Sydney meet up

[Keggan]

Hey guys, I was just wondering does anyone do any Vegetarian Nights where you meet up with other Vegetarians from VB or wherever for a pot luck style dinner where everyone brings a dish? Would be a good way to discover new ways of cooking Veg food :hungry:

[Kristen4382]

I've never done anything like that...but only because:
a) I have only one veg*n mate whom I see infrequently.
b) My idea of cooking involves either a microwave or boiled water at most, and to inflict that kind of cruelty on others would be unfair :lol:

But they do sound interesting. I just bought that Orgran 'No Egg' stuff, so I'll have to get adventurous sooner or later :)

[paulwalkersgirl]

Hey guys, I was just wondering does anyone do any Vegetarian Nights where you meet up with other Vegetarians from VB or wherever for a pot luck style dinner where everyone brings a dish? Would be a good way to discover new ways of cooking Veg food :hungry:

I've got no idea actually... but I think we should do it if not!!!! :bobo: hehe. I'll bring a dessert!!!! *Lisa starts getting jiggy with it*

[Keggan]

Oh yay so between us we'll have a bowl of microwaved something, a dessert, and I've just discovered how to make an awesome vegetarian lasagne. Three course meal! Woo!

[paulwalkersgirl]

So sounds fun!!!! A microwaved something!!!! ;) A had microwaved tomato & basil rice on the weekend, very nice! :lol:

[paulwalkersgirl]

If you make a vegetarian lasagne than I'll make a vegan lasagne! :P I cannot have vegetarian lasagne now. Grr haha. Do you use vegetarian cheese or normal cheese? :D My mum should make herself & my brother (omni) vegetarian lasagne. The only problem is she'd feel guilty cos I can't have it. She's too sweet lol.

[chainalice]

Hey guys, I was just wondering does anyone do any Vegetarian Nights where you meet up with other Vegetarians from VB or wherever for a pot luck style dinner where everyone brings a dish? Would be a good way to discover new ways of cooking Veg food :hungry:

so where do you live?

[Keggan]

Well I'm a big cheese fan so it's not vegan friendly, although you can get soy cheese, right? I'm sure it would be easily done. I'm in Ryde.

[paulwalkersgirl]

I do sometimes miss cheese, mainly vegetarian 'rennet free' cheese. :) I was one of the biggest cheese lovers ever! I couldn't stop eating it. :P

I haven't tried much soy cheese but I know I have to try it. I should buy some and put it on a homemade pizza. :)

Ryde? Sweet!! :D

[Charlottejane]

:cry: I wish I could come too!! Booooo.

Just to further crash your thread when I'm not even a Sydney-sider.... there are some FAB vegan lasagne recipes that don't even need soy cheese, my favourite one of all time is on the fatfreevegan blog and as an added bonus, it's seriously the EASIEST lasagne recipe of all time - have a look:
http://blog.fatfreevegan.com/2006/03/my-favorite-lasagna.html (http://blog.fatfreevegan.com/2006/03/my-favorite-lasagna.html)

The bowl of microwave-something sounds fabulous too Kristen! :D

[Keggan]

Mmmm that sounds really tasty,will have to try it real soon Charlottejane!

[paulwalkersgirl]

oohhh thanks so much for that link to the vegan lasagne, charlotte!!!! :smitten: I'm gonna have to give it a try. :p

[Kristen4382]

The bowl of microwave-something sounds fabulous too Kristen! :D ooh easy recipes are good. & fat free!!

You know what I did at work today? Put one of those lazumba little pumpkin soup containers in the microwave, to the point where the lid began to melt, and the pumpkin somewhat exploded out the small holes in the lid. Dude. I should just go raw immediately. Surely it's straightforward?:D

Anyway, that was a tangent. Tomorrows dinner will be Govindas. Maybe I should just bring home one of their chefs.

[paulwalkersgirl]

hahahaha exploded :p Going raw would be interesting... ;)

[Charlottejane]

ooh easy recipes are good. & fat free!!

You know what I did at work today? Put one of those lazumba little pumpkin soup containers in the microwave, to the point where the lid began to melt, and the pumpkin somewhat exploded out the small holes in the lid. Dude. I should just go raw immediately. Surely it's straightforward?:D


Don't worry, I like to think of myself as at least a 'competent' cook (well, I am cooking ALL the freaking time) and on Friday I achieved the following mishaps:
* burnt my son's microwave popcorn until that lovely chemical smoke filled my home
* taking banana muffins out of the oven I let the towel touch the element and it went up in flames
* forgot to take out the last two muffins from the oven and returned to find black little rocks :hungry:NOT.

:doh:

[Charlottejane]

^^ sorry for hijacking the thread again people *slaps self on wrist*

[paulwalkersgirl]

microwaves tend to lifesavers a lot ;) LOL :p

[jAded]

I'm going to be in sydney from the 9th til 13th of Oct :)

[Kiz]

If there was a Sydney meet I'd go.

[paulwalkersgirl]

We're gonna have to meet up then, jaded! :D :p

[jAded]

yay!

[paulwalkersgirl]

Where in Syd will you be staying? Been here before? :D

[paulwalkersgirl]

Maybe we should all meet up at Central Park or something and have a vegetarian/vegan (I say vegan cos I'm not vegetarian anymore lol) picnic :D hehehehe

[Kristen4382]

Maybe we should all meet up at Central Park or something and have a vegetarian/vegan (I say vegan cos I'm not vegetarian anymore lol) picnic :D hehehehe
Ooh I like 'picnic' because it implies minimal cooking :D and also, it would be at a time when I wouldn't be working, I assume. [I tend to work Friday/Saturday nights (Unless I am off to a concert) and this is usually the time for social outings. OMG I sound so old fashioned 'social outings']

[paulwalkersgirl]

LOL ;) Maybe we should do it on a Sunday? :D

I'd have to bring in a bowl of what I made for the first time today... :D It's yum and it's vegan (LOL well der, i should say to myself, as i AM vegan LOL).