another craving to add to my list...
DD- cauliflower would rock this, can you eat tutnips, because that would be the bomb!
Nisha-I am glad you like them!
Hawklady, I am truly glad you enjoy them, thank you so much.
Janet, I appreciate your caring ways so much!
We really like this dish, and eventhough it is all carbs, it is low calorie and filling!!! I feel better today. I truly hate those stupid infusions! I am grateful for them too...:) Such is life
Hope you all have a great week!
Cadi-Cravings bite don't they! This will quench it if you need a carb fix!
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