Guest guest Posted January 14, 2005 Report Share Posted January 14, 2005 Hello. Warm welcome to the group. Thanks for introducing yourself. What is one of your favorite vegetarian meals? ~ pt ~ Cats are rather delicate creatures and they are subject to a good many ailments, but I never heard of one who suffered from insomnia. ~ Joseph Wood Krutch ~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~> replying to this digest post: " Tina LeBouthillier " <tinal999 new member Hi everyone, I joined a while back and thought I would introduce myself. It looks like a great group !! We live in southern California ( where the sun has finally come out after lots of rain ) with our dogs, cat and other animals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 14, 2005 Report Share Posted January 14, 2005 Hi PT and Donna in southern Calif !! Thanks for the welcome, and you guys are really making me hungry ! I don't know if I have an absolute favorite, but I like Mexican food a lot, and different kinds of rice and potato dishes. I've been in a soup cooking mood lately too ! A friend recently had a bbq and before he put the meat on, he cooked some portabella mushroom halves for me. It was great ! There is a chain restaurant locally called Mimi's that has a great veggie mushroom sandwich that doesn't get soggy on the bottom ! One thing I did recently for a group that I'm going to do again soon is a baked potato bar. I baked the potatoes ahead, since it was at someone else's house. As extras I had butter, sour cream, ranch dip, green onions ( couldn't find chives ), grated cheese, veggie chili, sunflower seeds, salsa, and veggie bacon bits. Easy for a mixed group too with meat eaters since you could also have meat chili and real bacon bits separately. Next time I'll probably add some cooked broccoli and some cheese sauce, besides the grated. If anyone has any other ideas that would be good, please let me know ! Tina http://home.earthlink.net/~apendragn/GreatOakKindred/ , " ~ PT ~ " <patchouli_troll> wrote: > > Hello. Warm welcome to the group. > Thanks for introducing yourself. > What is one of your favorite vegetarian meals? > > ~ pt ~ > > Cats are rather delicate creatures and they are subject > to a good many ailments, but I never heard of one who > suffered from insomnia. > ~ Joseph Wood Krutch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 14, 2005 Report Share Posted January 14, 2005 Hi Tina, I love that sandwich at Mimi's. I'm not far from the Mimi's in Torrance. Baked potato bar sounds like a wonderful idea. I think sauteed mushroom and onions with a little bit of soy or teriyaki sauce would be good on a baked potato. Even a spinach or artichoke dip would be good also. Donna Tina LeBouthillier <tinal999 wrote: Hi PT and Donna in southern Calif !! Thanks for the welcome, and you guys are really making me hungry ! I don't know if I have an absolute favorite, but I like Mexican food a lot, and different kinds of rice and potato dishes. I've been in a soup cooking mood lately too ! A friend recently had a bbq and before he put the meat on, he cooked some portabella mushroom halves for me. It was great ! There is a chain restaurant locally called Mimi's that has a great veggie mushroom sandwich that doesn't get soggy on the bottom ! One thing I did recently for a group that I'm going to do again soon is a baked potato bar. I baked the potatoes ahead, since it was at someone else's house. As extras I had butter, sour cream, ranch dip, green onions ( couldn't find chives ), grated cheese, veggie chili, sunflower seeds, salsa, and veggie bacon bits. Easy for a mixed group too with meat eaters since you could also have meat chili and real bacon bits separately. Next time I'll probably add some cooked broccoli and some cheese sauce, besides the grated. If anyone has any other ideas that would be good, please let me know ! Tina http://home.earthlink.net/~apendragn/GreatOakKindred/ , " ~ PT ~ " <patchouli_troll> wrote: > > Hello. Warm welcome to the group. > Thanks for introducing yourself. > What is one of your favorite vegetarian meals? > > ~ pt ~ > > Cats are rather delicate creatures and they are subject > to a good many ailments, but I never heard of one who > suffered from insomnia. > ~ Joseph Wood Krutch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 14, 2005 Report Share Posted January 14, 2005 I'll tell ya what, when it comes to Mexican food there is no difference without the meat, IMHO anyway. You can sub with so many things. Beans, black beans, soy stuff etc. Blessings, Chanda - Tina LeBouthillier Friday, January 14, 2005 9:06 PM Re: Welcome Tina Hi PT and Donna in southern Calif !! Thanks for the welcome, and you guys are really making me hungry ! I don't know if I have an absolute favorite, but I like Mexican food a lot, and different kinds of rice and potato dishes. I've been in a soup cooking mood lately too ! A friend recently had a bbq and before he put the meat on, he cooked some portabella mushroom halves for me. It was great ! There is a chain restaurant locally called Mimi's that has a great veggie mushroom sandwich that doesn't get soggy on the bottom ! One thing I did recently for a group that I'm going to do again soon is a baked potato bar. I baked the potatoes ahead, since it was at someone else's house. As extras I had butter, sour cream, ranch dip, green onions ( couldn't find chives ), grated cheese, veggie chili, sunflower seeds, salsa, and veggie bacon bits. Easy for a mixed group too with meat eaters since you could also have meat chili and real bacon bits separately. Next time I'll probably add some cooked broccoli and some cheese sauce, besides the grated. If anyone has any other ideas that would be good, please let me know ! Tina http://home.earthlink.net/~apendragn/GreatOakKindred/ , " ~ PT ~ " <patchouli_troll> wrote: > > Hello. Warm welcome to the group. > Thanks for introducing yourself. > What is one of your favorite vegetarian meals? > > ~ pt ~ > > Cats are rather delicate creatures and they are subject > to a good many ailments, but I never heard of one who > suffered from insomnia. > ~ Joseph Wood Krutch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 14, 2005 Report Share Posted January 14, 2005 mmm that sounds great! gonna do that. Blessings Chanda - GeminiDragon Friday, January 14, 2005 9:19 PM Re: Re: Welcome Tina Hi Tina, I love that sandwich at Mimi's. I'm not far from the Mimi's in Torrance. Baked potato bar sounds like a wonderful idea. I think sauteed mushroom and onions with a little bit of soy or teriyaki sauce would be good on a baked potato. Even a spinach or artichoke dip would be good also. Donna Tina LeBouthillier <tinal999 wrote: Hi PT and Donna in southern Calif !! Thanks for the welcome, and you guys are really making me hungry ! I don't know if I have an absolute favorite, but I like Mexican food a lot, and different kinds of rice and potato dishes. I've been in a soup cooking mood lately too ! A friend recently had a bbq and before he put the meat on, he cooked some portabella mushroom halves for me. It was great ! There is a chain restaurant locally called Mimi's that has a great veggie mushroom sandwich that doesn't get soggy on the bottom ! One thing I did recently for a group that I'm going to do again soon is a baked potato bar. I baked the potatoes ahead, since it was at someone else's house. As extras I had butter, sour cream, ranch dip, green onions ( couldn't find chives ), grated cheese, veggie chili, sunflower seeds, salsa, and veggie bacon bits. Easy for a mixed group too with meat eaters since you could also have meat chili and real bacon bits separately. Next time I'll probably add some cooked broccoli and some cheese sauce, besides the grated. If anyone has any other ideas that would be good, please let me know ! Tina http://home.earthlink.net/~apendragn/GreatOakKindred/ , " ~ PT ~ " <patchouli_troll> wrote: > > Hello. Warm welcome to the group. > Thanks for introducing yourself. > What is one of your favorite vegetarian meals? > > ~ pt ~ > > Cats are rather delicate creatures and they are subject > to a good many ailments, but I never heard of one who > suffered from insomnia. > ~ Joseph Wood Krutch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 14, 2005 Report Share Posted January 14, 2005 I am currently addicted to making homemade burritos with Black beans, diced tofu, diced tomatos, mixed greens (can be anything from spinach to lettuce of any type. I use varying stuff according to what I have on hand), Sliced avacado, Salsa, tofutti better than sour cream Wrap in a tortilla! whoo-hoo you got a burrito. I do it with tacos too! sometimes when I am feelin spicy I do some " scrambled " mexican-style tofu...with some chili powder, garlic, red pepper, cilantro or if I feel lazy I use pre-packaged seasoning...it all varies according to what I want to do. Once my online database thingy gets back up I have a killer tofu and sunflower tamale recepie. great with spanish rice and refried beans and a little bit of tofutti sour cream and avacado. --- Chanda/Maria <puterwitch wrote: > I'll tell ya what, when it comes to Mexican food > there is no difference without the meat, IMHO > anyway. You can sub with so many things. Beans, > black beans, soy stuff etc. > > Blessings, > Chanda > - > Tina LeBouthillier > > Friday, January 14, 2005 9:06 PM > Re: Welcome Tina > > > > Hi PT and Donna in southern Calif !! > > Thanks for the welcome, and you guys are > really making me hungry ! > > I don't know if I have an absolute favorite, > but I like Mexican food a lot, and different kinds > > of rice and potato dishes. I've been in a soup > cooking mood lately too ! A friend recently had a > bbq and before he put the meat on, he cooked some > portabella mushroom halves for me. It was great ! > There is a chain restaurant locally called Mimi's > that > has a great veggie mushroom sandwich that doesn't > get soggy on the bottom ! > > One thing I did recently for a group that I'm > going > to do again soon is a baked potato bar. I baked > the > potatoes ahead, since it was at someone else's > house. > As extras I had butter, sour cream, ranch dip, > green > onions ( couldn't find chives ), grated cheese, > veggie > chili, sunflower seeds, salsa, and veggie bacon > bits. > Easy for a mixed group too with meat eaters since > you > could also have meat chili and real bacon bits > separately. > Next time I'll probably add some cooked broccoli > and > some cheese sauce, besides the grated. If anyone > has > any other ideas that would be good, please let me > know ! > > Tina > > > http://home.earthlink.net/~apendragn/GreatOakKindred/ > > > , " ~ PT > ~ " > <patchouli_troll> wrote: > > > > Hello. Warm welcome to the group. > > Thanks for introducing yourself. > > What is one of your favorite vegetarian meals? > > > > ~ pt ~ > > > > Cats are rather delicate creatures and they are > subject > > to a good many ailments, but I never heard of > one who > > suffered from insomnia. > > ~ Joseph Wood Krutch > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 14, 2005 Report Share Posted January 14, 2005 yumz! Please post when ya can! Blessings, Chanda - Melissa Hill Friday, January 14, 2005 10:59 PM Re: Re: Welcome Tina I am currently addicted to making homemade burritos with Black beans, diced tofu, diced tomatos, mixed greens (can be anything from spinach to lettuce of any type. I use varying stuff according to what I have on hand), Sliced avacado, Salsa, tofutti better than sour cream Wrap in a tortilla! whoo-hoo you got a burrito. I do it with tacos too! sometimes when I am feelin spicy I do some " scrambled " mexican-style tofu...with some chili powder, garlic, red pepper, cilantro or if I feel lazy I use pre-packaged seasoning...it all varies according to what I want to do. Once my online database thingy gets back up I have a killer tofu and sunflower tamale recepie. great with spanish rice and refried beans and a little bit of tofutti sour cream and avacado. --- Chanda/Maria <puterwitch wrote: > I'll tell ya what, when it comes to Mexican food > there is no difference without the meat, IMHO > anyway. You can sub with so many things. Beans, > black beans, soy stuff etc. > > Blessings, > Chanda > - > Tina LeBouthillier > > Friday, January 14, 2005 9:06 PM > Re: Welcome Tina > > > > Hi PT and Donna in southern Calif !! > > Thanks for the welcome, and you guys are > really making me hungry ! > > I don't know if I have an absolute favorite, > but I like Mexican food a lot, and different kinds > > of rice and potato dishes. I've been in a soup > cooking mood lately too ! A friend recently had a > bbq and before he put the meat on, he cooked some > portabella mushroom halves for me. It was great ! > There is a chain restaurant locally called Mimi's > that > has a great veggie mushroom sandwich that doesn't > get soggy on the bottom ! > > One thing I did recently for a group that I'm > going > to do again soon is a baked potato bar. I baked > the > potatoes ahead, since it was at someone else's > house. > As extras I had butter, sour cream, ranch dip, > green > onions ( couldn't find chives ), grated cheese, > veggie > chili, sunflower seeds, salsa, and veggie bacon > bits. > Easy for a mixed group too with meat eaters since > you > could also have meat chili and real bacon bits > separately. > Next time I'll probably add some cooked broccoli > and > some cheese sauce, besides the grated. If anyone > has > any other ideas that would be good, please let me > know ! > > Tina > > > http://home.earthlink.net/~apendragn/GreatOakKindred/ > > > , " ~ PT > ~ " > <patchouli_troll> wrote: > > > > Hello. Warm welcome to the group. > > Thanks for introducing yourself. > > What is one of your favorite vegetarian meals? > > > > ~ pt ~ > > > > Cats are rather delicate creatures and they are > subject > > to a good many ailments, but I never heard of > one who > > suffered from insomnia. > > ~ Joseph Wood Krutch > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 15, 2005 Report Share Posted January 15, 2005 Two reflections. Cooking your own Mexican food is one thing. But... be VERY careful ordering in a Mexican restaurant! Vegetables and rice were probably cooked in animal fat. :^( When my work-place has no vegitarian offerings (and they now undertand when I ask, " What is safe? " I'm really asking, " Is there animal in any part of this, including in its preperation? " ), I frequently buy sliced raw mushroom from the slad bar, two slices of wheat bread, and a dab of mayo. It makes a tasty and texturaly pleasing sandwich. :^) ===== I'll tell ya what, when it comes to Mexican food there is no difference without the meat, IMHO anyway. You can sub with so many things. Beans, black beans, soy stuff etc. ===== Thanks for the welcome, and you guys are really making me hungry ! I don't know if I have an absolute favorite, but I like Mexican food a lot, and different kinds of rice and potato dishes. I've been in a soup cooking mood lately too ! A friend recently had a bbq and before he put the meat on, he cooked some portabella mushroom halves for me. It was great ! There is a chain restaurant locally called Mimi's that has a great veggie mushroom sandwich that doesn't get soggy on the bottom ! One thing I did recently for a group that I'm going to do again soon is a baked potato bar. I baked the potatoes ahead, since it was at someone else's house. As extras I had butter, sour cream, ranch dip, green onions (couldn't find chives), grated cheese, veggie chili, sunflower seeds, salsa, and veggie bacon bits. Easy for a mixed group too with meat eaters since you could also have meat chili and real bacon bits separately. Next time I'll probably add some cooked broccoli and some cheese sauce, besides the grated. If anyone has any other ideas that would be good, please let me know ! ===== Hello. Warm welcome to the group. Thanks for introducing yourself. What is one of your favorite vegetarian meals? ===== Cats are rather delicate creatures and they are subject to a good many ailments, but I never heard of one who suffered from insomnia. ===== ===== " The cat did not respond. She did not believe in paraphrasing anybody. If people pursued this same feline wisdom, there'd be a lot fewer misunderstandings. " From Kinky Friedman's Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 15, 2005 Report Share Posted January 15, 2005 thanks for the heads up. I always wonder when I order the vegetable soup from the Chinese place if they are being honest when they tell me there is NO MEAT at all in it. The front girl is so nice I can't conceive her lying to me, but maybe she doesn't know, cause that broth is just out of this world. Blessings, Chanda - Jiraph Wirpel Saturday, January 15, 2005 8:09 AM Re: Re: Welcome Tina Two reflections. Cooking your own Mexican food is one thing. But... be VERY careful ordering in a Mexican restaurant! Vegetables and rice were probably cooked in animal fat. :^( When my work-place has no vegitarian offerings (and they now undertand when I ask, " What is safe? " I'm really asking, " Is there animal in any part of this, including in its preperation? " ), I frequently buy sliced raw mushroom from the slad bar, two slices of wheat bread, and a dab of mayo. It makes a tasty and texturaly pleasing sandwich. :^) ===== I'll tell ya what, when it comes to Mexican food there is no difference without the meat, IMHO anyway. You can sub with so many things. Beans, black beans, soy stuff etc. ===== Thanks for the welcome, and you guys are really making me hungry ! I don't know if I have an absolute favorite, but I like Mexican food a lot, and different kinds of rice and potato dishes. I've been in a soup cooking mood lately too ! A friend recently had a bbq and before he put the meat on, he cooked some portabella mushroom halves for me. It was great ! There is a chain restaurant locally called Mimi's that has a great veggie mushroom sandwich that doesn't get soggy on the bottom ! One thing I did recently for a group that I'm going to do again soon is a baked potato bar. I baked the potatoes ahead, since it was at someone else's house. As extras I had butter, sour cream, ranch dip, green onions (couldn't find chives), grated cheese, veggie chili, sunflower seeds, salsa, and veggie bacon bits. Easy for a mixed group too with meat eaters since you could also have meat chili and real bacon bits separately. Next time I'll probably add some cooked broccoli and some cheese sauce, besides the grated. If anyone has any other ideas that would be good, please let me know ! ===== Hello. Warm welcome to the group. Thanks for introducing yourself. What is one of your favorite vegetarian meals? ===== Cats are rather delicate creatures and they are subject to a good many ailments, but I never heard of one who suffered from insomnia. ===== ===== " The cat did not respond. She did not believe in paraphrasing anybody. If people pursued this same feline wisdom, there'd be a lot fewer misunderstandings. " From Kinky Friedman's Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 15, 2005 Report Share Posted January 15, 2005 , " Chanda/Maria " <puterwitch@c...> wrote: > I'll tell ya what, when it comes to Mexican food there is no difference without the meat, IMHO anyway. You can sub with so many things. Beans, black beans, soy stuff etc. > Another spot though to watch for lard...refried beans, and ask if you are eating out and it matters to you, most restaraunts have lard in their refried... m Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 15, 2005 Report Share Posted January 15, 2005 > >Another spot though to watch for lard...refried beans, and ask if >you are eating out and it matters to you, most restaraunts have lard >in their refried... Luckily around here anyway, most places write right on the menu " no lard " since even a lot of meat eaters won't do lard. Ick! Veronica Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 16, 2005 Report Share Posted January 16, 2005 Its probably GOOD for those uf us wko know the risks, and care, to ASK! I almost never go anyplace to eat that isn't at least vegetarian-friendly. Friday I went to a Corner Bakers (I don't know how spread-out that franchise is) for a cup of soup. They easily could tell me that both their tomato and their corn chowder were without animal. :^) (I had the tomato... Yum). Even Arby's makes, on the menu at some places, others I've had to ask for it, a veggie sadnwich, or veggie roll-up. If I'm at a deli-style restaurant where sandwiches are being made, this may come from my Kosher background, I ask them to change their gloves from the ones that have touched meat, to make my sandwich ON the (paper) plate, and not to use a used knife! About that, I may be more picky than most. When I ask, get a shrug, and an " I don't think so, " I have a tendency to just leave! Oh... I've driven in blizzards, pet strange animals, and slept (in my tent) in the woods, but some risks I'd just rather not take! ===== Another spot though to watch for lard...refried beans, and ask if you are eating out and it matters to you, most restaraunts have lard in their refried... Luckily around here anyway, most places write right on the menu " no lard " since even a lot of meat eaters won't do lard. Ick! Veronica ===== " The cat did not respond. She did not believe in paraphrasing anybody. If people pursued this same feline wisdom, there'd be a lot fewer misunderstandings. " From Kinky Friedman's Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch The all-new My - Get yours free! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 16, 2005 Report Share Posted January 16, 2005 At 05:55 AM 1/16/2005 -0800, you wrote: >Its probably GOOD for those uf us wko know the risks, >and care, to ASK! > >I almost never go anyplace to eat that isn't at least >vegetarian-friendly. Pannera is really veg-friendly. Great soups, they'll veganize their veggie sandwich, and their strudels are vegan! YUM! My only gripe is that they stopped making their delicious hummus. It was quite tasty on their bagels. Veronica Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 16, 2005 Report Share Posted January 16, 2005 People just don't get it. They think YOU are being a pain in the @$$. I don't know if you are like me but the thought of eating meat disgusts me. It's not like I have to TRY to be a vegetarian. I would like to tell some of these people, what if it were something that disgusts you but something other people eat. What if the gloves and the knife were handling worms all day, or how bout snake meat, would the " normal " meat eater ask for other gloves and knife? Hw bout the lady who kept putting the sausage pizzas in the same box with the plain at the school affair and was ignorant when asked not to. I would like to take a piece of that pizza, and put something disgusting to her on it, and ..... oh well ........ I wonder if blatant ignorance brings karma. Blessings, Chanda - Jiraph Wirpel Sunday, January 16, 2005 8:55 AM Re: Re: Welcome Tina Its probably GOOD for those uf us wko know the risks, and care, to ASK! I almost never go anyplace to eat that isn't at least vegetarian-friendly. Friday I went to a Corner Bakers (I don't know how spread-out that franchise is) for a cup of soup. They easily could tell me that both their tomato and their corn chowder were without animal. :^) (I had the tomato... Yum). Even Arby's makes, on the menu at some places, others I've had to ask for it, a veggie sadnwich, or veggie roll-up. If I'm at a deli-style restaurant where sandwiches are being made, this may come from my Kosher background, I ask them to change their gloves from the ones that have touched meat, to make my sandwich ON the (paper) plate, and not to use a used knife! About that, I may be more picky than most. When I ask, get a shrug, and an " I don't think so, " I have a tendency to just leave! Oh... I've driven in blizzards, pet strange animals, and slept (in my tent) in the woods, but some risks I'd just rather not take! ===== Another spot though to watch for lard...refried beans, and ask if you are eating out and it matters to you, most restaraunts have lard in their refried... Luckily around here anyway, most places write right on the menu " no lard " since even a lot of meat eaters won't do lard. Ick! Veronica ===== " The cat did not respond. She did not believe in paraphrasing anybody. If people pursued this same feline wisdom, there'd be a lot fewer misunderstandings. " From Kinky Friedman's Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch The all-new My - Get yours free! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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