Day 18 - 29 March

Hello Again ) 

Mashed potato + green beans. A great alternatife for cutlets or chicken which could be here...

And it was again day of thoughts... When you feed ducks, when you look how they swim...and other birds fly... Eat them?

26/27/28 or 15/16/17 days of Vegetarian Experiment

Still not at home, still in frames about cooking. Everything is simple. Nothing special. Reading and waiting. 

Some usual photos

And a vegetable sub from Subway without photo of course.

Even these photos of food is strange for me, I am too much serious to post food photo excluding cakes I baked) but. It is experiment. And experiment is going on. Almond milk is good! 1st time I have tasted it I thought it's not so good like usual milk, but next day I realise that I really like it. Soon I'll try soya and rice milk. 

But I feel like even after reading 3 books about veganism I still have no motivation... Vegetarian is good for now. But even if I think like I will not eat pork and beef and other animal's meet, I can't say it about poultry or fish and seafood despite I can.  Sometimes I do not understand why I do this. I agree with lots of I have read in Vegan.Freak but. It is experiment for now. Not way of life. What will be next? No one know. doubts is normal. 

Day 14 / 25-03-14

Hello-hello! Looks like exactly 2 weeks ^^ and my experiment still going on. Still? Without still, just going on 😊

Today I cooked a little bit. 

Salad with tomatoes, cucumbers, apples, baked bread and eggs. And some other food you see on photo! Fried eggplants. 

Apple

Day 13.

I felt like I cant eat just eggs and cottage cheese more, and buy some products in the store. Veeeeery tasty cereals with nuts and fruits, snacs, cheese, yogurt, milk, beans in tomato sause, eggplants, different kinds of bread, - do not know for how much days it will be enough because I am not alone and of course I am kind to share, despite I do not eat other meat meals. 

This day I have read some vegan publics and books. And I am not going back to meat, despite, honestly, I had this thought for 2 times, not because I want meat and cant live without, no. But because everyone it it and to not look like freak who do not eat nothing. But I know I am stronger than these thoughts and then other people.

A kind of burger with eggplants, cucumbers, tomatoes and eggs.

Day 12

One more trip to caffee, and some 'home' (but not mine) meals.

Vegetable soup and baked potato and mashroom dish. And tomato-herbs-garlic sauce. Not bad. Really not bad. And it was more than enough for not feeling hungry.

Day 11

It is difficult to eat smth special when you not at home, so I ate simple food like tomatoes, cheese and so on. 

And I have read a boog 'Vegan.Freak' which has not changed me but make me to think about some things. I read it in russian, so I cant gave you some original quotes... But I can write my thoughts for now about veganism and vegetarianism.

Due to no vegan shoops it's diffucult to find many products in my city and eat just oatmeal and vegetables is not good, and I have not too much many to realise my food ideas, so I am not ready to became a vegan, and I do not think to act so fast is good idea, so, for now eggs and milk are food I will eat with other, more over when you are at guests house for some weeks - you do not eat meat and it's already a problem, so do not eat eggs and milk products I will be just hungry, as I was for some days...so, continue.

When I was a child my relatives had a rabbit, they loved him, huged him and then... They it him! The same rabbit. Not other one. The same rabbit that was a friend. Already as a child I could not understand it.

Other examples I felt bad when some my friends of mine were wearing clothes and shoes with rabbit fur. Or just talk how they will cook rabbit with sauce... 

One more example I saw in the store a rabbit, frozen rabbit meat, and it was a fluffy paws from the plastic bag ((( horrible...

For one year I had a rabbit, it was my black little friend, may be he is still alive, I do not know. I loved him, but then when I was out of the city my parents sold him to man who has a lot of rabbit girls and need a boy. Actually this rabbit was a kind of salary for my father, for meat, but - no way. I cant imagine it! 

Other thought I think most of people do not think what they eat. It is not they who killed animals, they were already dead and if they refuse of meat animals will not became alive again. And it is 'thought' of lots of people, and I thought in the same way earlier. 

And now if I know I cant eat meat - I do not eat it. I am not crying over the plate with ham and sausages. 

But I had difficulties in cafe. Almost nothing to order. When you are a vegetarian. I do not talk about vegan. Vegan in Russia...oh. Possible but difficult. A greek salad and a cake with tea...

In comparison my favourite Berlin! I love Berlin even more than I loved the city before (if it is possible).

http://youtu.be/Q6kl5xnwV-A

Enjoy)

Day 10 / 21-03-2014

I started to cook more interesting dishes. 

Like lens cutlets. And I really like it. I even did not think it is tasty, but it is! 

Oh and yesterday I made a 'mistake'. I ate dried calamares, a little bit... My sister have bought it...

Next days I will be busy and can't cook, so I doubt will I have smth interesting to share with you...

<3

Day 9

One more day.

Later I'll share some thoughts. Now just photos. 

And follow me on Instagram - link on the right.

1 salad, rice, tomato sauce, egg - I am not vegan. May be I am on the way to it. But now I even do not want to say loud that I am vegetarian. And. We have chickens which is free to walk around our yard and no one eat them. 

2 my favourite pastry with maple nuts from the shop

3 fruits and one more piece of brownie cheesecake 

4 and tea. 

Day 8.

today. yeeees! I am finally here in present time)
and today was not so busy like two days before.
And I even had some time for cooking)
results.
Rice.Again. with tomato-basil sauce, fried egg, tomato-cucumber salad, cheese, pastry with maple nuts from shop, and...my cheesecake brownie ^^

Recipe - soon here - sibylbakery.blogspot.com  - check it ^^

Day 7

Just one week?
Really?
and I even doubt was it short period or long.
nothing new. soup. pastry with potatoes from shop.oatmeal.cheese.
yesterday.yesterday,,,
hardly remember. 

Day 6

Because of medical survey I did not eat almost the whole day, so when I came home I boiled rise and stewed vegetables (tomatos, eggplants) and basil and rosmarin. It's delicious! And cheese cream soup, plus cakes with cream, caramelized bananas and pears. 

Day 5

I am sorry I had no time to write here everyday... 

But share with you everything now. Oatmeal with froots and nuts ^^

And pie ^^ or cake. How do you like. Chocolate and cottage cheese cake with apples. Recipe soon in my 2nd blog I had already mentioned.

And there are no other meals, because (I'll be honest) ate a mackerel. I am a beginner, it was Sunday and I am just try to be, so I believe I well done for now. 

Day 4.

I was at work. So I had time for cooking only after I came home.
I did not go to the canteen, and take some no-meat-food from home.
And my evening meals were like this:

1. Cucumber-tomato-salad
2. Fried eggs with cauliflower

Amazing very soft very sweet chocolate cake with bananas and oranges.

Recipe here soon - sibylbakery.blogspot.com

Day 3.

Just usual day.
My family ate roast meat. And I am not. And even do not want to. not only because it was a small pig. It's really greasy.

My meals for today.
Had a lot of time for cooking. Results.

Fried quark pancakes with bilberry sauce and condensed milk. for breakfast. (soon here - sibylbakery.blogspot.com)

Baked cauliflower with cheese (salt, a little bit milk mixed with 2 eggs to put over the cauliflower - hope you understand what I mean) for lunch.

and. Potato Cream-soup with Mashrooms.

again easy. Boil the potato. then make it pureed. Put water in which you boil potatoes ro pureed potato until you have a desired consistense. like a liquid sour cream. Or you can add milk there. It's more tasty.

Fry mashrooms about 10-15 minutes until it browned.

Fry rub carrot and herbs (I cooked with oregano) in other pan for 5 minutes.

Add mashrooms, and carrot with herbs to cream-soup. 

do not forget about salt.

And you can cook a baked breads with basil, olive oil and cheese for soup. 

And yogurt pancakes and baked banana with chocolate for dinner. Have no photo of it.

Pancakes the same recipe but yogurt instead of milk.

Banana. You just cut itin skin from one side lenghtwise but not through. Put a chopped chocolate there - as much as you want. Wrap it in bake roll and bake for about 15-20 minutes.And you can add whipped cream after. 

Bon appetit!

Day 2. Day of thoughts

So, yesterday was the 3d (and 2nd official day).
And I cooked Ratatoulle (for the 1st time in my life) - but it was my own version - without zuccihni but with potatoes. I'll publish a pecipe soon here - sibylbakery.blogspot.com - in several days.

For dinner I had a yogurt and an orange. smth wrong was with recipe of pear-lemon pie...And I am really upset about it - it was liquid despite I baked it almost for 2 hours. So...

and even if no one read me I try to express my thoughts in english. Some kind of practice.

and yeaterday (the day I talk about) I realise one thing.

If I refuse of meat and fish - I could not realise some of my dreams.

1. to taste a cuisine of different countries.

2. to eat a red caviar from 3 litres jar with a big spoon when I become very rich.

3. and never eat my favourite dishes, every one of each is from meat. like an aspic, or stuffed pepper in tomato sauce or okroshka.

4. and I will have a serious medical supervision soon, so I am worry if it will influence on my health somehow. I am sure it should be even better, but such a sharp refusal of meat...

My father asked me: How much days you will be a vegetarian?

Days? sounds funny.

You are vegetarian or you are not vegetarian.  

I feel strange. Sometimes I doubt. Why. Why now. Why I just decide and do it without a strong motivation and reason... But I did not eat meat. My family did. 

And yesterday I feel not like I had not eat meat for 3 days but like I have not eat at all for 3 days. Strange. I know it is because I think to much about it.Self-hypnosis. I do not want to eat meat for now, but when I think about the whole my life... I start to doubt in my decision. No one force me. I know. I do not owe something to someone. I can decide like I want. Do not refuse of fish. Or. For example eat meat in special occasions or eat meat at the weekends and do not eat from monday to friday, it will helps animals somehow, but this way I could not to call me a vegetarian. 

so. for now. continue.

Day 1

So.
12.03.2014.
Official Start.
I write this blog not for show off and so on. It's interesting for me. Everything - blogging, photo, food, cooking and healthy way of life. I like it.
And may be it will be interesting for you to follow, and for those, who can't decide  weather or not to become a vegetarian. And I will share with you my recipes.
My father and sister think it's not seriously. They think they will buy something tasty from meat and I will eat it. No.
I had a paste with mashrooms for yesterday. Pancakes, dates, oatmeal. and cakes.
I have other cooking blog for cakes, cupcakes and so on - it's in russian. So if you have difficulties with translation via google.translate or other - feel free to ask. I will be glad to help.
(I will give you some links further I think).

1. Paste with mushrooms. It's easy. 

Boil pasta. 

Stew mushrooms with butter under the lid until it almost cooked (10-15 minutes). And then without lid a little bit to fry mushrooms. 

Add 10% dairy cream. Add salt and basil. 

And stew for about 5 minutes.

Done ^^

2. Pancakes.

There is no clear proportions. everything is done by eye.

Mix milk (0,5 litres), sugar (5 table spoon), soda and salt on the tip of a knife, melted butter (30 gramm), 1 egg and flour (until it will not be desired consistency - like a liquid sour cream). And then bake a pancakes. add more flour or milk if it's not ok. 

Enjoy ^^

(and of course I will not upload every single item of food. just in general)

Let's start

So, let's start.
first of all. what's happen? why?
It is not 1st of January, it is not 1st day of the season, of the month. It's even not Monday!
the 11 of March.
I was a person, who have always eat meat, and strongly thought that if I stop to it meat - it will not save animals lives. But. 1 year ago my mind started to change. I download a lot of vegetatian and even vegan books, and decided to try an experiment. For some weeks, for example. But till now I was still waiting for a perfect moment to start. I thought I move to other country for study. No. I thought I move somewhere for work. No. I was waiting for the moment when I will live alone. Because I live with my parents and sister and I'm not sure they are ready for it, and they will be against me a vegetarian.
I do not have vegetarian friends. So I am alone in it now. May be with my mom who do not have enough willpower to refuse of meat and fish. She want's but...
So. Nothing have change that day. No one tell to me something. I did not watch or read something. No.  I just decide - Now. Today.
Honestly, I watched a movie. Julie and Julia. It is not about a vegetarianism at all. But it is about cooking (and I  can't be a vegan for this reason. I am a baker. This is my main hobby. So, I can't refuse from eggs and dairy food, because may be it's my future). and about experiment. More than 500 recipes for 365 days. And I decided to try my own experiment. Why not? Frames? Entire life.