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Hi -

I'm new to the list. I've been vegetarian for a while, but I

haven't eaten very well due to an aversion to cooking. Lately

I've been doing some more cooking, though. My partner is also

vegetarian, so that helps. I have seen some interesting recipes

on this list, and I was wondering if anyone had experience with

a recipe for:

1)a really yummy potato salad that's not too mayonnaise-y. Or

other interesting potato dishes. We love potatos!

and/or

2)a good stuffing recipe. This is the one thing I miss from my

non-vegetarian days. My mother's recipe has chicken broth in

it. I have tried making the same recipe with vegetable broth,

but it didn't taste like stuffing. This may have had to do with

the case that my mother is a much more experienced cook than

I, but maybe I just need to find a real veggie stuffing recipe

instead of trying to use a nonveggie one and converting it to

veggie.

Thanks!

 

Also, on the subject of grilled cheese sandwiches...here's my

favorite variation:

 

2 cups of chopped mushrooms

1/2 onion (yellow or sweet)

1 whole clove garlic (chopped or smashed)

1 Tbsp olive oil

1/2 Tbsp roasted or dark sesame oil

some sesame seeds

 

Fry onion in olive oil until transparent. Add the rest of the

ingrediants and fry until mushrooms are soft and fragrant. Put

in a strainer for a little while to drain the excess oil away.

Put two heaping spoonfuls onto a freshly grilled cheese or soy-cheese

sandwich. Mmmmm....tomato slices on top of that are good, too.

The whole process takes less than 15 minutes. I've been know

to serve this with a side salad for dinner because I'm a lazy

cook and I like my food fast. What should I also add to this

to make the dinner more nutritionally balanced?

 

 

cheers,

Mika

 

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Hello fellow newbie!

 

I found an instant vegetarian stock in our local

bulk food store that tastes like chicken broth,

but is entirely vegan. Maybe there's one near you?

I wonder if it would work.. let me know, please? I

miss stuffing too!

 

As for potato recipies... I missed my mothers

chicken stew so much after I stopped eating meat,

I figured out how to make it using lentils,

instead of chicken.

 

Lentil Stew

 

3(or more, if you like) medium sized potatoes,

peeled and cut into bite sized pieces

1 large carrot, peeled and sliced

1 medium onion, chopped (bite size pieces)

1 can green lentils, drained and rinced (or start

with 3/4 to 1 cup dried, then cook them before you

start the stew)

3/4 (or more) cup frozen corn

water to cover

1 tsp prepared mustard

1 tbsp instant veggie stock

1 tbsp poultry seasoning

1 tsp dried ground sage

1/4 cup snipped chives

1 tbsp each dried parsley and basil

salt and pepper

1:3 ratio flour to water for thickening (if

desired - I use 1 heaping tbsp flour to three or

four tbsp water)

(* all spices are to taste, as usual, and since I

don't measure anything when I cook, I THINK these

are conservative measurements... start with these

and add more of what you like as you go along.

 

Place potato pieces in a pot and cover generously

with water (a soup pot should be about 3/4 full).

Bring to a boil, then add the carrot pieces and

chopped onion. Cook until everything is soft, at a

gentle boil, about 5-7 minutes (just stab them

with a fork... honestly, I don't time or measure

anything! Sorry!), then reduce heat. Add

cooked/rinced lentils, corn and spices. Simmer for

10 minutes or so, until everything is heated and

melded together nicely. Thicken now with flour and

water if desired, and cook ten minutes more.

 

At this point you can serve the stew, but if you

let it sit for an hour or so, it gets even better.

Goes great with bread and butter! Lots of protien

in this one!

 

Carrie

 

 

>

> Hi -

> I'm new to the list. I've been vegetarian for a

while, but I

> haven't eaten very well due to an aversion to

cooking. Lately

> I've been doing some more cooking, though. My

partner is also

> vegetarian, so that helps. I have seen some

interesting recipes

> on this list, and I was wondering if anyone had

experience with

> a recipe for:

> 1)a really yummy potato salad that's not too

mayonnaise-y. Or

> other interesting potato dishes. We love

potatos!

> and/or

> 2)a good stuffing recipe. This is the one thing

I miss from my

> non-vegetarian days. My mother's recipe has

chicken broth in

> it. I have tried making the same recipe with

vegetable broth,

> but it didn't taste like stuffing. This may have

had to do with

> the case that my mother is a much more

experienced cook than

> I, but maybe I just need to find a real veggie

stuffing recipe

> instead of trying to use a nonveggie one and

converting it to

> veggie.

> Thanks!

>

> Also, on the subject of grilled cheese

sandwiches...here's my

> favorite variation:

>

> 2 cups of chopped mushrooms

> 1/2 onion (yellow or sweet)

> 1 whole clove garlic (chopped or smashed)

> 1 Tbsp olive oil

> 1/2 Tbsp roasted or dark sesame oil

> some sesame seeds

>

> Fry onion in olive oil until transparent. Add

the rest of the

> ingrediants and fry until mushrooms are soft and

fragrant. Put

> in a strainer for a little while to drain the

excess oil away.

> Put two heaping spoonfuls onto a freshly grilled

cheese or soy-cheese

> sandwich. Mmmmm....tomato slices on top of that

are good, too.

> The whole process takes less than 15 minutes.

I've been know

> to serve this with a side salad for dinner

because I'm a lazy

> cook and I like my food fast. What should I also

add to this

> to make the dinner more nutritionally balanced?

>

>

> cheers,

> Mika

>

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[Guest guest]

Thanks! That does indeed sound good. Lentils, if done right,

can be lovely (I've apparently done them " wrong " many times,

but when I have gotten it right, they're great). I'll try the

vegan " chicken " broth and see if it works.

Cheers,

Mika

 

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cnixon Wrote on

Wed, 23 Aug 100 11:43:18 Canada/Eastern

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Hello fellow newbie!

 

I found an instant vegetarian stock in our local

bulk food store that tastes like chicken broth,

but is entirely vegan. Maybe there's one near you?

I wonder if it would work.. let me know, please? I

miss stuffing too!

 

As for potato recipies... I missed my mothers

chicken stew so much after I stopped eating meat,

I figured out how to make it using lentils,

instead of chicken.

 

Lentil Stew

 

3(or more, if you like) medium sized potatoes,

peeled and cut into bite sized pieces

1 large carrot, peeled and sliced

1 medium onion, chopped (bite size pieces)

1 can green lentils, drained and rinced (or start

with 3/4 to 1 cup dried, then cook them before you

start the stew)

3/4 (or more) cup frozen corn

water to cover

1 tsp prepared mustard

1 tbsp instant veggie stock

1 tbsp poultry seasoning

1 tsp dried ground sage

1/4 cup snipped chives

1 tbsp each dried parsley and basil

salt and pepper

1:3 ratio flour to water for thickening (if

desired - I use 1 heaping tbsp flour to three or

four tbsp water)

(* all spices are to taste, as usual, and since I

don't measure anything when I cook, I THINK these

are conservative measurements... start with these

and add more of what you like as you go along.

 

Place potato pieces in a pot and cover generously

with water (a soup pot should be about 3/4 full).

Bring to a boil, then add the carrot pieces and

chopped onion. Cook until everything is soft, at a

gentle boil, about 5-7 minutes (just stab them

with a fork... honestly, I don't time or measure

anything! Sorry!), then reduce heat. Add

cooked/rinced lentils, corn and spices. Simmer for

10 minutes or so, until everything is heated and

melded together nicely. Thicken now with flour and

water if desired, and cook ten minutes more.

 

At this point you can serve the stew, but if you

let it sit for an hour or so, it gets even better.

Goes great with bread and butter! Lots of protien

in this one!

 

Carrie

 

 

 

 

 

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