Welcome to new member Marion

[Guest guest]

Hi Marion and welcome to the group. As you will have seen, this group is about

vegetarian food and spicy food, you certainly won't be thought weird here as a

result of your decision not to eat meat! Yes some of those " accidental " recipes

often turn out to be our favourites! To help you find your way round the group,

you can easily search the message archives which contain some glorious recipes,

as do the Files which are also accessed through the website. If you have trouble

navigating, just let one of us know! Looking forward to seeing your messages!

 

Piers (co-owner Vegetarian spice group)

 

THE QUESTIONS

 

1. Which description BEST fits your situation?

- I am a vegetarian who eats both eggs and dairy (Lacto-ovo-vegetarian) me at

the moment but plan on phasing those out as I find alternatives - currently

phasing out gelatine

 

2. What are your reasons for choosing a vegetarian way of life? These might be

one or more of:

- Avoidance of killing animals yes

- Animal welfare yes

- Personal health and well-being yes

- Weight loss would be nice

- Concern for the environment yes

- Dislike of the taste of non-vegetarian food have never enjoyed red meat

- Personal economy yes

 

Which one is your MAIN reason?

 

3. Do you cook vegetarian food yourself? For how many people do you cook? Mostly

I cook vegetarian

 

4. Do all the members of your household follow a vegetarian diet? If not, do you

cook non-vegetarian meals for the others? I live alone

 

5. a) Are you careful to ensure no hidden animal ingredients are present in

prepared foods or packaged foods you buy in a store?

Have started to read labels and am cutting out animal ingredients

b) Are you careful to ensure no hidden animal ingredients are present in food

you eat out (e.g. in a restaurant or at the home of a friend or relative)?

Rarely eat out in resturants, my friends know I don't eat meat and are good.

 

6. Do you find you need to make an exception to your diet for medical reasons

(e.g. gelatine in capsules) or other reasons? Could you give an example?

gelatine in capsules could be a problem tho' not right now

 

7. Have you any recipes which you would like to post on our list? Are you

looking for any recipe in particular? No just looking for recipes in general

 

8. Do you like hot and spicy food? If so, what is your favourite? If not, what

kinds of food do you enjoy? Love spicy food and love my chick pea pilaf that a

friend and I made by accident when curried chick pea patties went wrong and

wouldn't stick together!

 

9. Do you read a lot about vegetarian topics (in books, magazines, on the web)?

Yes read a lot both online and books from the library - the local library gets

me books in from all other state libraries.

 

10. What is your MAIN reason for deciding to be part of our group? (eg. access

to vegetarian recipes, information about vegetarianism, support for your

vegetarian decision, chatting with like-minded people, other.) I'd like to chat

with others without being thought weird for not eating meat, get new recipes and

make new friends.

 

11. What is your age group? Teens? Over 20? Over 40? Over 65? Over 40

 

12. Is there anything else you would like to tell us (such as your country or

region, household pets/companion animals, hobbies, activities, interests, indoor

and outdoor sports, etc.)? Let's hear it! I am single, live in country Western

Australia and have four cats, am into crafts and reading, am on a disability

pension for a variety of reasons.

 

AND NOW, PLEASE *SIGN* WITH YOUR NAME OR A NICKNAME SO WE WILL KNOW WHO YOU ARE.

Marion