tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35393867.post-1159808833081534822006-10-02T10:06:00.000-07:002006-10-15T09:50:29.940-07:00I was not always a vegetarian, but started out as a full scale meat eater. It was in my later years I had this huge aversion to eat anything that have flesh like me.<br /><br />Eating meat was like looking in the mirror and taking a huge chomp on my face. It was on this day that I started on the slippery slope of my Vegetarian Quest.<br /><br />Everyone at home is a meat eater, and at breakfast , lunch and dinner I was forced to eat on a side table, and cook my own meals.<br /><br />Yep, everyone was waiting for me to return to the table, but watching my family gobbling down real flesh, stewed, cooked, burnt or charred was completely and totally gross. I had this picture of eating dead flesh in my mind that made me gag.<br /><br />So, I was forced to clean all my cutlery and dishes from meat contamination, and I had all my meals at a side table, so that I can eat in peace.<br /><br />The road to being a vegetarian is a tough and difficult battle, and the need to cook my own meals and eat alone was not easy. I was the mad outsider.<br /><br />Learning to adapt to this new lifestyle, created in me a vetarian chef, so if you are interested ...<br /><br />Here is my first recipe, <a href="http://recipedotcom.com/" target=new> it is delicious.</a><br /><strong>This unusual combination of vegetables and fruit makes a tasty accompaniment for special occasions.</strong><br /> 4 servings<br /> <h4>Ingredients</h4> 1 lb. carrots, peeled, cut into sticks<br />2 large white onions, thinly sliced into rings<br />5 Tbs. butter or margarine<br />3 large apples, cored, thinly sliced into rings<br />1 tsp. thyme (optional)<br />1/4 cup lemon juice<br />1 cup seasoned bread crumbs <h4>Directions</h4> Steam carrots in boiling salted water until tender-crisp. Set aside.<br /><br />Cook onions until golden in 2 tablespoons of the butter.<br /><br />In buttered baking dish, layer carrots, onions and apples. Sprinkle with thyme. Drizzle with lemon juice. Melt remaining butter. Mix in bread crumbs. Sprinkle over vegetable mixture.<br /><br />Bake at 300 degrees for 15 minutes or until vegetables are heated through and crumbs are golden brown.<br /><br />Recipe found at <a href="http://recipedotcom.com/" target=new> My Favourite Recipes </A><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/35393867-115980883308153482?l=commonchallenges.blogspot.com'/></div>Reinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13196987546086708737noreply@blogger.com0