help me, I'm vegan [soy free thread, please]

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Ok. Because of a series of whacky allergies, I've now been a vegan for about one year. It had to happen, of course, but I had hoped that it would take longer than one year to get sick of nuts, pulses and legumes. So...

What's your favourite vegan friendly base ingredient?

― debaser (debaser), Wednesday, 11 September 2002 07:26 (twenty-three years ago)

Chickpeas are versatile, nutritious, and cheap as all get out.

― Miss Laura, Wednesday, 11 September 2002 07:32 (twenty-three years ago)

haha exactly what i put on the food pyramid thread: chick peas, potatoes, tomatoes, garlic, tea and vanilla soya milk. if you need any help/recipes/resources please feel free to email me (but i won't be able to get back to you for another few hours as i'm at work). it isn't all nuts, pulses and legumes you know (although, um, it is quite a lot!)

― katie (katie), Wednesday, 11 September 2002 07:33 (twenty-three years ago)

if you like curry i can send you SHEDLOADS of recipes!

― katie (katie), Wednesday, 11 September 2002 07:33 (twenty-three years ago)

there is also vegan erotica, but katie is shy to admit that. and she will. she was v. v. v. good to my room mate who was crazy, but katie is not crazy she is lovely. she also has good to grate hair.

― anthony easton (anthony), Wednesday, 11 September 2002 07:35 (twenty-three years ago)

*blushes mightily*

― katie (katie), Wednesday, 11 September 2002 07:36 (twenty-three years ago)

i could talk more about your hair katie or how kind you were to me in london or your bosom which reminds me of sparrows.

― anthony easton (anthony), Wednesday, 11 September 2002 07:41 (twenty-three years ago)

Thanks Katie / Laura for your thoughts/offers.

Ah yes chick peas! They are a pulse (right?), and I've loved them to death.

Vegan erotica !!! I've discovered that veganism often comes close to a zealotry-based religion (especially vis-a-vis soy milk varieties, none of which I'll consume), but...

― debaser (debaser), Wednesday, 11 September 2002 07:45 (twenty-three years ago)

Grated Katie hair = not vegan, surely?

― Tim (Tim), Wednesday, 11 September 2002 07:48 (twenty-three years ago)

There are some really good vegan recipe archives on the net. There's a good yahoo group as well.

My favourite is pea & lettuce curry:

Bag of frozen peas (preferably thawed)
Lettuce (shredded)
Spring onions (chopped)
Big bunch of fresh mint (chopped)
Fresh coriander (chopped)
Cummin seeds
Garam Marsala (< teaspoon?)
Coconut cream (1 tin)
Sesame oil

Fry the spring onions and the cummin seeds in the seasame oil until just nice (onion clear and seeds crackling).

Add the lettuce mint and coriander and cook until a bit limp.

Add the coconut cream and garam marsala.

Add the peas.

Serve with rice.

Yummo!!

― toraneko (toraneko), Wednesday, 11 September 2002 10:23 (twenty-three years ago)

Ooh that looks NICE, might try and make that myself!

― Sarah (starry), Wednesday, 11 September 2002 10:27 (twenty-three years ago)

Not a protein source, but be sure to eat plenty of water cress, or similar nutritionally dense dark leafy vegetables (e.g., arugala, dandelion greens) if you can get your hands on a decent supply. Try not to rely soley on spinach and chard since they can interfere with iron absorption. (Will post more later if I don't forget about it.)

― DeRayMi, Wednesday, 11 September 2002 10:33 (twenty-three years ago)

Alright so it's not a exactly a base ingredient and I don't know how available it is worldwide but Chioca is bloody lovely.
Also, Hooray for parsnips!

― Simeon (Simeon), Wednesday, 11 September 2002 11:07 (twenty-three years ago)

Chioca look a lot like yams which I LOVE. Thanks for reminding me of that => I'm off to find a greengrocer.

I would never have thought to combine peas and lettuce in a curry... I think I'll try that tonight (with a side order of garlic yams)

Thank you Thank you Thank you.

― debaser (debaser), Wednesday, 11 September 2002 22:27 (twenty-three years ago)

i have two: chickpeas and garlic.

― di smith (lucylurex), Thursday, 12 September 2002 00:12 (twenty-three years ago)

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