time for noms!

[pauraque_bk]

I am now the primary cooking person in my home! I like to cook, but I'm already having "what should we have for dinner" mental blocks daily.

These are the things I can't eat:

-meat other than fish (but I like good meat substitutes)
-citrus fruits
-tomatoes
-peppers
-pineapple
-chocolate
-alcohol
-huge amounts of dairy (a little is fine, better if soy can be substituted)

What are your favorite foods that don't include the above? What are your favorite vegetarian cookbooks/sites/blogs?

Comments

[atdelphi.livejournal.com]

The Post Punk Kitchen Blog (http://www.theppk.com/blog/) has some amazing vegan recipes. Anyone who comes up with "Tempeh Helper" is aces in my book.

[pauraque]

Thanks, I'll check it out!

[bardsmaid.livejournal.com]

Hmm, I have a lentil soup recipe that's very good but I still haven't codified the amounts. Will work on that.

In the meantime, though, here's something great for soup bases: Better than Bouillon No-Chicken Broth (and No-Beef Broth.) It's vegan, and totally delicious, not at all like other substitutes for meat broth. Very tasty, and it can enable you to use the many recipes for soup or other things that generally use chicken broth. It's a thick paste/concentrate that you store in the fridge after opening, but it doesn't take up huge amounts of space like those cartons of broth that are popular now. We use it here a lot, because Paul is veggie.

[pauraque]

I actually love lentil soup, so let me know when you write it down. :)

[scarah2.livejournal.com]

Your diet is identical to mine in so many ways. (Except I love tomatoes, peppers and alcohol).

I can convert almost anything, except for like, a steak. So if there are any casserole favorites of your family or anything like that that you would like to talk over, let me know.

I love the Molly Katzen (Moosewood) books, but unfortunately they can tend to be heavy on the dairy. I have successfully converted many of the recipes, however. If it calls for say, feta cheese, take some tofu and crumble it up and add lemon and salt until it tastes like feta. It doesn't melt, but feta does not melt all that well anyway.

I have several books by Joanne Stepaniak and they are all great. They are all vegan too. It is nice to have the fish option, because if you fear it will be too low-protein you can always put a slab of grilled fish along side it.

Finally, if you find yourself with any time to peruse the bookstore I would recommend to check out any traditionalist Italian stuff, especially if it's oriented toward fish and seafood. I didn't actually realize this until a couple of years ago, but I guess the traditional Italian view is that you don't put seafood with cheese ever. Cheese is too strong of a flavor which would overwhelm the delicate seafood. I have a couple such recipes I can post if you would like them, in addition to some others.

I have the most awesome fake mac and "cheese" ever (even better with fake taco meat) and pumpkin pie that folks prefer to traditional seemingly across the board!

[pauraque]

I love tomatoes, peppers and alcohol

Not a matter of dislikes, I'm afraid, that list is foods that make me sick. Except meat, that's just preference.

My gf actually has a Moosewood cookbook, I just found it!

Funnily enough I just read the same thing about no cheese+fish in Italy. Supposedly the Greeks got hella made fun of in antiquity for putting cheese on their fish, which made the rest of the mediterraneans go eeeeeeew.

I'd love to see any recipes you like!

[endofthewest.livejournal.com]

Random lurker is random, but: if you like Asian food, summer rolls are a nice warm-weather food and can be made with shrimp or fish or tofu. I tend to make them with fresh basil leaves, cooked rice noodles, romaine lettuce, bean sprouts, and baby shrimp, but it's hard to go wrong with fresh veggies and a rice wrapper. :D

[pauraque]

I do like Asian food, and making it myself is a very good idea. I haven't got past fried rice but I want to expand my horizons.