Re: common house cookbook?
From: Elaine (itchyinkspiritone.com)
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2003 13:10:11 -0600 (MDT)
I have been told that a lasagne made with sub. cheese has to be consumed
immediately and while hot and that leftovers are not so good. What is your
experience with that? I was thinking of making a couple of dairy-free
lasagnes but it sounds like blasphemy to me.
Elaine

> From: ann [at] slac.com
> Reply-To: cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org
> Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2003 10:00:46 -0700
> To: cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org
> Subject: Re: [C-L]_common house cookbook?
> 
> 
> One option that would probably work is lasagna.  I generally cook without a
> recipe, but with a relatively modest pile of ingredients, it would easily
> be possible to make lasagna that would meet all of the dietary needs listed
> and be pretty tasty.  I would try including noodles (some or all could be
> eggless), squash/zucchini/eggplant/portobello mushrooms (sliced in long
> skinny strips), maybe spinach, tomato slices, onion,
> garlic/basil/oregano/parsley, tomato sauce, cheese, meat, soy cheese or
> tofu, and olive oil/salt/pepper.  This should work if the group is large
> enough to eat a few (small) pans of lasagna.  Once the ingredients are
> prepped, laying out layers in several small pans is really no more work
> than laying out one big pan, and the cooking time should be pretty much the
> same.
> 
> Omnivore pan:  layers of everything except the soy cheese and tofu
> Vegan:  layers of everything except the meat and dairy cheese
> Wheat free/dairy free:  replace noodles with vegetable strips, or replace
> cheese with soy cheese/tofu
> Kids:  Could be as simple as pasta, noodles, and cheese
> 
> Of course, depending on who has what restrictions, some of the above could
> be combined.
> 
> If anyone is genuinely interested in an actual recipe with amounts and
> cooking times and whatnot, I can provide one next time I mkae lasagna.  :-)
> 
> Ann
> 
> At 08:14 AM 9/23/2003 -0700, you wrote:
> 
>> This talk of how to cook for the various dietary restrictions got me
>> thinking. Is there a cookbook designed for cohousing communities? i have
>> seen cookbooks that tell you how to cook for lots of people, but how about
>> one that tells you how to make one meal meet various needs and desires for
>> instance. i know a couple of people in my community can make a vegan, meat,
>> wheat free, dairy free and a kids meal out of one recipe. It cuts down on
>> work.
>> 
>> if there is no such book perhaps it's time to start collecting recipes to
>> make one.
>> Elaine
>> 
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