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thepodfather

Samuel

Hi! 40-something father of 5, insatiably curious, insatiably hungry, voracious reader, photographer, culinary globetrotter, armchair daydreamer, writer. I’m looking to learn and grow as much as I can.

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photo of Gardein Be’f Burger shared by @thepodfather on  07 Oct 2021 - review
VEGAN

Gardein

Dear Meatless Meat marketeers the world over:

Can you please, PLEASE stop this nonsense. Please?

What the fuck is this and how the fuck am I supposed to say it? Is it like “beef” with a hiccup? Did you choke on a piece more

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photo of MorningStar Farms Veggitizers Veggie Buffalo Wings shared by @thepodfather on  06 Oct 2021 - review
VEGAN

MorningStar Farms

Utter, pathetic garbage.

These “veggitizers” make cardboard seem tasty by comparison. I tried two different sauces to accompany these “wings, thinking it would make them a tad more palatable. Instead of making the wings more

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photo shared by @thepodfather on  20 Aug 2021 - post

Red Lentil Curry

Holy moly! Made Nisha’s red lentil curry and it blew my mouth away! I didn’t deviate from the recipe at all (a first for me!), sticking with two serranos instead of one (because I don’t have baby mouth!) more

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photo of 365 Whole Foods Market Cauliflower Gluten Free Gnocchi shared by @thepodfather on  20 Aug 2021 - review
VEGAN

365 Whole Foods Market

Okay, I’ll admit that before I tried this I’d never paid more attention to it than a passing glance. I didn’t even know how to pronounce “gnocchi,” and I still may be saying it wrong. (It’s “know key,” right?) If I’m wrong, more

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photo of NotCo Not Milk Whole shared by @thepodfather on  14 Aug 2021 - reviewphoto of NotCo Not Milk Whole shared by @thepodfather on  14 Aug 2021 - reviewphoto of NotCo Not Milk Whole shared by @thepodfather on  14 Aug 2021 - review
VEGAN

NotCo

First found this while walking through local supermarket, New Seasons. The name is what grabbed my attention foremost, in part over the recent brouhaha regarding plant-based producers using the term “milk” to describe their more

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photo of Secret Pizza Society Brother Wilton Pizza shared by @thepodfather on  12 Aug 2021 - reviewphoto of Secret Pizza Society Brother Wilton Pizza shared by @thepodfather on  12 Aug 2021 - reviewphoto of Secret Pizza Society Brother Wilton Pizza shared by @thepodfather on  12 Aug 2021 - review

I’ve been meaning to try Secret Pizza Society for a while, though lockdowns prevented me from thinking of dining out for the better part of a year. Frankly, I forgot the place existed.

Finally, FINALLY the day has come, more

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photo of Simple Truth Emerge Meatless Burgers shared by @thepodfather on  11 Aug 2021 - reviewphoto of Simple Truth Emerge Meatless Burgers shared by @thepodfather on  11 Aug 2021 - review
VEGAN

Simple Truth

Yesterday afternoon while whimsically shopping the local Fred Meyer I came across these burgers on CLOSEOUT ($2-something / package). I figured “why not?”
I’m skeptical of most things “meaty” but meatless, and prefer a more

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photo of siggi’s Plant-based coconut blend shared by @thepodfather on  11 Aug 2021 - review
VEGAN

siggi’s

Holy cow [sic] is this good! I picked some of this non-dairy richness up from our local Whole Foods a couple of weeks ago, cracked it open, glopped a mound of it into a bowl, tasted the first bite and was immediately enveloped more

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garen7 Yeah I agree! It’s the thickest one I’ve tried, similar to greek yogurt 1 likeReply
thepodfather Greek yogurt is a good comparison. I was in *no way* prepared for how rich siggi’s is, even after looking at the fat content. Reply
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