Vegan/Vegetarian Thread (discussion, recipes, laughs)

[Licious]

MMM.. I was a lacto ovo veggie for 10 years, vegan for a few as well. Though I seem to want to eat chicken from time to time, veggies and fruits and soy products have my heart. I can just about break down in tears when I see really fresh organic produce piled up... Subscribing... Will toss in any tried and true recipes if I can find them, lost a bunch on the last move. Meh.

[Greco]

Welcome Licious, and Good morning YB, Kat, nyc,

Looking forward Licious to your recipes. I have a recipe that sounds
good and its with yogurt (YB) so I'll post it as soon as I get home.

So, this weekend is my first "test run" at bar b queing

honorable nephew will do his thing with the meat and

I'll grill the veggies, thinking of grilling portobellos as well

at least one of the kids doesn't touch meat so I have
company.

Run this am was beautiful, Sun, birds, the road, and a sensitive
veggie boy with me I'm so glad I came up here I'm proud of
my nephew, and my grand-nephews

So this morning after fun run we juiced:

kale

red leaf lettuce (grand nephew's pick)

celery

apple

drank this diluted with H2O on the deck

I'm going to miss them all

later, for our green smoothie

we saved some of the juiced greens
to blend with

strawberries

raspberries

soy milk

walnuts

should be delicious

Kat, I do lots of greens and keep the sweet stuff minimal
and juicing is different from blending in that you don't
have the fiber of the greens or fruit.

When I'm home I save the fiber after I juice and put it
into my salads, saute it with other veggies, add it to
soups(this is always delicious)...

So, veggies folks have a great weekend!

Greco

Originally Posted by Licious

MMM.. I was a lacto ovo veggie for 10 years, vegan for a few as well. Though I seem to want to eat chicken from time to time, veggies and fruits and soy products have my heart. I can just about break down in tears when I see really fresh organic produce piled up... Subscribing... Will toss in any tried and true recipes if I can find them, lost a bunch on the last move. Meh.

[Greco]

Victoria Boutenko, author of Green for life, demonstrates how to make a delicious green smoothie.

Good to see a generously built veggie woman

I enjoy posting videos from time to time
and share information with you all

This am green smoothie made by grand-nephew:

avocado (ripe)

walnuts

red leaf lettuce

green chard

spinach

H2O

delicious I found it amazing that we didn't use any bananas
and it was good...the creaminess came from the avocado

living and learning, Greco, have a great Sunday

[Dominique]

Originally Posted by greco

Good to see a generously built veggie woman


living and learning, Greco, have a great Sunday

YES! Thats such a stigma, that we are all sickly anorexic

I'm certainly not.

PS. that smoothie sounded great, very mediterrian! (sp)

[Greco]

Hi Veggie People,

This evening's green juice:

celery

cucumber

apple

aloe vera

a detoxifying green juice
great for these hot days

preparing for a longer
detox in August
in hotter dryer clime/Home

Long and quiet drive back
here yesterday am

missing my honorable nephew
and grand-nephews, especially
veggie boy nephew

good to know who I'll give my
juicer and blender to when its
time smiling

So, detoxing its been happening since I began
my green juicing, and blending green smoothies
and stopped eating meat of any kind

Now I'm focusing on giving my digestive system a longer
period of rest and much more nutrients

Question if anyone is listening...How has being veggie/vegan
changed you? That's open-ended enough

Greco

[Greco]

Hi Veggie People,

Found this recipe and thought you may enjoy it,especially
those of you that enjoy Greek yogurt,

alas I will not make it until I find a substitute for
the yogurt so here it is:

omega-3 rich for breakfast or dessert

Ingredients:

1 cup
of quinoa, rinsed

1 cup of fresh, organic blueberries

2/3 cup of raw honey

1/4 cup of walnuts

1 teaspoon of nutmeg

2 cups of spring/filtered H2O (water)

1 cup of probiotic-rich organic Greek
yogurt

1 teaspoon of cinnamon

Directions:

In a medium saucepan, bring the water to a boil. Stir in the quinoa,
cover, and reduce heat and simmer for about 10-15 mins, or until
water is absorbed. Remove from heat and let cool, chill.

Mix together the honey, cinnamon and nutmeg. Set aside.

Divide chilled quinoa into 6-8 servings.

Place blueberry-yogurt mixture on each serving. Drizzle
each serving with oney, cinnamon and nutmeg mixture.

Top with walnuts. Serve and enjoy.

This sounds delicious...any suggestions for yogurt
substitute?

Greco

[nycfem]

This sounds so delicious! What's funny is that I recently began eating Greek yogurt (maybe replace w/soy yogurt or apple sauce?) mixed with quinoa, and it just blew me away how much I liked it. The sour with the grainy taste is just so good. I've been making veggie chili and having that mixture on the side. Thanks for the breakfast idea. Everything you listed below is a favorite ingredient, and I would not have thought of that! Can't wait to try!

Originally Posted by greco

Hi Veggie People,

Found this recipe and thought you may enjoy it,especially
those of you that enjoy Greek yogurt,

alas I will not make it until I find a substitute for
the yogurt so here it is:

omega-3 rich for breakfast or dessert

Ingredients:

1 cup
of quinoa, rinsed

1 cup of fresh, organic blueberries

2/3 cup of raw honey

1/4 cup of walnuts

1 teaspoon of nutmeg

2 cups of spring/filtered H2O (water)

1 cup of probiotic-rich organic Greek
yogurt

1 teaspoon of cinnamon

Directions:

In a medium saucepan, bring the water to a boil. Stir in the quinoa,
cover, and reduce heat and simmer for about 10-15 mins, or until
water is absorbed. Remove from heat and let cool, chill.

Mix together the honey, cinnamon and nutmeg. Set aside.

Divide chilled quinoa into 6-8 servings.

Place blueberry-yogurt mixture on each serving. Drizzle
each serving with oney, cinnamon and nutmeg mixture.

Top with walnuts. Serve and enjoy.

This sounds delicious...any suggestions for yogurt
substitute?

Greco