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I use some vegan substitutes (milks are fine, the yoghurt is generally really delicious now, there's some great sausages...) but mostly make things that happen to be vegan. Even The stuff where I really like the substitute I've definitely cut down my consumption.

Can't speak for baking as I've always been coeliac so I've never been able to bake things that other people don't find weird

My sister has some sort of dairy allergy so I'm frequently subjected to those substitutes, and they are certainly not for me. My girlfriend was a vegetarian for the first year we were together, and I tried all of those substitutes. The Quorn stuff was decent. And the chicken stuff from sunshine farms or something was dece. They are all just soy based and too much soy protein does weird estrogen things, but I still stand by my vegetarian lasagna. Its a winner

BetterOffShred wrote:My sister has some sort of dairy allergy so I'm frequently subjected to those substitutes, and they are certainly not for me. My girlfriend was a vegetarian for the first year we were together, and I tried all of those substitutes. The Quorn stuff was decent. And the chicken stuff from sunshine farms or something was dece. They are all just soy based and too much soy protein does weird estrogen things, but I still stand by my vegetarian lasagna. Its a winner

I've learned the secret to winning vegetarian is to use eggplant. Although I'm half Greek so I grew up eating moussaka (Greek eggplant casserole) and I can make a killer ratatouille, so I may be slightly extremely biased.

Those are two of my favorites, I love aubergines. It's what I had for Christmas day this year!

Did fondue last night, real deal with Gruyere and Emmentaler. Lactose regrets today, I'm sure.

Eggplant is indeed a magical flavor sponge.

Gonna keep it simple tonight - rigatoni with plum tomato sauce, red pepper flakes, pictorino, and ricotta topped with fresh basil alongside green beans.

I made double decker tacos.. and then put them in a casserole pan and made double decker taco enchilada Supremes... boom.

Yesterday I cooked chicken parm and garlic bread for dinner. It was beautiful and delicious, but I didn't get any pictures, because it went straight from the oven onto plates and into bellies, no leftovers.

Don't eat the romaine lettuce!

Hassing taders an' salad

Simmered some smoked ham necks for a couple hours and then added onions, garlic, chipotles in adobo, potatoes, kale, and beans. Very hearty and spicy, and good ladled over hot white rice.

I got a sous vide machine for christmas
Thats a water bath for people who dont speak chef and/or french



Got a bit inspired and made this "cheffy" dish

Lamb loin sous vide
Shallot puree
Pressed potato galette
Carrot puree
Orange glazed carrot
Red wine reduction

Sorry vegans, Im an omnivore

Gigahearts_FX wrote:I got a sous vide machine for christmas
Thats a water bath for people who dont speak chef and/or french



Got a bit inspired and made this "cheffy" dish

Lamb loin sous vide
Shallot puree
Pressed potato galette
Carrot puree
Orange glazed carrot
Red wine reduction

Sorry vegans, Im an omnivore

That looks/sounds delicious. As a person who loves to cook and has an obsessive, process and technique driven brain, I've wanted a sous vide machine for years. I haven't even had a gas range/stove for the last year, which I try to mentally block out.

Dude. I want a sous vide badly.

Did you reverse sear your lamb after it was done in the bath? Looks amazing!

I made borscht for the first time ever last weekend. It was good but a lot of work (homemade broth) and no one else in my fam likes cabbage or beets enough to share it with me. Lots went in the freezer.

Last night, I made roasted potatoes with herb de provence that I made for xmas gifts, a spatchcocked chicken with a citrus dry brine and some roasted cauliflower. It was so good. I wish I could cook like that every night.