irresistibleb1tch said:

Yep, you're right. It uses egg white. I'm a vegetarian (not vegan however) and eggs and "E" numbers are my only vices that I'm having difficulty phasing out. I managed to 'weed out' gelatine though, so there's still hope

senik said:

that's awesome! so you have managed to go without cheese? that's always the thing i hear people say they couldn't possibly give up. (mind you, i looooove cheese, especially really good stuff - i have no clue how i have managed to stay away, i should get some sort of medal for that!

irresistibleb1tch said:

Ooops! I probably didn't make myself clear, I'm not striving to be vegan
Dairy products are an integral part of my diet, although I do try and void buying from sources which have been 'defamed' for the way they treat there animals , but it's difficult to always check so thoroughly

You know, I like Tofurky very much, actually. Though I've concocted something (or found the recipe somewhere? I don't remember where it came from) I think is better, and Tofurkies aren't very big, so I often make both.

Lay a piece of puff pastry (the frozen stuff. . .Pepperidge Farm is vegan, I believe) on an oiled baking sheet.
Take some shredded seitan (the White Wave chicken stuff works well), sautee it with onions and herbs (basil, thyme, oregano, sage. . .), and pile that in the middle of the puff pastry.
Make the the stuffing of your choice, and pile it around the seitan. You're making layers here, in to a little round mound. Make sense?
Pour brown gravy over your little pile.
Wrap another sheet of puff pastry over your stuffing and seitan, sealing it at the bottom, and cut away the excess. You can cut little shapes out of the extra and stick them onto the. . .um. . .Pile-O'-Vegan-ness. . . . . .to make it pretty.
Brush top with soymilk
Bake until puff pastry is golden brown. Or however you like it, really, since everything inside is already cooked.

This has been a bigger hit with my family than Tofurky.

Yum.
[Edited 11/12/04 7:52am]

tackam said:

That sounds AMNAZING!!! I'll haveta make it some time this winter.

You know, I like Tofurky very much, actually. Though I've concocted something (or found the recipe somewhere? I don't remember where it came from) I think is better, and Tofurkies aren't very big, so I often make both.

Lay a piece of puff pastry (the frozen stuff. . .Pepperidge Farm is vegan, I believe) on an oiled baking sheet.
Take some shredded seitan (the White Wave chicken stuff works well), sautee it with onions and herbs (basil, thyme, oregano, sage. . .), and pile that in the middle of the puff pastry.
Make the the stuffing of your choice, and pile it around the seitan. You're making layers here, in to a little round mound. Make sense?
Pour brown gravy over your little pile.
Wrap another sheet of puff pastry over your stuffing and seitan, sealing it at the bottom, and cut away the excess. You can cut little shapes out of the extra and stick them onto the. . .um. . .Pile-O'-Vegan-ness. . . . . .to make it pretty.
Brush top with soymilk
Bake until puff pastry is golden brown. Or however you like it, really, since everything inside is already cooked.

This has been a bigger hit with my family than Tofurky.

Yum.
[Edited 11/12/04 7:52am]

What are some of the better vegetarian frozen meals?

I once had veggie chicken nuggets by Morningstar Farms and it was just awful.

Gardenburger Riblets are also quite tasty.

Oh, I also do not recommend Burger King's BK Veggie. IMHO it fails both the "Does this taste like a hamburger?" and the "In any event, does it taste good?" tests. When I was a vegetarian, I ate it only because: 1) it's convenient; and 2) I wanted to encourage BK to keep offering a vegetarian sandwich (and encourage their competitors to follow suit).

and that's impressive since I ate so much falafel today that I'm about to burst.

matt said:

those are exactly the reasons I've eaten it on occasion. but yeah, it makes me feel ooky everytime, so I basically avoid it now...

endorphin74 said:

Out here McDonald's has been test-marketing the "McVeggie Burger." Unlike the BK Veggie, it's tasty and a fair imitation of a hambuger. Also, it's suitable for vegans, whereas the BK Veggie is not.

endorphin74 said:

Falafel.

Now I'm hungry and craving falafel... thanks.

matt said:

that's right, you're all about the falafel

I bought a Tofurky AND stuff for falafel today.

tackam said:

yummmmmy....falafel.....

endorphin74 said:

I'll probably make the falafel on Saturday, if you wanna get your plane ticket now.