I'm giving some serious thought to going veggie - or, in the beginning at least, cutting out as much meat as possible.
Are there any veggies here and can you recommend any recipes / books ? I'm very wary of giving up and going back to meat because my first attempts taste like extra-bland cardboard.
To make things more difficult, I'm not a great fan of fish or salads. I've got a few books already - including Hugh Fearnley-Eatsitall's "Veg Everyday" - which, to be honest, leaves me cold. Nothing grabs me. :-(
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Bosh! is quite good too.
Also, use t'InterwebTubez cos the veggie/vegan thing is massively on trend and there are some really good resources out there. Mrs Snags does more of that than me, though, I just cook "stuff" with whatever she buys.
It's worth bearing in mind that some stuff can be a bit of an acquired art/skill/knowledge - e.g. IMO tofu needs to be fried to absolute death, or baked (and ideally pressed beforehand), which transforms it from slimy shite to a perfectly acceptable protein source.
There's still loads of quick'n'easy things you can do, as well as some that are good for when friends come round and you're worried they think you just live on beans on toast now. Have a good fake spag bol recipie that's really nice, and a cracking mushroom and ale pie one etc.etc.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mildreds-Vegetarian-Cookbook-Daniel-Acevedo/dp/1845339983/ref=pd_sim_14_7?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1845339983&pd_rd_r=36918e81-0f80-11e9-b5f3-778032f2fe0f&pd_rd_w=rdI7s&pd_rd_wg=nQSPg&pf_rd_p=1e3b4162-429b-4ea8-80b8-75d978d3d89e&pf_rd_r=ET77YD485C2XNXXAMDX5&psc=1&refRID=ET77YD485C2XNXXAMDX
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cranks-Recipe-Book-Nadine-Abensur/dp/0752816772
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Jerusalem-Yotam-Ottolenghi/dp/0091943744/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1546538020&sr=1-3&keywords=ottolenghi+cookery+books
His Aubergine-wrapped ricotta gnocchi with sage butter being one of my all-time favorites
There are plenty of veggy meals in the cuisines of the world, Italian and Indian spring to mind. Just remember not to substitute cheese for meat if you're doing it for health reasons.
I'm surprised by how much better I feel- no longer bloated/sluggish after meals, it's cheaper too.
I recommend this book:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Part-Time-Vegetarian-Flexible-Recipes-Meat-Free/dp/1848992653
I'd start by just googling "Vegan...." where "..." is whatever you fancied for tea. I would recommend going for vegan as vegetarian leaves too much room for a tonne of cheese on a pizza and twenty slices of cheesecake. You can always reign it in after.
I prefer substituting nuts rather than quorn or soya chunks.
Pulses usually take some skill to get right unless it is chickpeas and are more of an alternative than a substitute.
Now it's pretty mainstream you can be flexible as the vegan and anti-vegan police are not so prevalent. You can see the 'forbidden' stuff as something special to be had occassionally if you go for the expensive stuff with higher-standards of welfare if that's an issue.
Get some vegan friends. Some of them can be pretty good at cooking and love sharing food and tips.
Don't do it if you aren't enjoying it. We don't need any more miserable bloody vegans.
Good luck
I've been a vegetarian for nearly 35 years. Not got bored of it yet. Having potato, fennel, and artichoke 'Al Forno' tonight.
I could never go vegan, it's just too difficult unless you REALLY plan your meals. My daughter is vegan, but I'm just convinced it's an attention seeking 'follow the herd, and fall in line' millennial thing....
I will give them a try
https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Rose-Elliots-New-Complete-Vegetarian-ebook/dp/B006BARW40/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1546547390&sr=8-1&keywords=rose+elliott+vegetarian+cookbook
I got the first edition of this in the 1980s and recently obtained the new edition as the old one had fallen apart from use.
Fry Garlic and Green Chillies in Olive Oil
Cook Linguine or Spaghetti.
Stir Chilli and Garlic Infused Oil into Pasta
Add generous amounts of Parmigiano Reggiano (not any old Parmesan), stir into pasta.
This is gorgeous enough like this but you can add:
Lentils that have been cooked with Red Chillies and Celery.
I mean Lentils that still look like little balls when done, not the Mush that Neil from the Young Ones serves up
YMMV as I've got an Italian Chef for a Brother in Law. It was as good as anything I'd ever tasted with meat in it.