I'm new here

[Jeanne]

I need lots of help, Hope to find it and not get laughed at: Nice to meet everyone

[Cook Chatty Cathy]

Hi Jeanne,

We welcome you to SpicePlace and you will never be laughed at here!!! Only trouble you might run up against is too many helpful hints Hee-hee We're sometimes overly exuberant and really like to add in our 2 cents worth, so if you can handle that jump right in and ask away!!! You know the old saying "the only stupid question is the one not asked" AND...we here at SP love to help out.

[Jeanne]

Wow!!! That was quick.
What I need is to learn to do vegetarian cooking.
I'm a meat eater and think everyone else is to but my guy would really like a change.
He's very nice about what I cook but I would like to please him.
Do I get a book to learn or just keep on bumbling like I'm doing now?
Thnx CC
Jeanne

[jglass]

Hello Jeanne. My name is Janie.
Welcome to the forum. Being a southern cook Im not really the one to ask about vegetarian cooking.

[Jeanne]

Thank you for the welcome.
I'm hoping one day to be a Master Chef (ever heard of hell freezing over).
I had a husband that loved to cook and I let him. Harv can barely fnd the kitchen.

[jglass]

Those titles by our names are just based on how many times we have posted. I'm just a homecook. We do have some chefs on here though.
Ask anything you want. Everyone here is eager to help. Things have kinda slowed down some since summer came. People are spending more time enjoying the outdoors I think.
Since Im from KY I love southern cooking but I also crave Italian. Those are the two styles I cook most often.

[Cook Chatty Cathy]

Jeanne vegetarian cooking is easy, you could buy some books from Amazon.com (so that you won't have to spend a fortune) and just jump right in.

I guess the thing I would be most concerned about is cooking the proper starch combos to create complete proteins in a meal for example dry beans with rice eaten at a meal would be a whole protien. There is no reason to give up flavor and enjoy your foods if you go vegatraian! Also another thing to remember is you can just narrow your meat based meals down to a few times a week and just go vegetarian more than you normally would. If you have access to a fresh produce market buy freshest ingredients possible. Also you could make more stir-fry type dishes and use very small amounts of meat I have found that if you use sesame oil in a fried rice dish it tastes so authentic (Just like Chinese take-out!) . Do not forget fish and shell fish and alternative protien sources over the typical beef and pork meals. Do not leave out cheese and eggs as good protien sources!!!

There is a member here named Jfain she does alot of vegetarian meals I am sure she will be greeting you soon and will give you some more pointers! One of my favorite vegetarian meals besides rice and beans is a veggie pizza loaded with lots of cheese, sauce and fresh diced veggies

[mrsjimmyp]

Hi there and Welcome. I'd be the wrong one to ask about vegetarian too...lol..just a plain old meat and potatoe type.

[chubbyalaskagriz]

Welcome Jeanne!

I think you'll feel right at home here. We're a fine bunch of folks from a variety of regions and backgrounds. Mainly we're just a friendly group who genuinely enjoys one another! We're glad to have you... smiles- kevin

[Cook Chatty Cathy]

Hey Jeanne,

I am going to post a really good recipe I made tonight and it is a vegetable dish, it turned out so very delicious I just must share it! You will be able to find it under vegetables!

Hope you will get a chance to give it a try!

I am going to name it Cathy's Curious Concotion

Cheers, CCCathy