family food menu

[bobbly]

My son eats most things, loves his food but has an allergy to eggs, seeds, nuts, egg, diary and all fish bar tuna. does anyone have any good recipes they are willing to share? Mealtimes at home are very difficult as my partner is a vegetarian. If anyone has any great recipes that I could feed my family I would really appreciate it. I'm In the process of making up a 2 week menu so that I don't have to think too much about it, but it's hard to find inspiration. If your recipe happens to contain egg and fish, and nuts send it anyway as I could probably avoid them if they are not an essential ingredient. I could use your recipe as a starting point. We don't do child meals and he loves food with a kick so feel free to send whatever tastes good. Many thanks, and happy new year.

[Fuschia]

We also have a household with a mix of omnivores and veggies ... One thing that works is to make up a veggy and a meat version (chilli, curry) then serve bith with rice or salad etc, freezing half for another day

That might work for you

Or having a meze sort of meal - grilled lamb or chicken, or kebabs, with grilled halloumi, salad, crudit?s, or Greek salad or frittata ...

Stir fry with either chicken or tofu is another idea

[Fuschia]

A chunky soup or stew might be nice too, with Parmesan for those who can partake, ditto chorizo

[oimissus]

we have a similar problem in that my husband is veggie but I can't eat much dairy/eggs. So family food has to be vegan. Here are 3 recipes that I do, and that our 2 year old will eat.

http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/curry-recipes/southern-indian-vegetable-curry-with-cur

I normally do this just with Cauliflower and peas, not all the veg he suggests, and I leave out the fresh chilli

http://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/type-of-dish/risotto/roasted-and-sun-dried-tomato-risotto.html

just leave out the creme fraiche and cheese at the end

http://www.waitrose.com/content/waitrose/en/home/recipes/recipe_directory/v/vegetarian_shepherd_s_pie_with_sweet_potato_mash.html

leave out the cheese

all yum.

[oimissus]

I've also got a recipe for a veggie spag bol (using puy lentils instead of mince) which is very tasty, I'll drag our scanner out and email it to you later. A good freezer stand by too.

[awilliams123]

I make this sometimes, and no one in our household is vegetarian, but we love it! Basically, pan fry all kinds of veg, to the point where they have a good amount of colour (courgettes and red peppers work particularly well in this) with some onions, garlic, cumin powder, any seasonings you fancy really. Add a little flour and some vege stock to make a little sauce(not too much). Make a potato mash but instead of using butter you could use olive oil salt and pepper and leave out the milk, maybe throw in a teeny bit of garlic powder but not necessary. And then basically put it together as you would a shepherds pie and bake in the oven for half and hour or so in a med-high oven.

You could also just roast loads of winter veg as you would for the side dishes for a meat roast, but why not make the veg the main. I usually toss in whole shallots (skins removed though) and whole garlic cloves (leave skins on). Then serve on a bed of mash with bisto gravy. We have done this a few times when hubby and I really fancy a roast but couldn't be arsed to go buy something to roast, so into the oven go carrots, parsnips, swede, leeks etc and we have meatless roast. Lovely.

[Fuschia]

I make roasted veg with cumin (inc leeks and parsnips, yum!) then stir chunks of feta through for thd last 5 mins

This is nice - http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/slow-cooker-recipe-vegetarian-comfort-pie-711

[bobbly]

Big thanks for all your suggestions, I shall take them all on board and give them a try. Much appreciated.

[Fuschia]

Tinned

Aduki beans, if you can get them, make a gorgeous meatless chilli (with or without quorn

Mince) with peppers and sweet

Potato, nice served with fresh coriander, avocado and sour cream and grated cheese as an

Option .. Lovely with baked sweet potato or in wraps

[Fuschia]

Lentil daal

With rice or as a thick soup

[Knomester]

It's so tough trying to think up new dishes when there are lots of limitations isn't it. We tend to eat vegan most week nights - I don't eat meat or eggs and although my husband eats everything we often steer clear of cheese etc for week night suppers. Baby Knomester doesn't eat with us in the evening yet (too young and we eat late after work) but I separate off portions for the freezer so we all end up eating some of the same dishes. These are some of the dishes we all eat / ideas:

Veggie chilli with wedges (onions, peppers, courgette, chickpeas, red kidney beans, bulgar wheat, tomatoes, etc)

Lentil or aduki bean shepherd's pie with veg (topped with mash, root veg mash or sliced root veg)

Falafel pitta pockets (homemade falafel with things like shredded red cabbage, lettuce, tomatoes, houmous, etc)

Vegetable curry (either a specific recipe or to use up veg lurking at the bottom of the fridge) with rice or chapatti

Lentil daal (again we often add things like spinach or cauliflower to make into more of a meal

Fajitas style wraps with refried beans, roasted peppers, mushrooms, etc and homemade guacamole instead of the usual soured cream

Casseroles / chunky soups with herby dumplings or bread

Rose Elliot has some good basic recipes - her bean book is good for vegan from recollection. We make her green lentil, carrot and tomato sauce to go with spaghetti

Spicy (lightly spiced if needs be!) chickpeas in a tomato sauce with brown rice

Tuna, sweetcorn & pasta bake (old uni favourite...)

How about tuna 'meatballs'?

Pakoras are great for lunchtimes and you can use almost any veg you have in the fridge

Vegetable paella or risottos (leaving out the cheese for your son)

Ratatouille (or a winter version with squash at this time of year) with grilled halloumi for your partner and tuna for your son

If I can help with any recipes do let me know.

[Fuschia]

I think you should invite us to dinner knomeister :-)

[bobbly]

ha ha.....thank you for the huge selection Knomester, i shall experiment in the next few days. was eyeing up delias black bean shepherds pie the other day....At this rate I shall have a food menu for a month which would be great, and free up some time to get making some curtains and blinds. You wont believe how time consuming thinking up meals twice a day is. Or should that be was.....THANKS for all the contributions...

[oimissus]

these recipes sound great! One thing to bear in mind, as I found out doing research when I decided to bring our daughter up as veggie, is that veggie/vegan food can be very fibre-heavy, which isn't so good for children, so for example I always give our daughter white bread (which is fortified, unlike brown, so not as evil as I thought). Hope that helps and enjoy cooking!

[MrsLL2b]

I do a quick pasta sauce using a bag if spinach, a chunkily chopped courgette and some broccoli. Boil broc and courgette, once cooked add the spinach until wilted. Blend together and the. I usually stir in Parmesan and creme Fraiche (you could omit those for your sons portion) then just stir into any type of pasta. It is yum by itself but I often add prawns or grilled bacon and more Parmesan.

If you don't have one of the veg substitute with peas or even rocket/watercress etc. It freezes well too.

Another favourite is nigella lawsons 'noodle soup for needy people'

http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/noodlesoupforneedype_87338

I rarely follow the actual recipe as it is easy to just substitute in whatever crunchy fresh veg you have. Can easily be veggie or can add prawns or chicken etc. Maybe tofu? Is good with sugar snap peas and pak choi.

[ClareC]

Fuschia Wrote:

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> I think you should invite us to dinner knomeister

> :-)

I was thinking te same!

[Knomester]

Fushcia / ClareC - I am touched that you would like to come for dinner :)

[Fuschia]

Cooking threads always inspire me to cook some new stuff, too, which is good

Made a lovely leek and parsnip gratin with blue cheese for Xmas (not good for fairy intolerant, of course)

Red cabbage with spices and apple

Yum

[Fuschia]

Cooking threads always inspire me to cook some new stuff, too, which is good

Made a lovely leek and parsnip gratin with blue cheese for Xmas (not good for dairy intolerant, of course)

Red cabbage with spices and apple

Yum

[Thomas Micklewright]

Dulwich vegan and veggie society runs a parent network group, please msg me if you ate interested x

[The Nappy Lady]

I know it was just an iPhone typo, but I love the idea of being fairy intolerant!! LOL

[Saffron]

Looking for inspiration for vegan recipes, I came across this old thread.

My daughter likes the idea of going vegan for a week, but it turns out a lot of 'off the shelf' stuff is rather processed, hard to find, complicated, or just plain tastes weird.

To make this more complicated, DH doesn't like anything with peanuts and is not keen on tofu (but will eat both on occasion, with a bit of persuasion). Little Saff won't eat mushrooms, sweet potatoes, or aubergines, and is not keen on chickpeas. I'm ok with sweet pepper and onions if well-cooked, but I'd rather not eat them everyday as they can give me indigestion.

So far, (meatless) cajun red beans and rice has been a hit. Veggie soup with cannellini beans has also been popular. I've got great recipes for indian and thai curry bases, but I'm not sure what to put in them. A lot of the meat substitutes are a bit gross, and not vegan anyway. Suggestions?

So I'm looking for easy vegan recipes that I can cook from scratch without too much fuss... and that will actually get eaten, not binned!

Aduki shepherd's pie looks good. :) I'm going to give this a go.

Any pointers on other dishes? xx

[Rosetta]

Black bean burritos, or black bean burrito bowls, minus the Tortilla wraps. I also like bolognese sauce made with red lentils and served with pasta. Look on the Deliciously Ella site, she's an American vegetarian blogger.

[goldilocks]

I'm sure I just come on here to recommend this cookbook - and no, I'm not on commission, but would recommend Anna Jones 'A modern way to eat' - she has a second one 'a modern way to cook' too, but I find eat more useful. Its all veggie and mostly vegan and she gives swaps for vegan alternatives. Its my most used cookbook (I'm not vegan, but don't eat meat). Maybe get a copy from the library and give it a try or check out her website.

[Rosetta]

Gazpacho would be great to make now, and is vegan.