Hi Mini Mac,
I did the same as you some years ago by deciding to veggie without really looking into the pros and cons and ended up not eating very much - not very good!
I would suggest that perhaps you go 'mostly' veggie for now and work gradually towards it. That way, you can spend time investigating some recipes. Have a look at the BBC recipe selection for some ideas. Have you ever eaten Tofu? It is made from Soya beans and is soooo easy to cook. Put it into stir fries or grill it. If you grill it, make sure that you brush it with oil first! It is a bit like chicken, in that it is fairley tasteless, but it does absorb the taste of anything you cook it with. It is very good if you put Soye sauce over it and then stir fry.
One of our favourite recipes at the moment is grilled Tofu and stilton, served on steamed watercress and caramilsed onions on top. This one is on the BBC website and doesn't take very long to cook. Simon's kids aged 15 and 13 love it. Also griddled tofu with lime juice and chopped peanuts (use a food processor to chop the nuts!) - just griddle the tofu (or you can stir fry it), heat the juice and the peanuts and throw it over the top - takes about 5 minutes! Serve with rice and green beans - yum!
The money you save on things like this then means you can buy free range meat/chicken and you can still enjoy your roasts.
Hope that helps,
Elaine
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