I'm currently transitioning from an omnivore to a vegan diet, doing lots of reading about all aspects of it, and so far I couldn't be happier, even though I'm still taking small amounts of dairy every now and then, I'm finding all the proper substitutes and slowly eliminating them from my house and diet.
Now, as I read in The Ultimate Vegan Guide, the best way to make an easy and happy transition without feeling like you're sacrificing your favorite meals is not by cutting out non-vegan foods, but by "crowding" them out instead, which means incorporating so many delicious meals you had no idea existed to the point of not missing nor craving for those animal product meals.
So my point is, I don't want this thread to be a discussion as to why you should or shouldn't be vegan, I simply want to share the experience with like-minded people by posting pictures/recipes of meals I've done, and would love if any other meat-free guys or occasional eaters of vegan food would share some of their own and any other part of the experience. It would also be good to specify what's vegan and what's vegetarian, to avoid confusion. I'll start with a few of the first dishes I've made, some are only vegetarian because I hadn't realized I can buy vegan mayonnaise at the same supermarket where I do all my shopping, but most of it is aiming to be vegan.
Vegan Stroganoff (with Seitan instead of meat):
Vegan "Tortilla" (Spanish omellete, with chickpea flour instead of eggs):
Eggplant Milanesa and a boiled potato and carrot salad (vegetarian because of the mayonnaise, the rest is vegan, the eggplant was breaded with chickpea flour instead of egg):
And I've also been making lots of creative sandwiches in Pita bread instead of the old ham and cheese sandwich I've grown tired of and not missing since I quit meat and dairy, among which my favorite is probably stir-fried mushrooms and hummus, but I have a picture of another good one, a fried pepper with lettuce, corn and vegan mayonnaise:
Now, as I read in The Ultimate Vegan Guide, the best way to make an easy and happy transition without feeling like you're sacrificing your favorite meals is not by cutting out non-vegan foods, but by "crowding" them out instead, which means incorporating so many delicious meals you had no idea existed to the point of not missing nor craving for those animal product meals.
So my point is, I don't want this thread to be a discussion as to why you should or shouldn't be vegan, I simply want to share the experience with like-minded people by posting pictures/recipes of meals I've done, and would love if any other meat-free guys or occasional eaters of vegan food would share some of their own and any other part of the experience. It would also be good to specify what's vegan and what's vegetarian, to avoid confusion. I'll start with a few of the first dishes I've made, some are only vegetarian because I hadn't realized I can buy vegan mayonnaise at the same supermarket where I do all my shopping, but most of it is aiming to be vegan.
Vegan Stroganoff (with Seitan instead of meat):
Vegan "Tortilla" (Spanish omellete, with chickpea flour instead of eggs):
Eggplant Milanesa and a boiled potato and carrot salad (vegetarian because of the mayonnaise, the rest is vegan, the eggplant was breaded with chickpea flour instead of egg):
And I've also been making lots of creative sandwiches in Pita bread instead of the old ham and cheese sandwich I've grown tired of and not missing since I quit meat and dairy, among which my favorite is probably stir-fried mushrooms and hummus, but I have a picture of another good one, a fried pepper with lettuce, corn and vegan mayonnaise:
that's a "my mom went to Estonia and all she got me was this lousy T-shirt" piece of clothing, I never even leave the house with it on
