Pumpkin fritters, gem squash and salad NO! Whatever you are thinking – it isn’t that. Something much more basic and down to earth: Simply – NO GREASE! Which means – No greasy oven to clean. No smelly kitchen waste bin. The washing up is a doddle…. and….. …….we save a fortune on washing up liquid! …
Amsterdam! We fared (pun intended) better than anticipated here. We spent one night in an hotel in Amsterdam before heading off on our boat on the waterways, (which I will cover in the next post) and three nights in a self catering apartment in the city centre afterwards. Bagels and Beans – Vegetarian Restaurant in …
Homemade Soy Burgers We visited a friend a while ago for a braai (barbeque), and he produced the most wondeful vegetarian burgers! “Where did you buy these?” we asked. ” I made them” said Paul. We were most impressed as they were very tasty, and I have to say, a lot better than the usual …
Spicy Eggplant and Tofu Stir-fry We were visiting a friend of Karen’s the other day, and guess what? – Discussing healthy eating! The usual comment – that it is difficult to know how to eat healthily, particularly when you come home from work and need to knock up a meal. So yes – you resort …
Vegetarian patties Well – Karen has numerous low carb vegetarian cookbooks it would appear. Spent some time browsing them and found a lovely recipe for vegetarian burgers or patties. I replaced the ordinary green beans with edamami beans, to improve the protein content. The original recipe came from the book ‘CARB Conscious vegetarian’, which has …
Ingredients for ricotta stuffed mushrooms I love cheese, but have always stuck to the blander ones like cheddar, edam or ementhaler. Living with a vegetarian, I have discovered how to use some more adventurous types such as mozzarella, haloumi and ricotta. At this point I have to confess I am a wholehearted fan of Jamie …
Living with Karen, my vegetarian wife, I have learned a lot! The first is probably that to be a committed vegetarian and get ones required daily nutritional intake is hard work. So, is being vegetarian necesarily healthy? Quite possibly not. If one simply drops meat out of one’s diet, one is likely not to feel …
Welcome to this first post on Meat Free Everyday. So – what DO vegetarians eat then? As Karen my vegetarian wife says, they eat everything that anyone else eats, except the meat. Chicken and fish count as meat! This implies that they have the same dietary requirements as any other person, in order to keep healthy. People …
