Vegetable-arianism

[BarTopDancer]

Originally Posted by TheatreTech

I'm vegan and quite happy with my decision.

The other day I baked some superdelicious banana split pudding brownies.

And I'm still waiting for that recipe (it's even spelled correctly!).

MouseWife: I think the restaurant you're thinking of is Native Foods at The Camp in Costa Mesa. Quite delicious; I was there earlier this week.

Ok, Matt, really. This has gone on long enough. Get out of my head!

And MouseWife, across the street from The Camp, in the Lab, Gypsy Den has some delicious veggie stuff (not sure if it's vegan, but I suspect Matt can tell us).

I have a Linda McCartney cookbook and use various online recipe sites. Of course that means I have to cook, which it has been much to hot to do. Soon I hope. Soon.

[MouseWife]

Thanks, TheatreTech and BarTopDancer...I will have to ask my chickie if she is aware of the places across the street??? But it is called 'the camp'? How cool. My hubby and I had gone with the kids and thought it did quite resemble a camp.

And no kidding. Not just backroad places, every where seems to cook their food in the same oil as other things. I feel so badly for my chickie, but she does stick to her guns, when she asks what it was cooked in and if they use it for other food items. If she gets a weak answer, she passes.

We eat a lot of canned vegetarian beans and when the Hubster cooks food she may like, he makes sure and not cross contaminate and uses her 'butter'.

We haven't gone so far to enjoy her tofu potato salad or soy milk mashed potatoes....

GD, I though you were off of the meds???

[Matterhorn Fan]

You must spread some Mojo around before giving it to Ghoulish Delight again.


MouseWife, do not fear the soy products. Some are quite good. I can't eat tofu, but if I could, I most certainly would. It's super versatile.

[LSPoorEeyorick]

Actually, nayonaise tastes more like mayonaise than light mayo does. Tofu cream cheese tastes more like cream cheese than light cream cheese does. And we make our mashed tatoes with veggie broth, and you really can't tell the difference.

You might want to give her dishes a try; they don't taste as bad as you're imagining.

[Matterhorn Fan]

At Thanksgiving last year (my first with family in about 10 years), I got separate mashed potatoes and stuffing! My mom and aunt thought they would taste bad because they thought the veggie broth smelled funny. Both dishes were great!

[Andrew]

I'm not a vegetarian, but am a non-mammal-itarian. Thus:

JEN’S BLACK BEAN & TURKEY CHILI
Yield: 10 to12 servings

 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, 3 turns of the pan
 2 1/2 pounds ground turkey (2 packages)
 4 tablespoons dark chili powder
 1 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
 2 tablespoons grill seasoning blend, any brand
 1 tablespoon cumin
 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
 1 to 3 tablespoons hot sauce, medium to extra-spicy
 1 large onion (diced)
 2 large red Bell Peppers (diced)
 1 can Ro-Tel tomatoes with green chilies (well drained)
 2 cans Black Beans (rinsed and drained)
 1/2 bottle beer, about 1 cup
 1 (14oz) can tomato sauce
 1/2 cup barbecue sauce (smoky if you have it)
 2 cups roasted corn kernels
 1 can diced jalapenos

Heat a large pan over medium to medium high heat. Add extra-virgin olive oil, 3 turns of the pan, and the turkey meat. Season the meat with: chili powder, red pepper flakes, grill seasoning, cumin, Worcestershire and hot sauce. Break up the meat with the back of a wooden spoon into small crumbles. Brown meat 5 minutes, then transfer the browned meat to large a pot.
Sauté onions and chopped bell peppers until softened and most of the water has cooked out. Add the sautéed onions, peppers, Ro-Tel tomatoes and black beans to the cooked turkey and cook for about 10 minutes. Add the half bottle of beer, scraping up the drippings and cooking off the alcohol. Add the tomato sauce and barbecue sauce and bring to a bubble. Add roasted corn kernels and jalapenos and let chili simmer for about 20 minutes. Adjust seasonings and heat level to your taste. Remove from heat and serve.

This recipe won the chili cook-off at my office.

[Gemini Cricket]

Vegetable-aryanism... Is that like you only eat white vegetables?

[tracilicious]

Originally Posted by Matterhorn Fan

You must spread some Mojo around before giving it to Ghoulish Delight again.

Me too. I was wondering if anyone would get the lame vegetable nazi joke.

[Matterhorn Fan]

Hmmm....substitute broken apart Gardenburgers for the turkey, buy vegetarian Worchestershire sauce, and be really careful about the ingredients on the BBQ sauce that that chili recipe might work.

I'd post my chili recipe, but it's not written down. And really it would just be an ingredients list, since I don't measure for stuff like that.

[Disneyphile]

Have any of you tried cooking with the TVP (textured vegetable protein) that can be found in the bulk dry section at Wild Oats? I was wondering what exactly to do with it - can it be used for tacos, chili, and such? It already looks like dried bits of ground beef. Also, how the heck do you cook that stuff?