Hi, if people want to be vegan or vegetarian why try to recreate meat meals?
Why not just go with tasty, well presented vegetarian food and to hell with the meat eaters, and You can always eat cake and dessert.
just wondering.
Regards to all.
@matildagirl I am laughing so hard at this right now :-)
I will fess up however, I'm a "meat and potatoes" kind of guy (only without the potatoes since I try to live by a Keto lifestyle for my health. Given how Keto has transformed my entire adult life these last few years (lost 85 pounds - gained some of it back due to a 50/50 mix of Keto and non since the pandemic began, but fully looking to go back after the holidays) - Meat has always been a part of my life and I couldn't imagine life without it. (The "impossible burgers" are not good) - That said, we get 99.9% of our meat from my mom's neighbor. Half a cow is actually my mom's Christmas present each year.
In short; this is the prediction I've always been most fearful of coming true. I know. I'm terrible!
Hi, if people want to be vegan or vegetarian why try to recreate meat meals?
I agree. Although I eat some meat (my system seems to need it), I don't see the point in "fake meat". (Aren't we supposed to be avoiding highly processed foods?) I'd rather just have a nice plate of rice and beans and fresh veg.
@unk-p Sounds yummy! I make what we call in my family "Cranberry Stuff" (yeah, yeah.. I know..we are so original and imaginative ? ? ?
1 12 oz bag of fresh cranberries
2 Navel oranges
1/2 to 1 cup of sugar (in other words ..sugar to taste)
Pulse the cranberries in a food processor until finely chopped. Pour in a bowl. Pulse the slices of 2 navel oranges -peel and all - also until finely chopped. Also pour in to bowl and fold in sugar (or sugar substitute) to taste. I use about 1/2 cup of sugar. Prepare at least a day ahead to allow flavors to "marry" and refrigerate until ready to serve. Keeps in a covered container in fridge for about 2 weeks (if you have any that lasts that long!)
@dannyboy Hi Dannyboy,
@ana Hi Iridium
I also am a meat, chicken, fish, crustaceans kind of gal as well. Would be happy to eat vegetarian if someone would come in and make it for me. I am sick of cooking and thinking, what will we have tonight.
Those plant meat things, they are going down the same overly processed food road most people are already on. Be sensible people, moderation in all things and fresh is best.
Now all I have to do is follow my own advice.
Regards to all
@journeywithme2 your Cranberry Stuff sounds delicious! I love all things cranberry, esp with orange. Thanks for sharing the recipe. I don't have a food processor- do you think a juicer machine would work for the oranges?
Those plant meat things, they are going down the same overly processed food road most people are already on. Be sensible people
gee, it never occurred to me that, with all of the environmental destruction and cruelty towards animals that can come with meat production, that the *real* problem is that my Thanksgiving turkey-shaped tofu is "overly processed". I guess i will go sit in the corner and eat a bowl of radishes instead. ?
@journeywithme2, I just saw your recipe for the butternut squash pie. Don't know how I missed it earlier. It sounds fantastic! Since I don't have the squash and don't want to venture to the store tomorrow, I'm going to try it another time. I think I'll use that nut crust recipe for the pumpkin pie.
Let me know how it goes. Thanks!
- @unk-p of course, hang your head in shame. Mainly because who wants to eat tofu at the best of times. Mind you I am not afan of Turkey either. enjoy the day Whatever is l on your fork.
- Best wishes Regards to all.
@dannyboy, I really laughed at your impossible burger remark. The reason why it's called that is because it's impossible to make that stuff taste like a burger. I tried another type of fake meat made of pea protein and mung bean, which I added to my pasta sauce. My husband was a trooper, but I saw him gagging. He had his head lowered, hoping that I wouldn't notice, the poor guy. It was awful. I'd rather just serve pasta sauce with an assortment of vegetables -- low cal, low fat, healthy and tasty.
The only veggie burgers I like are made of black beans, oats, an assortment of vegetables like mushrooms and peppers -- that sort of thing. It doesn't have to taste like meat to taste good.