Vegetarian Meals Part 2 (Photo Heavy)

babynew

Fantastic...!!!.. Brilliant!!!..the best Eye Appeal, and great combos! .. YOUR zuke enchillada boats have INspired me for tonights dinner Thanks a Bunch!
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pocketmole

Thank you :]

500 cal enchilada dinner with veggie chicken/avocado filling and homemade rancheros sauce. Side of black beans and roasted zucchini spears.

desigirl23

Vegetarian chicken enchiladas with avocado cream sauce.

Please, recipe for this please????????????????//

pocketmole

I don't have a proper recipe written up but here is my MFP entry with a few notes added to it. Ignore the fact that the tortillas are listed in two different entries. The number was wrong the first time so I just added two more at the end. There might be some seasonings that I left out here, but I don't think so. I don't always log things like dried herbs in my recipes because the caloric content is so trivial. Half of the sauce (maybe a little less) goes into the filling with some Mexican cheese. The remainder is for putting on top of the enchiladas. Oh and chihuahua cheese could be whatever cheese you like.

l00nylovegood

Please come cook for me! All the mexican food looks to die for!

Edit: also now that I'm looking back... whoever said you should make a cookbook is SPOT ON! I would so buy it.

ghsfitnesspal

Just tagging to see your new meal ideas and check the recipes on your website it looks splendid - got loads to try now, thank you!

sweepgurl101

Please move to Syracuse, NY and be my personal chef.....Droooooling right now

Iamtheseer

Your food looks delicious!!! I am definitely going to try a couple of your recipes.

sarahmoo12

I love your food!

floop1207

*wipes drool away*

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fsucrack

Thank you for sharing!! These look incredible... as a vegetarian I am always looking for new food to try that are not surrounded by rice and pasta. You have some great looking foods and I was wondering if I could get a few reciepes to try.

Chickpea burger
baked hummus seitan
tofu egg salad
green lasanga
truffled mac&cheese with roasted califlower

I really wish that you could share recipes amongst friends

kbeardmore22

Your food looks AMAZING, I also would like a few recipes. Wow, gives me inspiration to try new things:)

Recipes I would love if you would share:

Green Lasagna
7 Layer lasagna
Truffled Mac & Cheese with roasted cauliflower

cadaverousbones

So back when I first joined MFP I made a forum post sharing a lot of photos of my vegetarian cooking. You can check it out here if you like: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/722193-vegetarian-meals-lots-of-photos?hl=pocketmole At the time I had lost around 45lbs. I have since lost another 20lbs and figured I would make a second thread showing some of the things I have prepared since then. I know there are quite a few people that may be curious about what a vegetarian diet looks like, and some of the vegetarians may wonder what kind of foods they can eat and still lose weight. (The answer is pretty much whatever you want, in moderation.)

A little bit about me and the guidelines I've set for myself as far as my weight loss in concerned:


• I made it a point to stop basing all of my meals around pasta and rice - which wasn't so straightforward as a vegetarian. I still eat them, but far less than I used to. I opt for whole grains when I can.
• I work out 3-5 days a week. M-W-F I go to boot camp to get my *kitten* kicked. I've since started doing some lifting on at least one of my non boot camp days. I occasionally go running as well. Hoping to finish my first 5k in November.
• I'm not a fan of "skinny" shortcuts with my cooking. I don't do splenda, diet sodas, or fat free cheeses. Popular recipes like the banana "pancake" (you all know the one) don't appeal to me at all. I make my pancakes with flour and sugar, then I top them with butter. And rum infused caramel if I feel like it
• When cooking I try to compromise rather than eliminate. If I make muffins I may sub in whole wheat flour for part of the white flour. I may sub out some of the oil for apple sauce. I may cut back on the sugar. If I can reduce the calories of a dish by 20% without sacrificing flavor in any way, that's a success to me. I want my food to taste legit, yo.
• Portion control, which is made possible by logging everything I eat. Occasionally I want something rich so I will balance it out by having less of it and eating a salad or some roasted veggies on the side.
• If I have a day of pure calorie overload I just let it go and eat well the next day. That was a hard habit to break as I used to be one of those people that would say, "Oh I f***ed up. I guess I'll start fresh on Monday." Even though it's only Tuesday.
• I'm pretty lax on the weekends, but not out of control. Usually.
• Most days I eat between 1300-1500 calories. On weekends I will sometimes have 1800-1900. I generally eat back about half of my exercise calories but I'm not all scientific about it or anything.

TL;DR: No summary, just pics for you.

jalapeno cheddar polenta with black beans and fresh pico


truffled mac and cheese with roasted cauliflower


vegan "beef" stew made with stout


hummingbread bread with neufchatel glaze and toasted coconut


savory oatmeal with smoked gouda


tim tam crumble bars


green lasanga


7 layer dip lasanga


butternut squash and smoked gouda macaroni


spinach artichoke dip pasta


white wine roasted shiitakes over whole wheat fettucine


egg-free potato and onion frittata


jalapeno cornbread muffins


southwestern vegetarian chili


pears baked in cream, butter, and rum - topped with crumbled gingersnap cookies


hard cider banana bread


individual eggplant parmesans


baked lentil stew with polenta


seville orange whiskey sour with homemade drunken cherries


spinach tamales with chili sauce and 3 bean avocado salad


stone fruit cobbler muffins


vegetarian meatballs with fettucine and marinara


enchilada inspired stuffed zucchini boats


chocolate tofu pudding


taco salad, minus the usual taco shell bowl


seared quorn and roasted root veggies with thyme


drunken mushrooms over parmesan polenta with roasted aparagus


tom kha gai with tofu


roasted ratatouille with veggie italian sausage


tofu "egg" salad with avocado


baked hummus seitan with salad


quorn roast with cheesy baked spaghetti squash


chili lime veggie for soft tacos (and roasted corn for my boyfriend)


chocolate chip with walnut on the right, chocolate chip with toffee and sea salt on the left


banana rum pancakes


hummus


kale avocado salad with chili tofu


lemon poppyseed zucchini bread


stuffed baked tomato with farro


open faced chickpea burger with basil pesto, feta, and olives


yummy lunchtime sammich with cherries


chili dog on a pretzel roll


deconstructed lettuce wrap salad with spicy peanut sauce


squash blossom quesadillas with refried beans and homemade pico


cherry tomato soup with cream and pan seared haloumi cubes


roasted poblano and potato soup


apple brie crostini with cinnamon honey walnuts


pizza: fontina, italian sausage, squash, and purple basil


homemade butter with garlic and herbs


mixed tomato salad with basil, fresh mozzarella, and homemade garlic croutons

Do you have your recipes somewhere? I would love to have them. Please message me if you do have recipes!

pragya728

OMG!! I am dying. I am vegetarian, and I am so happy that I found this thread!!! I can't decide which recipe I want first!! That is if you don't mind sharing :-)

samcee

wow! looks absolutely amazing. i need to learn to cook! ><

clheide

I am not vegetarian nor do I ever plan to be. However, this food looks nothing short of FREAKING AMAZING, and I plan on trolling through that blog of yours and trying out some of these recipes!

Thanks for sharing, and please keep updating your blog!!!

rlinaresv

Hey, I WANNA BE A VEGAN, not just kidding I love to much my steak but they look really delicious and for sure I'll try a big amount of those dishes. Thanks for sharing

dlbaron

bump to check your blog later

your photos are gorgeous. obviously the food looks amazing, but you're a talented photographer/food stylist as well!

IAgirlinCO

Pocketmole - LOVE the photos. You're meal ideas are great and I am definitely going to check out your blog. Thanks for being an inspiration.

sarahstumpff

I wish I could pay you to come to my house and cook for me! Every one of these looks amazing and I cant wait to try them. thank you for posting