Guest guest Posted August 16, 2001 Report Share Posted August 16, 2001 In a message dated 15/08/2001 19:33:26 GMT Daylight Time, Kirsten@... writes: > Difficult to understand from a veggies point of view I know, but 6 > months ago I would never have believed it either Fair play, I was just interested. I think my taste buds have changed over the lst 14 years. My DH gave up meat 2 years ago (his choice not mine), and he tells me that Quorn tastes nothing like chicken, and I was quite sure it did! Since I gave up meat I have developed an obbsession with spicy food, and often eat mushroom vindaloo, and hot mexican dishes. Must be because vegy food used to be so bland. Its much easier nowadays to get tasty forms of protein. I have never eatedn lentil casserole or nut cutlets, and TVP makes me feel like I am eating cat litter. I do love cous cous, ebly and quorn though, and my 3.5 yr SS loves it to, a it can be made really colourful as kebabs, salads etc, or just quorn sausages and burgers. Anyway, you have the right to bring up your kids as you feel fit, so I hope you dont think I was judging you, I was just interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 16, 2001 Report Share Posted August 16, 2001 I used to *love* Sosmix sausages - I used to throw in a handful of dried herbs and some chopped onion to the dehydrated mix, and fry them in generous amounts of oil: yum, yum! I'm still tempted to buy it whenever I see it! I bet it wouldn't taste anything like sausages now, but then I was convinced it was absolutely bang on. You should try lentil casserole - a good one is a real treat: ditto nut roast (though a bad one is, admittedly, like chewing a cardboard box). And if you're into spicy food you should definitely try dal - any good Indian cookbook should have at least one recipe for it. You can make it much more interesting and less 'worthy' by adding okra. I often go for the vegi option in restaurants - specially when everything meaty is covered in rich, over-pretentious sauce. Double especially if it involves grilled goats' cheese - has to be one of the nicest forms of food, ever! Vicki Portman http://www.plushpants.co.uk > > Since I gave up meat I have developed an obbsession with spicy food, and > often eat mushroom vindaloo, and hot mexican dishes. Must be because vegy > food used to be so bland. Its much easier nowadays to get tasty forms of > protein. I have never eatedn lentil casserole or nut cutlets, and TVP makes > me feel like I am eating cat litter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 16, 2001 Report Share Posted August 16, 2001 I used to *love* Sosmix sausages - I used to throw in a handful of dried herbs and some chopped onion to the dehydrated mix, and fry them in generous amounts of oil: yum, yum! I'm still tempted to buy it whenever I see it! I bet it wouldn't taste anything like sausages now, but then I was convinced it was absolutely bang on. You should try lentil casserole - a good one is a real treat: ditto nut roast (though a bad one is, admittedly, like chewing a cardboard box). And if you're into spicy food you should definitely try dal - any good Indian cookbook should have at least one recipe for it. You can make it much more interesting and less 'worthy' by adding okra. I often go for the vegi option in restaurants - specially when everything meaty is covered in rich, over-pretentious sauce. Double especially if it involves grilled goats' cheese - has to be one of the nicest forms of food, ever! Vicki Portman http://www.plushpants.co.uk > > Since I gave up meat I have developed an obbsession with spicy food, and > often eat mushroom vindaloo, and hot mexican dishes. Must be because vegy > food used to be so bland. Its much easier nowadays to get tasty forms of > protein. I have never eatedn lentil casserole or nut cutlets, and TVP makes > me feel like I am eating cat litter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 16, 2001 Report Share Posted August 16, 2001 > I used to *love* Sosmix sausages - I used to throw in a handful of dried > herbs and some chopped onion to the dehydrated mix, and fry them in generous > amounts of oil: yum, yum! This was my staple diet as a student, along with Burgamix. We used to do a brown rice risotto thing where you fry veggies and garlic and rice - then pour in veg stock and let it boil away for 45 minutes or so until the water is absorbed and rice cooked then add chunks of cheddar cheese at the end to melt in. I do a proper risotto with wild mushrooms and arborio now - but then i have more money!!! Being a veggie student is such a good frugal way of eating. There were so many wholefood shops in Nottingham that you could buy as much or as little of the pulses/beans/rice that you wanted and they had all those weird things like miso and seaweed. Problem was that there really wasn't much choice in the mid eighties..Veg food has moved on so much since then. I have a very dog eared Cranks cookbook from 1981, but the Cranks books you get today are totally different - none of that leaden weight lentil and buckwheat stuff these days. I ended up giving up my veggie diet when i developed a yeast allergy and sensitivity to soya (the milk gives me terrible stomach pains) and it was just too tricky to find things I could eat. I still cook veggie stuff a lot though, and I never eat Lamb,veal or offal and only buy free range eggs/meat etc. have you ever seen Rose Elliot's Vegetarian mother and baby book? It might be OOP now as it is slightly dated, but there are some really nice recipes for toddlers in there. Caroline Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 16, 2001 Report Share Posted August 16, 2001 > I used to *love* Sosmix sausages - I used to throw in a handful of dried > herbs and some chopped onion to the dehydrated mix, and fry them in generous > amounts of oil: yum, yum! This was my staple diet as a student, along with Burgamix. We used to do a brown rice risotto thing where you fry veggies and garlic and rice - then pour in veg stock and let it boil away for 45 minutes or so until the water is absorbed and rice cooked then add chunks of cheddar cheese at the end to melt in. I do a proper risotto with wild mushrooms and arborio now - but then i have more money!!! Being a veggie student is such a good frugal way of eating. There were so many wholefood shops in Nottingham that you could buy as much or as little of the pulses/beans/rice that you wanted and they had all those weird things like miso and seaweed. Problem was that there really wasn't much choice in the mid eighties..Veg food has moved on so much since then. I have a very dog eared Cranks cookbook from 1981, but the Cranks books you get today are totally different - none of that leaden weight lentil and buckwheat stuff these days. I ended up giving up my veggie diet when i developed a yeast allergy and sensitivity to soya (the milk gives me terrible stomach pains) and it was just too tricky to find things I could eat. I still cook veggie stuff a lot though, and I never eat Lamb,veal or offal and only buy free range eggs/meat etc. have you ever seen Rose Elliot's Vegetarian mother and baby book? It might be OOP now as it is slightly dated, but there are some really nice recipes for toddlers in there. Caroline Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 16, 2001 Report Share Posted August 16, 2001 Oh yes, I've really got into goats cheese. I'm on a detox diet atm where I have to eat brown rice everyday. I like roasted peppers, stuffed with rice, garlic, basil and creamy goats cheese all mixed up. Then sprinkle a bit of hard goats cheese (or feta) on top and roast. Scrummeee. I did it using courgettes tonight. Was OK but not as nice as the peppers. Todman Treasurer, Stansted Branch (R5) Mum to , 3½ > I often go for the vegi option in restaurants - specially when everything > meaty is covered in rich, over-pretentious sauce. Double especially if it > involves grilled goats' cheese - has to be one of the nicest forms of food, > ever! > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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