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Vegiterean Meal for Valentines (cooking advice not restaurant)


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My annual valentine mantra (flowers/meal/beasting) still holds true but I am looking to cook my missus a nice meal.


She's a veggie, so looking for


Veggie meal

Reasonably low ingredient list

Decent, implying some effort (cheese on toast is not helpful - although very nice)

Not too long in the kitchen


Forum, do your magic....

serious eats is a great site for recipes and methodology


every Feb the main guy goes from hardcore meat eating to vegan


the site picked the following as best vegetarian from 2013


http://www.seriouseats.com/2013/12/the-best-vegetarian-recipes-of-2013.html


But this looks interesting enough for me to do it this weekend


(bolognese yes, but have a read)


http://www.seriouseats.com/2014/02/vegan-pasta-with-rich-and-hearty-mushroom-bol.html

Were I to be in your predicament, ????, I'd prepare something more time-consuming the day before (too late?) which goes in the oven in the day (perhaps a celeriac and potato gratin with wild mushroom and leek filling?) and turn up the potential beasting factor on the day with a groovy Ottolenghi-style salad.


Failing that.. Egg and chips?

haruki Wrote:

-------------------------------------------------------

> Easiest to hardest (ish):

>

> Puy lentil chilli

> http://underthewarminglamp.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/

> vegetarian-chili-with-puy-lentils.html

> Aubergine parmigiana

> http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/vegetables-reci

> pes/aubergine-parmigiana-melanzane-alla-parmigiana

>

> Mushroom / goats cheese Tartlet

> http://www.womanandhome.com/recipes/293585/mushroo

> m-goat-s-cheese-and-tarragon-tartlets

> Paneer / roast veg tikka + dhal

> http://redchillycurry.com/tandoori-paneer-tikkapan

> eer-tikka-kababs/

> Beer-battered halloumi with minted peas, homemade

> wedges

> http://www.peachtreesandbumblebees.com/2011/10/03/

> beer-battered-halloumi/

>

> If anyone wants a challenge I'll post a recipe

> from Terre a Terre, best veggie restaurant in the

> world (maybe).


The parmigiana and the tartlet are only vegetarian if the parmesan is omitted. https://www.vegsoc.org/saycheese#.Uv3qNSg6E20


Let us know what you cook, Quids.

Sorry I can't be much help. I have some vegetarian cookbooks you could've borrowed, but you will probably find a better selection of recipes on-line.


Good on you for doing your bit to make Valentines day special.


I hope you find something great to cook & have a lovely evening.

I would suggest a pizza..


You can buy pizza bases... Passata, Mozzarell Cheese, You choice of toppings.


Mushrooms , Green / Red Pepper , Green Chillies if you want to spice it up.


Some Garlic Bread.


Nice bottle of Red.


Fairly simple....


DulwichFox

Probably way too late for your Valentine's meal, but my suggestion would have been to make Spaghetti with Gorgonzola Sage your main course. It's just so tasty, simple and quick to prepare. You can have it all done and dusted in the time it takes to cook the pasta.


I can't find the original recipe I followed but this one is pretty close, though I'm a bit more generous with the sage and use gorgonzola dulce as opposed to the stronger one which isn't stated: http://flavorofitalyblog.blogspot.co.uk/2012/02/spaghetti-with-gorgonzola-sage-sauce.html

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