new member here - Mary :)

[Guest guest]

OK, Mary Callan Lovely to meet you and greetings and salutations right back

<waving

waving waving>

 

Now look, this is really great that your partner is wanting you to make the

change to

vegetarianism and that you want to do it too! It's sooooo difficult when people

in a

household don't agree on a lifestyle (I'm not saying impossible, but it does

make for more

work and sometimes a little teeny bit of tension - am I right, you other guys

out there?).

 

Good luck with all that - we're behind you both all the way!!!!! I'm lucky,

because my dh is

right with me on this lifestyle, which is a good thing after a quarter of a

century eating this

way. Yup. I hate to think of one of us changing our minds :=(

 

Tea? Nah, lemon in tea for me, if anything, but I've always been weird!

 

> My partner was a vegetarian

> before for several years, I don't know why she dropped out of the

> practice, but she's whole heartedly dropping us both back in now. I'm

> swimming with the tide and looking for new ways to spice up my food with

> good taste

 

Oh then big hugs to your partner! Sometimes one does drop out for a while. It

just

happens for a whole bunch of reasons, but it's good that she's dragging you

along with

her back into it <big cheeky grin> - and not kicking and screaming, either. Yup,

you could

both use some new ideas for cooking. OK - can do. Just ask what you want to

know!!!

We've lots of people here who just love to talk about food! (OK guys - where ARE

you all

when we need ya????)

 

> Am I still here or kicked off the list now?

 

Not yet. You have to try harder than that.

 

Best love, Pat (Owner/host of this strange group!)

[Guest guest]

WAVING again - yay, I say!

 

Now I have been badgering my partner with ALL sorts of stupid questions,

trust me, I'm learning as I swim with the tide.

 

I even - patting myself on the back - did a very close vegetarian dish

tonight without any help. Okay, so I used some beef buillon powder

instead of adding salt (I also have to watch the salt intake, high blood

pressure problems) but other than that, I was quite pleased with the

results. I started with boiling water, chopped onions and celery - I

love celery in dishes - it makes me feel creative for some strange

reason... Anyway, I let it cook down and added large jumbo elbow

macaroni and black-eyed peas. I was working with what we had in the

cupboard - slim pickings because we've not grocery shopped for the week

yet. I used a spice blend called one step marinade or something like

that - garlic and herb - yummy! Once the pasta was al dente I thickened

up the liquid with some instant potato flakes. I should have added

mushrooms and diced tomatoes - would have made it more interesting - as

my partner pointed out, but it was very good she said. (Beaming with a

little pride here!)

 

What sort of spices should I be looking for that will make a

throw-together dish like this more interesting. The only thing I

noticed is that my partner used a lot of salt and pepper - which she

always does when I *bland* out the food with the instant potato flakes.

She can always tell when I use them no matter what spices I might

include.

 

Is there some staple list of spices I should be including in my pantry?

I have no idea what cumin does to a dish - I'm a newbie, just keep that

in mind. Coriander - I'm clueless. We have a coffee grinder set aside

just for grinding spices - I'm ready to mix some concoctions and potions

- who's going to help me out here? One thing we don't particularly like

is cloves. Neither of us is crazy about it as a cooking spice - a candle

fragrance is all right though - nice to smell, but we don't want to eat

it.

 

Okay, I've rambled on enough for the time being. Back onto the

sidelines.

 

Mary

 

 

 

On Sun, 10 Sep 2006 21:45:54 -0000, " Patricia Sant "

<moorcroftblue said:

> OK, Mary Callan Lovely to meet you and greetings and salutations right

> back <waving

> waving waving>

 

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[Guest guest]

Try to stay away from white foods: pasta (use whole wheat or brown rice), rice

(use brown or wild), flour (use whole wheat, or a combination of whole wheat and

white).

 

There are many wonderful spice and herb blends. I really hate to cook, and

buy blends and cooking sauces to make my life simpler.

 

Mary Callan <marybakes wrote:

WAVING again - yay, I say!

 

Now I have been badgering my partner with ALL sorts of stupid questions,

trust me, I'm learning as I swim with the tide.

 

I even - patting myself on the back - did a very close vegetarian dish

tonight without any help. Okay, so I used some beef buillon powder

instead of adding salt (I also have to watch the salt intake, high blood

pressure problems) but other than that, I was quite pleased with the

results. I started with boiling water, chopped onions and celery - I

love celery in dishes - it makes me feel creative for some strange

reason... Anyway, I let it cook down and added large jumbo elbow

macaroni and black-eyed peas. I was working with what we had in the

cupboard - slim pickings because we've not grocery shopped for the week

yet. I used a spice blend called one step marinade or something like

that - garlic and herb - yummy! Once the pasta was al dente I thickened

up the liquid with some instant potato flakes. I should have added

mushrooms and diced tomatoes - would have made it more interesting - as

my partner pointed out, but it was very good she said. (Beaming with a

little pride here!)

 

What sort of spices should I be looking for that will make a

throw-together dish like this more interesting. The only thing I

noticed is that my partner used a lot of salt and pepper - which she

always does when I *bland* out the food with the instant potato flakes.

She can always tell when I use them no matter what spices I might

include.

 

Is there some staple list of spices I should be including in my pantry?

I have no idea what cumin does to a dish - I'm a newbie, just keep that

in mind. Coriander - I'm clueless. We have a coffee grinder set aside

just for grinding spices - I'm ready to mix some concoctions and potions

- who's going to help me out here? One thing we don't particularly like

is cloves. Neither of us is crazy about it as a cooking spice - a candle

fragrance is all right though - nice to smell, but we don't want to eat

it.

 

Okay, I've rambled on enough for the time being. Back onto the

sidelines.

 

Mary

 

 

 

On Sun, 10 Sep 2006 21:45:54 -0000, " Patricia Sant "

said:

> OK, Mary Callan Lovely to meet you and greetings and salutations right

> back > waving waving>

 

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