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Krys, I love tempura vegetable sushi, but I have never made it at home. I usually make plain avo, and tofu with cucumber and carrot (and s***ake mushrooms if I have them). I also make them with brown rice on occasion too.
I hope you had a great birthday Snuggly!
Howdy Krys, I used to love making sushi! Haven't done it in ages though... you can really put anything in there that you fansy besides mixing up the vegies try experimenting with different spiecs/herbs in the rice before you roll it... I think if I was going to make it again I would add whey powder (fore extra protein) and a little tahini in the rice mix to make it a bit thicker too and not so bland iykwim. I've actually planted a purple perilla bush which is like Japanese thing and they use it in sushi, I will have to try that in sushi... Enjoy :D
I can't remember who was asking a while ago about my herb garden I have rudly not replied.. I think it was peach The answer is GREAT, I looove them, they are like my baby or pet :rofl: can't wait till they get a bit bigger and established so I can start using them like crazy in the kitchen
Greetings Vegie buddies!
Wow its been a while, definately quet in here!
What has everyone been up to/eating??
Krys- I love making sushi at home, so easy and cheap compared to buying out. I usually do one with tofu and cucumber but I dont bother marinating the tofu as I am lazy and once you dip it in soy that does the job. Also a mixed veggie, and DP likes his 'chicken and pickle' so we use the not burger patties. Like cherished said you can pretty much put in anything! Gotta love how BB censors ****ake mushrooms :)
Aliash- That is so horrible about that tv show! Im so glad I didnt see it I would have bawled. I definately want DD to be aware of animal cruelty and food... without scarring her! Its hard though, I mean what is too much? I know I would hate for her to see half the stuff on PETA's website, but its reality...
Cherished- How are you going? Whats been happening? :) Glad to hear your garden is going well.
Snuggly- Happy post Birthday! Hope you had a great day! Have you created any new masterpieces in the kitchen lately??
NaNa- How exciting your moving to Brissie! Or are you here yet?? How is the diet going with your DS??
As for us, Life on the food front has been ok. DD is having more variety so Ive been trying to introduce her to more things like herbs and spices so she will be able to eat meals with us. We have so much chilli though in all our meals.
Havnt had pizza in about 3 weeks, thats a food acheivment... wow Im lame! Have been trying to eat something different each week but still seem to eat the same things! Whats everyone having for dinner? Inspire me! :)
Hope your all going well!
Hey all! Surely has been quiet!
I've been eating the same old... I've wanted to post here, but have done absolutely nothing of interest! Tempeh and roasted vegies last night, it was sooooooo good! Our vegie garden has been bestowing upon us a lot of cos lettuce, so I've been hoeing into that like a hungry bunny!
Dinner tonight is warm potato and cannellini bean salad, with grap tomatoes, roasted garlic and rosemary. I wanted to add pumpkin, but DH begged me not to :rolleyes: So I will roast up the pumpkin separately and maybe do a roast pumpkin, carrot and cous cous salad all for myself.
My birthday was pretty good, we went to The Forest in West End for dinner, we don't go often because DH doesn't love it, and always reckons I cook better food. We both had burgers, because their burgers are pretty good, and then we ordered cake to share (it's a birthday after all....) first we went for the passionfruit cheesecake, but after two bites I was so disgusted that I didn't want to eat any more, so DH went in and demanded a different cake! It was good, but still not blow-your-mind awesome. It's changed owners since last we were there and I am not a fan :(
Hi guys! Sorry I've been a bad vegie buddy! :ROFL:
Just thought I'd share...I had an amazing quiche tonight! Yeah, I don't usually eat eggs but since being pregnant I started having dairy and eggs again and haven't made the transition back yet!
Anyway, back to the quiche...it was a roast vegie one with zucchini, pumpkin and fetta. Just delicious!! Had a side of rocket salad. Yumm!
Thought I'd pop back in here as DS has started solids!!
I'll be trying to keep up with you all xox
:hello: my lovlies! I've been absent from this thread for a while too :doh: My eating has not been very exciting at all!!!!! Been eating the same old stuff, So happy there is a change of season upon us because the summer eating is so much different and lighter so might start getting more creative. and Peach I will be able to start really using all those yummy leafy greans and exotic herbs I have in my salads :dance: My vegan quest has come to a holt.... I cut out cheese for a fair while but have started eating it again! It is the only meat product that is left in our diet though and dh has been more than happy to lean toward the vegan way also but we ar both eating cheese! We did like the tofuti though and will continue to use it and when I find some other vegan cheeses to try I will get into them too :p
Holly we looooove Rocket! So excited that the wild rocket we are growing has totally taken off can't wait to eat it all up!
Peach we love chili, it will be hard thing for us to limit when we have bubs too, when we cook for guests who dont' eat much chili we tend to put the tiniest bit in the mean and than add cayene pepper to ours at the dinner table... That works well I think, so maybe you can cook your food with bubs and then add your chili after?
Greetings!
Snuggly- Thats no good about Forest. Ive only been there once about 3 years ago and wanst too impressed, especially after all the raves I had heard about it. Yum that potato salad sounds delish!
HollyM- What do you do for a quiche base? Ive never made a quiche in my life! Are you planning on raising your DS veg?
Cherished1- Thanks for the tip! Whats your hints with getting your rocket to grow? We planted some sprouts and they are dying already! :( If your back on the cheese wagon a great salad
Lots of rocket, grate 1 big fresh beetroot, add a handfull of walnuts, crumble small block of fetta, add a dash of balsamic, done!
So tasty and easy!
Lunch here, brown rice and vegies(eggplant sweet potato onion etc)
Hope everyone is having a good day :)
I'm back! I'm in Brisbane, and halfway thru unpacking my house. Loving my big kitchen, but still struggling to find a home for everything. Too many spices... and bowls. My mum's come down to help babysit while we unpack, and brought a whole pile of fresh greens from her garden. Spinach, rocket, kale, fennel tops and parsley. All went into a pie for dinner with a bit of fetta and roast vegies on the side. First home-cooked meal in over a week... we've been staying in a hotel and eating crap since last Friday! Can't wait to get cooking again. Must sleep now tho... so exhausted...
YAY NaNa that meal sound sooooo yummy! nothing like fresh herbs from the garden :D Enjoy your new house and the big kitchen, the kitchen in the house we built last year is one of our fav things about it! I have lived in units since moving out of home 14 years ago so having space is just wonderful!!
Peach I dont' think there's any secret, we planted them with potting mix into the ground and put a tiny sprinkle of fertiliser (nitrogen based I think) and it's going like crazy... Are you talking sprouts in the kitchen as in alphalfa sprouts dying or a couple of sprouts of rocket int he ground that are dying?
Yay, NaNa for your new place! Moving is so stressful, although there's nothing like an interstate move to make every other crisis look lame :) Hope you're settling well.
Got home late last night after a gig and DH decided to make chips :lol: Peeled and chopped spuds, Cut into chip shapes, par-boiled for about 5 minutes, then drained thema nd shook them off really well. Salt and roast at high heat. I don't know if they tasted absolutely friggin awesome because they were awesome, or because we were tanked. Hard to say :D
Hello!
Snuggly- Haha nice! Good gig? I guess beer makes any gig good though...
Cherished- I mean sprouts in the ground... my rocket is almost dead and the coriander is getting there :( Im just laving it now, DP can hopefully bring them back to life, he has been getting all inspired by 'Costa's garden oddessy(sp)" on thursday nights :)
NaNa- Good to hear your move went ok! Welcome back to the sunny state :) How are you settling in?
I had my folks and one of my brothers visit last night and I made them dinner for the first time in over a year. They are complete carnivores, I wish I had put a bit more thought into the meal. I made chickpea and vegetable curry which was delicious, but they all struggled with the amount of vegetables... Might just stick with tvp taco's next time I think.
Which brings me to my question.... Would any of you cater for meat eaters at say xmas time? As in serve meat for them? I have a real issue with it but DP thinks I should be a bit more considerate as everyone we know makes veg food for us...
Hope your all having a good monday :)
Helloooo?
How is everyone?
I made the most amazing dinner the other night- stuffed eggplant yummo! Have never made it before and it turned out so good. Filled it with capsicum, mushrooms,eggplant,dash of lentils,herbs, tomato and tahini. Bit of cheese on top and in the oven for an hour, served with salad. Was so good!
We are off to Melbourne tmrw night for the weekend which means we get to eat at soul food and veg out, YAY!
Hope your all well :)
Ahhh, Peach I am off to Melbourne on Friday! Might bump into you at Vegie Bar or soul mama or somewhere! I'll be the one in the dress (for Frocktober) with the loud husband! :rofl:
I made a soup the other night, pumpkin and parsnip and sweet potato and carrot. Cooked with onion and caraway seed and a stock that I made with some dill and other vegies. Topped it with a mix of onion, capsicum, vegie bacon and croutons, as well as tofutti with paprika sprinkled over it. Little bit eastern European, little bit of yum. Had leftovers for lunch today. MMM.
I love Vegetables!
Hello everyone! So sorry for my absence but we can blame Telstra for that! (major internet connection issues).
Peach - regarding your question about whether to prepare meat for non-vego guests....I have to say that I wouldn't do it. Since I am a vegan for ethical reasons,I would have a problem with buying and preparing meat in my home.It would be going against a deeply held belief. I don't think that meat eaters in general have an ethical issue with preparing vegetables (although they might have other issue with it) for vego guests. All our friends and family know we are vegan so they know what to expect at our place.
At my son's recent 3rd birthday, one of the dad's came up and said 'I have a problem with my cake,it doesn't have milk in it'. :rolleyes: I managed a giggle at the time...
Hey Girls,
How is everyone going?
Aliash- Good to hear from you, and glad your telstra probs have been rectified :)
Snuggly- How was your Melbourne trip? Did you make it out to many good resturants?
Cherished- How are you going? Hows the herb jungle? Our plants have survived! The zombie rocket plant is back, Im stoked.
Things here have been good, Melbourne was awesome I ate SO much good food! Made it to veggie bar and even though it took over an hour and a half to get our food it was worth the wait. Had one of my besties engagement parties on, and they put on a huge veitnamese feast which was delish too. Argh, monster awake, gotta run! Hope your all well :)
Soooo.... pretty quiet in here still! Would love to say that I have something interesting to add, but there's nothing! A heightened love for tempeh, perhaps.
OOOhhh, no, wait! I had to buy some Cheezly from crueltyfreeshop a while ago, so to make postage worth it, I also bought some Vegan shrimp paste. Used it the other night, it stinks! In a good way, but man, it adds a depth of flavour to everything, what a good buy!
And I made vegan hedgehog and vegan Chuck Norris cookies (the amount of fat in them is equivalent to a swift roundhouse kick to the arteries) for a cake stall, and the hedgehog sold ot way before the other stuff, even though it had a big fat "VEGAN" label on it. Yaaaaaay!
SnugBug YAY for vegan goodies!
Peach honey I must have missed your post the other day :( so sorry! Glad your food was worth the wait because I would have been so mad after an hour and a half! I was just thinking today while watering the herbs how much they have grown!!!! They are awsome and I've loved adding them to my plain boring diet food to spice things up... I'm loving couscous with fresh Veitnamese hot mint, rocket, coriander, lemon grass and whatever else I pick out :p
Aliash my comment for the milkless cake is :wtf: :rofl: Everyone who comes over to our house knows not to expect any meat... We wouldn't even let them cook meat here even if we had a BBQ (which we don't), besides I think it woudl be rude for them to expect us to cook meat in our home and use our saucepans etc YUCK! People have bought meat into the home when they bought their own subway over for lunch but that is it... If they are eating our food it will be vegetarian... If guests are staying for a while and want meat we go out for dinner and they order what they want.
:hello: Hello HollyM, Krys, NaNaand anyone else I have forgotten
AFM I've not been posting anything because I have not been eating 'anything' exciting! no nice sauces, dressings, pastries, slices or cookies as I am loosing weight seriously over the last 6 weeks so everything I am eating is pretty plain and simple so I have a good idea of what I'm consuming... Boring I know!
I'm still around, but no time for much... internet has been dodgy lately, and DS has decided 4am is THE TIME to get up and go every morning for the last few weeks now, and I'm just a bit wiped out!
Have been slowly getting settled here in Brissie, and had a bit of fun shopping at some of the old wholesale suppliers I used to go to, picking up whatever middle eastern goodies I could find (not much), and bulk bags of beans and lentils at the Indian place in the Gabba. And pickles and chutneys! mmmm... spicy eggplant kasaundi! Found a brand new French bakery, which is fortunately on the other side of the city to me, so I wont put on a thousand pounds by the end of the month! I am having serious Melbourne food withdrawals tho... That sounds sad, doesn't it?! I just don't have the time to be very creative at the moment, and I haven't got access to a good fruit and veg supplier here. Other than the bits and pieces my mum brings me from her garden when she visits! So it's been lots of couscous and tagines, harira soup, warm salads and the occasional packet mix rendang curry! The Asian Home Gourmet brand is vegetarian, but darn it's hot! I did manage to make some vegan muffins (pear, almond, ginger and dark choc) and a nice warm salad the other night with grilled zucchini slices, blanched asparagus, cherry tomatoes, canellini beans, spring onions, a lemon-cumin-paprika vinaigrette and loads of dill and mint. But it was after 9.30 by the time I got to eat it, and I was interrupted twice to resettle DS... Anyway, he's starting childcare next week so hopefully I can get back in the kitchen a bit more and get my groove back maybe!
Hope you're all happy and healthy! Must sleep now...
snuggly - where is this tempeh you speak of?? I have a need for tempeh pecel, and it's getting desperate!!