Meatless Mondays
With an ever growing problem globally with feeding our fellow humans there is now a move to address issues related to meat production and consumption. So, given this Meatless Monday campaign, are there any veggy recipes you can recommend?
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Oh dear, I got the day wrong. OH served up some veggie burger thing yesterday.
Seriously though, it is something that needs addressing as meat consumption if extrapolated globally is unsustainable and that's before taking into account the methane issue from farting cows.
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Most vegetarians, including my sons, tell me that they miss bacon sandwiches the most, so I came up with a veggie alternative. You need some mild Waitrose smoked paprika (I haven' tried other smoked paprikas, but I know this one works), some Halloumi cheese, and some olive oil.
Slice the Halloumi about as thick as a pound coin, brush very lightly with olive oil and then sprinkle with a good amount of smoked paprika on each side. Leave for about half an hour, and then fry until crispy but still with some 'give' in the middle, in a pan brushed with olive oil.
Pop into bread and it's as near as you'll get to smoked bacon - and both sons say they prefer it to the Quorn bacon substitute!
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My daughtèr was a vegetarian for about 16 years but since having the twins 18 months ago she now eats white meat and occasional red meat as a balanced diet. Years ago it was Friday that was meatless so I'm not jumping on this bandwagon trend
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I find the trouble with vegeterian dishes is that they take longer to prepare. (I don't eat ready meals, take-aways etc. - I use fresh ingredients where possible).
One favourite vegeterian meal is 'Leek pie' which is basically, Leeks, red pepper, mushrooms, cheshire cheese and mustard, baked in puff pastry. I also make the occasional vege curry or chilli using whatever vegetables I have. Mrs.G also maves a very
nice vege Moussaka, but it takes ages to prepare.0 -
I hardly ever eat meat now (medical, not ethical reasons), but cook meat dishes most days for OH, son and farm worker. I love spicy food so I chop/slice whatever veg is in the basket, maybe add beans or lentils, and chillis. And whatever spices I feel like
on the day. No recipes are harmed in the making of these meals. Many recipes seem to include tomatoes, which I don't like. Or cheese, which I also don't eat!0 -
My daughtèr was a vegetarian for about 16 years but since having the twins 18 months ago she now eats white meat and occasional red meat as a balanced diet. Years ago it was Friday that was meatless so I'm not jumping on this bandwagon trend
I'd forgotten my childhood and Fish Fridays. Our parents were well ahead of the game! Pity we seem to have messed it in the meantime and now have to make an effort to put it right.
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Blank page?
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I have some friends who are vegan, it does seem a very limited diet though, they seem to eat lots of mushroom based dishes.
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Most vegetarians, including my sons, tell me that they miss bacon sandwiches the most, so I came up with a veggie alternative. You need some mild Waitrose smoked paprika (I haven' tried other smoked paprikas, but I know this one works), some Halloumi cheese,
and some olive oil.Slice the Halloumi about as thick as a pound coin, brush very lightly with olive oil and then sprinkle with a good amount of smoked paprika on each side. Leave for about half an hour, and then fry until crispy but still with some 'give' in the middle,
in a pan brushed with olive oil.Pop into bread and it's as near as you'll get to smoked bacon - and both sons say they prefer it to the Quorn bacon substitute!
...that actually sound quite nice in its own right. I'll experiment with this, maybe try some chipotle paste too, just a thought!
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My daughtèr was a vegetarian for about 16 years but since having the twins 18 months ago she now eats white meat and occasional red meat as a balanced diet. Years ago it was Friday that was meatless so I'm not jumping on this bandwagon trend
I'd forgotten my childhood and Fish Fridays. Our parents were well ahead of the game! Pity we seem to have messed it in the meantime and now have to make an effort to put it right.
I think "Fish on Fridays" is/was a Religious thing, now seemingly less often observed.
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We eat a lot of fish anyway so a meatless Monday wouldn't faze us. There is much more variety in fish than meat (although would miss having a steak occasionally, so wouldnt give up meat altogether). We have a fresh fish van calling once a week so no excuse
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Loads of recipes if you use Rice or pasta as the base. Leeks, Mushrooms, Peppers, or Artichokes seem to play a part somewhere along the line. You can substitute Bulgar Wheat or Quinoa or Couscous instead of rice. Make Pilafs or Risottos. Use shallots to
make the base of a cream sauce and add tarragon into it to pour over pasta, adding some thinly sliced blue cheese into thee sauce as you serve it.How about soups? Roasted squash with parsnips ( and maybe a whole roasted garlic bulb as well) and a bit of curry powder or ginger, then blitzed and add a bit of cream.
Sauté some Leeks and an onion. Add some smoked paprika. Pour over about 300 ml good quality veg stock and a tin of mixed beans, drained. Cook for about 20 minutes and pan fry some fish fillets. Serve fish on top of Leek "stew". Filling.
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Recipes sound good, wherenext. I love soups, made honey roast parsnip &rosemary last week, roasting the parsnips with the honey first improves the flavour, did add a splash of double cream to serve, yummy.
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I must admit, H&T, that we usually have a soup meal once a week, although a couple of them include a bit of meat, like our sausage and lentil soup or smoked haddock chowder with a bit of smoked bacon in it for the base but try to have meatless meal at least
once a week or at least have a minimal amount. Having Cock-a-leekie on Monday. Love it.0 -
Just had a thought, back in my childhood Monday's meal was that made up from the left overs fron the Sunday 'Dinner'. Now some of the concoctions were really tasty like 'bubble & squeak', goodness knows why my mum called it that! I recall later in my teens the left over meat was sometimes used in home made curries, well I say homemade but my dad, the cook in the family, used those Vesta pack things as a base!
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A healthy diet is not just to remove meat completely. We must have a balanced diet which can include a whole range of foodstuffs. Including fish and meat.
Those who decide not to eat any previous living animal like Meat, Fish. Etc do so as a lifestyle choice and who are we to critisise them for their choice.
Where we have a challenge is when somebody wont eat anything which is cute and cuddly before slaughter and quite happly eat slaughtered animals/fish which are not so attractive. Then consider themselves better than the rest of us..... Also they seem to be happy to wear the results of slaughtered animals. -----------------Two faced or what !!!!
So in conclusion I can appreciate the views of those who cannot countenance the slaughter of any living thing and live their lives accordingly. Good for them.
Me, - I am happy to eat meat, fish ETC as long as it is done as part of a healthy balanced diet. So I could happily comply with the thread title -- Meatless Monday.
K
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Tonight it's a Meat Teat for me - Paella with chicken, Chorizo and prawns. Then it will a few days of Veggie Chillis and Misc Veg Soup.
I'm a bad advert for a famer - no red meat, no cheese, very little dairy. But the rest of the family make up for it!
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some of the concoctions were really tasty like 'bubble & squeak', goodness knows why my mum called it that!
I thought everyone knew it's called Bubble and Squeak due to the digestion disturbing effect of fried veg. Especially the sprouts.
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Cherry tomatoes, finely sliced garlic cloves, rosemary. Drizzle with olive oil, season with salt and black pepper. Roast in a 200c oven for 15-20 mins.
Meanwhile, cook some spaghetti until al dente, then drain. Mix roasted tomatoes with some mascarpone cheese, add to spaghetti and toss together. Serve with parmesan shavings, freshly ground black pepper and garlic bread
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Nothing wrong with an omelette with finely sliced feta cheese placed on top whilst the omelette cooks then fold the omelette over the cheese. Serve with a salad with cubed feta and olives added and hey presto you're transported to Greece.
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Mind you could help the population levels and available food supply go further.
Have you still got a pulse