Philly Not-Cheese Melts

So yep, these can go on my "Favorites" list any day...

Philly Melt

Seitan

Loving the seitan. This time, we bought the gluten flour but somehow forgot to use it and made the seitan with regular flour - and it was delish! It was kind of a happy accident.

Seitan is wonderful because it takes whatever flavors you give it, and has a much, MUCH meatier texture than soy, and allows us to have those meals that are kind of lame without the "meat". Like these Philly melts.

If you're interested in making it, this is the recipe we used.

Seitan

Philly Melts

A Philly Melt is short for Philadelphia Steak and Cheese Sandwich and is a steak and cheese oven sub topped with sautéed onions and peppers, and in this case, mushrooms. Alas, I did not stop loving them when I stopped eating meat and dairy. So, using substitutes for the meat and cheese is the answer to maintaining a vegan diet while not having to give up all your favorite meals. We used Earth Somethingorother "mozzarella" for the "melt" part. More on that and other subs in a later post.

Verdict?
I'm dedicated to keeping this blog real, so I can't lie and say this is exactly like the real thing. Or that it's better (just my opinion, Laura disagrees). But, it was still fantastic, and granted us our daily doses of protein and Vitamins A and C as a bonus!

The sub looks bad in the photo because I forgot to take a pic while it still looked pretty. I had already cut it in half and since it was overstuffed, the filling, sauce and breadcrumbs went everywhere. Still looks yummy, eh? It really was...

Philly Melt