My wife and I had a nice vegan lunch. When the store has fresh water chestnuts, that's what I do. Really as much of a delicious snack as a meal, but if I'd made rice with it, it would have been a meal.

1 carrot, sliced very thinly
4 water chestnuts, peeled and sliced
1 onion, cut into large pieces
1 medium size red bell pepper, cut into large pieces
~ 4 oz of white beech mushrooms *Hypsizygus marmoreus*
8 smallish sugar snap peas, sauteed separately (I don't like them)
sunflower oil for cooking
a little tamari
some roasted cashews added after plating, and in my case, cayenne pepper and extra tamari

https://www.flickr.com/photos/155222...posted-public/

--Bryan

On Sat, 2 Jan 2021 11:45:03 -0800 (PST), Bryan Simmons
> wrote:

>My wife and I had a nice vegan lunch. When the store has fresh water chestnuts, that's what I do. Really as much of a delicious snack as a meal, but if I'd made rice with it, it would have been a meal.
>
>1 carrot, sliced very thinly
>4 water chestnuts, peeled and sliced
>1 onion, cut into large pieces
>1 medium size red bell pepper, cut into large pieces
>~ 4 oz of white beech mushrooms *Hypsizygus marmoreus*
>8 smallish sugar snap peas, sauteed separately (I don't like them)
>sunflower oil for cooking
>a little tamari
>some roasted cashews added after plating, and in my case, cayenne pepper and extra tamari
>
>https://www.flickr.com/photos/155222...posted-public/

Looks very good. Cashews, mushrooms and hot peppers would make me not
miss fish (or meat).

Master Bruce wrote:
....
> Looks very good. Cashews, mushrooms and hot peppers would make me not
> miss fish (or meat).

yep, all that is good food to me too.


songbird

On Sun, 03 Jan 2021 Master Bruce <**********r.***> wrote:
>On Sat, 2 Jan 2021 Bryan Simmons wrote:
>
>>My wife and I had a nice vegan lunch. When the store has fresh water chestnuts, that's what I do. Really as much of a delicious snack as a meal, but if I'd made rice with it, it would have been a meal.
>>
>>1 carrot, sliced very thinly
>>4 water chestnuts, peeled and sliced
>>1 onion, cut into large pieces
>>1 medium size red bell pepper, cut into large pieces
>>~ 4 oz of white beech mushrooms *Hypsizygus marmoreus*
>>8 smallish sugar snap peas, sauteed separately (I don't like them)
>>sunflower oil for cooking
>>a little tamari
>>some roasted cashews added after plating, and in my case, cayenne pepper and extra tamari
>>
>>https://www.flickr.com/photos/155222...posted-public/
>
>Looks very good. Cashews, mushrooms and hot peppers would make me not
>miss fish (or meat).

Looks good but that small portion is a starvation diet... needs a mess
of bok choy and so that I don't starve needs some kind of noodles and
a sauce (peanut).
With the busy design on that plate at first glance it looks like
there's more than there is... that is definately a portion for a young
toddler (two year old) or an ematiated POW.
I grow sugar snap peas and prefer eating them raw, and never count, I
can easily consume 30-40 while picking. That dish can use some celery
too, 'bout 4-6 lge ribs, diced on the bias. What's not to like about
sugar snap peas... that would be the best part of your medley.

Sheldon Martin wrote:

> On Sun, 03 Jan 2021 Master Bruce <**********r.***> wrote:
> > On Sat, 2 Jan 2021 Bryan Simmons wrote:
> >
> > > My wife and I had a nice vegan lunch. When the store has fresh
> > > water chestnuts, that's what I do. Really as much of a delicious
> > > snack as a meal, but if I'd made rice with it, it would have been
> > > a meal.
> > >
> > > 1 carrot, sliced very thinly
> > > 4 water chestnuts, peeled and sliced
> > > 1 onion, cut into large pieces
> > > 1 medium size red bell pepper, cut into large pieces
> > > ~ 4 oz of white beech mushrooms *Hypsizygus marmoreus*
> > > 8 smallish sugar snap peas, sauteed separately (I don't like them)
> > > sunflower oil for cooking
> > > a little tamari
> > > some roasted cashews added after plating, and in my case, cayenne
> > > pepper and extra tamari
> > >
> > >
https://www.flickr.com/photos/155222...posted-public/
> >
> > Looks very good. Cashews, mushrooms and hot peppers would make me
> > not miss fish (or meat).
>
> Looks good but that small portion is a starvation diet... <snip>

What part of 'snack' at the top did you miss?

On Sun, 03 Jan 2021 08:19:07 -0600, "cshenk" > wrote:

>Sheldon Martin wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 03 Jan 2021 Master Bruce <**********r.***> wrote:
>> > On Sat, 2 Jan 2021 Bryan Simmons wrote:
>> >
>> > > My wife and I had a nice vegan lunch. When the store has fresh
>> > > water chestnuts, that's what I do. Really as much of a delicious
>> > > snack as a meal, but if I'd made rice with it, it would have been
>> > > a meal.
>> > >
>> > > 1 carrot, sliced very thinly
>> > > 4 water chestnuts, peeled and sliced
>> > > 1 onion, cut into large pieces
>> > > 1 medium size red bell pepper, cut into large pieces
>> > > ~ 4 oz of white beech mushrooms *Hypsizygus marmoreus*
>> > > 8 smallish sugar snap peas, sauteed separately (I don't like them)
>> > > sunflower oil for cooking
>> > > a little tamari
>> > > some roasted cashews added after plating, and in my case, cayenne
>> > > pepper and extra tamari
>> > >
>> > >
>https://www.flickr.com/photos/155222...posted-public/
>> >
>> > Looks very good. Cashews, mushrooms and hot peppers would make me
>> > not miss fish (or meat).
>>
>> Looks good but that small portion is a starvation diet... <snip>
>
>What part of 'snack' at the top did you miss?

Um, says *lunch*, shit stirrer fail!. DUH

Sheldon wrote:
> On Sun, 03 Jan 2021 08:19:07 -0600, "cshenk" > wrote:
>
> >Sheldon Martin wrote:
> >
> >> On Sun, 03 Jan 2021 Master Bruce <**********r.***> wrote:
> >> > On Sat, 2 Jan 2021 Bryan Simmons wrote:
> >> >
> >> > > My wife and I had a nice vegan lunch. When the store has fresh
> >> > > water chestnuts, that's what I do. Really as much of a delicious
> >> > > snack as a meal, but if I'd made rice with it, it would have been
> >> > > a meal.
> >> > >
> >> > > 1 carrot, sliced very thinly
> >> > > 4 water chestnuts, peeled and sliced
> >> > > 1 onion, cut into large pieces
> >> > > 1 medium size red bell pepper, cut into large pieces
> >> > > ~ 4 oz of white beech mushrooms *Hypsizygus marmoreus*
> >> > > 8 smallish sugar snap peas, sauteed separately (I don't like them)
> >> > > sunflower oil for cooking
> >> > > a little tamari
> >> > > some roasted cashews added after plating, and in my case, cayenne
> >> > > pepper and extra tamari
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >https://www.flickr.com/photos/155222...posted-public/
> >> >
> >> > Looks very good. Cashews, mushrooms and hot peppers would make me
> >> > not miss fish (or meat).
> >>
> >> Looks good but that small portion is a starvation diet... <snip>
> >
> >What part of 'snack' at the top did you miss?
> Um, says *lunch*, shit stirrer fail!. DUH


Lol...Carol has certainly been in "nagging shrew" mode lately, hasn't she...???

--
Best
Greg

Sheldon Martin wrote:

> On Sun, 03 Jan 2021 08:19:07 -0600, "cshenk" > wrote:
>
> > Sheldon Martin wrote:
> >
> >> On Sun, 03 Jan 2021 Master Bruce <**********r.***> wrote:
> >> > On Sat, 2 Jan 2021 Bryan Simmons wrote:
> >> >
> >> > > My wife and I had a nice vegan lunch. When the store has fresh
> >> > > water chestnuts, that's what I do. Really as much of a
> delicious >> > > snack as a meal, but if I'd made rice with it, it
> would have been >> > > a meal.
> >> > >
> >> > > 1 carrot, sliced very thinly
> >> > > 4 water chestnuts, peeled and sliced
> >> > > 1 onion, cut into large pieces
> >> > > 1 medium size red bell pepper, cut into large pieces
> >> > > ~ 4 oz of white beech mushrooms *Hypsizygus marmoreus*
> >> > > 8 smallish sugar snap peas, sauteed separately (I don't like
> them) >> > > sunflower oil for cooking
> >> > > a little tamari
> >> > > some roasted cashews added after plating, and in my case,
> cayenne >> > > pepper and extra tamari
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >
https://www.flickr.com/photos/155222...posted-public/
> >> >
> >> > Looks very good. Cashews, mushrooms and hot peppers would make me
> >> > not miss fish (or meat).
> >>
> >> Looks good but that small portion is a starvation diet... <snip>
> >
> > What part of 'snack' at the top did you miss?
>
> Um, says lunch, shit stirrer fail!. DUH

"Really as much of a delicious snack as a meal, but if I'd made rice
with it, it would have been a meal."

Without the rice, it became a snack.

On Sunday, January 3, 2021 at 10:04:57 AM UTC-6, Sheldon wrote:
> On Sun, 03 Jan 2021 08:19:07 -0600, "cshenk" > wrote:
>
> >Sheldon Martin wrote:
> >
> >> On Sun, 03 Jan 2021 Master Bruce <**********r.***> wrote:
> >> > On Sat, 2 Jan 2021 Bryan Simmons wrote:
> >> >
> >> > > My wife and I had a nice vegan lunch. When the store has fresh
> >> > > water chestnuts, that's what I do. Really as much of a delicious
> >> > > snack as a meal, but if I'd made rice with it, it would have been
> >> > > a meal.
> >> > >
> >> > > 1 carrot, sliced very thinly
> >> > > 4 water chestnuts, peeled and sliced
> >> > > 1 onion, cut into large pieces
> >> > > 1 medium size red bell pepper, cut into large pieces
> >> > > ~ 4 oz of white beech mushrooms *Hypsizygus marmoreus*
> >> > > 8 smallish sugar snap peas, sauteed separately (I don't like them)
> >> > > sunflower oil for cooking
> >> > > a little tamari
> >> > > some roasted cashews added after plating, and in my case, cayenne
> >> > > pepper and extra tamari
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >https://www.flickr.com/photos/155222...posted-public/
> >> >
> >> > Looks very good. Cashews, mushrooms and hot peppers would make me
> >> > not miss fish (or meat).
> >>
> >> Looks good but that small portion is a starvation diet... <snip>
> >
> >What part of 'snack' at the top did you miss?
>
Sheldon couldn't be bothered to read further.
>
> Um, says *lunch*, shit stirrer fail!. DUH

My wife's serving wasn't much larger today, and she considered it a meal.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/155222...posted-public/

I had the rest, but still without rice, and it was lunch.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/155222...posted-public/

--Bryan

On Sat, 2 Jan 2021 11:45:03 -0800 (PST), Bryan Simmons wrote:

> My wife and I had a nice vegan lunch. When the store has fresh water chestnuts, that's what I do. Really as much of a delicious snack as a meal, but if I'd made rice with it, it would have been a meal.
>
> 1 carrot, sliced very thinly
> 4 water chestnuts, peeled and sliced
> 1 onion, cut into large pieces
> 1 medium size red bell pepper, cut into large pieces
> ~ 4 oz of white beech mushrooms *Hypsizygus marmoreus*
> 8 smallish sugar snap peas, sauteed separately (I don't like them)
> sunflower oil for cooking
> a little tamari
> some roasted cashews added after plating, and in my case, cayenne pepper and extra tamari
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/155222...posted-public/

Peeling water chestnuts is just wasteful and expensive for me.
They're definitely a step up from canned, but until we get street
vedors that will peel them to order like in China, I'm bowing out.

-sw

On Saturday, January 2, 2021 at 11:43:51 PM UTC-6, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Sat, 2 Jan 2021 11:45:03 -0800 (PST), Bryan Simmons wrote:
>
> > My wife and I had a nice vegan lunch. When the store has fresh water chestnuts, that's what I do. Really as much of a delicious snack as a meal, but if I'd made rice with it, it would have been a meal.
> >
> > 1 carrot, sliced very thinly
> > 4 water chestnuts, peeled and sliced
> > 1 onion, cut into large pieces
> > 1 medium size red bell pepper, cut into large pieces
> > ~ 4 oz of white beech mushrooms *Hypsizygus marmoreus*
> > 8 smallish sugar snap peas, sauteed separately (I don't like them)
> > sunflower oil for cooking
> > a little tamari
> > some roasted cashews added after plating, and in my case, cayenne pepper and extra tamari
> >
> > https://www.flickr.com/photos/155222...posted-public/
> Peeling water chestnuts is just wasteful and expensive for me.
> They're definitely a step up from canned, but until we get street
> vedors that will peel them to order like in China, I'm bowing out.
>
It's really not bad. I do, however, wish they'd package them in smaller trays.
Slicing the carrots into 2mm coins was more trouble. The beech mushrooms
don't smell appealing raw, or when they first start to cook, but they're great
once they're done. I won't even buy canned water chestnuts anymore. Their
texture is fine, but they just don't taste good after having had the fresh ones.

I'm going to make it again today, just to use up the water chestnuts.
Yesterday, I had to toss a couple of them, and cut bad places off a couple of
others.
>
> -sw

--Bryan