Neat Market: All About Seitan

23 Feb

I went a little photo crazy at the Neat Market this weekend.

And a bit food crazy. I tried and bought some awesome product from a few companies and I want to make sure I give each of them the proper write-up they deserve! So it’s looking like a two part post.

Neat Market is an all vegan pop-up market that occurs once a month in an art gallery (The Other Side Arts)

So. Freaking. Cool.

I joked that the market seemed to center around two things: cupcakes and seitan.

It may have been a joke but that’s exactly how I’m going to break up the next 2 days posts. Seitan and Cupcakes. Perfectly good diet to live off of :)

If you remember the Vegan Van post you saw me mention the Denver Seitan Company and how delicious that sandwich was.

There’s something about three bearded men making vegan faux meat that just gives ya the warm and fuzzies inside.

Real Men Eat Veg.

It looks like they’re constantly innovating over there and churning out some new flavors and products all the time, and they only started in November. Wowzers.

Look at the flavors they are in the works of making.

  • Seitan, plain and tall
  • Pastrami? Pastrayou!
  • Corned loaf
  • Beicàn
  • Gluten-free seitan

Dear Denver Seitan Company: If you make a Gluten-free seitan I will kiss the ground you walk on. And I think the rest of America will line up behind me. I mean gluten is in the name of the main ingredient so this would be some Willy Wonka type work. Keep it up guys!

I nabbed the last Sureizo of the day (score!) but they were all out of the Smokey Spicy. Guess I’ll have to return again in March to get my hands on some.

I see bright things in their future. I’m a bigger fan of tempeh and sietan than tofu. While the tempeh on the market is great, all of the packaged seitan goods are seriously lacking. I only eat seitan when I go to vegan restaurants so I’m excited to see a ton of companies popping up offering it.

And onto a newborn company Nomadic Garden. These ladies told me this was the first event they’ve sold at but they had a kicker or a product. Buffalo Seitan.

If you’re a vegan in Denver you know that Watercourse Foods and City’O'City offer some killer Buffalo Seitan Wings. But the ones served up in the restaurant are fried. With Nomadic Garden’s Buffalo Seitan I have the option to grill it or saute it.

This makes me a happy health nut.

I also got the last bottle of homemade Kombucha from WARRIOR. It was made with real rose tea no sweetener and it was even better than my favorite Synergy Kombucha.

All throughout next you should be seeing my seitan purchases in action on le blog!

Tomorrow I’ll follow up with the cupcakes and baked goods from Neat Market.

Also don’t forget to enter the raw foods giveaway and aloe juice giveaway!

x

Casey

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Cheesy Bacon Popcorn (Vegan)

22 Feb

First things first. The winner of the Raw Foods giveaway is Colleen from nc!

Congrats Colleen, send me your address and I will get these delicious treats on their way to you.

Their is a consolation prize too. For all those who entered you get a second shot! Food on Purpose! sent me a few more of the choco-roonies and I will be choosing three lucky winners to receive two bags each of the choco-roonies.

To enter, just leave a comment below!

I’ll choose a winner on 2/29 since that extra day of the year is bound to be a lucky one ;)

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Now back to your regularly scheduled programming.

The first two words in the title of this post are “cheesy” and “bacon” so how in the heck is this vegan?

Nooch and bacon flavored soy bits.

Me? Totally normal I tell you.

Also as a a side note I still spell flavor, behavior, etc.. etc… with “u’s” like flavour, behaviour and have to spell check it back to its “American ” way. I have no idea why or how these Australian spelling made its way to be so permanent in my brain.

I used the paper bag technique and popped the naked kernels in a brown paper bag in the microwave for a couple minutes

Then I poured them into a bowl, coated them with a bit of sunflower oil and topped with an inordinate amount of nooch and about a teaspoon of soy bacon bits

Remember to enter the Aloe Juice Giveaway too! There will be a plethora of giveaways next week as well so keep your eyes peeled!

x

Casey

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Aloe Gloe Review and GIVEAWAY

21 Feb

There is a whole slew of giveaway this week including the raw foods giveaway that ends tomorrow, so enter!

I’ve just recently gotten into aloe juice after my roommate introduced me to it. It is great for repairing muscle tissue- so a perfect post-workout drink.

It’s also great for skin health, immunity, and digestion. Plus there are a TON of amino acids in every bottle.

I couldn’t wait to try the two flavors Aloe Gloe sent me!

I received the White Grape and the plain

Aloe Gloe also comes in a variety of flavors: Lemonade, Tangerine, Coconut, White Grape, Plain, Plain with Pulp

I really liked the ingredient list before I even tried it. Sweetened with stevia extract and organic cane sugar, it is organic and each bottle contains 35 calories.

Plus all of the ingredients are locally sourced!

White Grape – really refreshing. I love how its not sickening sweet like some other aloe juices I’ve tried. It tastes really natural and simple. It’s great over ice too. I have to say I definitely didn’t feel quite as sore during the next days workout after this bevvie.

Plain – I wasn’t a huge fan of this. For some reason I could taste the texture. But it may be that I’m more accustomed to flavored things. This is a great option for those naturalistas out there that don’t want any additives.

I sampled the drink in my spin class and it seemed that many people had never heard of aloe juice before. That isn’t very surprising though. They were all big fans of the White Grape. And what a better time to try it after a grueling spin class!

You can find Aloe Gloe at Costco, Whole Foods, and Fresh Market. Also you’ll soon be able to order it on Amazon.com.

But if your just to impatient and want to try it now you can enter todays giveaway!

I will be giving two bottles of each flavor to the lucky winner.

To enter: Leave a comment telling me why you want to try Aloe Gloe or suggesting a recipe to use it in.

I will draw the winner on Mondays post (2/27)

x

Casey

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