Im not veggie but my sister is - she does eat fish tho so she has that a lot. Theres loads of veggie ready meals around in supermarkets if shes pushed for time. Aside from that she eats a lot of pasta with different sauces - have them myself quite a lot as they are really good. The homemade ones are the best
I was a veggie for about 8 years - my undoing was my love and infatuation for roast beef...
I gave up meat because I worked on a dairy farm and saw the state that the beef cattle were kept in.
I found it really easy not to eat meat, and used to eat lots of cheese based stuff, and I still buy veggie quorn sausages cos they are much nicer.
Now, I will only buy locally reared and slaughtered meat, we are lucky as we have a really good butcher in the village, who only buys from local farmers.
One word of advice - DO NOT BUY ORGANIC MEAT. Organically reared animals are not allowed any form of medicine that is not naturally produced - not even penicillin, and if they are ill or injured, they are only allowed homeopathic 'remedies', and are refused any other form of medical intervention. Sort of hypocritical isn't it - but I've seen it happen, and it's NOT pretty.
I'm a veggie and have been for 25 years. I don't eat fish, meat or poultry but I think my diet is OK. I make my own soups, veggie curries etc and I don't miss meat at all. If people want to eat meat then that's OK with me, each to their own, but I don't like it, that's all.
Try slicing ciabatta loaf, spread with green pesto, top with a slice of beef tomato and a slice of goat's cheese and pop in the oven gas mark 4 for 10 minutes. Lovely.
Field mushrooms - cut the stalk off, chop up with some onions and fry off, put this mixture back into the mushroom, top with the cheese of your choice and pop in the oven for 20 mins again roughly gas mark 4.
Mushroom risotto, fry off chopped mushrooms (better to use something with more flavour or a combination of such as shitake, chestnut etc.) add to risotto rice (or normal if you want), cover over with veggie stock and simmer until the liquid has nearly gone, keep doing this until the rice has been on for about 20 minutes or so - only stir once or twice. Should be nice and gloopy and very tasty. Oh, add some peas if you want in the last minute or two.
Then also you can do all manner of every recipe you can think of using veggie mince or tofu pieces.
*It is not necessary to understand things in order to argue about them. -- Pierre De Beaumarchais
Originally said by Kirsten Dunst: I think vegetarians - for a lot of them - it's about a lack of commitment to life and relationships. There are some who just like the fact that they're controlling something in their life.
I love to see lambs bouncing around in the spring, but I also love them mullered with rosemary and garlic, with redcurrant gravy.
THAT IS MY CHOICE.
And it is veggie peeps choice not to eat lambs, cows, pigs, and fishies if that is the way they want to live their life.
I hold my hands up. I went without for 8 years, and I missed meat, so I started eating it again, but it's possible to have a really good and varied diet if you are vegetarian.
Originally posted by x_antonia_x: are any of u vegie and what do u make that is vergie?
I`ve noticed grass is very vergie. sorry I`m month late but just joined this forum and seen this.
Seriously though, there are some good recipes on C4 site also try the Vegetarian society site. Sorry thats a bit late for their fantastic Christmas recipes.
Originally posted by x_antonia_x: are any of u vegie and what do u make that is vergie?
I`ve noticed grass is very vergie. sorry I`m month late but just joined this forum and seen this.
Seriously though, there are some good recipes on C4 site also try the Vegetarian society site. Sorry thats a bit late for their fantastic Christmas recipes.
One word of advice - DO NOT BUY ORGANIC MEAT. Organically reared animals are not allowed any form of medicine that is not naturally produced - not even penicillin, and if they are ill or injured, they are only allowed homeopathic 'remedies', and are refused any other form of medical intervention. Sort of hypocritical isn't it - but I've seen it happen, and it's NOT pretty.
I’ve seen someone make this claim elsewhere, it is as far as I can determine not strictly true, if you ever talk to those who rear organic meat, they tend to take good care of their animals and do not routinely administered unnecessary medication, unlike the majority of intensively reared meat that you buy at the supermarket.
-------------------- Just because it works, doesnt mean its safe!
I used to work on an organic dairy farm, psychobabble, and the number of times that one of the cattle would injure itself, catching horns on bars or getting kicked, etc, and was refused vetenerary (sp?) treatment...
The worst time I can re-collect is one young bull catching it's horn on the bars of it's pen, and just about tearing it off. The boss flatly refused to get a vet out to it, and just dusted it with organic wound powder and left it. The poor thing was in agony, and the horn became infected, and it had to be shot.
I am all in favour of organic produce, but not at the expense of an animals welfare. Needless to say, I didn't work there for long.
I choose not to eat meat and really enjoy lots of vegetable and pasta/rice based dishes. I love to cook and experiment with my own ideas - I rarely stick to recipes! The thing about veggie cooking is that you just need to look in your cupboard and you'll probably have the makings of a really tasty meal. I'm also lucky in that my hubby enjoys cooking too and although he's a committed meat eater, he doesn't mind trying out new things for me. Original poster - are you vegetarian or thinking about it?
I'm not a veggie mrsam, but you are right, when the cupboards appear pretty bare you can almost guarantee that you can whip something veggie and tasty up.
I often base a meal around big field mushrooms and just experiment.
*It is not necessary to understand things in order to argue about them. -- Pierre De Beaumarchais
Originally posted by mrs_o: I used to work on an organic dairy farm, psychobabble, and the number of times that one of the cattle would injure itself, catching horns on bars or getting kicked, etc, and was refused vetenerary (sp?) treatment...
The worst time I can re-collect is one young bull catching it's horn on the bars of it's pen, and just about tearing it off. The boss flatly refused to get a vet out to it, and just dusted it with organic wound powder and left it. The poor thing was in agony, and the horn became infected, and it had to be shot.
I am all in favour of organic produce, but not at the expense of an animals welfare. Needless to say, I didn't work there for long.
Do you think its fair to label all organic meat the same after your experience of one dairy farm.
The few organic farmers I know really care about their livestock and the way they raise their meat having visited the farms in question.
-------------------- Just because it works, doesnt mean its safe!
I see what you're saying, psychobabble, and I agree with you that not all organic farmers treat their animals in the same way I witnessed, there are many good ones, but it has put me off organic animal farming for life. I am all for free range farming, but in my mind, to deny an animal veterinary treatment when it's desperately needed is inhumane, which is why I don't buy meat until I know which supplier it's come from, it's locally produced, and I can check out for myself where it's come from.
We are very lucky that our butcher in the village only buys meat from local producers, and will list where it has come from. They will not touch mass producers with a bargepole, and I know that they will only get organic meat from producers that treat the animals with respect.
