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newbie needs recipes
I am not totally vegetarian, but am about 80% vegetarian for the past month
(lost 10lbs). I am a single guy, college teacher, and I cook meals that do not require lots of fancy schmancy steps and time. I could sure use a few easy recipes to help me out, if anybody has anything to share. Thus far I basically eat for BREAKFASTS: oatmeal with added flaxseed fiber (fills me up to help with wt loss), FiberOne cereal, eggs and fake (vegetarian) bacon. LUNCHES: soup, BLT sandwich using fake bacon, herring or salmon with bread and hummus. DINNERS: my mainstay is stir-fry veggies with Tofu in peanut sauce. I have been buying the Thai peanut sauce-- if anybody can help me make one easy from scratch, and also find a way to make firmer Tofu from the plain Tofu that would be great. I have been paying a premium to buy the Tofu that already is Thai peanut flavored, to also add to a Thai peanut sauce I buy. |
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"Beowulf" > wrote in message
... > I am not totally vegetarian, but am about 80% vegetarian for the past month > (lost 10lbs). I am a single guy, college teacher, and I cook meals that do > not require lots of fancy schmancy steps and time. I could sure use a few > easy recipes to help me out, if anybody has anything to share. > > Thus far I basically eat for BREAKFASTS: oatmeal with added flaxseed fiber > (fills me up to help with wt loss), FiberOne cereal, eggs and fake > (vegetarian) bacon. LUNCHES: soup, BLT sandwich using fake bacon, herring > or salmon with bread and hummus. DINNERS: my mainstay is stir-fry veggies > with Tofu in peanut sauce. > > I have been buying the Thai peanut sauce-- if anybody can help me make one > easy from scratch, and also find a way to make firmer Tofu from the plain > Tofu that would be great. I have been paying a premium to buy the Tofu that > already is Thai peanut flavored, to also add to a Thai peanut sauce I buy. > You might find my website useful. I list over 700 sites with free veg. recipes. Here's the link in my signatu -- SN http://www.scentednectar.com/veg/ A huge directory listing over 700 veg recipe sites. Has a fun 'Jump to a Random Link' button. |
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Beowulf > wrote in message
... > if anybody can help me make one > easy from scratch, and also find a way to make firmer Tofu from the plain > Tofu that would be great. Have you tried freezing it and defroting it? Freezing somehow alters the texture of the tofu. Sarah -- |
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See: rec.food.veg.cooking Vegan Outreach has a stellar starter kit. Please do not let the word "vegan" in it scare you. The information applies just as much to vegetarians as vegans. Just add milk and eggs if that is what you are into. Vegan Outreach will mail you a very nice printed copy for free. You can also download a pdf version for free or read it on the web for free. The kit includes unique and thoughtful essays by Vegan Outreach founder Matt Ball that will help you make vegetarianism a rewarding and lasting committment. It has a better recipe section than most starter kits that I have seen. Best of all it also has an up to date, complete, easy to understand, and brief nutrition section by Jack Norris, a vegan Registered Dietician. Assuming you have a solid reason for starting veg*nism the two best things you can do to make your commitment to it last is to learn good nutrition and to learn to cook a small set of recipes you really like. Here is the url: http://www.veganoutreach.org/starterpack Vegan Outreach also hosts a web site of health articles for people on plant based diets: http://www.veganhealth.org I would ignore the nutrition advice from other veg*n sites on the web. There are a number of web mavens who sound as if they know what they are talking about and they really don't. There are also people who I call "food cultists" who recommend certain types of vegetarian diets that have no basis ethics and no grounding in nutritional science ( though they will make things up ). Unfortantely some "food cult" advice can also be found on some of the Animal Rights sites out there. Animal Rights sites also frequently give incomplete nutrition information because they believe if they give people too much information will turn them off from trying vegetarianism. Many of these sites also have out of date information. Vegan Outreach takes the philosophy that if they tell people what they need to know to be healthy and feel great as vegans that these people will not quit being vegans and that the total number of vegetarians will increase. HTH -- Steve Be A Healthy Vegan Or Vegetarian http://www.geocities.com/beforewisdo...ealthyVeg.html Steve's Home Page http://www.geocities.com/beforewisdom/ "The great American thought trap: It is not real unless it can be seen on television or bought in a shopping mall" |
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Scented Nectar wrote:
... > You might find my website useful. I list > over 700 sites with free veg. recipes. > Here's the link in my signatu > Sigh. As per my original post, what I am really seeking help on is just a few staple recipes for this single guy who is not into fancy recipes. I would be overwhelmed looking at lists of recipes sites, long lists of recipes. I just want another simple breakfast, another simple lunch, another simple dinner. That would get me through another couple of weeks. |
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Steve wrote:
> http://www.veganoutreach.org/starterpack Thank you. I printed it out, will study it later today. |
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Sarah Carter wrote:
> Beowulf > wrote in message > ... > >> if anybody can help me make one >> easy from scratch, and also find a way to make firmer Tofu from the plain >> Tofu that would be great. > > Have you tried freezing it and defroting it? Freezing somehow alters the > texture of the tofu. > > Sarah > -- Wouldn't freezing and thawing tofu soften it? I am wondering how to make it more firm. |
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Beowulf wrote:
> Wouldn't freezing and thawing tofu soften it? I am wondering > how to make it more firm. No. If you freeze firm tofu it takes on a fluffier/fiber like texture when it is thawed. A co-op I used to work in used to do this to tofu before using it to make fake turkey salad. -- Steve Be A Healthy Vegan Or Vegetarian http://www.geocities.com/beforewisdo...ealthyVeg.html Steve's Home Page http://www.geocities.com/beforewisdom/ "The great American thought trap: It is not real unless it can be seen on television or bought in a shopping mall" |
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"Beowulf" > wrote in message ... >I am not totally vegetarian, but am about 80% vegetarian for the past month > (lost 10lbs). I am a single guy, college teacher, and I cook meals that do > not require lots of fancy schmancy steps and time. I could sure use a few > easy recipes to help me out, if anybody has anything to share. > Might I suggest... The Accidental Vegan by Devra Gartenstein easy recipes using common supermarket ingredients. For an easy Peanut Sauce try Natural Peanut Butter, soy sauce, water and cayenne pepper. Tahini Sauce: equal parts Tahini, Lemon Juice and water. -nancy- |
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Beowulf > wrote in message
... > I just want another simple breakfast, another simple > lunch, another simple dinner. That would get me through > another couple of weeks. What type of food do you like? I'll have a search through my basic recipes to see if there is anything that might tempt you. Sarah -- |
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Sarah Carter wrote:
... > > What type of food do you like? I'll have a search through my basic recipes > to see if there is anything that might tempt you. .. Thanks Sarah. I am surprised at how much I am liking Tofu-- so anything with that. Love shrimp and I do not mind paying the buck$ to buy the big shrimp (at this point I am not pure vegan, I still eat seafood and meat on occasion but I am finding less need and less desire to eat meat-- the taste of stir fry with peanut sauce and Thai spices and tofu is better than meat dishes!). Lunches are tough-- wish I had more variety. I had some Amy's canned spicy chili last night that was good. Trying to minimize carbs with high glycemic index (for wt loss) so prefer NOT to eat potatoes or corn or corn syrup. Love salads in warm weather (I am in Duluth MN so right now my appetite for salads is minimal). Randall |
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On Sun, 13 Feb 2005 10:53:50 -0600, Beowulf wrote:
> Sigh. As per my original post, what I am really seeking > help on is just a few staple recipes for this single guy > who is not into fancy recipes. I have some recipies on http://www.alexpounds.com/vegan/recipies.php that might be of interest. -- Alex Pounds (Creature) .~. http://www.alexpounds.com/ CS Student /V\ // \\ "Variables won't; Constants aren't" /( )\ ^`~'^ |
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Creature wrote:
> http://www.alexpounds.com/vegan/recipies.php Nice site, Thanks! I like the simplicity of the recipes. I am also an artist/photographer-- I like you b&w photos. Randall http://sparlo.net (my photos/art) |
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Creature wrote:
> On Sun, 13 Feb 2005 10:53:50 -0600, Beowulf wrote: > >>Sigh. As per my original post, what I am really seeking >>help on is just a few staple recipes for this single guy >>who is not into fancy recipes. > > > I have some recipies on http://www.alexpounds.com/vegan/recipies.php that > might be of interest. > Very nice site! -- Steve Be A Healthy Vegan Or Vegetarian http://www.geocities.com/beforewisdo...ealthyVeg.html Steve's Home Page http://www.geocities.com/beforewisdom/ "The great American thought trap: It is not real unless it can be seen on television or bought in a shopping mall" |
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