Vegetarian recipes

[Whiskeyportal]

I'm sick of garden burgers and salads. the town i just moved to doesn't have shit for a health food store. i had to have the local grocery store special order garden burgers for me. so what have you guys got? vegan preferably, being as i'm lactose intolerant. thanks

[Badinia]

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Any of the Garden of Vegan/Dolce Vegan/How It All Vegan books are GREAT. These recipes are what make me famous at vegan potlucks and omivore parties alike.

[spadanko]

well I am far from a vegan or vegetarian, but my wife made some angel hair pasta tonight with a nice light tomato sauce and peppers and zucchini from the garden. it was spectacular

[deepinthewoods]

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[Badinia]

And P.S. if you have no healthfood store, our local vegan grocery ships a lot of stuff- it's not cheap, but it's "specialty":

http://store.foodfightgrocery.com/

P.P.S. where the eff do you live, you can't get veggie burgers? Animals!

[BlackSpider]

Garden burgers stink.

Pasta, Legumes, Rice, Potatoes.
Get a good cookbook, theres a lot of things you can make quick,
that most people don't think about.
I was a vegan for a while, but that's a hard road.
I'm still a vegetarian, but I gotta have cheese.

[Whiskeyportal]

And P.S. if you have no healthfood store, our local vegan grocery ships a lot of stuff- it's not cheap, but it's "specialty":

http://store.foodfightgrocery.com/

P.P.S. where the eff do you live, you can't get veggie burgers? Animals!

I'm working in a little shit hole of a town 45 minutes outside of Houston. The lady at the grocery store thought a veggie burger was something you put on your hamburger. Savages!

[usoilworker]

I don't eat vegan very often i find that it doesn't agree with me SO much. First problem i have is Vegans are very crafty and are prone to going on hunger protests when you are trying to fatten them up this makes for a very meager meal and a little stringy meat. Secondly they tend to scream like rabbits when your skinning them. And last vegan are people !!!!!!!

Ok a very poor try at some humor. :) That being said although i do enjoy animal products i do very the diet a little.


Us-oils Favorite Non-lipped animal dishes:
This one contains Velveeta cheese. And one Egg

Pirogies with onions
Make dough first

Dough
4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons vegetable oil
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup warm water
1 egg, beaten

DIRECTIONS
mix together the flour, salt, and baking powder. Make a well in the center.
In a small bowl mix together vegetable oil, warm water, and beaten egg. Pour into the middle of the dry ingredients. Knead dough for 8 to 10 minutes.
Cover and rest for 2 hours.

While dough is resting

Clean then boil 5 pounds of baby red potato's (I prefer skins on)

Drain then mash Mixing in 1/2 block of Velveeta cheese I like mine a little lumpy adds some texture to the pirogies . You can skip the cheese and try Lil garlic and herb mix in the potato's or some Cajun spice mix (I add that with the cheese)

Once filling is ready roll out dough and cut into round placing a spoon full of fillin in each round alittle off center fold dough over and seal end with wet finger.

Now you boil these little babies till they float... (not done yet this isn't a fast meal) pull them out and drain.


Now the final part In a small pan with olive oil start to sauté some onions as they start to turn a Carmel colour place the pirogies in the pan to give them a nice crispy brown texture.

Serve hot and crispy. I usually use sour cream but salsa is a great alternative.

[ANC]

Here's a really good vegetarian chili recipe, note you don't need a dutch oven even though the recipe says to use one.

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Three-Bean-Chili/Detail.aspx

[led37zep]

My chick makes these Dagwood Sammich using Tempeh, avocado, whole grain bread, lettuce and fake bacon (if you're feeling crazy).

They are damn good.

[Thebazile78]

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I love that book.

My mother has it; the recipes are great.

[Badinia]

I'm working in a little shit hole of a town 45 minutes outside of Houston. The lady at the grocery store thought a veggie burger was something you put on your hamburger. Savages!

Jeez, it's not Humble, is it?

Best of luck to yeh!

[usoilworker]

Going through my stack of food stuffs i'm finding it difficult to come up with some unique recipes for you to try. I have alot of no meat recipes but almost all of them include some form of animal products milk eggs etc. One of my favorite appies is a little tomato dish that uses feta cheese Not sure how you handle goats milk but it may be palatable for you

Slice enough large tomatoes to fill a plate. Sprinkle feta cheese over said tomatoes
Drizzle olive oil over tomatoes then follow with a drizzle of balsamic vinegar. Finish with a pinch of sea salt or other big flaked salt.

Sorry bout the cheese.

Recipe 2: Black bean casserole
2 Cups uncooked rice (should make 4 cups cooked)
2 Cans black beans
2 cups salsa
1/4 cup taco seasoning
1 package Rittz or saltines
Prep Cook rice

Place rice in casserole dish.
Add drained black beans mix well
Add Taco seasoning & salsa mix well
Place crackers in blender and turn them to dust
Sprinkle crackers over top of casserole. Bake in oven at 350 deg for 30 min

[Whiskeyportal]

Thank you all!!!!

[Whiskeyportal]

Jeez, it's not Humble, is it?

Best of luck to yeh!

Close, Liberty. Humble would actually be an upgrade

[Jennitalia]

these are more appies:

halve 3 baby eggplants, scoop out centers (reserve skins). Dice eggplant flesh, 2 zucchini, and 4 plum tomatoes. saute 10 minutes with 1 tbsp olive oil, 1 minced garlic clove and fresh herbs. place mixture in skins and bake at 350 for 15 minutes


you can also do that with tomatoes...halve tomatoes, scoop out the goodness and mix with roasted peppers, basil. garlic, onion, shredded mozz (sauteeing is optional), stuff tomatoes with mixture and bake for 10-15 minutes at 350

[Thebazile78]

Hummus is easy and you can use it on pretty much everything ... it's not much more than garlic, chickpeas, olive oil, tahini (sesame paste) and lemon juice blended together in a food processor. (Good Eats "turbo hummus" actually uses peanut butter instead! [http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/turbo-hummus-recipe/index.html])

You can vary it with other beans, like kidney beans or pinto beans or whatever to suit your tastes.

I've deconstructed my favorite salad from Starbucks (their Fiesta Chicken Salad) by using one 15-oz can of black beans, thawed frozen corn kernels, a 14-oz can of chopped tomatoes and one chipotle chile in adobo sauce (chopped) ... toss everything in a pan with some garlic & diced onion (fresh), season to taste w/salt & pepper and finish with a squeeze of lime juice & sliced avocado. It works as a warm salad, burrito filling or cold salad.

Have you ever tried taboule? It's basically bulgur wheat, mint or parsley, lemon juice, scallions and olive oil ... served cold. Some recipes put tomatoes in it. Some put cucumber. Both would work well. You can switch out the bulgur with instant couscous if you can't find that ... or use another grain like quinoa (which is a complete protien and cooks up pretty much the same way) or amaranth (another complete protien) or even brown rice or those tiny pasta pieces (I think they're called "pastine" or something) ... which are effectively couscous.

[BlackSpider]

This has some good recipes in it.
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r221/spidescorp/moosewood.jpg

The Spanakopita takes some time, but well worth it.
Plenty of leftovers...

[tileslinger]

One can Crushed tomatoes (Or fresh if you got em)
One cup uncooked rice (white or brown)
One Can pinto, Kidney or Black Beans
One med onion
Some hot peppers to taste
One packet taco sesoning
Franks Red Hot to taste

Combine in a pan
simmer for about 15-30 min
until rice is cooked and liquid is cooked down

Serve with warm totillas or as a side dish

This is very basic I change the variable about every time

[usoilworker]

Unlike most people i did no research and stopped eating beef when i was living in canada and they had the big Madcow scare. Well after quite a few years of this i started to develop quite a few problems after a reluctant visit to the DR i was diagnosed with B12 anemia So make sure and take your vitimins and see your dr as it almost killed me.

[jauble]

As always a good point usoilworker. I am at a pass right now where some days meat just doesnt appeal to me (I know, Im gay) and this is a nice little respite from the normal foods I might make. I look forward to trying these recipies.

[Sheeplovr]

Brown Rice + Refried beans + Hot Sauce = Dinner

thats my easy dinner that i have all the time that doesnt invovle the special fake chicken things

[Thebazile78]

This has some good recipes in it.
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r221/spidescorp/moosewood.jpg

The Spanakopita takes some time, but well worth it.
Plenty of leftovers...

I swear by ANY Moosewood cookbook, although they often include recipes that involve dairy and/or fish ... I don't know how strictly "vegetarian" our thread starter is, but fish is definitely an animal.

Anyway, I make a couple of the baked items out of the Moosewood Low-Fat Favorites Cookbook (http://www.amazon.com/Moosewood-Restaurant-Low-Fat-Favorites-Flavorful/dp/0517884941/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1216398030&sr=8-1) .... cinnamon rolls (oh so good) and banana muffins. We also made the Southwestern Hominy Stew ... which actually looks like it'd be a good fit for you. (Get vegetable stock in the UHP cartons instead of making your own if you don't have a lot of time...it's cheap and pretty good.)

[Thebazile78]

As always a good point usoilworker. I am at a pass right now where some days meat just doesnt appeal to me (I know, Im gay) and this is a nice little respite from the normal foods I might make. I look forward to trying these recipies.

It's never a bad idea to expand your palette a bit!

BTW, I just remembered that Cooking Light magazine has been running a vegetarian cuisine feature every issue this year ... now I have some great Indian recipes that I'll bring to my mother's (my husband can't stand curry) the next time I see her, and they're reduced calorie, too!