What should I cook for dinner tonight for a vegetarian? (fish is ok)

11/7/2008 12:27:58 PM

fish
rice
chocolate
oysters
spanish fly

11/7/2008 12:28:58 PM

if fish is okay you're not cooking for a vegetarian

11/7/2008 12:31:17 PM

eggplant parmesan

that's a pescatarian, not a vegetarian.

[Edited on November 7, 2008 at 12:32 PM. Reason : .]

11/7/2008 12:31:34 PM

yeah you can do "oven-fried" eggplant really easily

take some mayo and whisk it together with some italian season, a little salt and pepper
brush it onto 1/2 inch think slices of eggplant and roll them in panko bread crumbs

back in the oven until crispy, turning once or twice

11/7/2008 12:33:21 PM

Yeah but no one ever uses pescatarian, it's just easier to say vegetarian.

[Edited on November 7, 2008 at 12:35 PM. Reason : Thanks for the useful suggestions so far]

11/7/2008 12:34:32 PM

easier?

maybe

wrong?

definitely

11/7/2008 12:35:24 PM

steak

11/7/2008 12:35:44 PM

but it's not the same thing at all.

i've made this recipe before and it was pretty good.
http://www.elise.com/recipes/archives/000220eggplant_parmesan.php

11/7/2008 12:37:25 PM

Merriam Webster definition of pescatarian: A vegetarian whose diet includes fish.

I maintain that it's close enough, and thanks again for the suggestions.

11/7/2008 12:41:06 PM

whole foods has wild-caught sockeye salmon on sale for $11.99/lb...

caramelize that in a little oil to create a nice crust, cut up and oven-roast some root vegetables (carrots, parsnips, and golden beets all go really well with it), reduce some balsamic vinegar to drizzle over it... and you have a meal that is damn good.

and i don't even really like salmon.

11/7/2008 12:41:11 PM

if you just go to Trader Joe's you can buy a pre-marinated chunk of salmon for under $10

lightly oil a baking dish (something that holds heat, like glass or ceramic - not metal) and bake that thing for like 10-20 minutes

keep an eye on it so it doesn't dry out and pull it out a bit before it is finished cause it will keep cooking in the pan until you serve it

11/7/2008 12:41:52 PM

Salmon sounds like a good way to go, any suggestions on what should accompany it?

11/7/2008 12:44:17 PM

pre-marinated is something i cannot get behind

^ I just told you how to accompany it.

also, http://www.101cookbooks.com/

[Edited on November 7, 2008 at 12:45 PM. Reason : ...]

11/7/2008 12:44:40 PM

Oh shit I didn't read all of that.

11/7/2008 12:46:43 PM

steak

11/7/2008 12:54:06 PM

SALMON IS VILE

11/7/2008 12:57:07 PM

Quote :

"pre-marinated is something i cannot get behind"

better than Wendy's

11/7/2008 1:01:21 PM

Yeah, i don't like salmon either.

Than again, that's what Whole Foods has on special, and i don't trust seafood from harris teeter/food lion/etc.

And this guy doesn't strike me as the kind that i can send to Earp's. (Plus i don't know what they even have right now)

11/7/2008 1:04:19 PM

the eggplant parm idea is a good one cause it is simple and cheap

11/7/2008 1:06:21 PM

yeah but it involved heating up mayo, which i don't really enjoy doing

11/7/2008 1:07:47 PM

are you cooking or is he?

I mean he could fry it the right way but I was suggesting easy stuff

11/7/2008 1:10:22 PM

I made sweet and sour tofu that was fabulous!!
I also make a tofu peanut butter red curry. Nummers!!
Those are some ideas.

11/7/2008 1:11:44 PM

Dude, it's not like the concept of egg wash is rocket science.

11/7/2008 1:14:36 PM

allrecipes.com

that's where i get almost all my recipes from.

i've made baked parmesan before, i actually prefer it that way... but i have a tendency to burn stuff on the stove.. i'm working on that.

[Edited on November 7, 2008 at 1:17 PM. Reason : sf]

11/7/2008 1:16:51 PM

steak

11/7/2008 1:20:35 PM

I'm stuck trying to figure out what do do with Kingclip tonight at work.

11/7/2008 1:30:05 PM

Dude, if something with a beating heart/pulse had to die in order for you to eat it, don't call yourself a vegetarian.

I was a vegetarian for two years and the most common question I got was "Do you still eat chicken?". It was epic facepalm.

[Edited on November 7, 2008 at 1:33 PM. Reason : r]

11/7/2008 1:32:52 PM

I'm not a vegetarian. I understand the differences in various diets.

Also, vegetarians are silly, but i still like cooking for them, because ideological difference don't play into why i cook.

11/7/2008 1:34:59 PM

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090111/ap_on_he_me/med_vegetarian_kids

1 in 200 kids is a vegetarian now

1/12/2009 8:01:41 AM

^^

Quote :

"vegetarians are silly... ideological difference[s]"

There isn't one type of person, called a "vegetarian".
Vegetarianism is practiced by many different people, many different ways, for MANY different reasons. What you just did was generalize as though all vegetarians are the same, or became vegetarian for the same reason(s).
I was vegetarian for many years -- can you guess why?
(Hint: it had absolutely nothing to do with opposition to killing for food, animals rights, or avoiding fat/cholesterol etc.)

1/12/2009 8:18:45 AM

^because you're silly, Willy Nilly?

1/12/2009 8:23:15 AM

lol

1/12/2009 8:29:00 AM