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Hi Everyone,

 

My name is Robyn. My husband and I have just decided to become

vegetarian. We are very new at this. At least for the time being we

will still use eggs and dairy. I hope that is ok with this list. I

don't want to post anything that will affend anyone. And I figure if

I do make a mistake, you'll let me know and make appropriate

changes. People seem to feel that being vegetarian is labor

intensive. I hope you will prove them wrong. I love trying new

things but I need a few successes to keep me going.

 

I know that Vegans do not use sugar. Do non-vegan vegetarians use

sugar? I've heard that fructose is useable. I have had some success

with it in the past.

 

Dinner last night was awful. I tried some lentle patties. ugh.

But tonight was great! It is called Southwestern Pasta from " Karen

C. Greeniee " - greeniee I will list the recipe as I

received it, but next time I will use a little less oil and I liked a

little more sweetner and Tabasco. I used tomatoes from my garden, but

to make it fast you could use canned tomatoes. I am sure some of you

creative people could think of things to add to it, like zucchini. I

served it with corn bread. It was the perfect summer supper.

 

Southwestern Pasta

 

* 1/4 C olive oil

* 2 medium onions -- sliced

* 1 clove garlic -- minced

* 3 1/2 C peeled tomatoes -- crushed

* 3/4 tsp Tabasco or other hot pepper sauce

* 1/4 tsp salt

* 2 Tbs minced fresh cilantro

* 1/4 tsp sugar

* 12 oz angel hair pasta -- cooked al dente and drained

 

Heat the oil over medium heat, stir in onions and garlic and saute

until tender. (10-12 min)

 

Add rest of ingredients (except pasta) and bring to boil.

Reduce heat to low and simmer uncovered until thickened slightly (30

min)

 

Place pasta on platter and top with sauce. Serves 4

 

 

I hope someone else will enjoy this as much as I did.

Robyn in So.CA