Posted by yardenxanthe on 2006-10-22 23:08:44
Post Subject: A Call for Holiday Recipes
For the Sampler's Super Holiday Sampler, CROQ zine is planning on publishing a small cookbook (sounds like fun, right?)... I would love to include your FAVORITE holiday recipe!
1. Send me recipes that you've tried & tried again (and that you love)
2. If you have any fab holiday vegan or vegetarian recipes, we would love it (but non-veggie recipes are welcome, too)
3. Photos and/or illustrations of your food are very welcome, too!
4. I will give you a byline with your name & your web addres, blog, etsy shop, etc. and a free copy of the zine
Posted by stella on 2007-06-18 17:39:50
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i'm a vegetarian, and i was vegan for 5 years. i don't eat very much dairy or eggs either.
the Post-Punk Kitchen vegan recipes are good, and most Asian vegetarian recipes are also vegan. since legumes are one of the main protein sources for vegans, you will want to make sure you are varying the veggies and grains you eat. it's an old wives tale that you have to eat complementary proteins at the same meal, but you do want to eat them daily.
Posted by lindaj on 2007-05-29 16:54:21
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I actually have an intro meeting tomorrow. A group of girls are trying to start a WW group at my work. So it's good to hear that so many people have been successful with it.
Have you tried any of the WW vegetarian recipes? Do you like them?
Posted by soapandwater on 2005-09-28 07:06:13
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Quit cold t(of)urkey.
Seriously. That's what I did for the month of January inspired by a thread on a certain other craft board, and it sort of stuck. Some of my livejournal friends (who actually post on this board, they can name themselves) spoke up about the difference between living vegetarian and eating vegetarian. I think I fall somewhere in the middle. Meaning, I just bought a bone necklace from a nonprofit organization because I liked where the proceeds went, but it's still a BONE necklace from some animal. You know?
And I sometimes, SOMETIMES, eat candy with gelatin in them. And this summer I ate wild salmon. Wild and delicious as it was, I thought, "I'd have been just as happy munching on olive bread and slices of avocado."
My friend is trying to be vegetarian, but she's now on a "meat binge" because she hasn't given it up all at once. You could try weaning yourself off, but I think when you quit all of a sudden (you can "mess up" every once in awhile, thus eating vs. living vegetarian) you begin to retrain your taste buds.
I mean, I went from loving the smell of little smoked sausages to now being repulsed by them, nearly 10 months later.
Also, check out the consuming pleasures threads for vegetarian recipes. I'll try to go bump them, okay?
ETA: I just bumped up some threads. I didn't even bump up vegan threads, so it just goes to show we love this topic on this board. Have at it.
Posted by nerf on 2005-09-27 22:35:26
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I bought a giant eggplant/aubergine the other day and decided to try making moussaka. I didn't realise it had meat in it, so I looked for vegetarian recipes, and found that you can substitute lentils. This is my amalgamation of several recipes I read. This is much easier than it looks, but it is time consuming. Oh, so worth it though. It will feed 4 or 2 with leftovers for lunch.
half a large eggplant, thinly sliced
salt for sprinkling
olive oil
1 small onion, finely chopped
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
10ml balsamic vinegar
1 tomato, skinned and chopped
150g green lentils
2 cups water
1/2t dried oregano
1t fresh chopped parsley
1t salt
grinding of black pepper
150g crumbled feta
400ml milk (must be cold)
10g plain flour
20g butter
1/4t ground mace (or nutmeg)
grinding of black pepper
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Sprinkle the eggplant slices with salt, and put them in a colander with a plate over them and some heavy cans to weight it down. Leave for 30 mins.
Preheat the oven to 180°C (350F).
Heat some oil in a medium pan to med-high, and cook the onions til they are soft.
Add the garlic and stir for about a minute.
Add the vinegar and reduce (this will be very quick).
Add the tomato, lentils, oregano, parsley, salt, pepper and water.
Give it a stir then turn to low, cover, and simmer til reduced (about 15 minutes).
Heat some oil to med-high in a frying pan, fry the eggplant slices til golden. Alternatively, put them under the grill til golden.
Put the milk, flour and butter in a small saucepan, and heat to med-high, whisking continuously. When thick, add pepper and mace.
Turn to low, and cook for another 5 minutes, whisking.
In a 25cm square dish, make a layer of eggplant slices.
Pour the lentil mixture on top, spreading out to fill in gaps and cover the eggplant.
Put the remaining eggplant in a layer on top, and put the crumbled feta on top.
Pour the white sauce over, spreading it out if necessary.
Bake for 35 minutes covered, then bake for another 15 minutes without the cover.
If you want it darker, put it under a grill until it's the right colour.
Do not eat this straight away, you will burn your mouth! I left it for 20 minutes (cause DH was on the phone) and it was still almost too hot to eat it.
edited to add: It's basically like lentil bolognaise layered with eggplant and covered in white sauce. So you could use ready made tomato pasta sauce or white sauce to save making all that, but it probably won't be quite the same. (that is of course the food purist in me speaking out)
Posted by tinafay on 2004-09-09 13:32:43
Post Subject: Re: vegetarian recipes . . .
here is a site with vegetarian recipes
http://www.tinafayscrafts.com/recipe.html
hey i know this is kind of vague, but what is your favorite vegetarian recipe? i just turned veg and am having a hard time finding recipes that seem suitable for a main course, or anything that i can whip up real fast. im down to try anything you have. . . . even spicy
Posted by decayedsea on 2005-07-27 00:45:01
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When I first became a vegetarian I didn't try to adapt my diet drastically, I just made more of what I already ate that didn't have meat in it and eventually I started making new dishes. I also took what I was already eating and added more veggies, like adding fresh spinach leaves and dark greens to salads and such. The longer you do it, the less you end up thinking about it and the more the vegetarian choices become automatic for you. The more comfortable you are, the more you'll experiment. Don't feel badly if you do crave meat, I've been a a vegetarian for 11 years now and I still crave seafood from occasionally. Just be aware that if you want something badly enough, there's probably a meatless alternative out there.
As others have said, labels are not really important. What you don't eat isn't something you should 'have' to explain to others.
For vegetarian recipes I have enjoyed things from here http://www.vegkitchen.com and if you are cooking for your boyfriend and he's in a vegan stage, I really like http://www.theppk.com/recipes/ and I love http://randomgirl.com/recipes.html, you could adapt some of these recipes to include dairy if you like.
