Guest guest Posted May 5, 2008 Report Share Posted May 5, 2008 Hah! So could I ;-) I was raised vegetarian and have pretty much been vegetarian up until this year. I have been trying some meat here and there so I guess I am no longer strictly in the vegetarian club, but I don't find most meat very appealing. Both my mom and I have been GF for about a year and we are both about a week into a dairy-free diet... I'm shooting to try it for about a month to see what effect it has for me. My problem is that I am trying to find ways to get more protein into my diet, not less. With a picky toddler and a 7-week-old baby, its quite an accomplishment if my wife or I actually cooks anything at all for dinner. One of our standbys is GF pasta and sauce, usually with some vegetable on side like steamed asparagus. Our favorite GF pasta is Bionatur and our 3yo loves it too. I leave the parmesean cheese off of my plate at the moment. Not too long ago we discovered these Sunshine burgers -- they are GF veggie burgers made mostly from sunflower seeds. I really like the southwestern style. That with some rice and a vegetable or salad also makes a decent meal. Tacos would be a good one too -- just warm up a can of refried beans and chop your favorite veggies (onions, tomatoes, lettuce, peppers, olives, avacado, etc) and warm up some taco shells or chips, or use corn tortillas. Cheese optional. We just picked up some soup last night from " Soop " in Berkeley -- they are very knowledgeable about the ingredients and many are GF and DF. I'm planning to try the SF Soup Co today too for the same reason.. so soup and maybe some rice or potatoes or chips might be good. Stir fry is another good one. I like to use zuccini or squash, cabbage, carrots, onions, garlic, etc. I like the Thai Kitchen spicy sauce; sometimes I add Braggs or wheat-free tamari. Sometimes I make it into a curry with some paste (e.g. thai yellow curry paste) and coconut milk... again with rice. I have found a great paste yet that I really like though, and the TJ's yellow curry in a bittle is GF but not DF. Another good one is potatoes and green beans, sauteed a bit with some rosemary or other herbs. I love this with feta which I am living without at the moment, so not sure what to add in its place. Maybe nothing, but is goat cheese ok? Let me know what else you come up with! -Luther On Mon, May 5, 2008 at 8:35 AM, Connie Hampton <connie@...> wrote: > > > > > > > First, are there any gluten AND dairy free vegetarians here? Could you list > some of your dinner menus as examples? I need to reduce the amount of > protein in my diet (gout) and am having a hard time thinking of menus. I > will continue to eat some meat, but could really use some creative menu > suggestions. > > > > > Connie > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 5, 2008 Report Share Posted May 5, 2008 I too and GF, DF and SoyF….I do eat quite a lot of red meat and would like to try to do more veggie and raw foods that may family may like. Would anyone be interested in meeting at Café Gratitude one night and swapping some recipes and ideas together? Eileen From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Connie Hampton Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 8:36 AM Subject: [ ] GF Vegetarians First, are there any gluten AND dairy free vegetarians here? Could you list some of your dinner menus as examples? I need to reduce the amount of protein in my diet (gout) and am having a hard time thinking of menus. I will continue to eat some meat, but could really use some creative menu suggestions. Connie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 5, 2008 Report Share Posted May 5, 2008 I have been doing dairy free meals for a while, actually. Every Sunday-Monday there is a Gluten-Free Menu Swap that I participate in. Here is the link to all of my weekly menu posts: http://www.bookofyum.com/blog/category/gluten-free-menu-swap-monday But there are tons of good GF vegetarian blogs and many don't use much dairy. There are also several vegan GF blogs that might fit the bill. Another good bet is the CFGF blogs, because they will naturally not use dairy. Some of the latter might be high protein though. Some of my staples: Homemade Risotto with roasted Vegetables (no need to add cheese to the risotto!) GF Pizza with pesto (homemade dairy free), caponata, tomato sauce, as the base topped with roasted veggies or grilled veggies Knishes filled with potato, spinach and garlic, made with a chebe crust (one variety doesn't contain dairy and you can sub a dairy free milk)- inspired by this recipe: http://glutenfreebay.blogspot.com/2006/11/gluten-free-knishes-mission.html Roasted Broccoli or other Roasted Veggies like asparagus etc. with polenta fries (recipe here: http://glutenfree.wordpress.com/2007/12/26/gf-oven-baked-polenta-fries-with-alio\ -oli/) [i generally add a protein like grilled tofu, but you don't have to) Fajitas- Corn tortilla with sauteed onions, red peppers, whatever other veggies you like homemade guacamole salsa (I usually serve refried beans with this but for low protein you don't have to) Homemade veggie sushi or onigiri with spinach, avocado, whatever veggie you like as filling. (Just don't make the filling watery or it will leak). Here's an example of onigiri: http://www.bookofyum.com/blog/like-water-for-onigiri-2-vegetarian-sesame-spinach\ -onigiri-recipe-988.html International cuisines like Japanese, Thai etc. have a lot of cuisine options that naturally don't involve dairy and can be made gluten-free fairly easily. Vegan cookbooks are also a great resource for gluten-free dairy-free people because all the recipes automatically don't have dairy and the authors are usually interested in making vegetables taste good! Hope this helps! Gluten-free blogs are really wonderful resources, and you can get a lot of ideas online just by searching for your ingredient with keywords like vegan and vegetarian that will automatically cut out most dairy recipes and high protein meat recipes. Enjoy! And I'm still thinking about your kimchi thread... Trying to get the nerve to make my own kimchi! - > > First, are there any gluten AND dairy free vegetarians here? Could you list > some of your dinner menus as examples? I need to reduce the amount of > protein in my diet (gout) and am having a hard time thinking of menus. I > will continue to eat some meat, but could really use some creative menu > suggestions. > > > > Connie > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 6, 2008 Report Share Posted May 6, 2008 I’m GF Vegan turned GF Vegetarian. I started incorporating a few dairy products, mostly lactose free i.e. the yogurt cheese from Trader Joe’s and also started eating a few things that were made with eggs (like pancakes or the occasion sweet)…the only soy I can get away with is in it’s pure form like edamame or soy lecithin that’s in a few things. I don’t have much to offer regarding sharing recipes, but would be interested in meeting at Café Gratitude, haven’t tried it yet. My fave restaurant down here in the Santa Cruz area is La Vie which used to be completely raw but now offers some fish and cooked foods. I only have to feed myself, so cooking really isn’t a big event. Dinner usually involves a brown rice wrap with organic beans and leaf spinach with raw veggies and hummus or guac on the side. I’ll also pick one of the following to make: brown rice; brown rice pasta; quinoa; red quinoa; or spaghetti squash and then add brusseIl sprouts, broccoli or some other veggie with garlic and olive oil. It’s all in flavoring the oil in the pan with spices first to create the taste of the dish! I eat more of my calories during the day (Lunch is a big salad with walnuts, canned beans, dried fruit, etc.) and usually have a cheese sandwich post the salad which involves 2 slices of “everything free” bread (Foods for life brown rice bread gluten free, yeast free, etc.) and one slice of yogurt cheese…and I snack a lot (fruit, dried fruit, fruit leather, veggies, crackers, I discovered the Sunshine burgers a year ago and enjoy them too. I have 1 or 2 recipes I can tote along for a trade if the get together happens…I’m looking for some creativity and inspiration myself. From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Groff Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 9:44 AM Subject: RE: [ ] GF Vegetarians I too and GF, DF and SoyF….I do eat quite a lot of red meat and would like to try to do more veggie and raw foods that may family may like. Would anyone be interested in meeting at Café Gratitude one night and swapping some recipes and ideas together? Eileen From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Connie Hampton Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 8:36 AM Subject: [ ] GF Vegetarians First, are there any gluten AND dairy free vegetarians here? Could you list some of your dinner menus as examples? I need to reduce the amount of protein in my diet (gout) and am having a hard time thinking of menus. I will continue to eat some meat, but could really use some creative menu suggestions. Connie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest guest Posted May 6, 2008 Report Share Posted May 6, 2008 >I am GF, DF, Sugar Free and Soy free and would love to meet up at Cafe Gratitude sometime with other GF folks. a > I too and GF, DF and SoyF….I do eat quite a lot of red meat and would like > to try to do more veggie and raw foods that may family may like. > > > > Would anyone be interested in meeting at Café Gratitude one night and > swapping some recipes and ideas together? > > > > > > Eileen > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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