Quick meal recap for the day. (And a seitan curry recipe too.)

First of all, I finally tried something I'd previously avoided while vegetarian before; Tofurkey deli slices. I made a sandwich to take to lunch today with the hickory-smoked type (which didn't appear to have any non-vegan ingredients, although I'm still getting the hang of all the label-reading) and found them almost eerie. I could have sworn I was eating turkey. Very weird. But hey, it was a great sandwich because I baked wheat bread on Sunday, and fresh bread can't possibly make a bad sandwich.

Second, on to tonight's dinner: Seitan Curry with Coconut Milk

It took 25 minutes. Serves 4 not-so-hungry people, or 2 if you eat like Jeff and I do.

Rice: Boil 14 ounces water w/ pinch of salt, add 1 C jasmine rice, stir, take to a simmer, cover, and wait 15 minutes. (Or consult the instructions on your particular brand/style of rice for differing cooking times and methods.)

While the rice cooks, gather:

2-3 T vegetable oil
1 red pepper (diced)
1 small onion (diced)
1-2 tsp red curry paste
1 t (or more to taste) curry powder
1 pkg seitan cut up (8 oz, 16 oz, however much you feel like)
1 pint grape or cherry tomatoes, halved
8-10 ounces coconut milk
Handful fresh coriander leaves (a.k.a. cilantro)

Curry: Heat the oil on medium. Add onion and pepper. Cook until just beginning to get translucent. Add curries. Stir. Add seitan. Stir to coat w/ curry. Add tomatoes and let cook until they begin to soften slightly. Add coconut milk to taste (more will tame the curry spice if you've added too much) and let simmer to thicken.

By this time the rice should be removed from heat. Let stand per instructions. (In my case my rice rests off heat for 5 min, just enough time for the coconut milk to thicken.) Fluff the rice with a fork and it's done.

Lay rice on a plate, spoon curried seitan and veggies over the rice and garnish with coriander/cilantro. (If my computer was working properly I would have taken a picture. The red, yellow, and green look quite striking over the white rice.) You can serve with naan or pita if you like.