Comments on: Barbecued UnPork Chops http://ieatfood.net/2008/08/23/barbecued-pork-chops/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:52:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: renae http://ieatfood.net/2008/08/23/barbecued-pork-chops/comment-page-1/#comment-3416 renae Sun, 19 Dec 2010 16:58:45 +0000 http://ieatfood.net/?p=69#comment-3416 Zvezda, nothing else really tastes like MSG, but I'd say soy sauce is probably your best bet, or in cases where you can't use liquid, more salt - but don't add either one of them in the full quantity of the MSG called for or the dish will be too salty - just add a bit at a time and taste. Salt and MSG seem to intensify each other, though, so what you are trying to replace is a sort of salty umami-flavor. Really, though, you can usually just omit the MSG. The weirdest ingredients you will encounter in Simply Heavenly are MSG (which isn't used much, but appears in some of the broth recipes) and nutritional yeast. The good things about it are the ingredients are easy to find, the recipes are easy, and they are almost all very good. The bad things are the recipes don't have a number of servings, and the quantities they make seem to vary quite a bit, and the directions for the recipes are not very robust - they are usually just a short paragraph. The latter doesn't bother me and really just sort of indicates how easy they are. If you can find it for a good price, I do recommend it. It was my first vegan cookbook and has a special place in my heart because of it. The recipe for the yeast cheeze alone was probably worth the price of the book, I've made it so many times over the years (although I did later realize it was ripped off of The New Farm Cookbook; I have a post on that somewhere). I've cooked more from this cookbook than any other. Zvezda, nothing else really tastes like MSG, but I’d say soy sauce is probably your best bet, or in cases where you can’t use liquid, more salt – but don’t add either one of them in the full quantity of the MSG called for or the dish will be too salty – just add a bit at a time and taste. Salt and MSG seem to intensify each other, though, so what you are trying to replace is a sort of salty umami-flavor. Really, though, you can usually just omit the MSG.

The weirdest ingredients you will encounter in Simply Heavenly are MSG (which isn’t used much, but appears in some of the broth recipes) and nutritional yeast. The good things about it are the ingredients are easy to find, the recipes are easy, and they are almost all very good. The bad things are the recipes don’t have a number of servings, and the quantities they make seem to vary quite a bit, and the directions for the recipes are not very robust – they are usually just a short paragraph. The latter doesn’t bother me and really just sort of indicates how easy they are. If you can find it for a good price, I do recommend it. It was my first vegan cookbook and has a special place in my heart because of it. The recipe for the yeast cheeze alone was probably worth the price of the book, I’ve made it so many times over the years (although I did later realize it was ripped off of The New Farm Cookbook; I have a post on that somewhere). I’ve cooked more from this cookbook than any other.

]]> By: Zvezda http://ieatfood.net/2008/08/23/barbecued-pork-chops/comment-page-1/#comment-3409 Zvezda Sat, 18 Dec 2010 22:27:38 +0000 http://ieatfood.net/?p=69#comment-3409 Is there anything I could use as a substitute for MSG? This recipe looks absolutely delicious and I would really like to try it. Also, i've seen you mention the Simply Heavenly cookbook before. I was considering buying it on eBay. Is it really a good cookbook and are the ingredients really hard to find or take a lot of time? Thank you for all of your help. Is there anything I could use as a substitute for MSG? This recipe looks absolutely delicious and I would really like to try it. Also, i’ve seen you mention the Simply Heavenly cookbook before. I was considering buying it on eBay. Is it really a good cookbook and are the ingredients really hard to find or take a lot of time? Thank you for all of your help.

]]> By: Cindy http://ieatfood.net/2008/08/23/barbecued-pork-chops/comment-page-1/#comment-466 Cindy Mon, 25 Aug 2008 16:44:06 +0000 http://ieatfood.net/?p=69#comment-466 That delicious meal was a hella lotta work. Should've served those pork chops w/applesauce. That delicious meal was a hella lotta work. Should’ve served those pork chops w/applesauce.

]]> By: renae http://ieatfood.net/2008/08/23/barbecued-pork-chops/comment-page-1/#comment-465 renae Sun, 24 Aug 2008 03:02:50 +0000 http://ieatfood.net/?p=69#comment-465 That Pig is so crazy! WHAT WILL HE GET INTO NEXT?! Ha ha, the unpork DOES look like a brain! And "intense" is actually a very good word to describe Tigger. :) That Pig is so crazy! WHAT WILL HE GET INTO NEXT?!

Ha ha, the unpork DOES look like a brain! And “intense” is actually a very good word to describe Tigger. :)

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