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From: kg@elan.UUCP (Ken Greer)
Newsgroups: net.veg
Subject: Re: Busy Veggies
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Date: Tue, 4-Feb-86 00:18:07 EST
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Summary: Busy veggies

In article <870@decwrl.DEC.COM>, malik@galaxy.DEC (Karl Malik) writes:
> 	*Where* do you folks find the time to do all the special
> shopping and preparation that being a vegetarian requires?
> 	I once managed to remain vegetarian for 3 months and found
> that it (plus working a full-time job) consumed a huge portion of
> my time.  Hobbies and other interests were neglected, and I
> eventually gave up. Any very busy vegetarians out there?  How do you handle
> a typical week?

I have a very busy life.  If I can do it anyone can.  Here are some
time savers:
1) Cook lots, and eat the left overs 2-3 (4?) times over the next week.
2) Eat raw foods: Cut up a ton of veggies and save in containers
   for tostadas, burritos, which can then be assembled in 1 minute flat.
3) I always have canned soup (from the health food store) on hand for
   when I'm really rushed.  Health food stores carry other "prepared"
   foods that can be cooked quickly.
4) There are tons of recipes that don't take much time.
   One gathers these as one cooks... The past few weeks I've made:
   a. Alu-Gobi (~15 minutes prep, Cook 20 minutes.)
   b. "Soysage and Peppers", using left over "soysage" that
      I made for Sunday Breakfast.  Time: ~15-20 minutes.
      (Soysage: ~10 minutes prep, 5-10 minutes cook. Delish.)
   c. Tortilla Pizza.  Time ~10 minutes.
   d. Quesadilla (~10 minutes)
   e. Falafel (~15 minutes)
   f. Omlette (~15 minutes)
   g. Egg Foo Young (~15-20 minutes)
   h. Pocket sandwiches (using up those veggies from #2) (~5 minutes)
   i. Sloppy Joes made with TVP and veggies. (~15 minutes).
   j. Tofu Falafel (~15 minutes).

I think a lot of it is just becoming accustomed to cooking
so you can throw something together without having to study a
cookbook.  Also, make extra stuff and *combine* for variety (as in using
soysage in different dishes in 4b.)  B.t.w, a microwave sure helps!
There are a lot of Veggie cook books around now.  Look 'em over and
just pick out the quickies.  I leave the fancy dishes for the occassional
fancy weekend meal.
-- 
Ken Greer
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