Vegetables are perfect in any season, as a satisfying main course or an enticing side dish. Whether you desire something hearty and exotic like Zucchini Bisque, or light and delicious like a wonderful Cucumber Velvet, Vegetarian Recipes has over 230 recipes to choose from offering great vegetarian and vegan cooking with easy, healthy recipes, from simple family meals to festive fare for holidays and entertaining. Seasonal produce, vegan baking, and kid and teen friendly food are all on the menu.
Properly planned vegetarian diets have been found to satisfy the nutritional needs for all stages of life, and large-scale studies have shown these diets to increase longevity, improve health, and significantly lower risks of cancer and other diseases.
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There are several variants of vegetarian diets, some of which also exclude eggs and/or some products produced from animal labor such as dairy products and honey.
Veganism, for example, excludes all animal products from the diet.
By some strict definitions, animal products are not used for attire either, whether or not the production of clothing or items has directly involved the actual death of an animal (dairy, eggs, honey, wool, silk, down feathers, etc.)
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Semi-Vegetarian Diets
Semi-vegetarian diets are diets that primarily consist of vegetarian foods, but make exceptions for some non-vegetarian foods. These diets may be followed by those who choose to reduce the amount of animal flesh consumed, or sometimes as a way of transitioning to a vegetarian diet.
These terms are neologisms based on the word "vegetarian". They may be regarded with contention by strict vegetarians, as they conflate terms for vegetarian and non-vegetarian diets.
- Semi-vegetarianism:
A diet in which the only animal flesh consumed is seafood and/or poultry, in limited amounts.
- Pescetarianism:
A diet in which the only animals consumed are fish or other seafood.
- Pollotarianism:
A diet in which the only animals consumed are fowl and poultry.
- Flexitarianism:
A diet that consists primarily of vegetarian food, but that allows occasional exceptions.
With that said, Vegetarian Recipes would be considered a semi-vegetarian diet as it contains a few recipes that include animal products.
Here Are A Couple Of Recipes For You To Try Out:
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EGGPLANT AND TOMATO PARMESAN
Ingredients:
- 1 lg. eggplant
- 2 tbsp. salad oil
- 1-2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tbsp. flour
- 1 lb. can stew tomatoes, un-drained
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. sugar
- 1/2 tsp. paprika
- 1/8 tsp. pepper
- 1/4 tsp. basil
- Parmesan cheese
Method:
- Peel and cut up eggplant.
- Simmer, covered, in small amount of boiling, salted water for about 5 minutes.
- Drain thoroughly.
- In hot oil in skillet, sauté garlic until golden.
- Stir in flour, stewed tomatoes, salt, sugar, paprika, pepper and basil.
- Cook, stirring over medium heat until mixture boils and is slightly thickened.
- Mix eggplant with other ingredients, place in greased casserole and top with grated Parmesan.
- Bake 20 minutes in 375 degree oven.
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SCALLOPED ONIONS AND ALMONDS
Ingredients:
- 4 c. sliced raw onions, 1/2 inch thick
- 1/2 c. blanched slivered almonds
- 1 (10 1/2 oz.) can cream of mushroom soup
- Salt
- 1/2 c. packaged corn flake crumbs
- 2 tbsp. melted margarine
Method:
- Cook onion slices in boiling salted water until tender and drain.
- Alternate layers of onion, almonds and soup in a greased shallow 1 quart baking dish.
- Sprinkle each layer with salt.
- Combine corn flake crumbs with butter; sprinkle over onion mixture. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes or until crumbs are browned.
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