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My mother and I are becoming vegans. I have found a handful of recipes but I would like some more. Please post some for me.
I am trying to start a diet and I need some good recipes. I am trying to save money at the same time so it is a little difficult.
I eat little if any tofu. That includes the fake meats that many love to have as a main staple to their diet that is soy based.
I eat pretty much what I have always eaten, but make it without the meat. Sounds difficult? It isn’t.
Something like a stuffed bell pepper is usually stuffed with meat. I instead go for rice and veggies with a tomato base sauce over it.
Soups are no problem. Vegetable soups are easy. Go just with the veggies or add grains such as barley to them to add more nutritional value to them. There are also tomato based soups.
A baked potato is not just a side dish. You can add all sorts of things on top of it. Broccoli, sauteed veggies of all sorts – bell peppers, carrots, zucchini, onions, cilantro, parsley – only limited by your imagination or personal tastes. You can even bake them ahead of time – which saves on wasted energy – and have them ready for you when you get home from work or school to be warmed up.
I even have a traditional Italian sauce that is carrot based for pasta dishes. Vareity is not a problem.
Kabobs that have veggies, mushrooms that you like on them – a total treat that I have never had any to refuse.
Mushrooms are fabulous, the variety is more than many people know. Stuff them, broil them, add them to other things. With the things that they have found out recently about capers, you might want to think about adding them to your salad or other dishes.
Cold salads – with pasta, grains, or just the veggies – another wonderful experience for the palate.
The things that you can do with a rice dish – again – only limited by your personal taste. You can go from main dish to dessert with this versitile grain.
Baked apples, fruit salads, or just plain fruit a healthy addition to a balanced diet.
Whole grain breads of different variety of grains is something else that I would suggest. Pumpernickle, rye, sour dough are great. Something as simple as switching over to a pita bread can bring variety to something that you may not have considered.
You can juice, you can make fruit smoothies for quick fixes and treats.
My suggestion is always for people to go with what they eat now and see how they can adapt and adjust what they already know and like to fit within a healthy diet. Reason that I suggest this is because you already have most if not all of what you need on hand and the outlay of money is not going to be a big bite out of the budget.
If such is more than you can handle, or you just are not convident enough to do such – I strongly suggest talking to a good dietician/nutritionist and getting their helpful insights. They not only will help you to know if what you are eating is meeting all your dietary needs, they can help you with formating a grocery list to make sure that you get all the things that you will need to have a healthy diet.
Last but not least – know that spices are your best friend. Learning about them and how to best use them in cooking is something that is going to make what you eat either something that you really enjoy or something that you just do and make do with.
When you get comfortable, start trying new things. Add to what you already know. I suggest going to the library and getting cookbooks to see if the cookbook is something that you want to invest your hard earned money in buying. If it is filled with ingredients that are hard to find, foods that you really are not suited to your personal taste – matters not if everyone else loves it.
There are websites – but I have found that many of the sites will rave about some dish that many times comes from an ethnic taste that you might not be familiar with and ingredients that are not easy to find. So make sure when searching such sites on the web that they are things that you can find easy – or at least order.
Again, can’t say it enough. At first, I would suggest going with what you know. Helps to keep the budget down. Add the ingredients that you think that you might need as you need them – easier than a massive outlay of monies on things all at once.
My sister is kind of a vegan but she eats cream,cheese,fish, and eggs.
What are some recipes that she can make for breakfast, lunch and dinner?
Zucchini “Fettuccine” With Tomato Sauce
Ingredients
4large zucchini or yellow squash
Kosher salt
5medium vine-ripened tomatoes
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil,
plus more for drizzling
1/2 clove garlic, chopped
1teaspoon chopped jalapeno pepper
Freshly ground pepper
1/4cup chopped pine nuts,
plus more for topping
1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
1 teaspoon chopped fresh oregano
Directions
Trim and peel the zucchini, then use a mandoline or a vegetable peeler to thinly slice lengthwise into wide ribbons (stop when you get to the seeds). Cut the ribbons into 1/4-to-1/2-inch-wide strips to make them look like fettuccine. Transfer to a colander and toss with 3/4 teaspoon salt; let drain in the sink, tossing occasionally, about 30 minutes. Rinse well and pat dry.
Meanwhile, peel the tomatoes using a sharp vegetable peeler, then halve horizontally and squeeze out the seeds. Puree 1 tomato with the olive oil, garlic, jalapeno, and 1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper in a food processor or blender. Transfer to a bowl. Chop the remaining 4 tomatoes and add to the bowl; add the pine nuts, basil, oregano, and salt to taste.
Divide the zucchini among bowls and top with the tomato sauce. Top with more pine nuts and drizzle with olive oil.
Wheat Berry Salad
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups hard wheat berries
3/4 cup chopped walnuts
2 stalks celery, finely chopped
1/2 cup tart dried cherries, chopped
1 scallion, white and green parts, chopped
1/2 cup finely chopped parsley leaves
3 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons lemon juice
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Directions
In a large pot combine the wheat berries and enough water to come 2 inches over the wheat berries. Bring to a boil and cook uncovered for 1 hour, or until tender. Drain and let cool. Toast the walnuts in a medium dry skillet over medium-high heat until fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes.
In a large bowl, combine the wheat berries, walnuts, celery, dried cherries, scallions, parsley, olive oil and lemon juice. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper.
Chili Omelet
Ingredients
1/2 pound breakfast sausage links
1 (15-ounce) can vegetarian chili with beans
1 (8-ounce) package 3-cheese Mexican shredded cheese
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 large eggs
1/4 cup chopped chives
Sour cream, for garnish
Directions
Cut the sausage into 1/4-inch chunks. In a medium skillet over medium-low heat, brown the sausages. When brown, add the chili and heat through, about 5 minutes. For an extra-cheesy omelet, stir in a handful or 2 of the cheese.
While this is cooking, heat an 8-inch skillet over medium-low heat and melt the butter. Beat the eggs with half the chives and pour into the pan. Cook until the egg forms a solid yellow circle. Cover half of the omelet with the sausage and chili mixture, reserving 1/4 cup. Add a layer of cheese, reserving 1/4 cup. Fold the omelet and top with the remaining chili and cheese. Slide the omelet onto a plate and garnish with a large dollop of sour cream and the remaining chives.
I am looking for a good recipe book but apparently the way I eat does not fall into a specific category so I am having trouble finding something.
I eat Fruits, Vegetables, Beans, and Nuts. I do not eat animal products (meat, milk, eggs, etc…) I also do not eat any breads. Vegetarian has too much dairy, eggs, oils, etc… and Vegan cookbooks have too much bread in them for me. The closest thing I can find is a raw cookbook but I enjoy cooked vegetables a lot so that is kind of useless. There are also tons of other classifications like fruitarian, nutritarian and i’m sure other things I’ve never heard of. Maybe one of those would be good?
Also a lot of cookbooks in these categories have way too much info on why you should eat vegetarian/vegan/raw/whatever. I don’t really care about that I just want the recipes. Also many of these same cookbooks have 50 super rare ingredients that are hard to find in each recipe. Simple recipes are better.
Also a lot of them require tons of equipment. I have a Vita-mix blender (which is awesome by the way). I don’t have a juicer, or dehydrator and I do not want to purchase them.
Any input would be great. I feel like since I am not in some specific classification this is a lost cause but hopefully someone out there can help me. Thanks!
Just some more info. That is my diet like 95% of the time. I do eat bread occasionally so if a recipe book has some bread in it that is fine. Maybe a vegan cookbook is best? I try to stay away from the processed food which is why I started looking at raw cookbooks.
Hello
I know exactly what you mean, after much searching myself I found three excellent books that have fabulous recipes that are pretty easy and delicious:-
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Eat-Smart-Raw-Recipes-High-Energy/dp/1904010121
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Raw-Living-Detox-Your-Energy/dp/1904943748/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1310308763&sr=1-1
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Vegetarian-Cooking-Without-products-saturated/dp/0722538979/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1310308801&sr=1-1-fkmr0
Also, have a look at the two video links below for recipes, they are very good.
http://www.youtube.com/user/TotallyVegetarian
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iPt5YZM2zs&feature=channel_video_title
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can some one please give me a healthy vegan stuffed sweet potato recipe?
I haven’t been able to find one and I would like one for my dinner tomorrow night
one that includes a lot of vegetables would be nice :]
I like to eat light small dinners too. and I’d like to know if there is any protein and fiber in a sweet potato
Make sure you eat the skin and you’ll get plenty of fiber. You can lightly pan-fry, with some vegetable broth or some olive oil spray, a bunch of vegetables of your choice until they soften a little, then chop them up so they can make a nice stuffing—-in the meantime, bake the sweet potato, then cut it open and stuff the potato with those vegetables, drizzling a little olive oil and adding some sea salt and a dash of pepper, bake for a few more minutes and presto…should be delicious and healthy!