Vegan Recipe Secrets

Vegan Diet Secrets: Becoming a Vegetarian Author: Maria Markella A lot of vegans do not even know why they wanted to become vegans in the first place. Why are you a vegan ? If you cannot answer this question in depth, then there's really no reason to become a vegan diet fan. You have to do some soul searching and find some answers from deep inside you. Find out exactly why you want to become a vegan . If you don't find any reasons behind your decision then it's just a phase you're going through. So first of all, you have to educate yourself about being a vegan . 1. Know the facts of the vegan diet . 2. Know exactly what you're getting yourself into. 3. Know exactly why you are doing it. 4. Start reading books, newspapers, magazines about vegan diets . 5. Search the internet for articles or other information concerning vegan diets . To sum up you have to know the pros and cons of becoming a vegan . Here are some secret tips to get you started if you...

Home Cooking With Different Recipes - Better Than Fast Food Author: Sunil Punjabi Fast food like pizzas, burgers, and soft drinks may satisfy the stomach, but these are not healthy if consumed on a regular and daily basis, instead of wholesome home cooked food. Eating home cooked food is not only healthy, but cooking at home can also be fun as well, and anyone can prepare a variety of dishes with the hundreds of Recipes available for free on thousands of websites. There is no need to buy expensive cookbooks and recipe books. The multi-cuisine, multi cultural, multi-country, multi-ethnic, Veg recipes and meat-based recipes are easy and fun to cook and many people readily try them out. Many of these vegetarian recipes , especially from India and countries in the East, are easy to cook, but there are also hundreds of recipes available for meat and egg dishes, soups, appetizers, main course dishes, desserts, and chocolates. In fact there are Home Cooking Recipes available for special ...

How to Make Vegetarian Green Curry Paste If you're a vegetarian , you may be aware that green curry paste often contains fish or seafood extracts that are not suitable for a vegetarian diet . Here is a recipe that still keeps that glorious green curry taste and meets the vegetarian requirement. Ingredients 2 lemongrass stalks, chopped finely 2.5cm (1 inch) piece of ginger root, chopped finely 500 gms green chillies (remove seeds), chopped finely 2 shallots (peeled), chopped finely 4 garlic cloves (peeled), chopped finely 2 tbsps coriander leaves, chopped 4 tspns peanut oil (or substitute preferred oil) 2 tspns lime juice, freshly squeezed 2 tspns coriander seeds 2 tspns cumin seeds Black pepper to taste Salt to taste (optional) Steps Assemble ingredients. Fry the coriander seeds and cumin seeds without oil until they start to brown. Grind them into a spice. Put all remaining ingredients into a medium sized bowl. Add ground spices. Mix together well un...

Vegetarian Recipes: Yorkshire Pudding Author: Nicholas Tan The old-fashioned way of making it is with white flour. Try this way. 4 oz. each of Allinson breakfast oats and Allinson fine wheatmeal, 4 eggs, 1 pint of milk, pepper and salt to taste. Whip the eggs well, and make a batter of the eggs, milk, meal and oats, adding pepper and salt. Pour the mixture into a shallow Yorkshire pudding tin, which has been previously well buttered. Scatter a few bits of butter on the top, and bake the pudding for 1 hour. Serve with baked potatoes, green vegetables, and sauce. The old-fashioned way of making it is with white flour. Try this way. 4 oz. each of Allinson breakfast oats and Allinson fine wheatmeal, 4 eggs, 1 pint of milk, pepper and salt to taste. Whip the eggs well, and make a batter of the eggs, milk, meal and oats, adding pepper and salt. Pour the mixture into a shallow Yorkshire pudding tin, which has been previously well buttered. Scatter a few bits of butter on the top, and bak...

Recipes For Vegetarian Dishes Author: Isabel Robson Using fresh and organic ingredients can really improve your cooking, especially with these vegetarian dishes. Here are two quick and easy recipes for tasty vegetarian meals. Portuguese Vegetarian Omelet 25g green beans, chopped 25g fresh coriander, chopped 1 tbs olive oil 1 tbs fresh dill, chopped 1 large onion, diced 4 small new potatoes 4 large eggs 1/2 sweet red pepper, chopped 1 clove garlic, minced Peel the potatoes and slice into 1/2 cm thick slices. Boil them for about 5 minutes, then drain. In a small mixing bowl, beat the eggs while adding coriander and dill. Saute onion and garlic in olive oil, then add beans and pepper to the pan. Cook for another couple of minutes then pour in the beaten eggs. Continue to cook over low heat until the eggs are cooked and firm. To brown the top of your omelet, place under your oven's grill for 1 or 2 minutes. Serve your omelet hot along with a salad, or have it cold. You...

How to Make a Vegan Pumpkin Pie Pumpkin pie is yummy, but because of the eggs is a ' vegan no-no'. Here is a recipe that even a vegan can enjoy! Ingredients 16 ounces pureed pumpkin (or one can) ½ cup syrup, Xylitol (natural sweetener) or 3/4 cup sugar ½ teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon ½ teaspoon ground ginger (or 1 tsp. fresh ginger, minced) ¼ teaspoon ground cloves 1 teaspoon ground allspice, optional ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg, optional 1 package (10-12 ounces) firm silken tofu 1 unbaked vegan pie shell Steps Preheat oven to 425 F. Puree tofu and spices in food processor until stiff and creamy; you can add two tablespoons of soy or rice milk for the best consistency. Blend in the pumpkin and sugar. Pour mixture into pie shell or go crust free. Bake for 15 minutes. Lower heat to 350 F and bake for another 60 minutes. Chill and serve. Tips Don't use the low fat tofu, then the pie tastes like it was made with tofu. ...

Vegetarian Wraps Recipe - Directions And Ingredients To Make The Best Vegetarian Wraps Author: Heather Nauta This vegetarian wraps recipe is so easy to make, you'll wonder why you've never made it before. You can use any bean, but I used aduki, or adzuki, beans that are small and reddish-brown. They are one of the fastest beans to cook, making them one of my favorites for quick and healthy vegan recipes . The advantages of beans are that they're low in fat, high in protein and loaded with fiber. Gram for gram, they're a much more economical source of protein than meat. Topping off the wrap, sprouts (like alfalfa or clover) are one of the foods most packed with nutrient, and putting them in a wrap is a delicious way to eat a big portion of them. This vegetarian wraps recipe makes enough for 6 large wraps.   Vegetarian Wraps Recipe Ingredients 1 cup canned or cooked aduki beans (or another bean) 2 Tbsp balsamic vinegar 2 Tbsp lemon juice 2 Tbsp olive oil Flat leaf ...