Vegetarian?

[zelda_pinwheel]

Originally Posted by griffonwing

Nah, You mentioned something about the taste, and I thought I'd throw my two pence in about different tastes.

yes, that's true ; i've tried different kinds of meat and i don't like the taste. but i have no motivation to try to learn to like the taste. possibly like you and vegetables. i bet you could learn to like them, if you tried. after all, there are so many, and they all have different tastes and textures, especially those which can be eaten cooked or raw, or puréed or in chunks, with different preparations and seasonings and sauces... there really is no end to the different ways of preparing vegetables. perhaps you should make more of an effort.

[griffonwing]

"all that might be interesting to me if i had any interest in changing my lifestyle, but i don't. why do you think i would ?"

wow.. deja vu?

[lilac_jive]

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

yes, that's true ; i've tried different kinds of meat and i don't like the taste. but i have no motivation to try to learn to like the taste. possibly like you and vegetables. i bet you could learn to like them, if you tried. after all, there are so many, and they all have different tastes and textures, especially those which can be eaten cooked or raw, or puréed or in chunks, with different preparations and seasonings and sauces... there really is no end to the different ways of preparing vegetables. perhaps you should make more of an effort.

You're making me hungry...

[zelda_pinwheel]

Originally Posted by griffonwing

"all that might be interesting to me if i had any interest in changing my lifestyle, but i don't. why do you think i would ?"

wow.. deja vu?

that was my point.

[Laz116]

Now we are on the topic of making vegetables edible.

If you don't like the texture of for an example carrots. Try frying them (after cutting them into small pieces) at quite low heat for 12-15 minutes. It makes them all yummi and sugary.

I predict that this thread soon will transform into a recipie thread.

[griffonwing]

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

that was my point.

I did make me some WUNDeRFFUL carrot cake on Monday. Grated carrots (5 carrots), crushed pineapple, black walnuts, coconut, cimmanin (hehe), nutmeg, allspice. YUM! And my creamcheese icing has 2 shots of Rum. (Capt Morgan, Private Stock).

I still have a pan and a half of cake left!

[griffonwing]

Originally Posted by Laz116

Now we are on the topic of making vegetables edible.

If you don't like the texture of for an example carrots. Try frying them (after cutting them into small pieces) at quite low heat for 12-15 minutes. It makes them all yummi and sugary.

I predict that this thread soon will transform into a recipie thread.

Um.. you had to post this while I was in the middle of writing mine, didn't you. :P

[zelda_pinwheel]

Originally Posted by Laz116

I predict that this thread soon will transform into a recipie thread.

don't they all ?

i would love to have the exact recipe for the carrot cake. it sounds delicious.

[Laz116]

Originally Posted by griffonwing

Um.. you had to post this while I was in the middle of writing mine, didn't you. :P

Yes actually I had to.

The power of something compelled me.

[Elsi]

Originally Posted by griffonwing

I did make me some WUNDeRFFUL carrot cake on Monday. Grated carrots (5 carrots), crushed pineapple, black walnuts, coconut, cimmanin (hehe), nutmeg, allspice. YUM! And my creamcheese icing has 2 shots of Rum. (Capt Morgan, Private Stock).

I still have a pan and a half of cake left!

I use a full pound of carrots in my recipe. Hubby bought me my first Cuisinart food processor because he wanted me to make 4 carrot cakes to take to his office and he knew I'd refuse to grate 4 pounds of carrots by hand!

[zelda_pinwheel]

Originally Posted by Elsi

I use a full pound of carrots in my recipe. Hubby bought me my first Cuisinart food processor because he wanted me to make 4 carrot cakes to take to his office and he knew I'd refuse to grate 4 pounds of carrots by hand!

i'm still waiting for an actual recipe here...

[rhari79]

I am a vegetarian by birth but now mostly by choice;
and not a stingy one!
I am partial to icecreams and cakes.

At times have found that I have eaten pork, fish extracts unknowingly..

Learnt the hard way that here in Japan, Curry means pork or other meat-like products. But once bitten twice shy.

I think dairy items means milk, butter, cheese are ok.

Hence there should be at least 1 item in the vote list:

I am a vegan and don't eat any meat, eggs, fixh, or any other form of non-vege items, but dairy products like milk, butter, cheese are ok.

A lot of indians worldover will fall into this category.

Thanks
hari

[zelda_pinwheel]

Originally Posted by rhari79

I am a vegetarian by birth but now mostly by choice;
and not a stingy one!
I am partial to icecreams and cakes.

At times have found that I have eaten pork, fish extracts unknowingly..

Learnt the hard way that here in Japan, Curry means pork or other meat-like products. But once bitten twice shy.

I think dairy items means milk, butter, cheese are ok.

Hence there should be at least 1 item in the vote list:

I am a vegan and don't eat any meat, eggs, fixh, or any other form of non-vege items, but dairy products like milk, butter, cheese are ok.

A lot of indians worldover will fall into this category.

Thanks
hari

i added that option for you rhari so you can vote now. i did change it to say "vegetarian" instead of vegan, because my understanding is that vegans are very strict about avoiding *all* animal products including milk, whereas vegetarian can come in many varieties as we've seen.

i share your frustration about meat being "slipped in" unexpectedly. for instance, there are some prepared meals in my supermarket which i would love to buy for my lunch on days when i am working in a client's office. one of them is risotto with cepe mushrooms : apparently vegetarian. but if you read the ingredients, it is made with veal broth.

another one is japanese vegetable dumplings. only vegetables inside, so you think they are ok. but no : they are made with chicken broth. arg ! it drives me crazy. why do they do that ???

the other thing which drives me crazy is when at a restaurant you ask if something is vegetarian and they say "oh, you're vegetarian ! but you eat chicken, right ? no ? really ? what about fish ? surely you eat fish ?" how is that vegetarian if you eat chicken ???

[griffonwing]

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

i'm still waiting for an actual recipe here...

Oh fine, but you'll have to wait. I need to leave from work (where I am now), take my laptop (that I am using now) home, and find my recipe. Once i do that, I'll bring it back tomorrow and post the recipe.

[zelda_pinwheel]

Originally Posted by griffonwing

Oh fine, but you'll have to wait. I need to leave from work (where I am now), take my laptop (that I am using now) home, and find my recipe. Once i do that, I'll bring it back tomorrow and post the recipe.

okay, well i'll hold you to that.