Veggie Swap #55 ~ February ~ Official Swap Thread

[Lalaloula]

Interested in trying new vegetarian, vegan or raw recipes? Interested in receiving some reviews? Then please join us for a stress free, fun monthly recipe swap!

Sign up here, leaving your name and a link to your vegetarian/vegan/raw cookbooks. PLEASE also leave your cookbook numbers if this is your first time signing up, or if you've changed your cookbook.

Here's how it works. . .each chef will choose another participating chef and tag 2 of his/her recipes. There will be NO assigned teams and you don't have to specify vegetarian, vegan or raw. The choice of chefs will be done on a first come, first serve basis and each chef can only be chosen once. However, you can recipenap any other chefs recipes whenever you want!

In addition, we will have a surprise Veggie Chef of the Month. This chef will be chosen randomly and all participants go back in the hat again this month for a fresh start in 2013!. Each participating chef will make one of the VIP's recipes. The Veggie Chef of the Month will be the VIP for the month getting a whole bunch of reviews; he/she will not participate in the swap the same way as the others (choosing a partner and then being chosen), but he/she can recipenap other chefs recipes.

February's Veggie Chef of the Month will be chosen from all who have signed up as of 5pm EST on Thursday 01/31.
The swap will officially start on Friday, 02/01 at 9 am EST.

If you have questions or suggestions, please send a zmail to the swap hosts, Katzen or Lalaloula.

*****This is a fun way to meet fellow members and promote your recipes!! *****

Here is a quick guide about what ingredients are considered vegetarian or vegan by vegetarians and vegans. As in many other facets of life, there are some variations. So, for the purposes of this game,

Vegetarian = lacto-ovo vegetarian
beef, pork, poultry, fish, gelatin =
milk, butter, yogurt, eggs, honey =
fruits, veggies, nuts, seeds, legumes =

Vegan = strict vegan
beef, pork, poultry, fish, gelatin =
milk, butter, yogurt, eggs, honey =
fruits, veggies, nuts, seeds, legumes =

Raw food = (as I understand it from my reading)
beef, pork, poultry, fish, gelatin =
milk, butter, yogurt, eggs =
cooked fruits, veggies, nuts, legumes, and grains =
raw fruits, veggies, nuts, seeds, sprouted legumes, and sprouted grains =
raw honey = (for some)

Come join in the fun and sign up today! Find some fresh and healthy recipes while eating in Veggie style!!! Remember, you need not be vegetarian/vegan to join us - just interested in making a few dishes that are meat free (and yes, this includes beverages, desserts, non-food recipes, etc.!!!) Everyone is welcome!

Available Chefs:
We are all adopted! YAY!


Adopted Chefs & Tags

Cookgirl tagged threeovens
Simple Arugula Salad
Simple Thousand Island Dressing
Recipenap Three Sisters Soup by WICC
Recipenap Omani Khabeesa -- Farina or 'Cream of Wheat' by Elmotoo
Recipenap Rutabaga Apple Salad by UmmBinat
Recipenap Australian Cheese, Garlic and Chive Damper by Rita
Recipenap
Vegetarian Split Pea Soup

Dreamer in Ontario tagged Starrynews
Lentils With Onions and Tomatoes
Black Beans and Rice

Elmotoo tagged Lalaloula
Grie�brei (German Semolina Pudding)
Baked Polenta Carrot Casserole

Lalaloula tagged Wish I Could Cook
Simple Chocolate Chia Pudding (Vegan)
Easy Chocolate Fondue With Peanut Butter

~Rita~ tagged Elmotoo
Omani Breakfast Tea #492531
Ancho Lentils

Starrynews tagged ~Rita~
Roasted Cauliflower & 16 Roasted Cloves of Garlic
Banana in Coconut Cream

threeovens tagged Dreamer in Ontario
Turkish Muhammara
Vegetarian Tourtiere
recipenap Roasted Cauliflower With Harissa Sauce by CG

UmmBinat tagged Cookgirl
Broccoli With Almonds and Lemon Zest
Fried Brussels Sprouts
Recipenap Citrus Quinoa by Dreamer in Ontario

Wish I Could Cook tagged UmmBinat
Really Fresh Raw Quinoa Salad (Raw, Vegan, Gluten Free)
M�sli Rolled Oat Breakfast
Recipenap Klaychah (Date Cookies) by Dreamer in Ontario


All February participants and their cookbooks:
Cookgirl ~ Vitamitavegetarian! ~ V is for Vegan
Dreamer in Ontario ~ Dreamer's Vegetarian Recipes ~ Dreamy Vegan Recipes ~ My Raw Foods Cookbook
Elmotoo ~ VEGAN ~ Vegetarian
Lalaloula ~ Lalaloula's Vegetarian Recipes
~Rita~ ~ Vegan ~ raw ~ ~Rita's Vegetarian
Sharon123 ~ Raw Food Recipes ~ Vegan Vittles ~ Yummy Vegetarian Dishes
Starrynews ~ Veg Friendly
threeovens ~ Vegetarian Vittles
UmmBinat ~ UmmBinat's Vegetarian Recipes ~ UmmBinat's Vegan Recipes ~ UmmBinat's Raw Recipes
Starrynews ~ Veg Friendly
Wish I Could Cook ~ WICC's Vegetarian Recipes ~ WICC's Vegan Recipes

Kate's masterpiece: The ONE and ONLY COMBINED cookbook:
Veggie Swap (Please note that since Kate hasn't been playing with us for a while not all recipes are in the cookbook.)

[Lalaloula]

Drumroll please...


February's Veg*n Important Person is none-other-than. . . Sharon123!!!

Cookbooks:
---> Raw Food Recipes ~ Vegan Vittles ~ Yummy Vegetarian Dishes

A bit about the VIP:
I live in the mountains of N.C. and love it here. I love to cook and try new recipes. I quilt, crochet, do rug hooking, and dabble at oil painting.I am a vegetarian,well, almost, I do eat a little fish. I have traveled alot and am glad to settle down.I have 5 children and 5 grandchildren.I am into herbs, for cooking and for healing. I used to take care of a 97 yr. old lady, who taught me so many things about cooking and life. I am a Seventh Day Adventist and my passion is learning more about my Saviour, Jesus Christ!
I have recently undergone radiation and chemotherapy for cancer. My wonderful friends here at Zaar held a cookathon for me. Here is a link to the cookbook of all the recipes they made. Thanks guys, you're the best! Oct. 2011. Update: I am now 4 years cancer free!

Read more at: http://share.food.com/community/Sharon123/style.esi?member_id=37449&oc=linkback


Partcipant's VIP Tags:

Cookgirl tagged
Ants on a Raft

Dreamer in Ontario tagged
French Soupe Au Pistou

Elmotoo tagged
Aarti's Party Chai Tea

Lalaloula tagged
Sunflower Seed Brittle

Rita~ tagged
Tomatoes Roasted With Rosemary and Lemon

Starrynews tagged
Daphne's Veggie Chili

threeovens tagged
South Texas Ratatouille

UmmBinat tagged
Black Bean Smoked Chile Dip

Wish I Could Cook tagged
You Must Make This Dressing 463413

Sharon's VIP tags:
Cookgirl's Spicy-Sweet Barbecued Beans (Vegan)
Melted Onions by three ovens
Nica Chick Orgasmic Chickpeas Bruschetta by Rita
Balsamic Strawberries by Dreamer in Ontario
Roasted Shallots by Elmotoo
Blue Cheese Walnut Spread by Lalaloula

[Lalaloula]

To our dear Sharon on being this month's VIP!!!!

It will be tough to choose which one of your many delicious recipes I will make...

Loula

[Cookgirl]

Yay, Sharon! You did it! I knew you could!


I would like to adopt three ovens, please.

[Lalaloula]

Cookgirl wrote:
Yay, Sharon! You did it! I knew you could!


I would like to adopt three ovens, please.

Hey there CG!

and you shall have her. I will note your adoption asap.

Loula

P.S.: Did you craft that gorgeous heart yourself? It looks so cute.

[UmmBinat]

Sorry, what's new I must choose Cookgirl .

[Sharon123]

Here I was, looking and looking, finally picked out who I was going to tag and I'm the VIP!!!

I'll have fun making recipes this month! Happy February!

To begin, I will make Cookgirl's Spicy-Sweet Barbecued Beans (Vegan) #489892.

[Cookgirl]

Thank you, UB-thank you, Sharon!


Tagging Sharon's Ants on a Raft for our illustrious VIP

[Lalaloula]

I just wanted to pop in and wish you all a lovely weekend! Do you have any special plans?
I just have to do some cleaning, food shopping and of course studying. But I also plan on going outside with my new camera to hunt images.

Loula

[Lalaloula]

UmmBinat wrote:
Sorry, what's new I must choose Cookgirl .

She is all yours.

Loula

[Lalaloula]

Sharon123 wrote:
Here I was, looking and looking, finally picked out who I was going to tag and I'm the VIP!!!

I'll have fun making recipes this month! Happy February!

To begin, I will make Cookgirl's Spicy-Sweet Barbecued Beans (Vegan) #489892.

Congrats again, Sharon! Im sorry, though, you needed to overthrow all your plans...

Your first tag has been noted.

Loula

[Lalaloula]

Cookgirl wrote:
Thank you, UB-thank you, Sharon!


Tagging Sharon's Ants on a Raft for our illustrious VIP

Noted for you. Sounds too cute!

Loula

[Lalaloula]

For Sharon Im tagging: Sunflower Seed Brittle #32129

Loula

[Lalaloula]

Lalaloula wrote:
For Sharon Im tagging: Sunflower Seed Brittle #32129

Loula

Now this has already been made and tested. YUMMO!


Loula

[Starrynews]

Good morning! May I please tag Rita? Congrats, Sharon!

^That brittle looks amazing, Loula!