Everybody vegetarian or vegan?

Hello!

So, I had a look at the recipes over here and it makes me wonder: is everybody vegetarian or vegan here?
Don't get me wrong, there is a good reason why I'm asking.

Cooking is my life's passion, I am obsessed with food, I love cooking it, eating it and writing about it. Therefore I would love to share some recipes here with you.

However, I would not want to offend anybody by posting recipes that contain meat or dairy products.

Which is why I'm asking!

haha i was thinking about asking the same question!

I am a meat lover i can't get enough of medium rare steaks... i would love some good recipes!

Ah! I'm reassured to see I'm not the only one! (I almost felt guilty haha)

In fact, I'm moving to England in a month to live with my boyfriend who's a vegetarian so... I'm gonna have to get used to not eating meat! But it's alright I can take that : I'll get my meat and fish when we eat out and many dishes can be adapted to vegetarian diet (using beans or lentils instead of meat, etc)

But I have to admit that I could not give up on eggs and dairy products. I'm an avid baker and I don't see how I could bake my cakes without using eggs, butter, cream, etc.

While I'm here, it's something I always wondered about. What do vegans eat for breakfast??? I mean, if you take away the milk, cheese, butter, yoghurt... what's left?

Thank you! He lives in the North West, a small town not far from Chester. Where do you live?

I suppose I don't know a lot about the UK -I do have an obsession with English literature and language though.
I've been spending most of my holidays in England over the last three years, but I didn't visit the country that much (not as much as I would have liked to that is)

I love beer and I can't drink it anymore since my stomach surgery
Chester is a very cute town, the roman walls is a must do. I haven't seen much of Manchester and never been in Liverpool but will definitely visit them

What are your favourite British beers?

Ow how I wish I could visit the UK this summer. But probably not gonna happen...again..
But on topic:
If you'd like to have some nice vegetarian recipes/ideas, I could send you some. I'm not a veggie but I do eat vegetarian food 3 to 4 days a week, just because I like it.

At the moment for example, my bf is making some delicious wok dish with tofu rendang. It's exactly the same as a normal chicken rendang, but with tofu instead of chicken On of those recipes where you won't miss the meat that much

You want to visit England... and I'd love to visit Holland

Thank you for offering to share your recipes, I'd love to see them as I'm going to have to eat veggie every day from now (well I will eat meat and seafood when we eat out but at home it will be mostly veggie I think).

Never tried rendang before but it sounds tasty

Also I think it's a good idea that you're eating vegetarian some days in the week. It's probably healthier that way too.

It is healthier indeed Holland is a nice country to visit one day, bit rainy though the last few days...
But good weather for typing down some recipes and baking pie. So, when my pie's in the oven this afternoon I'll type down some recipes for you!

I can't have beer or any fizzy drinks because of a surgery I had in my stomach. I can't even have effervescent tablets...

Thanks for sharing your favourite beers with me. I love honey beer so I will definitely try Waggledance (well just a little bit to not kill my stomach)

In general I love Belgian beers... (and I'm not talking about "stella" but things like Chimay, Duvel, Orval, Barbar, Leffe... )

Leana wrote:

It is healthier indeed Holland is a nice country to visit one day, bit rainy though the last few days...
But good weather for typing down some recipes and baking pie. So, when my pie's in the oven this afternoon I'll type down some recipes for you!

Can't wait to read them

Here is the first recipe, and one of my fav's. It's lovely for sunny days, when I prefer a salad over some hot dish.
The recipe comes from a friend, who's a very fine cook and veggie
Hope you like it!
And do you like red beets? (if they have 'm in England) I have another vegetarian salad recipe with beets and potatoes

Fennel-carrot salat with quinoa, tofu and chickpeas
Serves 4

The original list of ingredients:
125 gr quinoa
150 gr tofu
2 tp (teaspoons) soy sauce
1 tp agave syrup (I mostly use ginger syrup)
2 tp pine nuts
1 fennel
6 carrots
10 olives (if you like ‘m )
1 orange
1 can chickpeas
1 lemon (you’ll use the juice, so you could also use pre-made lemon juice)
1 tp olive oil
some chopped parsley


Things I’d like to add or replace:
A hand full of raisins
Bulgur (a type of wheat) instead of quinoa


1. Cook the quinoa as shown on the package and add some broth/bouillon.Let the quinoa cool down.
2. Cut the tofu into parts and bake it in olive oil untill the parts are gold/brown. At the end; add the soy sauce and the agave/ginger syrup. Let the tofu cool down as well.
3. While the tofu and quinoa are cooling down you can toast the pine nuts and cut the fennel into (very) small pieces.
Grate your carrot and slice your olives. Peel the orange and cut it into small parts.
Rinse the chickpeas and put it in a big bowl. Put all the other stuff with it and stirr it.
To top it all off: add the lemon juice, some olive oil, pepper and parsley.

Lovely with some bread (like a good ciabatta).


PS: I don’t like fennel that much so I tend to leave it out. You won’t miss it

Ow and Escargot, I love the way you think when it comes to Belgian Beers

when a discussion about beer is going on, I have to join

I like german beers the best, probably because that's what we mostly drink here I'm a big fan of very bitter and strong 'Pils' beers like 'Tannenzäpfle', 'Becks', or 'Schwarzbier' (Blackbeer).

And of course: The Oktoberfest beer (Yes it's a clichee and I'm living it: I'm German and go to the OKtoberfest every year, and yes, I'm wearing a Dirndl )

I have tried some British' beer when I was in London this Febuary and it was good, but it tasted kind of 'weak', maybe that's because I like my beer more bitter.

Yep, German Beer is the best, especially Schwarzbier... I'm just so bored you can't get it anywhere in Holland..

This recipe sounds delish, Leana! I am definietely going to try it. I like fennel so I won't leave it out. However, I may leave out the orange. Because of my annoying stomach that can't stand too much acidity; I'm just afraid that an orange, on top of lemon juice, might be a bit too much. Otherwise it sounds like a recipe that could become a favourite, with the boyfriend as well : we love all the ingredients you use there

Also, I can see that my thread about vegetarians and vegans is turning into a booze topic

It seems to me that different countries/cultures definitely have a different approach to drinking beer. For some, it's about enjoying a tasty quality drink, for others it's all about getting drunk.

Hey Escargot,

Leaving out the orange might be a good idea indeed. If you don't trust it, it's also possible to leave out teh lemonjuice :-)
Especially when you're doing this, adding the raisins might be a good idea


And about the booze, totally agree with you!

Lemon juice is very important for seasoning. Given the choice between orange and lemon juice, I prefer to keep the lemon juice
Raisins is one of the very few things I don't like (along with mayonnaise, I hate this stuff, I never liked it even the smell of it makes me sick haha)

About the booze... I think getting "older" and having had some health problems due to a life of excess definitely changed me to a wiser and more moderate person. But I also have to say that I definitely appreciate a good drink a lot better since I am limited and can't have as much now as I used to have.
Can't give up the food though

@ PinUpRetro:
That sounds like a nice little trip you have planned there And München (that's how you write Munich in German) is def. worth a visit! It's one of my most favourite citys and I plan on living there one day!
I didn't know about the Hitler bench I think it's always funny how everybody else (and especially Americans) are so fascinated by the whole Hitler and Nazi thing... Here most of the Germans would probably not even care about such a bench. Not because they ignore their history (in fact I've never experienced a nation more aware of their history and more tolerant than the Germans), but because they think a thing like that would not be worthy of any attention....

Do you already know when you are going to be in München? I hope you have a lot of fun during your trip! And tell us about all the beer you drank

I was kind of wondering, myself... Normally in places like these everything has meat and a person practically has to beg for vegetarian recipes. I'm a meat-eater myself, I tried being vegetarian once and it made me crabby:D.