Reading the meal planning thread make me think i could do with some help too

[Beauregard]

I am sick of eating the same old rubbish but i am vegetarian so am finding it very difficult.
I am not vegetarian under principle btw just have phobias of certain foods.
I cannot eat eggs ,only penne pasta,etc.

I eat tons of baked potatoes and steamed veg,potatoes ,gravy etc,baked beans,cheese,rice,quorn curry's,homemade vegetable pizzas,quorn bolognese,quorn chilli,soup.

What else can i cook ?

Help

risotto

veg lasagne

roasted veg with tuna and balsamic vinegar drizzled

lentils are great - lentil lasagne or lentil dahl

aubergine, cheese and potato bake

I don't eat any fish either.

Sounds good i do make veg lasagne sometimes.

Tell me about lentils please, how do i prepare and cook them?

Do you eat pesto?

Pasta pesto and cheese is tops

You can add sweetcorn of you like and put chees on top - bit difficult toput ot on your bottom

Don't like Aubergines either lol .

Never had pesto tbh ,very ignorant i suppose.

What does it taste like?

pesto is made from olive oil, pine nuts, parmesan cheese and then often basil but other things can be put in instead - sun dried tomato,

You can either make it yourself or buy it in a jar in the pasta sauce section at the supermarket. Or in a deli you can get fresh.

I buy the jar and then add two teaspoons to cooked pasta for one - I also add a dessert spoon of creme friach and then cheese. I cook the pasta to the packet instructions and 4 mins before cooked add a handful of froozen sweetcorn.

If I have cherry tommys I chopp these into four and add a handful aswell.

ok, Lentil curry - bloody lovely and I eat anything (not even vegetarian). This is really tasty, not violently hot - my DCs who are good eaters but not madly adventurous, love this.

180g Red lentils, rinsed in cold water
2 onions
2 cloves garlic
2 inch hunk of ginger
half tsp chilli powder
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp groun coriander
1 tsp paprika
750ml veg stock
1 tin 440g chopped toms
100ml coconut milk
oil for frying

Blitz onion, garlic and ginger in food processor, then fry in a pan in oil for 3 mins

Add spices and fry for another min

Add lentils, toms and stock, bring to boil and simmer for 20-30mins until lentils are cooked.

Stir in coconut milk and serve with rice or naan.

to make your own

dalh is really easy and cheap, we have dalh with pitta vread and bombay potato.

mmh both sound yummy thankyou

Do i need to soak lentils overnight or did i imagine that?

No, you don't need to soak, tis an urban myth. You can do up to twice the amount of spices if you like a bit of fire.

Thanks i will try that next week when we next go shopping.

Anyone else got any ideas or recipes?

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anyone?

There's some good lentil (and other pulse) recipes in You magazine with today's Mail (sorry, sorry, sorry)

You don't mentio the quorn sausages - those are quite nice if fried. Or you could 'undo' the sausages (split the 'meat' out i mean) and wrap the meat in cooked cabbage leaves. Fry the little parcels in a saucepan and then add a bit of stock. Simmer until 'meat' is cooked (about 15-20 mins) adn serve with lots of mash!

I posted this on the other thread- there may be lots you can't eat on here but you might find something you can eat.

Here is my list of stuff I cook. I am more or less veggie so don't cook the meat or fish things very often or I make vegetarian versions of them.

Menu planning meals

All are homemade, from scratch.

Red Meat

Mince
Spaghetti Bolognese
Shepherds Pie
Burgers
Lasagna
Chili (with rice)
Frito Pie
Meatloaf
Meatballs

Sausage
Sausage Casserole (tomato based)
Spicy sausage casserole with potato or celeriac mash
Spicy Sausage with Penne
Toad in the hole
Bangers & Mash

Lamb
Moussaka
Lamb steaks w/ redcurrant glaze

Beef
Beef in Beer Casserole
Goulash
Steak Sarnies
Stew

BaconCarbonaraChicken

Chicken Curry
Roast Chicken
Chicken Casserole
Chicken Pie
Fajitas
Kebabs
Chicken and dumplings
Thai Chicken Skewers
Peas & bacon with Pan-fried Chicken
Chicken. Bacon & Leek Pasta bake
Chicken salad wraps w/ wholemeal wraps & yoghurt. Chop salad into sticks
Spiced Chicken
Chicken goujons/ nuggets
Chicken Parmesan
chicken parcels wrapped in parma ham
Chicekn Kiev

Fish/ Seafood

Fish
Tuna Pasta Bake
Fish Pie
Creamy Salmon pasta with veg
Coley/ white fish with cherry tom, capers and black olive topping.
Kedgeree
Salmon with Leek & Courgettes
Salmon fillets baked in the oven with sweet potato chips
Seared Tuna
Grilled White Fish
Fishcakes
Fishfingers
Haddock w/ fennel butter

Shellfish

Prawns
Prawn Curry
Thai Pasta with Shrimp (Spaghetti, ½ can coconut milk, curry powder)
linguine with prawns and garlic
Scampi

Vegetarian:

Egg-based
Omelet
Frittata
Egg & chips
Fried Egg Sarnies
Egg Mornay
Quiche

Veg-based
Veggie Bake
Onion & Olive Pissaladiere (puff pastry)
Onion & Goat?s cheese tarts (puff)
Tomato & Tapenade Tarts
Sweet potato & chick pea curry
Baked spuds
Potato & Onion Tortilla
Spicy Roasted Veg
Veggie/ Allotment Pie
Leek and Potato Gratin
Paneer, peas and potato curry
Cauli Cheese
Baked Figs with Stilton
Stuffed Peppers
Stewed Okra w/ tomatoes
Baba Ganoush
Aubergine Parmegiana
Aubergine in cheese sauce
Stir Fry

Pasta
Pumpkin, Walnut & Blue Cheese Gnocchi
Spinach & Ricotta Lasagna
Lentil Lasagna
Tortellini
Ravioli
Pesto
Tagliatelle w/ Veg ribbons
Macaroni Cheese
Canelloni
Wholewheat spaghetti w/ fontina & Kale

Rice/ pulses/ grains
Risotto
Mushroom Stroganoff
Couscous with spicy chickpeas & veg
Dahl & rice
Cheese & Lentil Loaf
Red Beans and Rice
Chick Pea Burgers
Lentil Stew
Lentil Shepherds Pie
Spiced Lentils
Quinoa w/ avocado and mango
Quinoa in coconut milk

Pies/ pizza/ Tarts/ wraps/ sarnies
Spinach, Goats Cheese & Pepper Quesadilla
Pizza
Cheese & onion pie
Leek & onion tart
Spanakopita
roast veg wraps with hummus, cheese and beans
Vegetable Tart
Toasties

Mexican
Burritos
Quesadillas
Mexican Lasagna (blackbeans, salsa, pasta)
Mexican Lasagna with tortillas (refried beans, sourcream, spicy veg)
Fajitas

Soup
Veg Soup
Tomato & Lentil
Onion
Winter squash (Roast pumpkin/ Butternut & onion)
Cream of watercress & stilton
Mushroom
Spicy Carrot
Pea and bacon soup
Borscht
Carrot and sweet potato
Pumpkin & Red Pepper
Tortellini Soup (w/ escarole/ spinach)
Tomato Veg soup
Split pea and ham

Salads
Pasta w/ green beans & mushrooms
Potato
Greens w/ warm bacon & eggs
Nicoise
Beetroot & mint
Fried Halloumi & grape
Tomato, Bean & fried Basil
Watermelon & Feta
Anchovy & roasted pepper

Thankyou

I had forgotten cheese/onion and potato pie mmh

lol @ Quorn sausages captainsmummy ,actually i don't like them either