SEATTLE — Chicken Fried Steak is classic diner food. But if you don't eat meat, don't despair - Chef Makini Howell from Plum Bistro came up with a plant-based option you can make at home.

Chicken-fried steak became a part of the official state meal in 1988, and the version they make at Cattlemen’s is worthy of that revered status. Our readers even voted it the state's best in our ...