Some vegetarian ideas
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what you have eaten in, say the last 2-3 days, just to give us hopefulls some
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You weren't askin me, Julie, but I'll jump right in anyway! :) We've been vegetarian for almost 18 years (dh mostly, two girls and I completely, with oldest dd vegan).
One recipe we really enjoy in the summer (not my vegan dd, obviously!) is CLT or PLT sandwiches, a substitute for the beloved BLT. The bacon is replaced by fried provolone cheese, which sounds strange but really works well.
Kraft makes sliced rounds of smoked provolone cheese, as does Sargento. Actually, I prefer Sargento's because the are sliced thinner.
I put the rounds in a non-stick pan (VERY important--using a regular pan will cause a big mess) and fry them over medium heat, then drain them on a paper towel. The cheese loses most of it's fat, leaving behind crispy slices that can be broken apart and put onto sandwiches with tomatoes, lettuce and mayonnaise. In between batches of cheese, I pour off the oil and wipe the pan. My dd likes hers fried just to brown, but I like mine done really well--the crisper the cheese, the more it tastes like bacon. She's never had real bacon, so she probably isn't after a particular taste/texture.
Another product to look for is TVP (texturized vegetable protein--soy) chunks--large hunks of tvp that work really well in soups and stews and are very reminiscent of chicken. Co-ops either carry these or can probably order them.
Summertime salads can be meals in themselves if they include garbanzo beans (chickpeas), toasted sunflower seeds, frozen green soybeans and, for non-vegans, hard-boiled eggs in addition to myriad veggies/fruits we put in: different kinds of lettuce, broccoli, cauliflower, radishes, carrots, jicama, avocado and tomato.
More later!
Susan
what you have eaten in, say the last 2-3 days, just to give us hopefulls some
ideas.>>
You weren't askin me, Julie, but I'll jump right in anyway! :) We've been vegetarian for almost 18 years (dh mostly, two girls and I completely, with oldest dd vegan).
One recipe we really enjoy in the summer (not my vegan dd, obviously!) is CLT or PLT sandwiches, a substitute for the beloved BLT. The bacon is replaced by fried provolone cheese, which sounds strange but really works well.
Kraft makes sliced rounds of smoked provolone cheese, as does Sargento. Actually, I prefer Sargento's because the are sliced thinner.
I put the rounds in a non-stick pan (VERY important--using a regular pan will cause a big mess) and fry them over medium heat, then drain them on a paper towel. The cheese loses most of it's fat, leaving behind crispy slices that can be broken apart and put onto sandwiches with tomatoes, lettuce and mayonnaise. In between batches of cheese, I pour off the oil and wipe the pan. My dd likes hers fried just to brown, but I like mine done really well--the crisper the cheese, the more it tastes like bacon. She's never had real bacon, so she probably isn't after a particular taste/texture.
Another product to look for is TVP (texturized vegetable protein--soy) chunks--large hunks of tvp that work really well in soups and stews and are very reminiscent of chicken. Co-ops either carry these or can probably order them.
Summertime salads can be meals in themselves if they include garbanzo beans (chickpeas), toasted sunflower seeds, frozen green soybeans and, for non-vegans, hard-boiled eggs in addition to myriad veggies/fruits we put in: different kinds of lettuce, broccoli, cauliflower, radishes, carrots, jicama, avocado and tomato.
More later!
Susan