ubereglu Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 We've got a nice recipe for lentil shepherd's pie and vegetable crumble, both really nice and quite simple to cook. If you want the recipes I'll post them in the all things nice section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tina C Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 I would say iron is the thing to keep an eye on for a teenage girl. Always accompany iron with Vit C (add a glass of orange juice to go with that breakfast egg) as it helps absorption. Rose Eliott is the 'Delia' of vegetarian cookery. I also like Sarah Brown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 I agree Pengy - Cuz was always feeling tired and faint - sounds like she needed some iron tablets - but then I'm not a doc. Perhaps she will go back to being veggie when she gets better. Although I have to say she hasn't been eating properly anyway, so I would think the same illness would have happened even if she wasn't a veggie. Oops - ditto to Tina's posting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pistachio Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 Good for her I know what you mean about getting breakfast into your daughter I like the little BBC Good Food recipe books and one of them is vegetarian and it's only £4.99. I also like the Cranks recipe books and the Covent Garden Soups book. Maybe a subscription to a veggie recipe magazine for her next birthday Good Luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quickcluck Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 HI. I've been veggie for over 25yrs and my niece has also been veggie since she was 10! It's all been great advice on here. Protein and iron are oh so important. Quorn is good, but thee are many other alternatives out there, and own brand veggie mince is not quorn based and brill, also relatively cheap. Beans, pulses and lentils are also great. Red lentil shepards pie is lovely! Iron comes from lots of sources, dried fruit, dark choc, liquorice nuts as well as green leafy things.... Calcium is also an important one not to forget! Great books i've got are any linda macartney books, the student vegetarian http://www.amazon.co.uk/Vegetarian-Student-Cookbook-Hamlyn-Cookery/dp/0600612414/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1231104540&sr=1-1 rose elliot is fab, but might be a bit too 'veggie' to begin with! Best of luck K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedusA Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 Rose Eliott is the 'Delia' of vegetarian cookery. I also like Sarah Brown. I have great veggie cookbooks by both of those. Our Christmas dinner is traditionally Sarah Brown's Cashew and Mushroom Layer (nutroast) and I know DD would be very disappointed if it was anything else. My biggest complaint about processed veggie meals is that manufacturers believe it has to have garlic to be tasty. As a garlic-intolerant vegetarian it's very annoying! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 My biggest complaint about processed veggie meals is that manufacturers believe it has to have garlic to be tasty. As a garlic-intolerant vegetarian it's very annoying! My biggest gripe is that the ready meals have to contain raw peppers and too much black pepper! I have a book from Sainsbury's called Combined Recipes - ISBN0 861 78635 1 - it uses the same base meal for families but has variations to make them suitable for both meat eaters and vegetarians. It makes life a bit easier when cooking for the whole family. First published in 1992 so probably not available as a new book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 just bumping this one up as found some delicious recipes on here - http://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/selections/vegetarian-main-courses-who-needs-meat,178,RS.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted April 23, 2009 Author Share Posted April 23, 2009 Oooo - thanks Chelsea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 I still have all my veggie cook books if you want to come and have a browse Sarah. I ate loads of pulses when I was veggie and needed to take amulti-vit as I was working as a fitness instructor and used a horrendous amount of energy. I still made my bread with omega seeds in those days. You're very nutritionally aware anyway Sarah, so you'll be fine. Just ask if you want any books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted April 23, 2009 Author Share Posted April 23, 2009 Thanks One thing I made Cleo very aware of is that she MUST take a vitamin each day, & she has stuck to it so far. She is a real fruit & veg fan anyhow, so its going well for us so far. I still don't know how she can stomach Quorn though....................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 I never ate any meat substitutes either Sarah - couldn't stomach them. Used to make lovely bean burgers though and stuff like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadietoo Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 I've been veggie for 30+ years (I don't do dairy cos of the awful way milk calves are treated- but I eat lots of eggs so I'm not vegan) , oh also veggie, and DD but DS Carnivore with a Capital "C" I totally agree with the advice here...watch iron and calcium....don't overstress about protein..most people worry about it and eat too much anyway... The only "instant" veggie food we use occasionally are cauldron sausages ....quorn is the devil's work in my opinion (it does very strange things to my digestion ) Both my kids were brought up as carnivores because I wanted them to choose for themselves... My only stipulation when my daughter became veggie at 14 was that she should "learn to love lentils first" (she hated pulses)...she now adores them....She's 19 now. Seems like this isn't a problem in your house anyway... I do have one veggie friend whose children seemed to survive on pizza and chocolate and who didn't like vegetables - (very worrying) but there is absolutely no reason why you can't be healthy on a veggie diet. I agree...we rarely suffer tummy upsets ( touches wood ) and we are not anaemic. Favourite Cookery books - Rose Eliot every time, Dennis Cotter's Cafe Paradiso books are also fantastic and also the lovely lovely Moosewood Cookbook and Enchanted Broccoli Forest by Mollie Katzen are very inspiring... Do let us know how she gets on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
