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"isn't pesto traditionally made with parmesan? I haven't tried making a vegan pesto yet."

I've made pesto without the cheese and it's tasted pretty much the same. Just add a little salt to the mix instead. That's all the cheese is there for really.

8/3/2008 11:38:51 PM

raleigh times veggie burger ftw.

8/3/2008 11:42:47 PM

mmmmmm tempeh burgers....this restaurant in my town makes the best santa fe burgers with them.

8/4/2008 2:50:08 PM

I posted about it before in the lunch thread in Chit Chat, but I highly recommend the vegetarian "duck" at the Lotus Leaf Cafe in Cary. Very tasty, and different from usual veggie options.

8/4/2008 2:51:53 PM

I love being a vegetarian sometimes...I cant wait to try some synthetic chicken

8/5/2008 9:38:41 AM

GTFO you troll.

8/5/2008 9:45:47 AM

That was quite unnecessary ma'am

8/5/2008 9:48:25 AM

no- it was more than called for. You know damn well you are being frustrating intentionally by asking these questions you know the answer to. Just because you didn't get a clue in the other thread in Chit Chat, doesn't mean you need to come in here and be equally annoying.

so quit trolling.

8/5/2008 9:50:40 AM

Ma'am, I would appreciate if you stop trying to encourage me to troll...this is the lounge. I'm doing my best to change my ways and you are not helping. Now if you could point me in the direction of an egg substitute I would really appreciate it.

8/5/2008 9:53:35 AM

http://www.iherb.com/ProductDetails.aspx?c=1&pid=-2987904243026009536

8/5/2008 9:55:16 AM

Other options:

Ener-G Egg Replacer - follow directions on box.
2 tbsp corn starch = 1 egg
2 tbsp arrowroot flour = 1 egg
2 tbsp potato starch = 1 egg
1 heaping tbsp soy powder + 2 tbsp water = 1 egg
1 tbsp soy milk powder + 1 tbsp cornstarch + 2 tbsp water = 1 egg.
1 banana = 1 egg in cakes.
1/4 C cup applesauce = 1 egg

8/5/2008 9:58:33 AM

^ and ^^ = thank you ladies

8/5/2008 10:06:11 AM

Mini vanilla cupcakes for a friend's birthday. Also made mini Oreo cupcakes.

8/5/2008 1:34:18 PM

Does anyone have experience with making fresh spring rolls? Like these:



I want a recipe for the peanut sauce restaurants usually serve with it but the one I tried off the internet was crap Anyone have a good recipe?

8/6/2008 6:09:01 AM

are those shrimp in the pic???

8/6/2008 1:17:54 PM

these may have been mentioned earlier in the thread but....does anyone eat the soyjoy bars?

8/7/2008 3:18:42 PM

I really like Cliff bars actually.

8/7/2008 4:01:24 PM

^^ My girlfriend is vegan, and she wanted to try those. They apparently have milk in them.

8/7/2008 4:19:43 PM

^
Yeah, I just check them out and all of the flavors either have egg, milk or both. Lame.

8/7/2008 4:21:55 PM

ohhhh i didn't know. that is lame. because i just saw the commercials for them and they seemed interesting. saddddd.

cliff bars are good? and they are vegan?

8/7/2008 8:37:42 PM

From Cliff's website:

Are they vegan-friendly?

All Clif Bar products are made from ingredients that do not come from animals except Mojo (contains organic honey and traces of dairy), CLIF SHOT (Recovery Drink contains whey), and LUNA Tea Cakes (contain traces of dairy).

8/7/2008 8:59:59 PM

I eat a Clif Builders bar almost every morning.

8/8/2008 12:39:31 PM

I really want to make this banana coffee cake - I'm bored, and want to put these frozen ripe bananas to good use- but I've encountered a problem: I'm out of agave nectar. I really don't want to walk all the way to the market just for that. Are there any other sweeteners y'all can think of that would be a suitable replacement?

8/9/2008 9:32:02 PM

Maple Syrup?

8/11/2008 8:12:11 AM

Frozen Vegan Cheesecake Pops:



OMG. Make these now. So good.
http://www.noveleats.com/vegan-cheesecake-pops

8/11/2008 8:42:11 PM

^^^if you lived in cali you could totally come borrow some agave nectar, but what about just regular vegan sugar?

[Edited on August 12, 2008 at 1:06 PM. Reason : up]

8/12/2008 12:49:51 PM

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"vegan sugar?"

is there any other type of sugar? man some of y'all freakoids

i am gonna go have a vegan banana now

8/12/2008 4:00:15 PM

^

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"However, some refined sugar is processed with animal bone char. The charcoal is used to remove color, impurities, and minerals from sugar. The charcoal is not 'in' the sugar, but is used in the process as as a filter. Thus by a process-based definition of vegan, refined sugar may not be considered vegan. For those who would prefer not to use refined sugar, there are several alternatives: raw, turbinado, beet sugar, succanat, date sugar, fructose, barley malt, rice syrup, corn syrup, molasses, and maple syrup."

8/12/2008 4:33:27 PM

^^y do you even post in this thread?

8/12/2008 8:49:40 PM

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"i am gonna go have a vegan banana now "

Non-vegan banana is when he gets fucked in the ass.

8/12/2008 9:13:13 PM

you would know all about that, don't you?

btw, that's interesting about the bone char used for processing. i am very knowledgeable about food, but i guess i didn't know that tidbit as i never buy white trash: white sugar, white rice, white flour, and white flour products.

8/12/2008 9:53:21 PM

I just made this tonight- it's a banana coffee cake. super moist and delicious, the perfect little treat after dinner.

8/13/2008 8:37:23 PM

That looks so good. Recipe?

8/15/2008 12:07:04 PM

I, too, am a vagitarian

8/15/2008 12:48:41 PM

made some banana blueberry muffins last night. they came out really tasty and moist- perfect for breakfast this morning

8/21/2008 10:52:09 AM

wow Amanda, that looks freakin' delicious!!!

definitely need that recipe

[Edited on August 21, 2008 at 1:32 PM. Reason : rec]

8/21/2008 1:29:47 PM

thanks!

I actually started a blog a few days ago that I am putting recipes on. I'll add that one tonight- here's the address: http://web.mac.com/aea2/

[Edited on August 21, 2008 at 4:48 PM. Reason : ..]

8/21/2008 4:48:03 PM

^

Thanks!

8/21/2008 5:17:06 PM

^^those muffins look and sound delicious! i'll have to look in to that! thanks!!

8/22/2008 11:43:21 AM

^^^cool

8/22/2008 1:08:30 PM

Soy joy is really popular here in Japan. I think they taste okay but not great. They tend to be really dry.



The pomegranate one is probably the best imo.

8/24/2008 10:40:22 PM

I'm considering going vegetarian again. I was during high school and my younger sister is...It's just a much healthier lifestyle if you do it the right way, but anyway...my question is: do you guys actually have any vegetarian or vegan MEAL recipes and not just junk food and deserts?...

8/24/2008 10:57:40 PM

This is a good website for finding vegetarian recipes:

http://www.theppk.com/

8/24/2008 11:03:45 PM

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"do you guys actually have any vegetarian or vegan MEAL recipes and not just junk food and deserts?..."

I don't get why there is such a blanket of mystery over being vegetarian. Do you honestly think we eat nothing but junk food and dessert? You can make just about anything in a vegetarian form. If you have some specific types of meals you want us to help you find a veggie alternative for, that's fine and I'd be happy to help, but please don't act like we have nothing to eat or you're going to have to give up the variety in your diet to be vegetarian. I have far more variety in my diet than most of the meat eaters I know.

8/25/2008 9:28:21 AM

Psh. My diet has plenty of variety.

Homer: Are you saying you're never going to eat any animal again? What about bacon?
Lisa: No.
Homer: Ham?
Lisa: No.
Homer: Pork chops?
Lisa: Dad, those all come from the same animal.
Homer: Heh heh heh. Ooh, yeah, right, Lisa. A wonderful, magical animal.

8/25/2008 11:29:13 AM

I live entirely off of cupcakes.

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"This is a good website for finding vegetarian recipes: http://www.theppk.com/"

+1,000

I love the PPK. The "food porn" section is amazing. I also have a decent collection of vegan cookbooks that I plan special meals from. A lot of my dinner recipes are just common sense: stir-fries, etc.


"I'm trying to impress people here, Lisa. You don't win friends with salad."

8/25/2008 11:55:05 AM

Purple's a fruit.

8/25/2008 11:55:47 AM

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"I have far more variety in my diet than most of the meat eaters I know."

very true.

and yes silchairsm, there are plenty of meal recipes. What are you looking for? pastas, grains, veggies, casseroles, soups/stews, slow cooker meals, etc... I'm know I'm not the only one who'd be happy to share, you just need to ask a more specific question.

8/25/2008 7:34:57 PM

While that was a stupid question to ask, I can see whys/he would think that, especially if s/he only looked at this thread for info, and didn't have any prior info about vegetarianism. I mean, there is at least one poster in here who seems to survive/thrive off various cakes of all shapes, sizes, and colors.

8/25/2008 7:39:38 PM

^ true, but this particular person happened to mention they used to be a vegetarian.

8/25/2008 7:44:00 PM