Need advice for turning vegetarian

[Arimeh]

Urgh LS - ditching the mushies, hate them.. LOL... just the smell of them cooking makes me wanna hurl.

The lasagne idea is a good one though, could use the spag bog sauce definitely.

Never tried tofu though..

Thanks kate - I'll have to start googlin I guess! Can't afford the recipe books.. LOL

[Jakabella]

My SIL eats a meat "substitue" thats amde into snags and mince - she says it tastes great! Not sure what its called but I can find out if you like??

[Arimeh]

Yeah sure Kate, that would be awesome

[LimeSlice]

My gf is vegan, her husband is vego, check out her blog, she puts up recipes all the time and def worth a try!
The Thoughtful Kitchen
She even makes ace cupcakes and things.

[Mum2SweetCs]

One of my fav is what we eat at the temple is a fried noodle dish. Not really sure the exact quantities but here goes:
* pack of dried vermecilli rice noodle (the small ones), cook it slightly soft first
* Shredded cabbage
* Oyster mushrooms from the can - shredded
* ****ake mushrooms - undried and shredded
* Those long mushrooms which i forgot the name of (long shoots)

Fry mushrooms and cabbage in a wok
Add noodles
Add soy sauce a bit of sugar and salt to taste

YUMMMMMMm served with some chilli sauce and extra soy sauce

YUMM!!

[luna moth]

Oh, Mel, hooray!!!! I'd love for you to join us!

I eat a different meal every day of the month, except for maybe a few meals that we love soooo much we have a little more often. And that's as vegans, so you can definitely do it.

For your zucchini slice, you can probably just leave out the bacon.

Oh, man, I have so many zillion ideas, I don't even know where to start.

If the kids love spaghetti, you can use that and do some different stuff. Pesto is great, and you can add a bit of extra protein by using chickpeas instead of pinenuts. Lately we're also loving crushed garlic, grated zucchini and homegrown tomaoes as a pasta sauce too - as a vego you could probably chuck an egg through it too, for your B12 hit.

I really love risotto, although haven't had one for ages. Mushroom is my fave, but I guess that's out for you! My fave vegan option is pumpkin and sweetcorn with wholegrain mustard and chives.

Gotta go call the ILs. Will kickstart Vegetarian Chatter again, and get you veging!

Woooooooooooooooooohoooooooooooooooooo!

[Arimeh]

Thanks guys.

Mum2 - eww too many mushies in that recipe for someone that hates them.. any other ideas? LOL

Audax - was hoping you would pop your veggie noggin in here. You need to write a book and send it to me