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my family is BBQing for july 4 im a vegi wat can they cook..??

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1. 15-minute vegetarian : 200 quick, easy, and delicious recipes the whole family will love / Susann Geiskopf-Hadler and Mindy Toomay.


2.
Amber waves of grain : traditional American whole foods cooking & contemporary vegetarian, vegan & macrobiotic cuisine / Alex and Gale Jack ; foreword by Michio and Aveline Kushi ; illustrations by Rod House.


3.
American wholefoods cuisine : 1300 meatless wholesome recipes from short order to gourmet / Nikki & David Goldbeck ; preface by Barbara Haber.


4.
A beautiful bowl of soup : the best vegetarian recipes / by Paulette Mitchell ; photographs by William Meppem.


5.
The best of Lord Krishna's cuisine : favorite recipes from The art of Indian vegetarian cooking / Yamuna Devi.


6.
The best vegetarian recipes : from greens to grains, from soups to salads : 200 bold-flavored recipes / Martha Rose Shullman.


7.
Betty Crocker easy everyday vegetarian : meatless main dishes you'll love!


8.
The big book of vegetarian : more than 225 recipes for breakfasts, appetizers, soups, salads, sandwiches, main dishes, sides, breads, and desserts / by Kathy Farrell-Kingsley.


9.
Cafe Flora cookbook / Catherine Geier with Carol Brown.


10.
Carb-conscious vegetarian : 150 delicious recipes for a healthy lifestyle / Robin Robertson.


11.
Classic vegetarian cooking from the Middle East & North Africa / Habeeb Salloum.


12.
Compassionate cuisine : gourmet vegetarian recipes & the philosophy and culture of caring / Vrnda Devi.


13.
The complete book of vegetarian grilling : over 150 easy and tasty recipes you can grill indoors and out / Susann Geiskopf-Hadler.


14.
The complete idiot's guide to being vegetarian / by Frankie Avalon Wolfe.


15.
Complete vegetarian cookbook / Charmaine Solomon.


16.
The complete vegetarian handbook : recipes & techniques for preparing delicious, healthful cuisine / by Kathy Farrell-Kingsley ; illustrations by David Pollard.


17.
The contented vegetarian / Matthew Drennan and Annie Nichols.


18.
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19.
Cooking the Cuban way : culturally authentic foods, including low-fat and vegetarian recipes / by Alison Behnke and Victor Manuel Valens.


20.
Cooking the Vietnamese way : to include new low-fat and vegetarian recipes / Chi Nguyen and Judy Monroe.


21.
The enlightened kitchen : fresh vegetable dishes from the temples of Japan / Mari Fujii ; photographs by Tae Hamamura ; translation by Richard Jeffery.


22.
Entertaining for a veggie planet : 250 down-to-earth recipes / Didi Emmons.


23.
Ethical markets : growing the green economy / Hazel Henderson with Simran Sethi ; foreword by Hunter Lovins.


24.
The ethnic vegetarian : traditional and modern recipes from Africa, America, and the Caribbean / Angela Shelf Medearis, author of Ideas for Entertaining from the African-American Kitchen.


25.
Everyday Greens : home cooking from Greens, the celebrated vegetarian restaurant / by Annie Somerville.


26.
The flexitarian table : inspired, flexible meals for vegetarians, meat lovers, and everyone in between / Peter Berley, with Zoe Singer ; photographs by Quentin Bacon.


27.
Fresh food fast : delicious, seasonal vegetarian meals in under an hour / Peter Berley and Melissa Clark.


28.
The gluten-free vegetarian kitchen : delicious and nutritious wheat-free, gluten-free dishes / Donna Klein.


29.
The healthy hedonist holidays : a year of multicultural, vegetarian-friendly holiday feasts / Myra Kornfeld ; illustrated by Sheila Hamanaka.


30.
Hope's edge : the next diet for a small planet / Frances Moore Lappe and Anna Lappe.


31.
How to cook everything vegetarian : simple meatless recipes for great food / Mark Bittman ; illustrations by Alan Witschonke.


32.
How to cook everything. Vegetarian cooking / Mark Bittman ; illustrations by Alan Witschonke.


33.
India's vegetarian cookery / Monisha Bharadwaj ; photography of India by Jenner Zimmermann ; food photography by Will Heap.


34.
Living among meat eaters : the vegetarian's survival handbook / Carol J. Adams.


35.
Living in the raw gourmet / Rose Lee Calabro.

36.
Low-carb vegetarian / Margo DeMello.


37.
Low-carb vegetarian cooking : 150 entrees to make low-carb vegetarian cooking easy and fun / Sue Spitler with Linda R. Yoakam.

38.
Mediterranean harvest : vegetarian recipes from the world's healthiest cuisine / Martha Rose Shulman.


39.
Mediterranean vegetarian cooking / Paola Gavin.


40.
New vegetarian cooking : 120 fast, fresh, and fabulous recipes / Rose Elliot.

41.
One-dish vegetarian meals : 150 easy, wholesome, and delicious soups, stews, casseroles, stir-fries, pastas, rice dishes, chilis, and more / Robin Robertson.


42.
Passionate vegetarian / by Crescent Dragonwagon ; illustrated by Robbin Gourley.

43.
The PDQ (pretty darn quick) vegetarian cookbook : 240 healthy and easy no-prep recipes for busy cooks / Donna Klein.

44.
Quick-fix vegetarian / Robin Robertson.

45.
The Real Food Daily cookbook : really fresh, really good, really vegetarian / Ann Gentry with Anthony Head.

46.
Regina's international vegetarian favorites / Regina Campbell.


47.
Silk road cooking : a vegetarian journey / Najmieh Batmanglij.


48.
Twelve months of monastery salads : 200 divine recipes for all seasons / Victor-Antoine d'Avila-Latourrette.


49.
Vegetable soups from Deborah Madison's kitchen / Deborah Madison.


50.
Vegetarian / recipes, Dana Jacobi ; general editor, Chuck Williams ; photography, Bill Bettencourt.


51.
The vegetarian bible / Sarah Brown.


52.
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53.
Vegetarian cooking for dummies / by Suzanne Havala.

54.
Vegetarian cooking for everyone / Deborah Madison ; [photographs by Laurie Smith ; illustrations by Catherine Kirkwood].


55.
The vegetarian family cookbook / written and illustrated by Nava Atlas.

56.
The vegetarian meat and potatoes cookbook / Robin Robertson.

57.
Vegetarian recipes from around the world / by Sue Townsend and Caroline Young.


58.
Vegetarian sandwiches : fresh fillings for slices, pockets, wraps, and rolls / by Paulette Mitchell ; photographs by Ondine Vierra.


59.
Vegetarian suppers from Deborah Madison's kitchen / Deborah Madison.

60.
Vegetarianism and teens : a hot issue / Kathleen Winkler.

61.
The wild vegetarian cookbook : a forager's culinary guide (in the field or in the supermarket) to preparing and savoring wild (and not so wild) natural foods, with more than 500 recipes / "Wildman" Steve Brill ; foreword by Arthur Schwartz.


62.
A year in a vegetarian kitchen : easy seasonal suppers for family and friends / Jack Bishop ; photographs by Richard Jung


63.
Yoga kitchen : recipes from the Shoshoni Yoga Retreat / Faith Stone and Rachael Guidry..


64.
You don't need meat / Peter Cox.

Favorite Vegetarian Recipes?

Annabel Le

I'm a vegetarian and I usually have to make meals for myself. Any good recipes that are fairly healthy, but not all fruits and vegetables? I'm a pretty good cook, but I don't want anything extremely difficult. It doesn't have to be quick. Thanks!

Answer
Amy's Soy Mac-n-cheese, add Soy Knox or Smart Dogs.

Amy's Indian food or Trader Joe's Indian Food (Dal) with rice.

Hummus, pita bread and a salad.

Gardenburger Breakfast Bacon - make a BLT add avocado.

Slice tomatoes in rounds, top with Soya Kaas mozzarella cheese, basil, cut up figs (peeled, washed in hot water to bring out the sweetness) sprinkle with a little olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Leave out to room temp until cheese is 'melted' looking.

Stir-fry veggies and rice with Tofu - I use extra firm, wrap in paper towels to soak up the excess water. Cut in slices, fry in a little olive oil, hot pepper sesame oil and soy sauce. Sprinkle with ginger, garlic, curry, whatever you have in the cupboard. Top with sesame seeds. You can also top it with sliced veggie cheese and serve on toasted sourdough with mustard.

Gardenburger Riblets, baked potato, broccoli (w/ lemon, margarine and garlic) and a salad.

Pasta w/ marinara sauce, if you have Boca Italian Sausages cut them up and add it to the sauce. Serve with garlic bread - spread butter on bread, sprinkle with garlic powder and brown in a pan, butter side down.

Clean portabello mushrooms, cut up, saute in olive oil, garlic and a little soy sauce. Serve with salad.

MorningStar Farms Sausages (not the breakfast ones) are good on homemade pizza - add mushrooms, tomatoes, broccoli, peppers, onions, soy cheese. Or if you are still eating egg whites, have the 'sausages' with egg whites.

Easy Corn Chowder Soup â 1 can each of White Corn, Yellow Corn and Creamed Corn, including the water from the can. Cut up celery add to the pot, add a little rice dream milk.

To vegetarian refried beans add mild green sauce. Add soy cheese if desired. Make Spanish Rice â Far East and/or Rice-a-Roni makes it in a box, just add tomatoes. Serve in a burrito, taco or toasted â add lettuce, tomatoes, soy cheese and avocado to the top.

Quorn turkey roast, with mashed potatoes and a vegetable. Use leftovers on for a 'turkey' sandwich or in soup -
Vegetarian Chicken Noodle Soup

6 cups of pure water
¾ cup Vegetarian Chicken Soup Base
6 organic celery stalks, chopped
1 ½ cups sweet onion
6 carrots, chopped finely
1 package organic noodles (rice, corn or barley)
1 package of Quorn Tenders (or use leftover Quorn Turkey Roast cut up)

Sauté Tenders lightly in olive oil. Heat water, add soup base, stirring gently. Add vegetables, noodles (consider breaking them into 1-2 inch pieces) and Quorn Tenders.



Basil, Tomato and Mozzarella Sandwich
INGREDIENTS
1 (1 pound) loaf Italian bread
6 fresh basil leaves, chopped
2 tomatoes, sliced
4 ounces fresh mozzarella cheese, sliced (Soya Kaas)
1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1/2 cup balsamic vinegar

DIRECTIONS
Slice the loaf of bread in half lengthwise. Layer the basil, tomato slices, and mozzarella cheese between the two halves of bread. Cut into four sandwiches.
In a small dish, stir together the balsamic vinegar and red pepper flakes. Use as a dipping sauce.



Vegetarian Chicken Noodle Soup

6 cups of pure water
¾ cup Vegetarian Chicken Soup Base
6 organic celery stalks, chopped
1 ½ cups sweet onion
6 carrots, chopped finely
1 package organic noodles (rice, corn or barley)
1 package of Quorn Tenders (or use leftover Quorn Turkey Roast cut up)

Sauté Tenders lightly in olive oil. Heat water, add soup base, stirring gently. Add vegetables, noodles (consider breaking them into 1-2 inch pieces) and Quorn Tenders.

And for your sweet tooth:

Jumblers

3 large bananas, mashed
2 cups rolled oats
1 cup chopped dates
1/3 cup oil
Dash of salt
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine all ingredients. Leave it set for 15 minutes. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto an ungreased baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown.

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Quick Easy Vegetarian Meals?

Brian S

I recently turned vegetarian, but my mom got pissed, so when she makes mels with meat in them, I have to make a grilled cheese. Im getting tired of those so what are som easy recipes that I (age 17) can make. Like fast healthy things.

Answer
Amy's Soy Mac-n-cheese, add Soy Knox or Smart Dogs.

Amy's Indian food or Trader Joe's Indian Food (Dal) with rice.

Veat 'Salmon' (pan fry in olive oil, garlic powder and capers or lemon juice) serve with rice and a salad.

Hummus, pita bread and a salad.

Gardenburger Breakfast Bacon - make a BLT add avacado.

Slice tomatoes in rounds, top with Soya Kaas mozzarella cheese, basil, cut up figs (peeled, washed in hot water to bring out the sweetness) sprinkle with a little olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Leave out to room temp until cheese is 'melted' looking.

Stir-fry veggies and rice with Tofu - I use extra firm, wrap in paper towels to soak up the excess water. Cut in slices, fry in a little olive oil, hot pepper sesame oil and soy sauce. Sprinkle with ginger, garlic, curry, whatever you have in the cupboard. Top with sesame seeds. You can also top it with sliced veggie cheese and serve on toasted sourdough with mustard.

Gardenburger Riblets, baked potato, broccoli (w/ lemon, margarine and garlic) and a salad.

Pasta w/ marinara sauce, if you have Boca Itailan Sausages (vegetarian) cut them up and add it to the sauce. Serve with garlic bread - spread butter on bread, sprinkle with garlic powder and brown in a pan, butter side down.

Clean portobello mushrooms, cut up, saute in olive oil, garlic and a little soy sauce. Serve with salad.

Boca Sausages or even MorningStar Farms Sausages (not the breakfast ones) are good on homemade pizza - add mushrooms, tomatoes, broccoli, peppers, onions.

Easy Corn Chowder Soup â 1 can each of White Corn, Yellow Corn and Creamed Corn, including the water from the can. Cut up celery add to the pot, add a little rice dream milk.

To vegetarian refried beans add mild green sauce. Add soy cheese if desired. Make Spanish Rice â Far East and/or Rice-a-Roni makes it in a box, just add tomatoes. Serve in a burrito, taco or tostada â add lettuce, tomatoes, soy cheese and avacado to the top.

Quorn turkey roast, with mashed potatoes and a vegetable. Use leftovers on for a 'turkey' sandwich or in soup -
Vegetarian Chicken Noodle Soup

6 cups of pure water
¾ cup Vegetarian Chicken Soup Base
6 organic celery stalks, chopped
1 ½ cups sweet onion
6 carrots, chopped finely
1 package organic noodles (rice, corn or barley)
1 package of Quorn Tenders (or use leftover Quorn Turkey Roast cut up)

Sauté Tenders lightly in olive oil. Heat water, add soup base, stirring gently. Add vegetables, noodles (consider breaking them into 1-2 inch pieces) and Quorn Tenders.

Basil, Tomato and Mozzarella Sandwich
INGREDIENTS
1 (1 pound) loaf Italian bread
6 fresh basil leaves, chopped
2 tomatoes, sliced
4 ounces fresh mozzarella cheese, sliced (Soya Kaas)
1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1/2 cup balsamic vinegar

DIRECTIONS
Slice the loaf of bread in half lengthwise. Layer the basil, tomato slices, and mozzarella cheese between the two halves of bread. Cut into four sandwiches.
In a small dish, stir together the balsamic vinegar and red pepper flakes. Use as a dipping sauce.

What are some simple, yummy, healthy recipes?

dizzy r

I am looking for some easy, healthy, yummy recipes. Short preparation and cook time preferred. Please keep in mind that I'm a college student that works part time and I cannot spend tons of money either. Also, I do not eat chicken or pork. I prefer to eat seafood most of the time as it is lean and healthy. I eat beef very rarely because I prefer it over iron tablets. Thanks! :)

Answer
Stir fry - Put a bunch of vegetables in the wok with a touch of oil, serve over short grain brown rice.

Soup - Boil vegetables, throw in some noodles, drop in a raw egg or some cooked beans, how about a few shrimp.

Tortillas, beans & cheese. Slice in some tomatoe and avocado.

Sandwiches - Get nice crusty bread, good cheeses, fresh tomatoes, grilled vegetables, tuna fish. Also smoked fish on bagels.

Pilaf - Rice with herbs & seasonings, mix in toasted nuts & seeds, stir in some minced broccoli, carrot or cauliflower, cook using broth for more flavor, add fresh melon on top

Get some good Indian, Chinese and South Asian cookbooks!

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What are some good good and healthy vegitarian meals?

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Samantha

im a vegitarian and its hard to eat dinner everynight when my parents cook meat and the dinner microwave meals have to much sodium. i love tofu and most vegtibles. i want a meal easy to cook and healthy

Answer
If you want to learn to cook, that is great. It's a very important step for veg people. All of those frozen and prepackaged meals are inexcusably overpriced. Foods containing only plant products should be CHEAPER and NOT pricier.

If you haven't already, please visit this site
http://www.pcrm.org/health/veginfo/vsk/food_groups.html

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These are some of my favorite things to eat:

Breakfast: bananas, cream of wheat with brown sugar and soy butter, cereal, pancakes or french toast with real maple syrup, vegan "sausage" patties, smoothies.

Lunch: VEGAN "SAUSAGE" SANDWICHES, sandwiches with vegan deli slices(Tofurkey is the only one that's kinda funky), fruit, dinner leftovers, couscous salad, vegan sushi, potato or pasta salad.

Dinner: sloppy joes, "sausage" and gravy with homemade biscuits, Spaghetti and Trader Joe's "meatballs" or TVP, lasagna, Thai pad see ew, pad khi mao(drunkard's noodles), tofu+eggplant with basil sauce, yellow thai curry with tofu or vegan chikn and veggies and jasmine rice, Indian dal with homemade roti or dosai, channa masala, aloo gobi, vegetable or minestrone soup, pizza, STEAMED "PORK" BUNS with potstickers or spring rolls

I use these sites to find recipes:
http://www.foodnetwork.com
http://vegweb.com
http://www.recipezaar.com

What is a good vegetarian meal that is healthy, and doesn't involve crazy foods, like soy or tofu?¿?

Blondie

I am not a fan of onions or tomatoes, and I am tired of pasta. What's a quick and easy meal for a vegetarian (lacto-ovo)?

Answer
Get some of the Mollie Katzen "Moosewood Cafe" books. They are excellent and demonstrate a lot of variety. Once upon a time I was a vegetarian. Often, though, I was the only one eating veggie so I came up with some meals that didn't require eating leftovers, were quick and fairly economical. Some of my favorite meals from my time as a vegetarian (I am lapsed at this point):

A twice-baked potato stuffed with broccoli and cheese. Just bake a potato, allow it to cool until you can handle it. Cut off the top and scoop out most of the insides. Transfer the insides to a bowl, add broccoli florets (even frozen work well - you could also do broccoli/cauliflower mix) and your favorite cheese to bowl and combine with the potato. Add salt and pepper to taste, and if the potato mixture is too dry to hold together at all, add a little milk or vegetable broth. Stuff the mixture back into the potato and pop back into the oven for 10-15 minutes. You can also stuff squash (particularly butternut squash) and large mushrooms.

One of my favorite veggie sandwiches used one of those veggie burger patties (try around to find the one that suits you best. I thought Boca tasted most like meat, but Gardenburger had the best flavor). Saute the patty in a pan over medium heat alongside some sliced mushrooms (the patty will probably be done before mushrooms - no worries, just remove the patty to a plate and wait for the rest to be done. When the mushrooms are soft and have browned a bit, salt and pepper them and then put on top of the patty. I usually added a slice of mozarella or swiss cheese and ate it on a Kaiser roll or hamburger bun dressed with mayo. Add the fixings of your choice (my favorite was sliced tomato, a thin slice of raw red onion, lettuce, and sprouts, but sometimes I added some avocado also.

Pita bread with hummus, baba ghanouj, or some other dip and a side salad. If you have never had these dips I highly recommend them. Good recipes that have been rated by people who tried them out can be found on www.epicurious.com and www.recipezaar.com. Since these sources are searchable, they are good sources for all sorts of new recipes. Don't be afraid to try different cuisines! Indian food especially is notorious for being excellent vegetarian fare. You must try it.

Good luck!

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What are some good good and healthy vegitarian meals?

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Samantha

im a vegitarian and its hard to eat dinner everynight when my parents cook meat and the dinner microwave meals have to much sodium. i love tofu and most vegtibles. i want a meal easy to cook and healthy

Answer
If you want to learn to cook, that is great. It's a very important step for veg people. All of those frozen and prepackaged meals are inexcusably overpriced. Foods containing only plant products should be CHEAPER and NOT pricier.

If you haven't already, please visit this site
http://www.pcrm.org/health/veginfo/vsk/food_groups.html

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These are some of my favorite things to eat:

Breakfast: bananas, cream of wheat with brown sugar and soy butter, cereal, pancakes or french toast with real maple syrup, vegan "sausage" patties, smoothies.

Lunch: VEGAN "SAUSAGE" SANDWICHES, sandwiches with vegan deli slices(Tofurkey is the only one that's kinda funky), fruit, dinner leftovers, couscous salad, vegan sushi, potato or pasta salad.

Dinner: sloppy joes, "sausage" and gravy with homemade biscuits, Spaghetti and Trader Joe's "meatballs" or TVP, lasagna, Thai pad see ew, pad khi mao(drunkard's noodles), tofu+eggplant with basil sauce, yellow thai curry with tofu or vegan chikn and veggies and jasmine rice, Indian dal with homemade roti or dosai, channa masala, aloo gobi, vegetable or minestrone soup, pizza, STEAMED "PORK" BUNS with potstickers or spring rolls

I use these sites to find recipes:
http://www.foodnetwork.com
http://vegweb.com
http://www.recipezaar.com

What is a good vegetarian meal that is healthy, and doesn't involve crazy foods, like soy or tofu?¿?

Blondie

I am not a fan of onions or tomatoes, and I am tired of pasta. What's a quick and easy meal for a vegetarian (lacto-ovo)?

Answer
Get some of the Mollie Katzen "Moosewood Cafe" books. They are excellent and demonstrate a lot of variety. Once upon a time I was a vegetarian. Often, though, I was the only one eating veggie so I came up with some meals that didn't require eating leftovers, were quick and fairly economical. Some of my favorite meals from my time as a vegetarian (I am lapsed at this point):

A twice-baked potato stuffed with broccoli and cheese. Just bake a potato, allow it to cool until you can handle it. Cut off the top and scoop out most of the insides. Transfer the insides to a bowl, add broccoli florets (even frozen work well - you could also do broccoli/cauliflower mix) and your favorite cheese to bowl and combine with the potato. Add salt and pepper to taste, and if the potato mixture is too dry to hold together at all, add a little milk or vegetable broth. Stuff the mixture back into the potato and pop back into the oven for 10-15 minutes. You can also stuff squash (particularly butternut squash) and large mushrooms.

One of my favorite veggie sandwiches used one of those veggie burger patties (try around to find the one that suits you best. I thought Boca tasted most like meat, but Gardenburger had the best flavor). Saute the patty in a pan over medium heat alongside some sliced mushrooms (the patty will probably be done before mushrooms - no worries, just remove the patty to a plate and wait for the rest to be done. When the mushrooms are soft and have browned a bit, salt and pepper them and then put on top of the patty. I usually added a slice of mozarella or swiss cheese and ate it on a Kaiser roll or hamburger bun dressed with mayo. Add the fixings of your choice (my favorite was sliced tomato, a thin slice of raw red onion, lettuce, and sprouts, but sometimes I added some avocado also.

Pita bread with hummus, baba ghanouj, or some other dip and a side salad. If you have never had these dips I highly recommend them. Good recipes that have been rated by people who tried them out can be found on www.epicurious.com and www.recipezaar.com. Since these sources are searchable, they are good sources for all sorts of new recipes. Don't be afraid to try different cuisines! Indian food especially is notorious for being excellent vegetarian fare. You must try it.

Good luck!

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What is a good vegetarian meal that is healthy, and doesn't involve crazy foods, like soy or tofu?¿?

easy healthy indian sandwich recipes image

Blondie

I am not a fan of onions or tomatoes, and I am tired of pasta. What's a quick and easy meal for a vegetarian (lacto-ovo)?

Answer
Get some of the Mollie Katzen "Moosewood Cafe" books. They are excellent and demonstrate a lot of variety. Once upon a time I was a vegetarian. Often, though, I was the only one eating veggie so I came up with some meals that didn't require eating leftovers, were quick and fairly economical. Some of my favorite meals from my time as a vegetarian (I am lapsed at this point):

A twice-baked potato stuffed with broccoli and cheese. Just bake a potato, allow it to cool until you can handle it. Cut off the top and scoop out most of the insides. Transfer the insides to a bowl, add broccoli florets (even frozen work well - you could also do broccoli/cauliflower mix) and your favorite cheese to bowl and combine with the potato. Add salt and pepper to taste, and if the potato mixture is too dry to hold together at all, add a little milk or vegetable broth. Stuff the mixture back into the potato and pop back into the oven for 10-15 minutes. You can also stuff squash (particularly butternut squash) and large mushrooms.

One of my favorite veggie sandwiches used one of those veggie burger patties (try around to find the one that suits you best. I thought Boca tasted most like meat, but Gardenburger had the best flavor). Saute the patty in a pan over medium heat alongside some sliced mushrooms (the patty will probably be done before mushrooms - no worries, just remove the patty to a plate and wait for the rest to be done. When the mushrooms are soft and have browned a bit, salt and pepper them and then put on top of the patty. I usually added a slice of mozarella or swiss cheese and ate it on a Kaiser roll or hamburger bun dressed with mayo. Add the fixings of your choice (my favorite was sliced tomato, a thin slice of raw red onion, lettuce, and sprouts, but sometimes I added some avocado also.

Pita bread with hummus, baba ghanouj, or some other dip and a side salad. If you have never had these dips I highly recommend them. Good recipes that have been rated by people who tried them out can be found on www.epicurious.com and www.recipezaar.com. Since these sources are searchable, they are good sources for all sorts of new recipes. Don't be afraid to try different cuisines! Indian food especially is notorious for being excellent vegetarian fare. You must try it.

Good luck!

What are some easy vegan recipes? Are there any health considerations for those considering becoming vegan?

Dinosaur

This question was removed unfairly before, so I'm going to give it a second wind.
o0o secretkessa i know where you plagiarized that from! I go on wikihow too!

Answer
I'm vegan and these are some of my favorite things to eat:

Breakfast: bananas, cream of wheat with brown sugar and soy butter, cereal, pancakes or french toast with real maple syrup, vegan "sausage" patties, smoothies.

Snack: BRUSSEL SPROUTS =) no joke

Lunch: vegan "sausage" sandwiches, sandwiches with vegan deli slices(Tofurkey is the only one that's kinda funky), fruit, dinner leftovers, couscous salad, vegan sushi, potato or pasta salad.

Dinner: sloppy joes, "sausage" and gravy with homemade biscuits, Spaghetti and Trader Joe's "meatballs" or TVP, lasagna, Thai pad see ew, pad khi mao(drunkard's noodles), pad prig king, tofu+eggplant with basil sauce, yellow thai curry with tofu or vegan chikn and veggies and jasmine rice, Indian dal with homemade roti or dosai, channa masala, aloo gobi, vegetable or minestrone soup, pizza, STEAMED "PORK" BUNS with potstickers or spring rolls, sweet&sour/orange/lemon chikn, vegan pho or wonton soup, baked tofu, BBQ homemade seitan (tastes like BBQ'd ribs), kabobs

I use these sites to find recipes:
http://www.foodnetwork.com
http://vegweb.com
http://www.recipezaar.com

There have been vegan Olympic gold medalists and a vegan woman can create an ENTIRELY NEW,HEALTHY HUMAN BEING INSIDE OF HER. Many of these children stay vegan and grow up to be perfectly healthy adults. So just keep yourself educated about what you eat and don't let anyone tell you that a veg diet is lacking anything essential.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Lewis
http://www.eatright.org/cps/rde/xchg/ada/hs.xsl/advocacy_933_ENU_HTML_(Draft).htm

Here are some more veg people:
http://www.mikemahler.com/index.html
http://www.vegetarianbodybuilder.com/index2.html
http://www.veganbodybuilding.com/?page=bios
http://www.andreascahling.com/andreas-about
http://www.billpearl.com/career.asp
http://myespn.go.com/blogs/truehoop/0-23-27/Salim-Stoudamire-Runs-on-Broccoli.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_Danzig
http://www.scottjurek.com/career.php
http://www.nfl.com/players/rickywilliams/profile?id=WIL271115
http://www.brendanbrazier.com/raceresults/index.html

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If you want to become a lacto-ovo vegetarian, the transition should be quite simple. Almost all meats have widely available commercial replacements. All that you have to do is replace any flesh in your diet (beef, pork, poultry, seafood) with meat analogs or just leave it out altogether.

You should keep in mind that a journey such as this can be quite short but should just be the beginning of a longer one to a plant-based diet with no animal products. This is because of the reality of factory farming in which animals that are kept alive to produce milk, eggs, etc suffer much more and longer than animals that are raised to a certain weight and then slaughtered.http://www.veganoutreach.org/whyvegan/
http://meat.org
Some people use the word "vegan" in reference to this idea, but be aware that applying that label to yourself should always come with the inclusion of wise activism and advocacy.http://www.veganoutreach.org/advocacy/index.html
Two extremely important examples of this are that you should never speak to someone about vegetarianism/veganism without their consent and genuine interest or as a comment on what they are eating AND your dietary beliefs should never be used as an introduction or explanation of who you are as a person. Veg*ism should be something that comes up AFTER people get to know you and they offer you a situation that makes it confusing to withhold the information/discussion. Also, if you are presented something that you choose not to eat or you are
ordering food/eating together somewhere/picking the best place to eat.

When you you hold off on the subject until it's necessary and then act like it isn't a big deal at all, people are usually surprised and WAY more interested and curious than if you were to bring it up when someone's eating or just using it as a conversation starter.

A responsible vegan ALWAYS studies the subject of their own health and how to keep their body completely provided for in every sense. http://www.veganhealth.org/sh
To neglect their body is to define a plant-based diet as unhealthy and is the opposite of helping the animals.

Just to clear things up, the vegetarian/vegan diet is not composed of salads, vegetables, fruit and fake meat. Fruits and vegetables are always important but they DO NOT make up the largest portion of any healthy diet.
A balanced plant-based diet includes grains(breads, pasta, rice,cereal), legumes(soy, beans, peas, lentils), fruit and vegetables.
http://www.pcrm.org/health/veginfo/vsk/food_groups.html
http://www.peta.org/accidentallyVegan/
http://www.veganoutreach.org/whyvegan/eating.html
Being vegan can be an art, one whose challenge is to take things that involve the suffering of the innocent and change them into something free of cruelty.

A vegan woman can create an ENTIRELY NEW,HEALTHY HUMAN BEING INSIDE OF HER. Many of these children stay vegan and grow up to be perfectly healthy adults. So just keep yourself educated about what you eat and don't let anyone tell you that a veg diet is lacking anything essential.

Technically the term "vegetarian" does imply that you don't consume anything that comes from the body of an animal that requires killing it. Many ingredients such as gelatin and glycerin are found in many candies, Fig-Newtons, and many of other foods as well as rennet found in many cheeses.
http://www.happycow.net/health-animal-ingredients.html
The best thing to remember is to take your time so that for example: when you are comfortable not eating beef and pork you can then give up chicken when you are sure you can make the commitment permanently.
Depending on your age or reliance on parents or regional options, it may not be best to give yourself a label. The important thing is to do your best to make progress and be committed to your compassion towards animals. Never put your focus onto what you or other people use to describe yourself.

If you meet someone that talks down to people for eating meat, dairy, etc or to you because they think they are "more veg" than you, laugh in their face and tell them they are a disgrace to the entire philosophy. People like this only hurt the idea of veg*ism AND the animals. The point of all of this is to live compassionately and and as free from cruelty as you can, all the while maintaining your health and a positive attitude. People who don't maintain either, need not open their mouths and represent our beliefs.

If you actually choose to read all of this, I hope it helps. If not, feel free to e-mail me if you have questions.

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