Not Meat Loaf

[Guest guest]

This was last night's dinner. Meat loaf has always been one of my favorite

things and something I've really missed. After much trial and error came up

with this recipe that tastes very close to the real thing. Quick to mix up and

quite good!

 

1 package Morningstar Crumbles (defrosted)

1 cup oatmeal (I used whole oats, not quick cooking)

1-2 slices whole wheat bread crumbled

2 eggs or equivalent (I use Egg Beaters)

1/2 cup ketchup

1 package Lipton Onion Soup Mix

Handful of grated Cheddar (approx. 1/2 cup or to taste)

 

Mix all ingredients together, form into loaf, coat with additional ketchup

and bake at 350 for approximately one hour (use cooking spray on pan so it

doesn't stick). While good just as written, next time I think I'll try adding

some

chopped veggies...carrots, green pepper, mushrooms, spinach...whatever's on

hand at the moment. This makes great sandwiches for lunch the next day.

 

TM

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 4/23/06 8:22:10 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

muggle311 writes:

 

> This sounds wonderful I did not know that the Onion Soup was vegetarian.

> I figured it had beef base as the base? I will have to check the label I

> just love California Dip!

> I also have a meatloaf recipe that is close to this but this actually sounds

> good.

 

The PETA kids site lists it as being vegan. I did question the part that

read " natural flavors " but if PETA tells me it's ok, I tend to believe them.

 

TM

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 4/23/06 11:30:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

muggle311 writes:

 

> I would think it has to be Lipton though huh?

>

 

Well, you could check out other brands, I guess, but you know the Lipton is

safe.

 

TM

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

This sounds wonderful I did not know that the Onion Soup was vegetarian.

I figured it had beef base as the base? I will have to check the label I just

love California Dip!

I also have a meatloaf recipe that is close to this but this actually sounds

good.

Linda

-

TendrMoon

 

Sunday, April 23, 2006 12:42 PM

Not Meat Loaf

 

 

This was last night's dinner. Meat loaf has always been one of my favorite

things and something I've really missed. After much trial and error came up

with this recipe that tastes very close to the real thing. Quick to mix up and

quite good!

 

1 package Morningstar Crumbles (defrosted)

1 cup oatmeal (I used whole oats, not quick cooking)

1-2 slices whole wheat bread crumbled

2 eggs or equivalent (I use Egg Beaters)

1/2 cup ketchup

1 package Lipton Onion Soup Mix

Handful of grated Cheddar (approx. 1/2 cup or to taste)

 

Mix all ingredients together, form into loaf, coat with additional ketchup

and bake at 350 for approximately one hour (use cooking spray on pan so it

doesn't stick). While good just as written, next time I think I'll try adding

some

chopped veggies...carrots, green pepper, mushrooms, spinach...whatever's on

hand at the moment. This makes great sandwiches for lunch the next day.

 

TM

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Oh awesome I will pick some up. I have avoided it for years because of that. I

would think it has to be Lipton though huh?

Linda

-

TendrMoon

 

Sunday, April 23, 2006 5:40 PM

Re: Not Meat Loaf

 

 

In a message dated 4/23/06 8:22:10 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

muggle311 writes:

 

> This sounds wonderful I did not know that the Onion Soup was vegetarian.

> I figured it had beef base as the base? I will have to check the label I

> just love California Dip!

> I also have a meatloaf recipe that is close to this but this actually sounds

> good.

 

The PETA kids site lists it as being vegan. I did question the part that

read " natural flavors " but if PETA tells me it's ok, I tend to believe them.

 

TM

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Hi Stacee:

We're (4 people) not tolerant of soy products either. I try to use fresh

ingredients found in the regular grocery store. I grow and use a lot of herbs

and like the versatility of herbs as the main seasonings. We have celiac sprue

(3 people) in our family also, so we can't have any gluten products in our

diet. So many regular and specialty products have gluten additives in them. We

also have diabetes (3 people) in the family too. We are a 5th generation

Macrobiotics...as is our Scandinavian background.

 

Joanie

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

We actually avoid a lot of " vegan " products b/c so many are made w/

soy and my youngest ds has a severe soy allergy. We're lacto-ovo,

but do use a few products that may have a bit of " animal " in them,

there was a thing that I read on PETA's website that made a lot of

sense to me:

(From this site)

http://www.peta.org/accidentallyVegan/

Items listed may contain trace amounts of animal-derived

ingredients. While PETA supports a strict adherence to veganism, we

put the task of vigorously reducing animal suffering ahead of

personal purity. Boycotting products that are 99.9 percent vegan

sends the message to manufacturers that there is no market for this

food, which ends up hurting more animals. For a more detailed

explanation of PETA's position, please visit

http://www.caringconsumer.com/labels.html.

 

--Stacee

[Guest guest]

Wow! and I thought we had challenges

 

That's fabulous you are able to do so great w/ your family's cooking

to keep everyone in their " safe " food range! I'm trying to get

better w/ spices, so many of them I have no idea what to use for,

but we're working on it, lol.

 

What's macrobiotic?

 

--Stacee

[Guest guest]

Here's the listing for you to check out:

 

Types of Vegetarians

 

1) Pescatarian (also spelled pescetarian)

The word “pescatarian†is occasionally used to describe those who abstain

from eating all meat and animal flesh with the exception of fish. Although the

word is not commonly used, more and more people are adopting this kind of

diet, usually for health reasons or as a stepping stone to a fully vegetarian

diet.

 

2) Flexitarian/Semi-vegetarian

You don’t have to be vegetarian to love vegetarian food! “Flexitarian†is

a

term recently coined to describe those who eat a mostly vegetarian diet, but

occasionally eat meat.

 

3) Vegetarian (Lacto-ovo-vegetarian)

When most people think of vegetarians, they think of lacto-ovo-vegetarians.

People who do not eat beef, pork, poultry, fish, shellfish or animal flesh of

any kind, but do eat eggs and dairy products are lacto-ovo vegetarians

(“lactoâ€

comes from the Latin for milk, and “ovo†for egg). Lacto-vegetarian is used

to describe a vegetarian who does not eat eggs, but does eat dairy products.

Ovo-vegetarian refers to people who do not eat meat or dairy products but do

eat eggs.

 

4) Vegan

Vegans do not eat meat of any kind and also do not eat eggs, dairy products,

or processed foods containing these or other animal-derived ingredients such

as gelatin. Many vegans also refrain from eating foods that are made using

animal products that may not contain animal products in the finished process,

such

as sugar and some wines. There is some debate as to whether certain foods,

such as honey, fit into a vegan diet.

 

5) Raw vegan/Raw food diet

A raw vegan diet consists of unprocessed vegan foods that have not been

heated above 115 degrees Fahrenheit (46 degrees Celsius). “Raw foodistsâ€

believe

that foods cooked above this temperature have lost a significant amount of

their nutritional value and are harmful to the body.

 

6) Macrobiotic

The macrobiotic diet, revered by some for its healthy and healing qualities,

includes unprocessed vegan foods, such as whole grains, fruits and vegetables,

and allows the occasional consumption of fish. Sugar and refined oils are

avoided. Perhaps the most unique qualifier of the macrobiotic diet is its

emphasis on the consumption of Asian vegetables, such as daikon, and sea

vegetables,

such as seaweed.

 

Joanie

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

I am not sure what I think of this. If a site is advertising these products as

vegan I want them to be vegan, not close to it.

 

Val

 

mainvillefamily <mainvillefamily wrote:

We actually avoid a lot of " vegan " products b/c so many are made w/

soy and my youngest ds has a severe soy allergy. We're lacto-ovo,

but do use a few products that may have a bit of " animal " in them,

there was a thing that I read on PETA's website that made a lot of

sense to me:

(From this site)

http://www.peta.org/accidentallyVegan/

Items listed may contain trace amounts of animal-derived

ingredients. While PETA supports a strict adherence to veganism, we

put the task of vigorously reducing animal suffering ahead of

personal purity. Boycotting products that are 99.9 percent vegan

sends the message to manufacturers that there is no market for this

food, which ends up hurting more animals. For a more detailed

explanation of PETA's position, please visit

http://www.caringconsumer.com/labels.html.

 

--Stacee

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

, TendrMoon wrote:

>

> This was last night's dinner. Meat loaf has always been one of my

favorite

> things and something I've really missed. After much trial and error

came up

> with this recipe that tastes very close to the real thing. Quick to

mix up and

> quite good!

>

> 1 package Morningstar Crumbles (defrosted)

> 1 cup oatmeal (I used whole oats, not quick cooking)

 

TM - whole oats, as in groats, or as in non-quick rolled oats? I'd

love to try this.

[Guest guest]

TM - whole oats, as in groats, or as in non-quick rolled oats? I'd

love to try this.

 

As in non-quick rolled oats. Just finished it up for lunch today. I think I

need to make another one.:-)

TM

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

> As in non-quick rolled oats. Just finished it up for lunch today. I

> think I need to make another one.:-)

 

Thanks, TM! I will make one soon. Finishing of Gayle's veggie/lentil

loaf from the freezer now.

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 4/25/06 9:57:43 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

patchouli_troll writes:

 

> Thanks a bunch for this recipe, TM.

> i know i will enjoy trying this. While i love the lentil

> loaves, TVP loaves and other non-meat loaf recipes,

> i have been looking for one that tastes closer to traditional

> meat loaf but without the meat. This sounds really good.

> Those MSF crumbles are yummy.

>

 

I think you'll like this. As I said, I played around for a long time until I

finally came up with something that comes very close to the real thing. I

honestly think you could fool a carnivore with this one. I, too, like all the

different loaves (lentil, brown rice, etc.), but I wanted it to taste like the

meat loaf that I knew and loved. After much trial and error, I think I

succeeded. :-) This weekend I think I'm going to try the crumbles in my

meatball

recipe. Will let you all know how I fare.

 

TM

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

In Digest Number 758, TM shared her recipe for

" Not Meat Loaf " .

 

~~ Thanks a bunch for this recipe, TM.

i know i will enjoy trying this. While i love the lentil

loaves, TVP loaves and other non-meat loaf recipes,

i have been looking for one that tastes closer to traditional

meat loaf but without the meat. This sounds really good.

Those MSF crumbles are yummy.

 

~ pt ~

 

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