I been working on becaming a vegetarian for a month now. Not ownly iam new at being a vegetarian but iam new at cooking too. And iam kind of overwhelmed with alot of these reicpes. Dose anyone got any advice !
I realy like eating this way and have injoy reading all the post.
Thank.

I just bought some whole wheat pita bread
lettuce, broccoli, tomatoes, peppers, mushrooms, carrots and alfalfa sprouts at the store. I don't plan on cooking any of that. :lick:

What exactly are you having trouble with? Your post is a little vague.

When cooking pasta ... get the water to boil (some people add a dash of salt and a drop of olive oil) . Add the pasta and turn down the burner to medium setting. Set a timer for 10 minutes if "white" pasta ... 13 to 15 minutes if "whole wheat pasta. Stir consistently. When timer goes off your pasta should be done. Drain and serve with favorite sauce.

Beans: I usually just cook until heated through. I'm not positive how long that is. You'll see it bubble or boil.
http://www.veggieboards.com/boards/showthread.php?t=41697


Rice is discussed here: http://www.veggieboards.com/boards/showthread.php?t=48593
http://www.veggieboards.com/boards/showthread.php?t=46594
http://www.veggieboards.com/boards/showthread.php?t=47231

Cooking Veggies: (Steaming more precisely)
http://www.veggieboards.com/boards/showthread.php?t=29529

Cooking is really good fun! I love it.
I recommend that you get a good, but basic, cookbook - something for students might be good. These will expain all sorts of terms to you, and many contain basic storecupboard and equiptment lists.

Then move on to bigger things!

If you need anything more specific, pm me, or look on these boards,

pirate.

ps, www.vegcooking.com (http://www.vegcooking.com) is great!

The thing to remember is you don't HAVE to feel overwhelmed. If you learn two, maybe three good, simple, vegetarian dishes that you really like, you'll have something you can whip up at any time, especially when omnis come over for dinner and go all :stinkeye: when they hear the word "tofu".

The thing to remember is you don't HAVE to feel overwhelmed. If you learn two, maybe three good, simple, vegetarian dishes that you really like, you'll have something you can whip up at any time, especially when omnis come over for dinner and go all :stinkeye: when they hear the word "tofu".

Hehe. Some omnis I know are more open to that concept than others. Sneak it in smoothies - they might not notice. :)

I have been a vegetarin for a couple of months. I started being a vegetarin on a Saturday and have not looked back. So I had to put things together rather quickly. To start out with I too some of my favorite meals and made them vegetarin, by either by using beans or meat crumbles a company called morning star makes them you can use them for toco's chili, stews all kinds of meals. The next thing I started to do is read I found a book to start out with called Simply Vegan it give you great advice on starting out and keeping things simple. Good luck

Thanks all for the infro. I will give it a try iam sure ill get the hang of it! Thanks

Welcome to the veggei side!:bobo: I think your going to like it.

congrats on your choice! I've gotten quite a few good cook books at the library, copy down some recipes that look good. I've actually come to enjoy cooking/being more interested in it now that I've been vegetarian for a little over a month...I'm slowly getting better at it! Yet, at the same time, I've come to really appreciate real simple stuff--raw fruit/veggies and the like. So, I usually cook when I really want something special or when I actually have the motivation to do it!

The greatest advise to a begining cook would be soak beans, barley, brown rice, any hard grain at least 4 hours and possibly overnight. Never leave the kitchen when you are cooking, you may overcook, or burn your food (a waste of money and time). Learn how to contain fire if you accidently start one-- example: dont thow water on a grease fire. You can read ectetera, but keep your attention on cooking. I have 2 cooking tools I would hate to be without, my slow cooker and my rice cooker. A crock pot (slow cooker) is a great helper for bean dishes/ stews/ soups-- you can leave them all day and they are fairly safe. My sister went for years without an oven and learned how to even cook pasta and bread in the crock pot. An automatic rice cooker is good for white rice (you can use it for brown but soak brown rice over night). You can use a rice cooker for small grained grains (casha, quiona, millet). Don't overcook vegetables-- steaming is better than boiling in water, because you loose nutrients. taste while you are cooking-- try not to over season or over salt things. Take your time and read recipie books. It is not hard. Making muffins and batters always mix wet with wet, dry with dry (according to the instructions). Making your own Bread is one of those ultimate cooking challanges-- well worth the fuss. At first buy cook books with pictures-- it will show you what you want your creation to look like. Always wash vegetables and fruit before cooking or eating... Oh well, I could go on for ages. Good luck.