TLDR: I am looking for more diverse non-meat options than your average restaurant or supermarket provides. Because they don't quite work for me as well as I'd like.
I am not a picky eater, I enjoy vegan food and non-vegan food alike. I've noticed most "vegan" advertised products are just meat imitations that taste like seasoned cardboard.
Too darn often do I see cooks and stores trying to replace the visuals of meat, rather than finding something that tastes satisfying in it's own way. I'd be eating more vegan food if the options available had a similar convenience and filled me up properly.
Which may sound stupid, but I've tried going vegan and I did not feel great. I guess beans and tofu are not for me. Now I realise I may sound like an uninformed dingus who doesn't know how to find decent ingredients and recipes... That's because I am.
But I would really like to find some options that work for me. And I'm fine with trying 20 things over the course of a month and deciding only a few work for me.
Does anyone here have any advice?
It's been quite a while! Tho not this suggestions specifically, I did try some of the recipes here. I don't quite remember which exact suggestions, but I've given my own spin on working with potatoes and lentils.
Souteriou's recipes specifically I did not try. However, looking back on her website now, it somehow looks a lot more delicious than I felt it did last previously. I will have to have a closer look!
Back when I made the original post, I did not think beans were great for me! But it turns out that lentils work great in a dish with the right sauce and salad. Same for tofu, albeit not with salad but cooked veggies.
My gf has also shown me a variety of different veggies I didn't know. And she's been experimenting with variations on recipes here and there. It was great, tho we sometimes cheated and did add an egg here and there. Overall, our meat consumption has decreased, even if not zero. I'm not going to tell my mom, grandma or friends no when they cook for us.