ASKme about being vegan - Page 6

rothko · #51 10-04-2007, 10:37 PM

ron,

that is so true. often, if i go to someone's house and they know i don't eat meat they will prepare something for me. it can be pretty unbearable. it's no wonder that people think being a vegetarian would be awful, they have no idea how good our food can be.

rothko · #52 10-04-2007, 10:44 PM

katy,

a) i'm a terrible host, actually.
b) i'm slightly overweight. it's a little bizarre since i generally don't eat sugar, processed foods, fattening things etc. mostly, it's from having a messed up sleeping non-schedule and eating at the wrong times and whatnot. i fail at life in most areas other than diet. anyway, point is, i still get plenty of calories.
c) you wouldn't make quiche.
d) what's with the dude in your avatar? it's weird.

katyseagull · #53 10-04-2007, 10:46 PM

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a) i'm a terrible host, actually.

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rothko · #54 10-04-2007, 10:57 PM

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a) i'm a terrible host, actually.

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yeah, i make a better wallflower.

also, see my edit^

katyseagull · #55 10-04-2007, 10:57 PM

Is naan the Indian flatbread? I would appreciate very much if you would tell me how you make that.

rothko · #56 10-05-2007, 01:11 AM

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Is naan the Indian flatbread? I would appreciate very much if you would tell me how you make that.

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yes, indian flatbread. mmm, so yummy.

how about i just show you when you come over?

also, do you have a tandoor oven?

tuq · #57 10-05-2007, 01:35 AM

rothko,

Good answer to my question regarding your diet, thanks. It makes it sound less unappealing! [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

Klompy · #58 10-05-2007, 01:48 AM

zomg tuq,

I just wrote out a really long pm to you, but it was lost. I won't type it all up again but the cliff notes are this if you're trying to drop weight.

1. you won't drop 30lbs of fat by thanksgiving, this is simply impossible by laws of physics.
2.Talk to guids about weight loss, he knows what he's talking about.
3.Eat lots of small meals that all include a clean protein, and something like a veggie.
4. ignore thremp, as he pretty much just trolls the health and fitness forum.

Blarg · #59 10-05-2007, 02:31 AM

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I'm not vegan but I generally don't like meat as much as other things. I'll sometimes go a few weeks or months of veganism without really noticing it. I really like to cook, and people seem shocked that I don't plan my meals around meats. They assume that without meat/cheese/butter that it's impossible to make food with any flavor.

They only think this because they've never given any thought to how to cook the vegetables. Most people (in the US at least) eat vegetables by forcing themselves to because they know it's healthy. So they end up throwing together some nasty overdressed boring salad or some vegetables that have been cooked to death. All the flavor gets destroyed.

If you can cook reasonably well and plan the meal around grains and veggies, you can make some really good [censored]. It's funny how when I go to other people's houses, the veggies are usually terrible. No one ever talks about the veg dish, they just pass it around and eat it because they're mother always told them to eat some veg at dinner. But if I make something, like some stir-fried brussels sprouts, people are always like "holy [censored] this is awesome! And I've never liked brussels sprouts before!" And they look at me like I just turned my own poop into gold.

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I think a lot of Americans are like me; they don't really know their way around a spice rack at all. And they aren't very experimental. Just came to mind -- a Simpsons's episode where Marge gets complimented on her cooking and says with somewhat cagey pride, "You might say the secret ingredient is ... salt!"

And then there's the huge world of foreign spices and flavors to explore. And the European heritage of destroying flavor by not only boiling everything but doing it for an indifferent amount of time. Add that to our general lack of knowledge and interest about spices, and you don't get a lot of good cooking of vegetables out there.

katyseagull · #60 10-05-2007, 08:10 AM

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also, do you have a tandoor oven?

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What?! I need one of these to make naan? [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

I only have a cast iron skillet. Would that work?