Guest guest Posted September 11, 2007 Report Share Posted September 11, 2007 > Are there any vegetarians here who live in a cold > winter climate, and are you able to stay vegetarian throughout > the winter? > > JoEllen I'm not sure what you define as cold, lol. Will Ohio do? Winter is a wonderful time for hearty soups and stews. Some of my favorites are are lentil, split pea, and black bean soups. Once everything is in the pot it pretty much cooks itself, and you have big wonderful batches to eat or freeze or both. Even my bean hating roommate comes stiffing around the kitchen enthusiastically when I make a Cuban black bean soup, and he's very much carnivore, lol! BTW, my frame of reference for cold has shifted since I had to go to Alaska in January for two weeks, one time for work. It was -54 degrees when we got there. The following week, there was a heat wave, and it bumped up to -30 degrees. All the tourist centers were closed because they didn't think anyone would possibly come that time of year, lol. Good luck. Tina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 11, 2007 Report Share Posted September 11, 2007 Hi Tina, Yes, thanks, Ohio will do. I live in Massachusetts. That's great to hear. Your soups sound delicious. Wow, Alaska in January--bet it was dark as well as cold! JoEllen , " shadowedorchid " <shadowedorchid wrote: > > > > Are there any vegetarians here who live in a cold > > winter climate, and are you able to stay vegetarian throughout > > the winter? > > > > JoEllen > > I'm not sure what you define as cold, lol. Will Ohio do? Winter is > a wonderful time for hearty soups and stews. Some of my favorites > are are lentil, split pea, and black bean soups. Once everything is > in the pot it pretty much cooks itself, and you have big wonderful > batches to eat or freeze or both. Even my bean hating roommate comes > stiffing around the kitchen enthusiastically when I make a Cuban > black bean soup, and he's very much carnivore, lol! > > BTW, my frame of reference for cold has shifted since I had to go to > Alaska in January for two weeks, one time for work. It was -54 > degrees when we got there. The following week, there was a heat > wave, and it bumped up to -30 degrees. All the tourist centers were > closed because they didn't think anyone would possibly come that time > of year, lol. > > Good luck. Tina > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2007 Report Share Posted September 12, 2007 I grew up in Cleveland as a vegetarian and now I am in Colorado, so that qualifies as cold for me. I second the bean idea, and will add that we do a lot of British type cooking, like broccoli cheese under the broiler and Welsh rarebit. I also use the slow cooker and make a seitan version of beef stew. One of the the things as a vegetarian that I change in the winter is eating my veggies cooked and not raw, that keeps me warmer. Hope that helps. Michelle On 9/11/07 7:11 AM, " shadowedorchid " <shadowedorchid wrote: > > > > > >> > Are there any vegetarians here who live in a cold >> > winter climate, and are you able to stay vegetarian throughout >> > the winter? >> > >> > JoEllen > > I'm not sure what you define as cold, lol. Will Ohio do? Winter is > a wonderful time for hearty soups and stews. Some of my favorites > are are lentil, split pea, and black bean soups. Once everything is > in the pot it pretty much cooks itself, and you have big wonderful > batches to eat or freeze or both. Even my bean hating roommate comes > stiffing around the kitchen enthusiastically when I make a Cuban > black bean soup, and he's very much carnivore, lol! > > BTW, my frame of reference for cold has shifted since I had to go to > Alaska in January for two weeks, one time for work. It was -54 > degrees when we got there. The following week, there was a heat > wave, and it bumped up to -30 degrees. All the tourist centers were > closed because they didn't think anyone would possibly come that time > of year, lol. > > Good luck. Tina > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2007 Report Share Posted September 12, 2007 Yes, it helps, Michelle. That makes a lot of sense. Are you willing to share your seitan beef stew recipe? I'm sort of a cooking savage, so even just ingredients without amounts would be fine. JoEllen , Michelle Auerbach <michelle.auerbach wrote: > > I grew up in Cleveland as a vegetarian and now I am in Colorado, so that > qualifies as cold for me. > > I second the bean idea, and will add that we do a lot of British type > cooking, like broccoli cheese under the broiler and Welsh rarebit. I also > use the slow cooker and make a seitan version of beef stew. > > One of the the things as a vegetarian that I change in the winter is eating > my veggies cooked and not raw, that keeps me warmer. > > Hope that helps. > > Michelle > > > On 9/11/07 7:11 AM, " shadowedorchid " <shadowedorchid wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > Are there any vegetarians here who live in a cold > >> > winter climate, and are you able to stay vegetarian throughout > >> > the winter? > >> > > >> > JoEllen > > > > I'm not sure what you define as cold, lol. Will Ohio do? Winter is > > a wonderful time for hearty soups and stews. Some of my favorites > > are are lentil, split pea, and black bean soups. Once everything is > > in the pot it pretty much cooks itself, and you have big wonderful > > batches to eat or freeze or both. Even my bean hating roommate comes > > stiffing around the kitchen enthusiastically when I make a Cuban > > black bean soup, and he's very much carnivore, lol! > > > > BTW, my frame of reference for cold has shifted since I had to go to > > Alaska in January for two weeks, one time for work. It was -54 > > degrees when we got there. The following week, there was a heat > > wave, and it bumped up to -30 degrees. All the tourist centers were > > closed because they didn't think anyone would possibly come that time > > of year, lol. > > > > Good luck. Tina > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2007 Report Share Posted September 12, 2007 Okay, saute some onions and garlic in an ovenproof pan. Cube seitan, carrots, potatoes, into even sized pieces. Then saute that in the saucepan also. Now you can pour in veggie stock to just cover, and put in thyme, oregano, and garlic salt to taste. I add some cooking wine, but I realize that is not for everyone. If you don¹t do that, add some more seasonings and some mirin (japanese vinegar that is a bit sweet and gives the winey taste without the wine). If you have a slow cooker dump it all in there for about six hours on low. If you don¹t then put it in the oven at about 300 for four hours or so. Is that enough info? On 9/12/07 5:11 AM, " jocameron350 " <joellencameron wrote: > > > > > Yes, it helps, Michelle. That makes a lot of sense. > Are you willing to share your seitan beef stew recipe? > I'm sort of a cooking savage, so even just ingredients > without amounts would be fine. > > JoEllen > > > <%40> , Michelle Auerbach > <michelle.auerbach > wrote: >> > >> > I grew up in Cleveland as a vegetarian and now I am in Colorado, so that >> > qualifies as cold for me. >> > >> > I second the bean idea, and will add that we do a lot of British type >> > cooking, like broccoli cheese under the broiler and Welsh rarebit. I also >> > use the slow cooker and make a seitan version of beef stew. >> > >> > One of the the things as a vegetarian that I change in the winter is eating >> > my veggies cooked and not raw, that keeps me warmer. >> > >> > Hope that helps. >> > >> > Michelle >> > >> > >> > On 9/11/07 7:11 AM, " shadowedorchid " <shadowedorchid wrote: >> > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>>>> > >> > Are there any vegetarians here who live in a cold >>>>> > >> > winter climate, and are you able to stay vegetarian throughout >>>>> > >> > the winter? >>>>> > >> > >>>>> > >> > JoEllen >>> > > >>> > > I'm not sure what you define as cold, lol. Will Ohio do? Winter is >>> > > a wonderful time for hearty soups and stews. Some of my favorites >>> > > are are lentil, split pea, and black bean soups. Once everything is >>> > > in the pot it pretty much cooks itself, and you have big wonderful >>> > > batches to eat or freeze or both. Even my bean hating roommate comes >>> > > stiffing around the kitchen enthusiastically when I make a Cuban >>> > > black bean soup, and he's very much carnivore, lol! >>> > > >>> > > BTW, my frame of reference for cold has shifted since I had to go to >>> > > Alaska in January for two weeks, one time for work. It was -54 >>> > > degrees when we got there. The following week, there was a heat >>> > > wave, and it bumped up to -30 degrees. All the tourist centers were >>> > > closed because they didn't think anyone would possibly come that time >>> > > of year, lol. >>> > > >>> > > Good luck. Tina >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2007 Report Share Posted September 12, 2007 Thanks Michelle, That sounds wonderful-thanks for writing it out. I just love stews, and seitan by itself hasn't inspired me, so this sounds perfect. JoEllen , Michelle Auerbach <michelle.auerbach wrote: > > Okay, saute some onions and garlic in an ovenproof pan. Cube seitan, > carrots, potatoes, into even sized pieces. Then saute that in the saucepan > also. Now you can pour in veggie stock to just cover, and put in thyme, > oregano, and garlic salt to taste. I add some cooking wine, but I realize > that is not for everyone. If you don¹t do that, add some more seasonings > and some mirin (japanese vinegar that is a bit sweet and gives the winey > taste without the wine). If you have a slow cooker dump it all in there for > about six hours on low. If you don¹t then put it in the oven at about 300 > for four hours or so. > > Is that enough info? > > > On 9/12/07 5:11 AM, " jocameron350 " <joellencameron wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Yes, it helps, Michelle. That makes a lot of sense. > > Are you willing to share your seitan beef stew recipe? > > I'm sort of a cooking savage, so even just ingredients > > without amounts would be fine. > > > > JoEllen > > > > > > <%40> , Michelle Auerbach > > <michelle.auerbach@> > > wrote: > >> > > >> > I grew up in Cleveland as a vegetarian and now I am in Colorado, so that > >> > qualifies as cold for me. > >> > > >> > I second the bean idea, and will add that we do a lot of British type > >> > cooking, like broccoli cheese under the broiler and Welsh rarebit. I also > >> > use the slow cooker and make a seitan version of beef stew. > >> > > >> > One of the the things as a vegetarian that I change in the winter is eating > >> > my veggies cooked and not raw, that keeps me warmer. > >> > > >> > Hope that helps. > >> > > >> > Michelle > >> > > >> > > >> > On 9/11/07 7:11 AM, " shadowedorchid " <shadowedorchid@> wrote: > >> > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>>>> > >> > Are there any vegetarians here who live in a cold > >>>>> > >> > winter climate, and are you able to stay vegetarian throughout > >>>>> > >> > the winter? > >>>>> > >> > > >>>>> > >> > JoEllen > >>> > > > >>> > > I'm not sure what you define as cold, lol. Will Ohio do? Winter is > >>> > > a wonderful time for hearty soups and stews. Some of my favorites > >>> > > are are lentil, split pea, and black bean soups. Once everything is > >>> > > in the pot it pretty much cooks itself, and you have big wonderful > >>> > > batches to eat or freeze or both. Even my bean hating roommate comes > >>> > > stiffing around the kitchen enthusiastically when I make a Cuban > >>> > > black bean soup, and he's very much carnivore, lol! > >>> > > > >>> > > BTW, my frame of reference for cold has shifted since I had to go to > >>> > > Alaska in January for two weeks, one time for work. It was -54 > >>> > > degrees when we got there. The following week, there was a heat > >>> > > wave, and it bumped up to -30 degrees. All the tourist centers were > >>> > > closed because they didn't think anyone would possibly come that time > >>> > > of year, lol. > >>> > > > >>> > > Good luck. Tina > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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