Guest guest Posted October 8, 2004 Report Share Posted October 8, 2004 Thank you:) And I REALLY appreciate the coffee mug salute:) I'm an addict...especially from Einstein's Bagelry;) I like their " Bohemian Blend " and their " Autumn Blend " ...(has a light chestnut flavor). Debra Feral <terebinthus wrote: Bravo Debra. A lot of great ideas and advice in your post below. Thanks for sharing and being inspiring to me. :::coffeemug salute::: ~ pt ~ The softest things in the world overcome the hardest things in the world. ~ Lao-Tzu ~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~> , " Debra Lee Thompson " < iw_amberwolf> wrote: What I try to do is > combine menus whenever I can. Take tacos, for instance...I like just > drained black beans in place of the meat mixture. I do not like TVP, > so I don't add it. The rest of the ingredients (lettuce, tomatoes, > cheese, etc) are open game for every one, and I fry my own corn > tortillas in either canola or olive oil. If I make them a > meat/potatoes/veggie plate-type dinner, I eat the same veggies they > do and either have some beans or a portobello mushroom cap in place > of the meat. If we do pizza, I usually get cheese, and they get what > they want. They'll also eat the cheese pizza, so I don't worry about > having to eat it all myself. I do like couscous, but I prefer > cooking everything from scratch, so I usually buy my grains in bulk. > Add grains to your plate along with mushrooms or beans, and you have > a great amount of complete protein:) I also love to do pastas - buy > whole wheat pasta when you can, and I love to saute' mushrooms with > garlic and italian herbs in a light amount of olive oil and toss to > coat the pasta - marinara also works well, and spagetti is another > easily combined meal. Two pots on the stovetop - one vegetarian, and > one with meat sauce - covered!! we don't want meat splatters in our > sauce:) As for the nut butters, if you have a food processor, you > can make them yourself from dry-roasted nuts. It will take a long > time - I'm told about 10-15 minutes, and it will be very dry & choppy > at first - DO NOT add oil. The nuts have their own - it just takes a > bit to press it out. > > Hope this helps:) > > Debra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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