I tried to make a batch of seitan from memory...bad idea. My memory isn't all that great to begin with. Add that to the fact that I've only made one batch and you have a recipe for disaster, which is exactly what happened in my kitchen a few nights ago. The dough fell apart and turned into a gluteny mush in the pot. So tonight I decided to use instructions and see what happened.
The dough is simmering now and I guess we will see if this one turns out any better. I bought a different kind of gluten flour this time and I used the recipe from the bag instead of one I found online. Of course, after looking into my numerous vegan cookbooks I found at least one recipe in each of them for seitan. DUH! At least I have many variations to choose from now. I think I posted the link and the recipe for the last batch. This time I will just say that the brand of gluten flour I bought is Bob's Red Mill and the recipe calls for marjoram and sage in addition to the garlic. Instead of using veggie broth, you make a broth from water, soy sauce and mollasses. The bag I bought this time has something like 22oz. in it and the recipe calls for twice the gluten, effectively making a batch twice as big as the last one I concocted. This time I will take a picture of the finished product.
My Kombucha took longer than expected due to the cool weather, but I have one finished jar and two more brewing. Thanks to the natural way that bacteria reproduces itself, my output has already begun to increase exponentially. For every one batch I make, I get 2 cultures. I now have 2 and when these 2 batches are done I will have 4. Here's where the fun comes in for anyone who reads this and is interested in joining me. As I make more and more of this stuff, I will have less and less room to store all of these cultures since they each need their own mason jar home. I want to give them away one at a time as I create more and more. Now I know of at least 2 people I have already promised a culture to, so the first couple are already taken, but even if you aren't the one who wants one, ask your friends. See if anyone you know is interested in getting into this stuff. It's easy and I will include instructions with the culture itself. Let's get this socialist movement rolling!!
Finally, it's already the second week of April and I haven't gotten my seeds into the dirt yet! What am I thinking? At this rate I'll never have a garden. I need to get a move on if I want my dreams to come true, right? If anyone has any suggestions on how to jumpstart my seedlings, let me know via email or comment on this blog. I welcome any and all ideas!
Think about where your food comes from. Did you grow it or did a stranger? Like your baggage at the airport, no one but you should be handling your food. This is the only way to make sure there is no tampering with the products that fuel your body.
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