Guest guest Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 Hi all, I have a recipe that I love, which is cabbage casserole or, in my mind, lazyman's cabbage rolls. The only thing I can think of to use instead of meat is grated carrots. I don't want to use processed foods (isn't that what commercial meat substitutes are? or ...?). Do you have any other ideas? The recipe also calls for rice, tomato soup, onions, and of course cabbage. Cheese on top. Just delicious, so I haven't given it up yet. Now if I can just make something similar using only vegetables or even dairy ... yeah! Kate http://stubblejumperscafe.pnn.com/6853-the-front-page today, aunt alma goes to the yukon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 What about using carrots and.. Temph is healthy or Organic Brown Rice Robin Chaloune --- On Tue, 3/24/09, Kate Johnson <monkeyshines wrote: Kate Johnson <monkeyshines substitutes for beef Tuesday, March 24, 2009, 8:03 PM Hi all, I have a recipe that I love, which is cabbage casserole or, in my mind, lazyman's cabbage rolls. The only thing I can think of to use instead of meat is grated carrots. I don't want to use processed foods (isn't that what commercial meat substitutes are? or ...?). Do you have any other ideas? The recipe also calls for rice, tomato soup, onions, and of course cabbage. Cheese on top. Just delicious, so I haven't given it up yet. Now if I can just make something similar using only vegetables or even dairy ... yeah! Kate http://stubblejumpe rscafe.pnn. com/6853- the-front- page today, aunt alma goes to the yukon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 Well, it looks to me as if you are doing well to overlook processed foods, but be careful I'd say. You can very rarely use an old recipe you love and convert it to vegetarian and/or vegan and still have it taste or even look like the original IF you aren't willing to use some substitutes. The tomato soup is certainly processed, as is cheese - for example. You could think about adding in something like bulgar wheat (great texture!) in place of the animal flesh (or even, heaven forfend, if you were willing to go a tiny bit towards processed food, crumbled extra firm tofu, or for greater health crumbled tempeh), using your own homemade substitute for the tomato soup (pureed tomatoes with appropriate seasonings? Something like that.) and using a homemade substitute for dairy cheese (most have some nutritional yeast flakes and some have crushed nuts in there too). Worth considering. Best, Pat --- http://www.vegandonelight.com/spice http://beanvegan.blogspot.com http://river-rambles.blogspot.com " As long as you derive inner help and comfort from anything, keep it. " Mahatma Gandhi. ________________________________ ________________ Looking for the perfect gift? Give the gift of Flickr! http://www.flickr.com/gift/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 Hadn't seen this when I responded. Good ideas! Best, Pat --- http://www.vegandonelight.com/spice http://beanvegan.blogspot.com http://river-rambles.blogspot.com " As long as you derive inner help and comfort from anything, keep it. " Mahatma Gandhi. ________________________________ Robin Chaloune <rchaloune Tuesday, March 24, 2009 8:40:38 PM Re: substitutes for beef What about using carrots and.. Temph is healthy or Organic Brown Rice Robin Chaloune --- On Tue, 3/24/09, Kate Johnson <monkeyshines wrote: Kate Johnson <monkeyshines substitutes for beef Tuesday, March 24, 2009, 8:03 PM Hi all, I have a recipe that I love, which is cabbage casserole or, in my mind, lazyman's cabbage rolls. The only thing I can think of to use instead of meat is grated carrots. I don't want to use processed foods (isn't that what commercial meat substitutes are? or ...?). Do you have any other ideas? The recipe also calls for rice, tomato soup, onions, and of course cabbage. Cheese on top. Just delicious, so I haven't given it up yet. Now if I can just make something similar using only vegetables or even dairy ... yeah! Kate http://stubblejumpe rscafe.pnn. com/6853- the-front- page today, aunt alma goes to the yukon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 Kate and all, speaking of tomato soup, I have a great recipe for same but as it is not spicey I did not post it here. I will be happy to post it if people want it. regards, Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 You might consider using portobello mushrooms as meat substitute. The large-capped portobello mushroom will give you big, chewy chunks, which may be what some people want from meat. jrfm Kate Johnson wrote: > > Hi all, > > I have a recipe that I love, which is cabbage casserole or, in my > mind, lazyman's cabbage rolls. > The only thing I can think of to use instead of meat is grated carrots. > I don't want to use processed foods (isn't that what commercial meat > substitutes are? or ...?). > Do you have any other ideas? > > The recipe also calls for rice, tomato soup, onions, and of course > cabbage. Cheese on top. Just delicious, so I haven't given it up yet. > Now if I can just make something similar using only vegetables or > even dairy ... yeah! > > Kate > > http://stubblejumperscafe.pnn.com/6853-the-front-page > <http://stubblejumperscafe.pnn.com/6853-the-front-page> > today, aunt alma goes to the yukon > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 Thanks everyone for your ideas. I hadn't thought of mushrooms ... I don't mean to give anyone the idea that I don't use any processed foods in my cooking. Just that if there's something else available, I'll use it first because I avoid processed foods where I can, or where I know how to. By some standards, even flour is a processed food, isn't it? I'm not an extremist foodie in any way. I eat the odd chocolate bar, love potato chips, and often drink a pop on the weekend while nibbling and watching a movie. But moderation in all things, I say. My husband usually makes and freezes containers of his homemade tomato soup every fall. Beats the storebought crap all to hell. Other problems we have out here are regular access to foods like tempeh. It has to be purchased when we go to the city and are already overwhelmed with all the running around we have to do in the one or two days we are there. I'm going to add it to my list for next time and give it a try. I imagine it's quite expensive for a small amount, but assume it can be frozen for later use. Kate http://stubblejumperscafe.pnn.com/6853-the-front-page Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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