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    Vegetarian seeking other plant-based friends for meal ideas and support :)

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    edited December 2024 in Introduce Yourself
    Hello,
    I'm a vegetarian seeking other people with lots of plant-based meals with open food diaries so we can check out what the other is eating! I've never been one for cooking much, but I'm trying to get more into it. Thanks so much.

    Michelle

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    • Posts: 1 Member
      Hi, I’m mostly vegan and have a few recipes logged into this app. I’d be happy to share stuff with you.
    • Posts: 137 Member
      following this thread for ideas
    • Posts: 3 Member
      This is one of my favorite recipes for paella. I substitute cauliflower rice to save on carbs. Just use a lot less broth in the recipe. Delicious! https://www.blissfulbasil.com/mushroom-paella-vegan-gluten-free/
    • Posts: 64 Member
      I'm not a vegetarian, but I've been eating black bean burgers this week:

      https://blog.myfitnesspal.com/spicy-black-bean-burgers-with-chipotle-mayo/

      I've been alternating dinners between black bean burgers and an orzo recipe I found online at the New York Times. Here's a cropped screenshot of the recipe:

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    • Posts: 50 Member
      @janiceld84 I wasn’t able to add you as a friend; would you mind posting a favorite or 2 here?
    • Posts: 50 Member
      Feel free to post recipes here and/or add me as a friend!
    • Posts: 50 Member
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      Now this is not my recipe, but I made it, and it’s delicious! I recommend the lower cooking times and adding the chickpeas last (with the onion and asparagus)

      INGREDIENTS


      1 lb. baby red potatoes, sliced in half lengthwise
      1 1/2 cups petite baby carrots
      1 can (14oz.) chickpeas, drained and rinsed
      1 teaspoon of EACH dried basil, dried thyme, dried oregano (see notes)
      1 teaspoon paprika
      1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
      2 – 3 tablespoons olive oil, divided
      1 lb. asparagus, ends trimmed and cut into thirds
      1/2 large yellow onion, sliced lengthwise
      mineral salt & fresh cracked pepper, to taste
      Fresh parsley, to serve

      https://simple-veganista.com/potato-asparagus-chickpea-sheet-pan-dinner/
    • Posts: 64 Member
      chelleedub wrote: »

      https://simple-veganista.com/potato-asparagus-chickpea-sheet-pan-dinner/

      Saved this. Thanks!!!
    • Posts: 205 Member
      This is a delicious sandwich: https://www.self.com/recipe/sweet-potato-and-avocado-sandwich-with-poppy-seed-spread
    • Posts: 7 Member
      I’m a vegan and have a degree in holistic health coaching. I make meal plans, menus and recipes. I would love to share and have a guinea pig to test my recipes!
    • Posts: 23 Member
      edited March 2020
      I'm vegan with an open diary! Feel free to friend me! :) My latest go-to meal is a quick-bean chilli:

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      I usually have this with a tbsp of nutritional yeast and maybe some avocado if the calories allow for it. Super high-protein, low-fuss meal. I grate the courgette in with the onions at the beginning of cooking and sauté that with spices, and then just add all the tinned beans/corn/tomatoes. Spices/herbs I add (which I don't calorie count) include: chilli, cumin, coriander, turmeric, paprika, oregano, salt and pepper. Lately I've been sauteing some tempeh in those spices too to stir in if I'm particularly hungry.
    • Posts: 64 Member
      edited March 2020
      Here's a vegan shepherd's pie recipe ahead of St. Patrick's Day:

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuMS35fgkmM
    • Posts: 64 Member
      If that doesn't lucky your charms this St. Patty's Day, you could make mashed potatoes with kale, or "colcannon."

      Excerpt from NYT Cooking:
      Colcannon is one of the great signature dishes of Ireland. The most common version pairs cabbage with potatoes, but the dish is also made with kale, and that’s the one I usually make. You can substitute extra virgin olive oil for the butter (in which case it will be more Mediterranean than Irish).

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    • Posts: 53 Member
      bethan0mae wrote: »
      Also, today's breakfast!

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      Sourdough toast, vanilla soy yoghurt, quick chia-jam (heat 100g frozen berries with 1tbsp chia seeds for about 5 minutes), and some almond butter. 😋

      Yummy looks absolutely delicious 😋
    • Posts: 1 Member
      Following this thread for ideas and plant-based buddies! I am just starting on my journey toward a plant-based diet and lifestyle and am definitely the new kid on the block in terms of recipes, ingredients, and making this plant life work.
    • Posts: 2 Member
      I am starting tomorrow! Please add me everyone so I can see your diaries as well!
    • Posts: 5,283 Member
      Ovo-lacto vegetarian here who cooks mainly vegan. For about 9 years, I've been working my way through the 1000 Vegan Recipes cookbook. In other words, every week, when I'm planning my cooking, I know that one of the items I'm making will be whatever's "next". (I started in snacks and appetizers with Cajun Popcorn and I'm now up to Mediterranean Artichoke Saute in the side dishes). Not that I won't repeat something, or flip ahead if I need a specific course. And I use other cookbooks, but I'm eventually going to do every recipe in this one!

      Add if you like!
    • Posts: 205 Member
      edited April 2020
      My lunch today: bbq tempeh, cashew creamed kale, asparagus, and a mashed sweet potato. z496dk1ieisz.jpg
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