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Your help in transitioning me back to eating meat.
you can make assumptions. i'm okay with that. the main reason is, i don't feel great. i've struggled with feeling like crap for a long time. i figured this is something i need to try to see if food can help heal me. :)
thank you for your assumption as well as your suggestions. :)
Your help in transitioning me back to eating meat.
Great suggestion cj. :) i like the idea of using in tacos or other meals i can hide it in (at least at first).
Your help in transitioning me back to eating meat.
I love ethnic cuisine! Anyone have any favorite recipes?
Your help in transitioning me back to eating meat.
I completely understand. We have a local butcher I might need to go meet. :)
Your help in transitioning me back to eating meat.
Thank you. I should let you all know I tried fish last night. I'm dedicated to fixing my diet!
Thank you. A Flexitarian book sounds wonderful. There was one that came out but I can't remember the title...must google.
Your help in transitioning me back to eating meat.
Love your name Weezie. I think I'll use Weezieduzzit as my motto. I am in Mpls and do frequent the Wedge. This is a great idea. Thank you.
Your help in transitioning me back to eating meat.
Thank you KateCM. I really appreciate any help. I'm just having a helluva time.
Your help in transitioning me back to eating meat.
Helloooo Hounds,
I have frequented these boards for many years and now I come to you with a HUGE request for help. I have been a vegetarian since I was 17. I am now 35. Over half of my life that is. The history might be important to some of you so I will give you a brief overview.
My mom was a vegetarian. I found some of her literature and read way too much. I became disgusted with how we mass-produce and the unnatural raising and sometime cruelty involved. I couldn't imagine putting the stress and hormone induced flesh in my own body.
I still feel the same. But I also feel that although this is the typical way of corporate farming, there seems to be a resurgence of traditional farming. I like that. I understand the food chain and the need for a diet closer to what our ancestors lived off from.
I can now purchase meat where the animals have been raised in a respectable way and not injected with growth hormones or subjected to tight living quarters or abuse (i understand this is assumed) and this makes me more comfortable with the idea of eating meat again.
I already cook meat for my husband and child. My last pregnancy had me so ill, I resorted to eating chicken stock to keep from losing more weight. (I couldn't eat vegetables, I would get sick)
I am now pregnant again and seriously considering adapting a lifestyle of incorporating some meat and fish back into my diet.
I need help.
I wasn't a huge fan of seafood even when I did eat meat. But fried fish I could handle.
I ate a lot of chicken. We ate roast beef and meatloaf a lot in my house.
My main deal is texture. So I've struggled with chewiness.
I'm looking for any advice from people like myself or from hounds who have recipes they think might gently work me back into meat.
i'm thinking i'll start with soups where broth is incorporated and maybe fish (no oceanfare for me right now with being pregnant - however open to it eventually)
So, I beg of you dear hounds, any recipes out there you could help me out with?
Also, this is really a hard topic to discuss, so I'm hoping we can remain civil. I don't judge anyone else's food choices, please respect my own journey with food!
And above all, THANK YOU.
Lollya
need some new ideas for savoury vegetarian sandwich fillings & toast toppings, beyond peanut butter, hummus and cheese
I would love your recipe for.baked tofu. I just can't seem to get something I like the texture of...
What is your favorite home-cooked meal, that you make yourself? (started 3/25/2011)
Your roasted root soup sounds divine! Would you share?
Do you keep an ongoing grocery list?
Um ::sheepishly:: yes, me. It's all on one though -the different stores, I've also been known to use my phone. List is broken down according to how I move through the store. It happened innocently enough... I just hated crisscrossing back and forth because i had forgot something or rereading the list over and over to make sure I got it all.
Peanut butter taste tests; PB devotees: what's your favourite?
I used to feel the same but TJs has got the texture and the taste!! Fanatic here. Also, have any of you tried PB Loco?
Peanut butter taste tests; PB devotees: what's your favourite?
I love love love TJs pb
What do you eat when you're sick?
I have pneumonia right now, i'd stay away from dairy-when there is mucous involved. Mashed potatoes, risotto with broth, no cheese, panade, good oatmeal mixtures (savory asian ones)
Byerly's Roasted Chickpeas
trying my best to get better. thanks for your thoughts. :)
Byerly's Roasted Chickpeas
oh it's so bad. son super sick, me super sick, just moved...yucks. thanks for the link, love me some heidi food. ;)
Byerly's Roasted Chickpeas
emme, i had originally thought it was garam masala for taste? but i think the sweetness was from the cinnamon and perhaps a more fruit edged olive oil. speaking of olive oil i just came across this beautiful shop i intend to go to in MG - anyone been here? http://www.oilerie.com/index.php
Byerly's Roasted Chickpeas
TDQ you my friend are a beauty. Thank you. Will make these once I'm done with pneumonia.
Absolute Best Risotto You Will EVER Eat: Toasted Pistachio Gorgonzola Dolce
totally agree. i always come back to read this thread. i made this recipe a few years ago and we loved it. it was over the top and we also felt mellowed and was far better the next day even.
congrats joe!
yummy gourmet vegetarian chili
Hey Chowhounds,
We've got a chili cook-off coming up at work and although I have my own recipe and I've scoured the internet for veggie chili recipes – I'm just not all that impressed with the recipes I'm finding. Most recipes tend to be canned beans, tomatoes, peppers onions and sometime corn.
I'm wondering if there is a smoking hot chili recipe, hopefully with some depth of flavor involved.
I like smoky, earthy, and chocolatey chili.
Anyone out there have any kick ass veg-chili they would share with me?
So good that you make it over and over again (or at least 3 times!)
we buy "rose" potatoes...i'll have to check the brand but they usually are next to the yellow potatoes but are not red potatoes
