The Vegetarian & Vegan Thread #2
- Thread starter tullepen
- Start date
my new vegan chapstick from Yaoh.I love soy sauce, you know it's naturally high in MSQ, and so are tomatoes, so anything tomatoe-y that I make gets a generous squirt of Soy Sauce in it, and sometimes Fish Sauce, since anchovies go great with tomatoes too (i'm not very strict with myself about animal ingredients).
I also have probably an unhealthy obsession with nutrional yeast. Any pasta, salad, stirfry has at least a heapy tablespoon! It's great for its B12 content, potassium and is a complete protein! Yummy on popcorn and a staple in kale chips and mac and cheese 
!
!Has anyone here know anything about Quinoa/quinua is some kind bean/seed that is very produced here in south america (specially in Peru and Bolivia according to wiki
) and it works really good adding some extra proteins that you miss from not eating meat. i read it has about 15% to 20% of pure protein and it's so diverse you can cook it with almost everything, salty, as a dessert, in your salad... etc. (besides it can be cooked easily just like rice)
I bought a package of Quinoa last friday and now i'm searching the network for some ideas or recipies i could do with this really awesome seed. any suggestions? has anyone try it or eats it usually?
) and it works really good adding some extra proteins that you miss from not eating meat. i read it has about 15% to 20% of pure protein and it's so diverse you can cook it with almost everything, salty, as a dessert, in your salad... etc. (besides it can be cooked easily just like rice)I bought a package of Quinoa last friday and now i'm searching the network for some ideas or recipies i could do with this really awesome seed. any suggestions? has anyone try it or eats it usually?
Last edited by a moderator:
^ I didn't like it so much until I bought one that said "rinse in lukewarm water before cooking". I had no idea you should do that...
When you rinse it first, the bitter taste goes away.
Some might be processed already so that they won't taste bitter but the ones I buy need rinsing. Sometimes I like the bitter taste but most of the time it tastes much better without it...
When you rinse it first, the bitter taste goes away.
Some might be processed already so that they won't taste bitter but the ones I buy need rinsing. Sometimes I like the bitter taste but most of the time it tastes much better without it...
Its my go-to-breakfst apart from oatmeal and smoothies!
I usually mix about 6-7 tablespoons with dried goji berries, mulberries, aronia berries and a couple of almonds. I boil up a bit more than a cup of unsweetend almond milk, stir it in and let it cook for about 10 minutes. During the summer months I usually had it with fresh strawberries and coconut flakes. So, so good!
I usually mix about 6-7 tablespoons with dried goji berries, mulberries, aronia berries and a couple of almonds. I boil up a bit more than a cup of unsweetend almond milk, stir it in and let it cook for about 10 minutes. During the summer months I usually had it with fresh strawberries and coconut flakes. So, so good!
fashionista-ta
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- Jul 14, 2005
- Messages
- 17,329
- Reaction score
- 840
Btw that bitter thing with quinoa is its natural protection mechanism to discourage eating it
^ Do you mean that you'd like something a bit richer than soymilk? There are soy creamers out there. But may I suggest coconut milk (not the very dilute kind in cartons) or coconut cream? Rich and a delicious warm-nutty flavor, without being too coconutty.
Thank you : ) I'll try the coconut cream when I find it!
Yes, something richer and if possible closer to the taste of cream. I used something creamy made from oats (I think) but that one was too sweet. Cream is a bit sour as well...
I don't believe any cows will be spared if I give up cream in my coffee but it's the one thing that makes me hold on to dairy.
Yes, something richer and if possible closer to the taste of cream. I used something creamy made from oats (I think) but that one was too sweet. Cream is a bit sour as well...
I don't believe any cows will be spared if I give up cream in my coffee but it's the one thing that makes me hold on to dairy.
Ashcottmanor
Active Member
- Joined
- Apr 7, 2006
- Messages
- 6,355
- Reaction score
- 8
Just have to say, I'm loving this maple bacon tempeh. It's really good as a substitute for a BLT or on a salad.
^really? given all the proteins and nutrients it has... is like it doesn't want to be eaten? what a selfish little seed
Rova, have you ever tried soy cream instead od milk? I like it very much but you cannot whip it.
Though I hate soy milk (and yogurts), I prefer rice one.
Jinadaze, no I don't think I have... My local store is a small one and there aren't many vegetarians here so I doubt they have soy cream, but I found it online now.
What brand do you like?
Speaking of the little selfish devil, this online vegan shop has quinoa milk : )
There's also almond cream and dry (powder?) milk of various nuts or sesame.
I can't remember ever tasting milk of almond or sesame... I guess it's not something that goes with coffee, or?
The cream I'm using has 40% fat. I don't like the cream that's actually for coffee and that one has 12 %. Conclusion -I'm addicted to caffeine and fat?
What brand do you like?
Speaking of the little selfish devil, this online vegan shop has quinoa milk : )
There's also almond cream and dry (powder?) milk of various nuts or sesame.
I can't remember ever tasting milk of almond or sesame... I guess it's not something that goes with coffee, or?
The cream I'm using has 40% fat. I don't like the cream that's actually for coffee and that one has 12 %. Conclusion -I'm addicted to caffeine and fat?
I usually have a soy cream from Vitaquell, but I think every vegan food brand has it's own so it's doesn't matter which one you take. 
I have tried sesame milk but didn't like it, it's watery and pretty tasteless (somewhat bitter). But all those vegan milks are apropriate for coffee. Though I have to agree with you on this point; they are very low fat and the taste is not so rich as with cow's milk, so you really may consider soy cream instead.
Well, a was going to bake an almond cakes but didn't have any regular cream for the topping, so I tried to whip the soy one and it kinda worked.
my pic
I have tried sesame milk but didn't like it, it's watery and pretty tasteless (somewhat bitter). But all those vegan milks are apropriate for coffee. Though I have to agree with you on this point; they are very low fat and the taste is not so rich as with cow's milk, so you really may consider soy cream instead.
Well, a was going to bake an almond cakes but didn't have any regular cream for the topping, so I tried to whip the soy one and it kinda worked.
my pic
