Any vegetarians? I'd love to share tips, recipes, etc!!?

Question

I'm vegetarian not vegan, but I'd love to share, tips, recipes, idea's, fav books, etc!!! LEt me know!!!

Answer 1

Yay veggie power!  I enjoy hearing from fellow enthusiastic vegetarians or vegans...even if it's online.  : )

Email me if you want to exchange veggie ideas.

Answer 2

i like eating grilled chese

Answer 3

vegetarian power!

I'm currently living in Italy.

sooooo hard to be veg here!

Answer 4

My favorite is guacamole and hummus. My recipe is killer yet so simple! Everyone will not stop eating it. I'm making a new friend some quick recipes. She ate my food and decided to try a vegetarian diet - lol. I could email it to you also, just email me with an email address.

http://www.vegcooking.com/

Answer 5

I'm vegan now but was veggie for many years and I love to cook, I use a lot of tofu, tempeh, TVP (great in burritos, tacos, chili), gimme lean (for veggie loaf, veg burgers and "meat" balls). Here's a tofu tip: drain it-- wrap in towel and put something heavy like a couple cookbooks for about half an hour. Then it will take your marinade better and tofu cook up nice and brown.

If you can splurge and buy white truffle oil, do it! Just a tiny bit on roasted veggies and potatoes makes them very decadent. Add a little rosemary and black pepper and it's even better.

I eat a big variety of food but there are definitely staples:

Tempeh salad: Marinate tempeh in 2T soy and 1T rice wine vinegar. Steam tempeh for 15 minutes, let cool. Add mayo, green onions, celery, carrots and whatever else you might like! Great in a pita with fresh spinach.

BBQ Tempeh: steam like above but add BBQ sauce, onion, pepper.

Stir fried tempeh: I eat varities of this for lunch frequently. Steam up tempeh and whatever veggies you want. Toss in wok or saute pan and stir in a sauce: black bean garlic, soy sauce with sesame oil, peanut saute sauce, curry paste, anything! I go to the Asian store and pick out random sauces.

Veggie Stack: layer veggies such as eggplant (sometimes I fry the eggplant ahead of time), zucchinni, mushrooms, roast garlic, spinach, onions with tofu ricotta recipe from Vegan w/a Vengeance (it is great) and tomato sauce. Sometimes I splurge and also layer non-dairy cream cheese (but you can use regular). You could top with cheese too. Bake in an oiled baking dish at 350 for about 25-35 minutes.

Quiche from my non-vegan days: 3/4 cup cottage cheese, 3 large eggs whipped together with a pinch or two of nutmeg and dill, salt & pepper to taste. Sautee up some veggies and put in prepared crust (you can add cheese now too), top with egg mixture. Bake at 350 for 45-50 minutes.

Coconut-curry encrusted tofu: drain tofu and marinade in soy sauce or Braggs with a little rice wine vinegar, chinese 5 spice and grated ginger. Let sit for at least a half hour. In shallow bowl mix coconut and curry powder with panko til desired taste. Slice tofu and press into panko mixture. Bake at 350 about 20-25 minutes. You can encrust tofu with many different things like crushed nuts, seeds.

Tofu salad: drain extra firm tofu then crumble tofu and mix with mayo, 1 t mustard, dill, onions, relish. Really tastes like egg salad.

Stuffed portabella with mashed potatoes and spinach.

Linguine: This is great warm or cold and perfect for summer. Chop tomatoes and mix with torn pieces of basil and brie (about equal amounts), then add olive oil, balsalmic vinegar and salt and pepper. Don't refrigerate but let marinate for a good couple hours. Mix with the linguine, again I like it in equal parts (not too much pasta). That's it, you're done! I used to take this to potlucks and everyone loves it (we used to make this at a restaurant I worked at).

My fave cookbook is Vegan with a Vengeance and this website I love: www.fatfreevegan.com. Even though you're not vegan you could get some great ideas. I make a lot of recipes up, some work out, some don't but it's always fun trying.

Answer 6

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vegetarian books:

1. 15-minute vegetarian : 200 quick, easy, and delicious recipes the whole family will love / Susann Geiskopf-Hadler and Mindy Toomay.



  

2.    

Amber waves of grain : traditional American whole foods cooking & contemporary vegetarian, vegan & macrobiotic cuisine / Alex and Gale Jack ; foreword by Michio and Aveline Kushi ; illustrations by Rod House.



  

3.    

American wholefoods cuisine : 1300 meatless wholesome recipes from short order to gourmet / Nikki & David Goldbeck ; preface by Barbara Haber.



  

4.    

A beautiful bowl of soup : the best vegetarian recipes / by Paulette Mitchell ; photographs by William Meppem.



  

5.    

The best of Lord Krishna's cuisine : favorite recipes from The art of Indian vegetarian cooking / Yamuna Devi.



  

6.    

The best vegetarian recipes : from greens to grains, from soups to salads : 200 bold-flavored recipes / Martha Rose Shullman.



  

7.    

Betty Crocker easy everyday vegetarian : meatless main dishes you'll love!



  

8.    

The big book of vegetarian : more than 225 recipes for breakfasts, appetizers, soups, salads, sandwiches, main dishes, sides, breads, and desserts / by Kathy Farrell-Kingsley.



  

9.    

Cafe Flora cookbook / Catherine Geier with Carol Brown.



  

10.    

Carb-conscious vegetarian : 150 delicious recipes for a healthy lifestyle / Robin Robertson.



  

11.    

Classic vegetarian cooking from the Middle East & North Africa / Habeeb Salloum.



  

12.    

Compassionate cuisine : gourmet vegetarian recipes & the philosophy and culture of caring / Vrnda Devi.



  

13.    

The complete book of vegetarian grilling : over 150 easy and tasty recipes you can grill indoors and out / Susann Geiskopf-Hadler.  



  

14.    

The complete idiot's guide to being vegetarian / by Frankie Avalon Wolfe.  



  

15.    

Complete vegetarian cookbook / Charmaine Solomon.



  

16.    

The complete vegetarian handbook : recipes & techniques for preparing delicious, healthful cuisine / by Kathy Farrell-Kingsley ; illustrations by David Pollard.



  

17.    

The contented vegetarian / Matthew Drennan and Annie Nichols.



  

18.    

Cook 1.0 : a fresh approach to the vegetarian kitchen : breakfast, lunch + dinner / Heidi Swanson ; foreword by Art Smith. (



  

19.    

Cooking the Cuban way : culturally authentic foods, including low-fat and vegetarian recipes / by Alison Behnke and Victor Manuel Valens.



  

20.    

Cooking the Vietnamese way : to include new low-fat and vegetarian recipes / Chi Nguyen and Judy Monroe.



  

21.    

The enlightened kitchen : fresh vegetable dishes from the temples of Japan / Mari Fujii ; photographs by Tae Hamamura ; translation by Richard Jeffery.



  

22.    

Entertaining for a veggie planet : 250 down-to-earth recipes / Didi Emmons.



  

23.    

Ethical markets : growing the green economy / Hazel Henderson with Simran Sethi ; foreword by Hunter Lovins.



  

24.    

The ethnic vegetarian : traditional and modern recipes from Africa, America, and the Caribbean / Angela Shelf Medearis, author of Ideas for Entertaining from the African-American Kitchen.



  

25.    

Everyday Greens : home cooking from Greens, the celebrated vegetarian restaurant / by Annie Somerville.



  

26.    

The flexitarian table : inspired, flexible meals for vegetarians, meat lovers, and everyone in between / Peter Berley, with Zoe Singer ; photographs by Quentin Bacon.



  

27.    

Fresh food fast : delicious, seasonal vegetarian meals in under an hour / Peter Berley and Melissa Clark.



  

28.    

The gluten-free vegetarian kitchen : delicious and nutritious wheat-free, gluten-free dishes / Donna Klein.



  

29.    

The healthy hedonist holidays : a year of multicultural, vegetarian-friendly holiday feasts / Myra Kornfeld ; illustrated by Sheila Hamanaka.  



  

30.    

Hope's edge : the next diet for a small planet / Frances Moore Lappe and Anna Lappe.



  

31.    

How to cook everything vegetarian : simple meatless recipes for great food / Mark Bittman ; illustrations by Alan Witschonke.



  

32.    

How to cook everything. Vegetarian cooking / Mark Bittman ; illustrations by Alan Witschonke.



  

33.    

India's vegetarian cookery / Monisha Bharadwaj ; photography of India by Jenner Zimmermann ; food photography by Will Heap.



  

34.    

Living among meat eaters : the vegetarian's survival handbook / Carol J. Adams.



  

35.    

Living in the raw gourmet / Rose Lee Calabro.

  

36.    

Low-carb vegetarian / Margo DeMello.



  

37.    

Low-carb vegetarian cooking : 150 entrees to make low-carb vegetarian cooking easy and fun / Sue Spitler with Linda R. Yoakam.

  

38.    

Mediterranean harvest : vegetarian recipes from the world's healthiest cuisine / Martha Rose Shulman.



  

39.    

Mediterranean vegetarian cooking / Paola Gavin.



  

40.    

New vegetarian cooking : 120 fast, fresh, and fabulous recipes / Rose Elliot.

  

41.    

One-dish vegetarian meals : 150 easy, wholesome, and delicious soups, stews, casseroles, stir-fries, pastas, rice dishes, chilis, and more / Robin Robertson.



  

42.    

Passionate vegetarian / by Crescent Dragonwagon ; illustrated by Robbin Gourley.

  

43.    

The PDQ (pretty darn quick) vegetarian cookbook : 240 healthy and easy no-prep recipes for busy cooks / Donna Klein.

  

44.    

Quick-fix vegetarian / Robin Robertson.

  

45.    

The Real Food Daily cookbook : really fresh, really good, really vegetarian / Ann Gentry with Anthony Head.

  

46.    

Regina's international vegetarian favorites / Regina Campbell.



  

47.    

Silk road cooking : a vegetarian journey / Najmieh Batmanglij.



  

48.    

Twelve months of monastery salads : 200 divine recipes for all seasons / Victor-Antoine d'Avila-Latourrette.

49.    

Vegetable soups from Deborah Madison's kitchen / Deborah Madison.



  

50.    

Vegetarian / recipes, Dana Jacobi ; general editor, Chuck Williams ; photography, Bill Bettencourt.



  

51.    

The vegetarian bible / Sarah Brown.



  

52.    

Vegetarian cooking for beginners / Fiona Watt ; illustrated by Kim Lane ; photography by Howard Allman ; recipes by Catherine Atkinson.



  

53.    

Vegetarian cooking for dummies / by Suzanne Havala.

  

54.    

Vegetarian cooking for everyone / Deborah Madison ; [photographs by Laurie Smith ; illustrations by Catherine Kirkwood].



  

55.    

The vegetarian family cookbook / written and illustrated by Nava Atlas.

  

56.    

The vegetarian meat and potatoes cookbook / Robin Robertson.

  

57.    

Vegetarian recipes from around the world / by Sue Townsend and Caroline Young.



  

58.    

Vegetarian sandwiches : fresh fillings for slices, pockets, wraps, and rolls / by Paulette Mitchell ; photographs by Ondine Vierra.



  

59.    

Vegetarian suppers from Deborah Madison's kitchen / Deborah Madison.

  

60.    

Vegetarianism and teens : a hot issue / Kathleen Winkler.

  

61.    

The wild vegetarian cookbook : a forager's culinary guide (in the field or in the supermarket) to preparing and savoring wild (and not so wild) natural foods, with more than 500 recipes / "Wildman" Steve Brill ; foreword by Arthur Schwartz.



  

62.    

A year in a vegetarian kitchen : easy seasonal suppers for family and friends / Jack Bishop ; photographs by Richard Jung



  

63.    

Yoga kitchen : recipes from the Shoshoni Yoga Retreat / Faith Stone and Rachael Guidry..  



  

64.    

You don't need meat / Peter Cox.



hope thats enough lol check them all out there fabulous

Answer 7

Here's a list of several recipes:

Porcini Bruschetta

http://www.vegoftheweek.com/2008/03/29/m...

Vegan Nacho Cheese Dip

http://www.vegoftheweek.com/2008/04/12/v...

Portabello Mushroom Veggie Burger Recipe

http://www.vegoftheweek.com/2008/06/02/p...

Vegan Cheeseball

http://www.vegoftheweek.com/2008/06/02/v...

Mock Egg Salad

http://www.vegoftheweek.com/2008/06/15/m...

Chow Mein Noodles

http://www.vegoftheweek.com/2008/06/22/c...

There are also several other posts at

www.vegoftheweek.com

which often link to other vegetarian and vegan recipes and discuss vegetarian and vegan food products.