Recipes?

[PTSDfree]

Do you folks have any recipes to share here? The retreat that I'm going to in November has a bunch of pre-dietary rules (e.g., no processed foods, meat, dairy, etc) and I'm trying to figure out new things to eat. Anything goes.

 

[Friday]

I'm going to give you a couple few cookbooks instead of actual recipes, just because of where my head is at. All 3 of these have recipes that either already are vegan/vegetarian (sounds like what your retreat is looking for?), or can be easily made either.

Dead Link Removed by Yotem Ottolenghi ... Eyes roll back into your head amazing vegetarian food

Dead Link Removed ... The English translation of this Italian book used to be over $100. OMFG Italian food bible, most recipes with less than 6 ingredients, bene bene molto bene, over 1000 pages with 2-3 recipes per page (very very few pictures). Simple & to the point, virtually no chit chat. And wow. Love. This. Book. Also doubles as a piece of workout equipment. Weighs maybe 20lbs? Fawking huge.

Dead Link Removed by Seattle's Plum Bistro ... Really amazing (-ly complicated fancy schmancy, but amazing) vegan food.

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My ability to share recipes at the moment looks a bit like this:

Tamales? Mix Masa with liquid, stuff with stuff. Put in corn husk. Steam. Hence the books instead of actual recipes. ;)

 

[PTSDfree]

I'm going to give you a couple few cookbooks instead of actual recipes, just because of where my head is...

Thank you! I LOVE Plum and Yotem Ottolenghi's cookbooks, by the way. I've had his stuffed tomatoes before and they were absolutely amazing. I put them on my iPad awhile ago and deleted them to free up space... I gotta put them on there again! :hug: I've never heard of The Silver Spoon, so I'll be sure to check that one out. That trout wrapped in parchment paper listed on the Amazon page looks DELICIOUS.

I can still eat fish and whatnot on the dieta, so I'll try throwing that some in with those recipes. There's an asian grocery store within walking distance from my place that sells some delicious (and surprisingly inexpensive) fish.

 

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I'm embarrassed to say that you just crossed out most of my diet. :oops:

 

[PTSDfree]

I'm embarrassed to say that you just crossed out most of my diet. :oops:

haha it's ok Mal. Mine usually consists of aspartame flavored cancer yogurt and some fresh fruits and veggies thrown in to rationalize my otherwise unhealthy (and daily) indulgences. :p

 

[Chiqui]

haha it's ok Mal. Mine usually consists of aspartame flavored cancer yogurt and some fresh fr...

Is it a yoga/meditation retreat?

 

[Changing4Best]

I would like to revive this thread, and ask for ideas on what to eat that requires little or no cooking? Like what is your favorite salad? What do you like to eat when you get hungry at 3 AM due to medications? (but don't want to cook for fear of setting off the smoke alarms!) Besides, I hate cooking anyway....

Things I do eat regularly are dried and or fresh fruits, salads, nuts, cereal, hummus with crackers, plain yogurt with honey or maple syrup. (I try to avoid table sugar and butter, though natural sweeteners like stevia are OK. So is olive oil.

I occasionally use the microwave or boil pasta. However, I am kind of bored with all the above and would love some ideas on how to make it more interesting. I did buy some Quinoa recently and have some recipes for it, one of which I want to try as soon as I buy a couple of things I need for it.

 

[Tornadic Thoughts]

I make herbal infusions (like stinging nettle/ginger root/burdock root) to sip on, or if I feel truly hungry/triggered that I feel I need to eat, will sip on some veggie broth along with the infusions between the hours of 9ish pm and 11am the next day. But I don't take meds that require food in the middle of the night, so your results may vary with that option.

Salads - I like to add fresh herbs to kick the flavors up a notch (dill, basil, oregano, parsley, chives, rosemary, thyme, etc.) add beans (mostly chickpeas) to add to the protein content in addition to the proteins provided by the veggies, sometimes add nuts and/or seeds for the same reason (mostly hemp hearts, as they're a favorite of mine), I make a lot of my own hummus varieties that I love to add to salads, too, and I'm very careful about which dressings I use, as most store bought offerings are packed with artificial flavors/colors and high fructose corn syrup and the like, pretty much cancelling out the healthy benefits from all that work of chopping/dicing/slicing the nurturing foods.

I also make salads out of chickpeas and often top off my garden salads with a couple dollops of the bean salad, like:

Egg-Free Vegg Salad....made with chickpeas, red onion, celery, sweet homemade pepper relish, vegan mayo, yellow mustard, and Indian black salt (kala namak) that gives the egg-like flavor minus having to use actual animal products.

Chickpea Of The Sea Tuna-Free Seafood Salad....made with chickpeas, vegan mayo, celery, red onion, chopped nori wraps, and our homemade sweet pepper relish. The nori wraps (sea weed) give it the very definite seafood-like flavor minus the fish.

Chickpea Chicken-free Salad - made just like I used to make chicken salad, minus the animal flesh.....with chickpeas, vegan mayo, red onion (or whatever kind of onion you have on hand), garlic, celery, carrots, red bell pepper, and sometimes add curry and cumin to switch the flavor up a bit.

Black Bean Mexican Salad is good with black beans, corn, red onions, garlic, cilantro, tomatoes, avocado, cayenne pepper, and drizzled with some fresh lime juice.....can also be used as a dip, of sorts, for tortilla chips....or can be wrapped in a tortilla wrap with added greens.

The quinoa is another addition to salads that I choose often. I just sprinkle some on top of whichever one I'm eating, if I feel the desire for it. I like to make a big batch of the quinoa to use the whole week instead of just making it per recipe/dish.

I avoid gluten, too, so I choose gluten-free pastas when on sale/closeout and make pasta salads with various veggies and such, too, much like the old school macaroni salads and such I grew up eating. Sometimes, I'll make the pasta and just add some minced garlic and vegan butter while it's still warm. Yum!

I've found even the non-cooked foods I choose to make to still be labor intensive as far as finding deals/growing my own stuff/harvesting and foraging for ingredients/prep time/clean up time, etc., but, once you find your groove with it and your taste buds dig it, too, there's no comparison in the rewards it can bring to your overall quality of life. Happy/tasty experimenting!

 

[Changing4Best]

Thanks for all that info, what a lot of goodies to study and hopefully master putting together. @Tornadic Thoughts

 

[Friday]

I would like to revive this thread, and ask for ideas on what to eat that requires little or no cooking?

Sandwiches

Can & have easily & happily lived on nothing but sandwiches for extended periods of time. Sky is the limit on how simple or massive they are & what’s in them.

 

[Teasel]

One of my favourite salads ~ Link Removed
Angela Hartnett's Sweet potato, chorizo and red pepper salad
Also love raw grated beetroot with french dressing
And had this Nice pasta salad at a friend's recently

If I can't sleep and get hungry in the night it's generally yogurt and fruit, or a sandwich or cereal and almond milk

 

[LuckiLee]

I've always thought roasted chicken was easy. Throw it in a roasting pan with some veggies and wallah!

We have a great meal and plenty of leftovers for a few days. And even extra meat to freeze for quesadillas' , soup or salads.

Chicken salad:
Chopped chicken
Diced onion
Diced cucumber
Parsley flakes
Salt/pepper
And a little mayo

I love it with crackers!