Welcome, BK!

[Guest guest]

Hello, BK, welcome to Vegetarian Spice and congratulations on your decision to

become

vegetarian :-) Good for you! It's a big decision, of course, but I guarantee

it's not one you'll

regret!

 

We have lots of good recipes for grrrrreat veggie dishes - and if there is

anything at all

you need to know, don't hesitate to ask - there are lots of people here (yes,

even in the

summertime) who would be happy to help, as I would myself.

 

Btw I'm Pat - group host - and I live in southwestern Ontario, Canada, with my

dh and our

three furkids. I'm a longtime vegetarian (recently turned completely vegan -

such fun!).

This group, however, has discussions and recipes for *all* kinds of vegetarian

eating styles

 

Best love, Pat

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the welcome, Pat. It is not always easy, at my age, to change my

way of eating.

We gave up beef about two years ago, but every once in a while, my dh slips!

Recently gave up pork.

We are both 70 years old and the habits of years are really hard to break.

We drove past Rib Country yesterday and I really wanted some ribs with their

special hot bbq sauce.

I have hunted for a rib replacement but haven't found it yet.

Again...

thanks for the welcome.

sue

 

 

 

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Patricia Sant

08/06/06 12:04:00

 

Welcome, BK!

 

Hello, BK, welcome to Vegetarian Spice and congratulations on your decision

to become

vegetarian :-) Good for you! It's a big decision, of course, but I guarantee

it's not one you'll

regret!

 

We have lots of good recipes for grrrrreat veggie dishes - and if there is

anything at all

you need to know, don't hesitate to ask - there are lots of people here (yes

even in the

summertime) who would be happy to help, as I would myself.

 

Btw I'm Pat - group host - and I live in southwestern Ontario, Canada, with

my dh and our

three furkids. I'm a longtime vegetarian (recently turned completely vegan -

such fun!).

This group, however, has discussions and recipes for *all* kinds of

vegetarian eating styles

 

Best love, Pat

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

, " Sue " <kup wrote:

> It is not always easy, at my age, to change my

> way of eating. . . .

> We are both 70 years old and the habits of years are really hard to break.

 

Total sympathy here. But it's not really that difficult once you have decided to

make the

change. As for age, well, that can be an asset. There are others your age or

close to it on

this list - and I myself, although admittedly very very young, will be 66 soon.

We have the

advantage that we don't have to argue with protective parents, aunts,

grandmothers, etc.,

over how we choose to live our lives. Or shouldn't anyway LOL

 

> We drove past Rib Country yesterday and I really wanted some ribs with their

> special hot bbq sauce.

> I have hunted for a rib replacement but haven't found it yet.

 

Oh I think perhaps someone here might be able to help you. I don't much care for

meat

analogs myself (although I've run across a few exceptions, usually in

restaurants), but I

know there are some very good ones out there.

 

As for temptation, don't worry about it here. We don't talk about me*t at all

for fear of

undermining the resolve of newbies like yourself (and of course even those of us

who have

been veggie for years can sometimes have a strange nostalgic yearning for

something -

and yes, it's usually the sauce, not the me*t itself!).

 

I hope you've had the time to look at our recipes - some wonderful ones have

been

contributed by members past and present - and if there's anything in particular

that you'd

like to make, just ask and someone should have a tried-and-true recipe (ALL our

recipes

are kitchen-tested by members before posting!)

 

Best love, Pat