Going Vegan!

[SVOboy]

What's humus come from? Is it something like mushrooms are something or is it something like cream cheese is something?

[Matt Timion]

Originally Posted by SVOboy

What's humus come from? Is it something like mushrooms are something or is it something like cream cheese is something?

Sorry... it's hummus, not humus.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hummus

[SVOboy]

Damn, well. I've got to bring my chefly friend to the store with me to buy some stuff. I'll have to sample both hummus and my own homemade vegan cream cheese.

[The Toecutter]

Vegetarian diets make you fart a lot. That's pretty cool.

[budomove]

hummus is made from chick peas or garbanzo beans whatever you want to call them. It is perhaps one of the easiest things to make, with very few ingredients, and you can make vats of it at a a time. Incredibly cheap to make, but as Jared said expensive to buy. All you need is a food processor (cuisinart, I know ben hates to advertise)

[SVOboy]

I guess I could get a food processor. Would be neat to make stuff instead of buying it, because, duh,

[JanGeo]

Hummm Donuts and juice is my diet along with soy protien powder so I guess I am a vegan...no wait is there dairy in the chocolate icing on the jelly donuts??

[GasSavers_jenny]

Originally Posted by Matt [COLOR=Black

Timion[/color]]We just don't want to be eating big meat all of the time. We'll still eat fish and chicken, but rarely pork or beef. We're just trying to stay healthy.

True. I don't want me & Matt to get cancers and hearts disease. I also want us to live for a long time. So, I cook vegetarian most of the time. I make fish and chicken about once a week each though.

For protein, be sure to eat lots of beans and sprouts. Tofu is good too... if you want the tofu to have more of a meat-like texture, buy the firm kind- freeze it and thaw it. I can't explain why that makes it better... it just does. Never forget to press all the water out of the tofu as well.

oh, and you should eat lots of edamame (steamed, salted soybeans still in their pods) yummy

Congratulations to you! When you eat fewer animal products, after time, you'll feel so much better

[SVOboy]

EDAMAME! That's what it's called. I had it the other day with my friend, as well as udon noodles. Mmmmmm, I miss her,

Anyway, thank you for the advice, I picked up a few vegan cookbooks today, gonna start with vegan cream cheese, gotta get the car running and hit up the store for some tofu!

[GasSavers_jenny]

you're welcome

you should eat this too... it's heavenly:

Black Bean and Corn Salad

1/3 cup fresh lime juice
1/2 cup olive oil
1 clove garlic, minced
1 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
2 (15 ounce) cans black beans, rinsed and drained
1 1/2 cups frozen corn kernels
1 avocado - peeled, pitted and diced
1 red bell pepper, chopped
2 tomatoes, chopped
6 green onions, thinly sliced
1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro (optional)

1. Place lime juice, olive oil, garlic, salt, and cayenne pepper in a small jar. Cover with lid, and shake until ingredients are well mixed.
2. In a salad bowl, combine beans, corn, avocado, bell pepper, tomatoes, green onions, and cilantro. Shake lime dressing, and pour it over the salad. Stir salad to coat vegetables and beans with dressing, and serve.