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| susanne |
Posted - Sep 30 2005 : 2:55:38 PM
I have lots of good vegetarian recipes. I like to call it quiet food because there was no killing involved, except my hoe and clippers doing damage to the flora. And plants don't scream. Let's share ideas! |
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| connio |
Posted - Oct 08 2005 : 1:29:42 PM
Hey Farm Girls!!!!
I also hate to pull the little seedlings; it really bothers me to do anything that I think destroys life.
I go back and forth on being a vegetarian. I hate the slaughtering of animals, but each time that I try to be a vegetarian (not a vegan though since I will eat eggs and cheese even though I know that chickens and dairy cattle are treated badly also), I end up just CRAVING MEAT/protein. It has been this way for years. As soon as I eat some meat, the craving disappears. This has been the situation for all of my adult life. Any suggestions out there? I can only eat so many beans even though I love them, and I really dislike tofu. Morning Star and Boca products are great, but they are very expensive.
Connie
cozycottage |
| Robinwolf |
Posted - Oct 06 2005 : 10:31:15 AM
Hi! I'm vegetarian, 52 years old. DH is coming along. He mostly eats vegetarian, will eat fish, though. Not me. Once watched a fish get caught and scaled while he was still alive, and it made me so sick and upset.
Anyway, I make a great vegetarian dish called Cuban Black Beans and Rice. Here it is:
Simmer about a half cup of cut up onion, half of a red or green pepper (sliced up) and some chopped parsley, and some chopped garlic (to your taste) - be careful not to burn the garlic. Add some ground cumin. Use olive oil to simmer this stuff in. When the onion is soft, Add all to a saucepan of black beans (I usually just use one can, because we are down to just the two of us now). Let that simmer. Meanwhile make up enough Basmati Rice for how many are eating. While that is cooking, chop up some green onions, some tomatoes, and shred some cheese (soy cheese is fine). Put out some slivered almonds or pine nuts, and some chutney, if you like that. When everything is ready, put some rice on the plate, ladel on the black beans, and then have each person put on as much as they want of green onions, tomatoes, cheese and chutney and almonds. Delicious! I serve with an icy cold fruit salad of papaya and mango and blackberries.
Those who dance are often thought mad by those who cannot hear the music. Tao Te Ching |
| katie-ell |
Posted - Oct 06 2005 : 10:15:52 AM
Robin, I've always heard it was not good to put animals/animal products in a compost pile. I guess it's so you don't attract other critters who would dig in there to get their meal? Anyway, glad to hear you compost -- I'm pulling out all my impatiens from the garden today and throwing it on the pile. We're having a cold spell, and I want to get started on fall cleanup all over the property. I may compost most of the tomato plants, too. They look pretty bleak, and the raccoons are apparently having a feast each night. Not much left for us. And your cheesy vegetables sound great -- can I have some? :) |
| NancyM |
Posted - Oct 06 2005 : 09:54:37 AM
Another veg here. We are lucky enough to have a co-op nearby (PCC for those in the area) that has tons of good veg deli items, recipes, and cooking classes.
We are now raising our own chickens so we can be sure our eggs are from healthy, happy chickens. Just got our first one on Sunday! I plan to put "the girls" to work in the garden weeding soon as the weeds are coming thick and fast. Hopefully they will be tasty morsels for the chickens!
Nancy |
| sqrl |
Posted - Oct 06 2005 : 09:43:35 AM
Vegetarian here!! and love sharing recipes. I don't eat any dairy right now but eating eggs because we can get them locally right now.
Robin I hear ya, I hate thinning out my seeds. I want them all to live. I also feel this way about potted plant though I love the way they look I can't help but think that their thinking "hey how come we don't get to stretch our roots like those plants". May be my heart just too big.
Anyway let exchange veg recipes.
Blessed Be
www.sqrlbee.com www.sisterhood.sqrlbee.com
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| susanne |
Posted - Oct 02 2005 : 8:43:32 PM
Susan, Love to you for saving the calf, and your no fried chicken here. |
| Barn Goddess |
Posted - Oct 02 2005 : 5:46:09 PM
My husband and I have been vegetarians for almost 20 years. I'm not much of a cook, so I use Morning Star, Boca and Garden Burger products. I take Vegetarian Times magazine and they have good recipes. Also, do a Google search for vegetarian recipes. There is a wealth of recipes on the web.
Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we are here we might as well dance. |
| ThymeForEweFarm |
Posted - Oct 02 2005 : 04:25:27 AM
Katie, we compost everything compostable here, including small animals and poultry. I'm going to spend my day building a new compost pile. By the time I'm done most of an acre should be cleaned out and in a pile with shavings from the hen house and 20 bags of leaves and dead grass I picked up in the spring.
Julia, I've never put herbs in my cheesy vegetables but I will tomorrow. I'm going to make goat milk mozzarella tomorrow and will use your recipe. I have cauliflower and broccoli to pick today.
We aren't vegetarians but we don't eat nearly as much meat as we used to. A few years ago we had meat every night and quite often for breakfast on weekends and lunch most days. Now we're eating it only a few times a week. The biggest drop in consumption came in August when I had the colon cancer scare. I can't have much at all anymore except fish. I've cut back gradually and there hasn't been any complaints.
Robin
www.thymeforewe.com |
| TheSoapMaven |
Posted - Oct 02 2005 : 04:20:34 AM
So here is my thing...or where I want to be...vegetarian with eggs and dairy and some fish. NO red meat (rarely eat it anyway 'cause it hates my tummy!!!)and no other meats. But I love to use honey and nothing died to produce it right? I kinda feel okay about eggs, dairy and honey because while they are contributed by animals, none died to provide. Unless of course I guess they were raised specifically for that and then disposed of when they quit producing.
Splain to me if this makes sense...and whether that would be vegetarian or what. Hubby and I got off red meat for health reasons. I used to work for a BIG BAD CHICKEN company - many years ago...and I cant eat chicken because I KNOW what happens to them. And I only worked in procurement in the feed dept!!! Now if I raised my own that might be different. But probably not. I love chickens, love to watch them, I think they are just beatiful creatures. And will have some soon...hubby promised. But I think he thinks we might eat them...after they no longer lay. But that would be like trying to eat another of our pets...NOT GONNA HAPPEN. They will just have to die of old age.
Many years ago we raised a calf (pre no red meat days) with the idea of putting it in the freezer. Nope. Walter went to live on a big farm. Couldnt do it. He thought I was his Mommy. He loved me like a dog would love you. Wanted to be petted and followed me everywhere. I suppose naming him was my first mistake.
Susan
Proprietress of Dahlem's Soapworks http://www.thesoapmaven.com
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| susanne |
Posted - Oct 01 2005 : 5:03:01 PM
Thank-you for the recipes and responses. I'll break out my recipes. Here's to Quiet Food! |
| katie-ell |
Posted - Oct 01 2005 : 4:37:48 PM
Robin -- When you pull out seedlings, compost them -- returning them to the soil and then 'growing' the life force again when you use the compost on your garden. Sometimes, when I have just a little bit to compost (e.g., when pulling seedlings), I just dig a hole in the soil and put the greens in and cover back up. The earthworms do a great job of recycling for me. We need to be connected to the circle that is life -- you are not destroying life when you harvest vegetables or thin out the seedlings; you can feed yourself AND the earth. |
| susanne |
Posted - Oct 01 2005 : 4:31:20 PM
dg7954: I have been a vegetarian for 23 years and married for 25. 4 months ago my husband watched a documentary on meat processing. He hasn't touched white of red meat since. He still eats seafood. I believe it's a journey where one finds their spirit entwined with our four-legged brethren. I was surprised with my husband's "conversion" and with your quiet support of the meatless diet you may be surprised one day too. |
| MeadowLark |
Posted - Oct 01 2005 : 4:23:33 PM
Susie, remember to hit reply to topic and post your message. bet some of the girls would love those pasta recipes! Then hit submit... Hey ya got it!!!!!
If I keep a green bough in my heart, the singing bird will come. |
| susanne |
Posted - Oct 01 2005 : 4:23:22 PM
Thymeforewefarm: I too feel a hesitation in remonving vegetation from their homes. I always say a short thank-you for their contribution to my table be it food or beauty. I do believe plants have a spirit in the form of energy. |
| susanne |
Posted - Oct 01 2005 : 4:18:03 PM
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| LadyCrystal |
Posted - Oct 01 2005 : 3:53:25 PM
Thanks Amy,I have been making him pretty much the same things we eat just separate without the meat.I will have to find the magazine when I go out next time.I need some new ideas instead of meat and potatoes.
Thanks again,
Alicia
Follow your dreams |
| amystew |
Posted - Oct 01 2005 : 3:32:21 PM
My suggestion for feeding a 15 yr old vegetarian would be to make sure he's getting enough protein. (I've been a vegetarian for 15 years now.) A lot of casseroles could be made both ways--a big pan for the family and small pan for him. For instance, enchiladas can easily be made with beans & cheese. Lasagna, same thing, with white beans. Shepherd's pie with lentils instead of ground beef. Pasta with TVP or one of the many soy-based products instead of meat in the sauce. A stir-fry with tofu instead of chicken.
And when there just isn't a way to make a meat-free version, I'd have vegetarian chili on hand--he can have that with whatever veggies you're serving. Or even scrambled eggs. Also, I really like MaryJane's foods--she has lots of good healthy veggie entrees that can be stretched by adding more veggies. And if he ends up not eating enough protien with his meal, maybe he can have a nonfat yogurt for dessert or even a handful of nuts. I love soybeans as a snack--I can buy them frozen and they are great just thawed and eaten raw or on a salad, so maybe that's an option for him, too. If he's old enough to choose to be a vegetarian, he's old enough to understand that he needs to give his body the food it needs, so I'd focus on that. Hopefully he'll want to be involved with cooking--what a great skill for him to have!
Also, it might help to think of it in terms of starting with a healthy vegetarian meal and then adding meat for the rest of the family, rather than the other way around. I think Vegetarian Times is a great magazine for quick meals that you could then add meat to.
Good luck!
Gardener, chicken lover, worm wrangler
http://humboldthens.blogspot.com |
| BlueApple |
Posted - Oct 01 2005 : 07:50:47 AM
This is really good too - I may make this one tonight!
Vegetable Cheese Melt
4 cups chopped broccoli florets (steamed)
1 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
1/4 grated Parmesan cheese
3 tbl. chopped fresh basil or 1 tbl dried
1 tbl. minced fresh thyme or 1 tsp. dried
3 garlic cloves, minced
1/4 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
1/4 tsp salt
one large loaf french bread
Preheat the oven to 375. In a large bowl, combine the broccoli, cheeses, basil, thyme, garlic, pepper and salt. Split the bread lengthwise almost all the way through; spread open. Fill it with the broccoli mixture, then wrap in foil. Bake until the cheese is melted, 20 - 25 minutes. Cut the loaf crosswise into 4 portions.
Makes 4 servings, 19 g protein, 6 g dietary fiber, 8 g total fat, 299 calories
I guess I should add that these recipes came from the WW Versatile Vegetarian cookbook. I still eat dairy - eggs and cheese so these recipes may not work for everyone but I'm sure those that don't could adapt these.
Julia
BlueApple Farm |
| BlueApple |
Posted - Oct 01 2005 : 07:45:26 AM
Chickpea Soup
1 tsp. vegetable oil
1 onion chopped
3 garlic cloves, minced
one 19-ounce can chickpeas, rinsed and drained
1 1/2 tsp. minced fresh sage or 1/2 tsp. dried
1/4 tsp. freshly ground pepper (I used a bit more, I like pepper)
2 cups vegetable broth
1/2 of a 10-ounce pkg. frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
1/2 tsp. salt
2 tbl. fresh lemon juice
1. In a med saucepan, heat the oil. Add the onion and cook stirring as needed until tender, about five minutes. Add the garlic and cook 1 minute. Stir in the chickpeas, salt and pepper.
2. Stir in the broth, spinach and salt..bring to a boil. Transfer the mixture to a blender or food processor; puree. Return to the saucepan and simmer 5 minutes; stir in the lemon juice.
Makes 4 servings, 163 calories, 3 g. total fat, 7 g of dietary fiber, 9 g of protein, 99 mg calcium
Julia
BlueApple Farm |
| dg7954 |
Posted - Oct 01 2005 : 07:23:15 AM
My daughter and I are vegetarians. I am slowly winning over my husband too. I would love some recipes if you want to share. |
| ThymeForEweFarm |
Posted - Oct 01 2005 : 07:22:12 AM
This is probably going to sound totally off the wall and stupid but I'm asking anyway. I feel bad when I'm pulling seedlings that are growing too close together. I feel like I'm kill carrots when I pull them from the ground they're growing in. Once I cut cauliflower its life is over. When you pick something from a plant it's dead or dying, it withers and rots. Does anyone feel like they're killing plants as much as they're killing animals? I feel a little bad. Not as bad as the animals we raise for meat because I don't interact with the plants like I do the animals, but still, I feel bad. I'm serious. A little embarassed, but serious.
Robin
www.thymeforewe.com |
| LadyCrystal |
Posted - Oct 01 2005 : 06:26:58 AM
My son who is 15 decided he wanted to be a vegetarian about 6 months ago.He eats eggs and dairy but no meat.We raise all of our own meat so it is strange for me but I respect his choices.I am having a hard time planning meals.I lately have to cook two suppers,one for us and one for him.I found a few vegetarian web sites but I would love some more ideas.He likes to eat boca burgers and the morningstar soy items but I think he is comsuming too much processed foods.I have tried to get him more involved in cooking but still being young he looks to mom for guidance.Any tips and hints would help greatly,Thanks,
Alicia
Follow your dreams |
| BlueApple |
Posted - Sep 30 2005 : 5:28:39 PM
I use to be, but now I have to admit to eating eggs, dairy - but meat sparingly. I prefer to not eat meat - mainly because I feel better when I don't. I will dig some of my recipes out and share too!
Julia
BlueApple Farm |
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