Dinner for my Boyfriend

[Guest guest]

How about vegetarian refried beans either canned or home made, roasted or

sauteed veggies, black beans.

You can add cheese if you like.

 

Gayle

 

 

In a message dated 12/2/2008 6:41:51 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,

carlyneal writes:

 

 

 

 

I am making dinner for my boyfriend, who is not a vegetarian, and I

could use a little help. He loves Mexican so I was thinking about

making a home made salsa and vegetarian burritos but I'm not sure what

all to put in them, or what else I could make. I eat dairy, and I don't

like tofu. Any suggestions?

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

I am making dinner for my boyfriend, who is not a vegetarian, and I

could use a little help. He loves Mexican so I was thinking about

making a home made salsa and vegetarian burritos but I'm not sure what

all to put in them, or what else I could make. I eat dairy, and I don't

like tofu. Any suggestions?

[Guest guest]

I am still new to the veg stuff myself, so I dont know about the burrito, but a

couple of years ago I came across this salsa, that I ended up loving.

 

 

Cowboy Salsa

 

1 can (15 oz.) black eyed peas

1 can (15 oz.) black beans, rinsed and drained

1 can (15 oz.) whole kernel corn, drained

1/2 cup onion, chppped

1/2 cup green bell pepper, chopped

1 can (4 oz.) diced green chiles

1 can (14.5 oz.) diced tomatoes, drained

1 cup Italian style salad dressing

1/2 tsp. garlic salt

 

In a medium bowl, combine black eyed peas, black beans, corn,

onion, green

bell pepper,

jalapeño peppers and tomatoes.

 

Season with Italian style salad dressing and garlic salt; mix

well. Cover,

and refrigerate overnight

to blend flavors.

 

 

It says to refrig over night, but it's good even if you just keep it chilled

while your making the burritos.

 

 

 

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crlyneal17 <carlyneal

 

Tuesday, December 2, 2008 5:33:04 PM

Dinner for my Boyfriend

 

 

I am making dinner for my boyfriend, who is not a vegetarian, and I

could use a little help. He loves Mexican so I was thinking about

making a home made salsa and vegetarian burritos but I'm not sure what

all to put in them, or what else I could make. I eat dairy, and I don't

like tofu. Any suggestions?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Burrito's

 

We take a can of Worthington Vegetarian burger, which you pull out of the can in

pieces with a fork, into a hot frying pan with a little oil. Brown it over med.

high to high heat, flipping and stirring it often. Then take either a paper

package of Taco Seasoning or we use some out of one of those large container of

Tone's Taco seaoning that you buy at Sams Club, and mix it with water according

to what it says to use for 1 lb. of " beef " and stir it into the browned

vegetarian burger.

 

Then take a burrito shell and spray a larger heated frying pan with some pam and

add your burrito shell. Brown it lightly one one side and then flip it over.

Add some of the Taco seasoned Vegetarian Burger down the center, then a layer of

grated cheese, some sour cream, taco sauce, diced onions, sliced olives, diced

green peppers and salsa. Fold up the bottom and then the sides over that, the

way burrito's are foldered and you have yourself a great burrito.

 

Enjoy,

Judy

-

crlyneal17

Tuesday, December 02, 2008 5:33 PM

Dinner for my Boyfriend

 

 

I am making dinner for my boyfriend, who is not a vegetarian, and I

could use a little help. He loves Mexican so I was thinking about

making a home made salsa and vegetarian burritos but I'm not sure what

all to put in them, or what else I could make. I eat dairy, and I don't

like tofu. Any suggestions?

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Don't foprget the recipe files. There is a full folder of Mexican recipes.

Donna

Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile

 

 

glpveg4life

 

Tue, 2 Dec 2008 19:31:05

 

Re: Dinner for my Boyfriend

 

 

How about vegetarian refried beans either canned or home made, roasted or

sauteed veggies, black beans.

You can add cheese if you like.

 

Gayle

 

 

In a message dated 12/2/2008 6:41:51 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,

carlyneal writes:

 

 

 

 

I am making dinner for my boyfriend, who is not a vegetarian, and I

could use a little help. He loves Mexican so I was thinking about

making a home made salsa and vegetarian burritos but I'm not sure what

all to put in them, or what else I could make. I eat dairy, and I don't

like tofu. Any suggestions?

 

 

 

 

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favorite sites. Try the NEW AOL.com.

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[Guest guest]

One of my favorite mexican recipes is simply grilling or broiling up some

veggies--portobello strips, red, green and yellow pepper strips, onion, Maybe

some squash or zucchini strips. Sometimes I also cook up some of the Quorn naked

chicken cutlets in there, too. Add whatever spices sound good--salt, pepper,

cayenne, cilantro, make up some fresh guacamole, with fresh avocado, sour cream

and salsa....rice and beans on the side, very simple, easily made in to fajitas,

too!

 

 

[Guest guest]

huevos rancheros...

 

 

 

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crlyneal17 <carlyneal

Dinner for my Boyfriend

 

Tuesday, December 2, 2008, 6:33 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

I am making dinner for my boyfriend, who is not a vegetarian, and I

could use a little help. He loves Mexican so I was thinking about

making a home made salsa and vegetarian burritos but I'm not sure what

all to put in them, or what else I could make. I eat dairy, and I don't

like tofu. Any suggestions?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Hi!

 

     If you eat dairy (well, even if you don't, there's soy " cheese " you can

use), there's

a nice Mexican flavors dish I like to make, and you can embellish it any way

that suits

you and your boyfriend.  I call it " Mexican Lasagna " , and it's basically made

with:

 

 

1) Layers of tortillas (flour, corn, whole grain, even nacho chips, if you don't

have the big

tortillas on hand..

 

2) On top of the tortilla layers, you can spread mashed, cooked beans (canned or

home-

made--you decide what kind you like best: black beans, kidney beans, pinto

beans,

small red beans, pink beans...etc.

 

3) Over the bean layers you can spread some jarred (or homemade) salsa of your

choice,

hot, mild, FIERY...chunky or blended smooth...

 

4) Then, over this, sprinkle a little or a lot of your favorite shredded

cheese(s)--mild Jack

cheese is good, or any creamy, melting Mexican " queso fresco " type.

 

5) That's basically it for the main part.  You can add to the mix on the layers

if you like:

chopped tomatoes, chopped bell peppers, chopped black and/or green olives, sour

cream

fresh or dry cilantro leaves, maybe an extra sprinkle of chili-pepper or similar

seasonings,

ground cumin, a bit of ground coriander seed, and so on.  Maybe some chopped

baby or regular spinach leaves can be tucked into the layers, too. 

 

     If you are into it, you can put some meat substitute " grounds " (Quorn,

Morningstar, Boca, etc--textured soy protein crumbles) in with the beans to give

it more " texture " --it's optional, and I have found the beans alone are good

enough as the base anyway.

 

     You can make this as elaborate or as basic as you want to.  Just find a

baking pan--

like a glass rectangular dish or a round casserole oven-proof dish, and spray it

first with

non-stick, then lay in a tortilla (or layer of nacho chips) then the beans, then

the salsa,

then the cheese and anything else--repeat with another layer of tortilla, beans,

and so on, until you have it as full as you like it.  Bake this...oh, I don't

exactly know the time and

temp, but I'd guess about a good 350 degrees (F) for maybe 30 minutes, or

longer, until

all the cheese gets nicely melted and the flavors have a chance to blend well

and it's all

good and HOT! 

 

       You can make almost any kind of " sides " for this--a simple salad...you

can make

some spicy corn muffins that would be good with--use whole corn and some spicy

peppers (or salsa--I've done this, too--yummy!) in the mix.  I have learned that

creamy

rice pudding seems to be popular with Mexican people--at least the ones I know. 

It

would also be simple to make and fit in with the " theme " idea.  (A bland,

vanilla dessert

can off-set the spicy food and give a nice contrast.) 

 

      Neither my husband nor I are truly " vegetarian " just now, but DH (dear

hubby) is less

" into " it than I am, and he eats this " Mexican Lasagna " eagerly.  He also begs

for the

traditional " Italian " Lasagne, and I haven't given him his wish yet, mainly

because I used

to have the recipe where you don't need to boil the pasta, and I don't have it

any more!

 

      Good wishes to you--hope you have a nice dinner together and that you find

a menu

to make him that you and he both will love!

 

--Laura B., in Illinois

 

 

I am making dinner for my boyfriend, who is not a vegetarian, and I

could use a little help. He loves Mexican so I was thinking about

making a home made salsa and vegetarian burritos but I'm not sure what

all to put in them, or what else I could make. I eat dairy, and I don't

like tofu. Any suggestions?