Felix Whelan - I Can’t Believe It’s Not Tuna! 55 Vegetarian Recipes

I Can't Believe It's Not Tuna!: 55 Vegetarian Recipes for Mock Tuna Casseroles, Sandwiches, Melts, Burgers, Salads, Pasta Dishes, and More! is copyright 2012 by Felix Whelan and Carol Ann Whelan. Published by NuEvan Press. All Rights Reserved. License Notes: This eBook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This eBook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each person you share it with.

If youre reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then you should purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author. What Reviewers Are Saying About I Can't Believe It's Not Tuna: 55 Vegetarian Recipes for Mock Tuna Casseroles, Sandwiches, Melts, Burgers, Salads, Pasta Dishes, and More! Loved this book. There were tons of fresh ideas. Books like this make being vegetarian fun. I'm vegan, but found the recipes could be veganized easily, and the Whelans gives hints on how to do this.

All of the recipes I've tried have been delicious, and I couldn't be happier with this book. -- Lisa Bunny I personally am not a vegetarian, but the tuna substitute in this book tastes BETTER than actual tuna! The recipes are amazing, and the author has added a personal touch to this cookbook that makes you feel like you're learning from an old friend! -- Melissa Griffit

Until now, that is! I have at last perfected a 100% vegetarian Mock Tuna potato stick casserole recipe that not only captures the flavor and texture of Moms original, its super easy to make! But even better, the "Mock Tuna" at the core of this amazing 1970's comfort food "remake" has proven an extraordinary vegetarian tuna-replacement in a huge variety of recipes Mock Tuna sandwiches, salads, burgers, melts, pasta dishes, and even that classic Chinese restaurant appetizer, Crab Rangoon (Mock Tuna Rangoon, anyone?)... The cookbook you now hold in your hands is the fruit of many months of my own playful kitchen experimentation, assisted every step of the way by the able culinary talents of my wife, Carol Ann. Together, I think we have created something special. If you're an adult vegetarian who still longs for the tuna-based comfort foods of your youth, your wait is over. You can now indulge your cravings without concern no animals were harmed in the making of any recipe in this book! This is a purely vegetarian treatise! A note to Vegans: My family is lacto-ovo vegetarian (no meat, fish or fowl, but we do use eggs and dairy products), so many of the recipes contained in this book won't work for you. However, the only non-vegan ingredient in the basic Mock Tuna recipe at the heart of everything else is mayonnaise, so if you use Veganaisse instead, you should be fine.

Many of the full recipes call for milk, cheese and eggs, and processed foods like canned soup. Soy milk and vegan cheese are readily available in most grocery stores, but you're on your own to figure out the other stuff. If you do manage to "veganize" the recipes in this book, I'd be grateful if you would send me a copy by email via the "contact" page on my blog, FelixWhelan.com.

Most volumes are just 99 cents for your Kindle, so check them out on Amazon. Vegetarian, but not vegan? Us, too. For a shot of good old fashioned vegetarian Midwest comfort cooking, try I Cant Believe Its Not Tuna!: 55 Vegetarian Recipes for Mock Tuna Casseroles, Sandwiches, Melts, Burgers, Salads, Pasta Dishes, and More! also written with Carol Ann. To quote Amazon reviewer Lisa Bunny, Books like this make being vegetarian fun. Felix is also the founder of two publishing imprints: eSaint Library makes available the great works of the Saints and other classics of Catholic spirituality, published in affordable, colorfully illustrated editions formatted for pleasurable study on a variety of todays eReader devices . eSaint Library also develops original anthologies derived from the writings of the Saints and other great Holy People of the Church, focused on specific themes of Catholic Doctrine and life.

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The recipes to follow will simply list "Mock Tuna" as an ingredient. You'll likely have this part memorized pretty quickly, but if you ever stumble on a step, just scroll back to chapter one for a refresher course! Ingredients: 1 16 oz can chick peas (some brands call them Garbanzo Beans it's the same thing, either way!) 4 good sized baby portabella mushrooms, chopped fine 1/2 cup mayonnaise (or Vegannaise, for vegans) 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard 1 Tablespoon (about four healthy "pinches") granulated kelp Directions: 1. Pour the chick peas into a medium sized mixing bowl. Mash them gently by hand with the tines of a fork until there are no whole round ones left. Your end result is going to look a whole lot like flaky tuna from a can thats what you want! 2.Add the finely chopped portabella mushrooms, and mix thoroughly. 3.

Add the mayo and Dijon mustard. Mix thoroughly. 4. Add the granulated kelp and mix thoroughly. I have found that grinding the granules between two spoons (or in a mortar & pestle, if you have one) prior to adding helps release the "oceany" aroma and flavor of this versatile seaweed. And there you have it! The finished product looks, smells and tastes like real tuna, but is 100% vegetarian.