New veggie here [with my favorite recipe]

[Guest guest]

Hi, all.

I've been a vegetarian off and on all my life, and am now making the

transition to vegan, mainly for my health, which absolutely needs work.

 

I'm married, mother to three adult kids, the youngest a junior in college.

I'm also mom to a delightful keeshond named Lucy who is the light and trial

of my life.

 

I'm hoping for some ideas on how to live the vegan life in the south, where

every meal one has to attend for various groups features some sort of

something I don't want to eat. I find I can't even eat the vegetables

because of the broth they were cooked in.

 

 

Abby in Arkansas

 

This is one of my favorite vegetarian recipes that I'm trying to wean myself

off of, since I'm trying to drop dairy.

 

Corn and Cheese Chowder

 

4 large unpeeled potatoes, diced 4 cups water or stock 2-3 bay

leaves 1 tablespoon butter 1 cup chopped onions 1 teaspoon cumin

seed 3 cups corn kernels, fresh or frozen 2 tablespoons unbleached

flour 1 cup heavy cream 2 cups grated cheese (I used sharp cheddar

cheese) 1 tablespoon chopped fresh chives 1/2 cup minced fresh

parsley 1 teaspoon salt dash black pepper

(I used some dill, too) Combine potatoes, water or stock, and bay

leaves in a three quart stock pot. Bring to a boil and simmer, covered,

until tender. Meanwhile, melt butter in a frying pan and saute the onions

with cumin until brown. Add to soup, then add the corn. Mix flour with cream

until smooth, then slowly add to soup. Add grated cheese, about 1/2 cup at a

time, and stir until melted. Keep heat low and watch bottom of pot. When all

the cheese is melted, add chives and parsley,season with salt and pepper and

serve.

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Hi Abby, welcome to the garden of earthly delights! Your recipe looks great and

as soon as we get out of triple digit temps down here in southwestern Georgia

(hi ya'll), I'll make it!

 

I hear you on the food down here. Not to mention attempting to come out of the

vegetarian closet. Whoooo weeeee, you'd think we were commie pinko's or some

other appelation. My survival food is salad. I've had to pick a lot of non veg

stuff off of them, though. Thankfully my stomach is mostly gone (long story

happy ending) and I cannot, absolutely CANNOT eat meat. Most people understand

" stomach problems " and don't hassle me, especially if I pretend to sigh

longingly over the slab of cow or ribs they are bobbykuing. (barbequing) I have

things I ask for at *burp* fast food places that cater to the carnivore, when

you are tired to death of salads. (or have diverticulitis and raw veggies hurt).

KFC order the mashed potato bowl and ask them to leave the gravy and chicken

off. You end up with mashed potatoes, corn and cheese. Not nutritionally good

but one does not go to a fast food place for anything resembling food. (IMO)

McD...... oh save me, drive by. Yes they have salads but asking for one

without meat is like spitting on the flag.

Wendy's decent small side salad with package of dressing with 350 ish

calories. Yikes. Order a baked potato and small side salad. Cheap at 1.98

Have it your way Burger King ... just driving by this place makes me soooooo

sick...order the jr whopper, ask them to hold the beef. Oh yes, please do hold

it, dispose of it! Make sure they don'r just remove the beef from the sandwich,

make sure they make it fresh. (doing it the other way is actually a big food

service no no, but then they have to be reminded to wash hands after using the

toilet.)

Pizza...veggie pizza. Not sure what fat they use in the crust, but it should

be olive oil.

Who have I forgotten? Oh yes, fish places. Ugh. Just Drive By. Even the fries

there are toxic.

Taco places...ah you'd THINK you could just eat the pintos and rice, didn't

you? HA ha ha ha haha....there's lard in them thar beans! Yep, rendered pig fat.

(Anyone else other than me getting nauseated here?)

 

Approved veg excuses for down south: " I'm dieting. " This works if you are

over a size 0.

" It's my stomach, I can't handle meat. " Works really well but there are ALWAYS

idiots (friends and relatives) who KNOW better and who will lovingly sneak meat

into your food. (Trust me, this has happened to me several times now.)

" I only eat organic free range hand tenderized meat, fowl, fish that has been

harvested by means of the esoteric rites of the Great Mammalammadingdong. " Try

to look holy and spiritual when saying that. Work on saying with a straight

face.

Finally, if all else fails, fall back on excuse one or wait till you are at

home and can veg out.

PS: The dieting one works well only if you are not scarfing down a supersize

fries and a shake.

 

Happy to have ya'll here, Jeanne in Georgia

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Jeanne

 

This was really funny. I drive by all the fast food places. My son

likes a couple of things at Taco Bell so we may go there once or even

twice a month.

 

GB

, treazure noname

<treazured wrote:

>

> Hi Abby, welcome to the garden of earthly delights! Your recipe

looks great and as soon as we get out of triple digit temps down here

in southwestern Georgia (hi ya'll), I'll make it!

>

> I hear you on the food down here. Not to mention attempting to

come out of the vegetarian closet. Whoooo weeeee, you'd think we were

commie pinko's or some other appelation. My survival food is salad.

I've had to pick a lot of non veg stuff off of them, though.

Thankfully my stomach is mostly gone (long story happy ending) and I

cannot, absolutely CANNOT eat meat. Most people understand " stomach

problems " and don't hassle me, especially if I pretend to sigh

longingly over the slab of cow or ribs they are bobbykuing.

(barbequing) I have things I ask for at *burp* fast food places that

cater to the carnivore, when you are tired to death of salads. (or

have diverticulitis and raw veggies hurt). KFC order the mashed potato

bowl and ask them to leave the gravy and chicken off. You end up with

mashed potatoes, corn and cheese. Not nutritionally good but one does

not go to a fast food place for anything resembling food. (IMO)

> McD...... oh save me, drive by. Yes they have salads but asking

for one without meat is like spitting on the flag.

> Wendy's decent small side salad with package of dressing with 350

ish calories. Yikes. Order a baked potato and small side salad. Cheap

at 1.98

> Have it your way Burger King ... just driving by this place makes

me soooooo sick...order the jr whopper, ask them to hold the beef. Oh

yes, please do hold it, dispose of it! Make sure they don'r just

remove the beef from the sandwich, make sure they make it fresh.

(doing it the other way is actually a big food service no no, but then

they have to be reminded to wash hands after using the toilet.)

> Pizza...veggie pizza. Not sure what fat they use in the crust, but

it should be olive oil.

> Who have I forgotten? Oh yes, fish places. Ugh. Just Drive By.

Even the fries there are toxic.

> Taco places...ah you'd THINK you could just eat the pintos and

rice, didn't you? HA ha ha ha haha....there's lard in them thar beans!

Yep, rendered pig fat. (Anyone else other than me getting nauseated

here?)

>

> Approved veg excuses for down south: " I'm dieting. " This works if

you are over a size 0.

> " It's my stomach, I can't handle meat. " Works really well but

there are ALWAYS idiots (friends and relatives) who KNOW better and

who will lovingly sneak meat into your food. (Trust me, this has

happened to me several times now.)

> " I only eat organic free range hand tenderized meat, fowl, fish

that has been harvested by means of the esoteric rites of the Great

Mammalammadingdong. " Try to look holy and spiritual when saying that.

Work on saying with a straight face.

> Finally, if all else fails, fall back on excuse one or wait till

you are at home and can veg out.

> PS: The dieting one works well only if you are not scarfing down a

supersize fries and a shake.

>

> Happy to have ya'll here, Jeanne in Georgia

>

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