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So I have a couple of problems:
a) I am a broke college student,
b) I am a lousy chef, and typically very lazy
c) I am trying to see if I can go vegetarian for all but one meal a day, basically for the reasons outlined in this video - raising meat and the food needed to feed those animals for the numbers that people usually consume them is a huge waste of resources, and it would be a great idea if more meat-eaters who don't feel they can take the plunge to vegetarianism or veganism simply try to eat less meat, because having a small proportion of the population give up meat totally while the rest of us eat as much as we always did isn't doing enough. (For those of you who think I'm just believing everything YouTube tells me, I'd actually been thinking about this for a while and finally decided to take the plunge with the Vlogbrothers' encouragement. Lol.)
And so I'm looking for more vegetarian and vegan recipes that are really easy and don't cost much, because it seems like a lot of my meat-eating is due to relying on crappy fast food for many of my meals when I'm too lazy to cook. I know that in terms of food you prepare, it's cheaper to eat veggies and fruits and grains than it is to eat a lot of animal products, but even then those meals usually require too much for my laziness.
Anyway...
I don't want something like "Late-Night Bacon" (I'm not a complete idiot), I want something that requires actual preparation and thought but not too much time or too many ingredients. Here's an example of the level of complexity I'm talking about (and a free recipe for my fellow lazy, broke college students!)
Microwaveable Omelet
Note: This is basically my own variation on a recipe from this book.
You will need:
-2 eggs
-Milk
-Salt
-Pepper
-Butter
-Cheese
-Any "fixings" you want to add to your omelet: chunks of lunchmeat, onions, peppers, capers, etc. (capers can give it a funky aftertaste sometimes, though).
1. Take a small chunk of butter and put it in a microwave-safe bowl and nuke it for about 15 seconds or until the butter melts.
2. Break two eggs in the same bowl and beat them. Then add enough milk that there should be a pretty even amount of egg and milk in there (I'm sure there's an exact measurement, but I usually eyeball these things) and beat it with the eggs until it's pretty even throughout.
3. Stir in a pinch of salt and a pinch of pepper.
4. Add whatever fixings you want into the mix and stir them in.
5. Nuke the sucker for about 1.5-2 minutes.
6. Take it out and lay/sprinkle your cheese of choice on top of the omelet.
7. Nuke for another 30 seconds-1 minute or until the cheese has totally melted. Let sit for a couple of minutes before eating.
While this is vegetarian (if you skip the lunchmeat add-ins) it's obviously not vegan, and I'd really like to try some recipes that use less animal products. Anyone have suggestions?
(Also the fact that I used a microwaveable recipe doesn't mean I'm opposed to using a stove or oven. Things I don't have: toaster, blender (though I do have a juicer but don't really know how to use it), hot plate or anything fancier than those.)
a) I am a broke college student,
b) I am a lousy chef, and typically very lazy
c) I am trying to see if I can go vegetarian for all but one meal a day, basically for the reasons outlined in this video - raising meat and the food needed to feed those animals for the numbers that people usually consume them is a huge waste of resources, and it would be a great idea if more meat-eaters who don't feel they can take the plunge to vegetarianism or veganism simply try to eat less meat, because having a small proportion of the population give up meat totally while the rest of us eat as much as we always did isn't doing enough. (For those of you who think I'm just believing everything YouTube tells me, I'd actually been thinking about this for a while and finally decided to take the plunge with the Vlogbrothers' encouragement. Lol.)
And so I'm looking for more vegetarian and vegan recipes that are really easy and don't cost much, because it seems like a lot of my meat-eating is due to relying on crappy fast food for many of my meals when I'm too lazy to cook. I know that in terms of food you prepare, it's cheaper to eat veggies and fruits and grains than it is to eat a lot of animal products, but even then those meals usually require too much for my laziness.
Anyway...
I don't want something like "Late-Night Bacon" (I'm not a complete idiot), I want something that requires actual preparation and thought but not too much time or too many ingredients. Here's an example of the level of complexity I'm talking about (and a free recipe for my fellow lazy, broke college students!)
Microwaveable Omelet
Note: This is basically my own variation on a recipe from this book.
You will need:
-2 eggs
-Milk
-Salt
-Pepper
-Butter
-Cheese
-Any "fixings" you want to add to your omelet: chunks of lunchmeat, onions, peppers, capers, etc. (capers can give it a funky aftertaste sometimes, though).
1. Take a small chunk of butter and put it in a microwave-safe bowl and nuke it for about 15 seconds or until the butter melts.
2. Break two eggs in the same bowl and beat them. Then add enough milk that there should be a pretty even amount of egg and milk in there (I'm sure there's an exact measurement, but I usually eyeball these things) and beat it with the eggs until it's pretty even throughout.
3. Stir in a pinch of salt and a pinch of pepper.
4. Add whatever fixings you want into the mix and stir them in.
5. Nuke the sucker for about 1.5-2 minutes.
6. Take it out and lay/sprinkle your cheese of choice on top of the omelet.
7. Nuke for another 30 seconds-1 minute or until the cheese has totally melted. Let sit for a couple of minutes before eating.
While this is vegetarian (if you skip the lunchmeat add-ins) it's obviously not vegan, and I'd really like to try some recipes that use less animal products. Anyone have suggestions?
(Also the fact that I used a microwaveable recipe doesn't mean I'm opposed to using a stove or oven. Things I don't have: toaster, blender (though I do have a juicer but don't really know how to use it), hot plate or anything fancier than those.)
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