Comments on: Trying Vegetarian

By: Nicki

Nicki — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 17:47:51 +0000

@Karen – Thanks! I’ll look it up!

By: Karen

Karen — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 17:24:29 +0000

I just discovered an absolutely awesome bean dish! It’s really “meaty.” I printed out the recipe a few weeks ago but only made it just this week. I love it! It’s called Melungeon Stew and it’s here:
http://veganrecipeguy.com/
(No, I’m not related/affiliated or anything.)

By: coreen

coreen — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:39:55 +0000

We, too, have changed our diet to a much more vegetable-based one. Between reading Barbara Kinsolver’s book “Animal, Vegetable, Miracle”, and watching the movie “Food, Inc.”, I have found many reasons to become a bit pickier about what my family and I eat. Joining a local CSA (community supported agriculture) and planting a larger garden for myself this summer have made planning vegetable-based meals a real pleasure. We have so much beautiful produce to use up, the meat is hardly missed! I have incorporated many more nuts, beans, legumes and grains into our meals, and my favorite discovery has been quinoa. It’s very affordable (a little bit goes a long way) and high in protein. I have enjoyed using the cookbook “Vegetarian Cooking For Everyone” by Deborah Madison, and the new book “Clean Food” is definitely worth taking a look at. Yay for veggies!

By: Nancy from Mass

Nancy from Mass — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 19:07:52 +0000

Also try books from Nava Atlas. She has quite a few cookbooks out there with loads of easy vegetarian recipes. The Vegetarian Family Cookbook is one of them. I also have the “New Vegetarian Cuisine” cookbook that is pretty good. Robin Robertson has quite a few good recipes, but some of them are ingredient heavy. Most libraries have the books I’ve listed.
As for blogs I read, here are a few:
groovyvegetarian.com
veganplanet.com
http://thepioneerwoman.com/tasty-kitchen/ – she was vegetarian, now lives on a ranch with her cowboy husband! loads of good recipes (with pics) there.

By: netta

netta — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:00:44 +0000

We started using less meat & more beans this year, too, and use them in pretty much all my Mexican dishes.
Chili is another fav that everyone eats & never notices that it’s missing the meat!

Hiding veggies in dishes also adds protein (and tons of other good stuff, too).
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By: Country-Fried Mama

Country-Fried Mama — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 12:30:11 +0000

I’m trying very hard to look at meat as a side item for health and budgetary reasons. I have found some good recipes at 5dollardinners.com. My kids really like her recipe for Lentil Burritos: http://www.5dollardinners.com/2009/04/lentil-burritos-2.html
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By: Monique

Monique — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 04:28:29 +0000

My fav vegetarian meal is butternut squash tacos with black beans. I simplified the original recipe. Dice 1 butternut squash into 1/4″ cubes. Saute in olive oil till soft, season with taco seasoning. Heat up black beans or refried. stuff squash and beans into your preferred taco shell and top with your fav toppings. Sometimes I also add onion & garlic to the squash. The sweetness of the squash and the spice of the taco seasoning are a perfect combo!

By: Nancy from Mass

Nancy from Mass — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:35:50 +0000

I have a couple of websites you can peruse:

Vegetariantimes.com – lots of great recipes and you can search by ingredient

Vegweb.com – vegetarian and vegan recipes by users from around the world. (I make the Vegan Banana Bread often…and I’m not vegan)

I’ll try and think of a few more I frequent and send another comment later.

By: Kate

Kate — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:54:32 +0000

I regularly read 101 cookbooks as well…I love her recipes and she has a pretty good archive. She has a category called “High protein recipes” that could help you, as well as recipes listed by ingredient. I also visit the Nourishing Gourmet (www.thenourishinggourmet.com/). Though she doesn’t do all vegetarian dishes, some are and those look really good! You might also try http://blog.vegcooking.com/ I haven’t spent much time there, but it looks good too.
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By: Britt

Britt — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:49:06 +0000

My hubby is from Texas and Wyoming…he’s a meat and potatoes kind of guy. However, since I was diagnosed with Lupus, I’ve been trying to go more green…. I came across Dr. Furhman & bought his book “Eat For Health.” Here are some of his recipes:

http://www.drfuhrman.com/library/recipes.aspx

Enjoy!!!
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