Meatless Meals for Lent

Created March 2014
Meatless Meals for Lent
Ellen Gwaltney Bales
Lovingly Compiled by
Ellen Bales
March 2, 2014
This book is a collection of meatless meals to nourish the body while nourishing the soul during Lent.

If a recipe should call for chicken or beef broth, simply substitute vegetable broth. If it calls for bacon, simply omit.

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12 Comments
CatieBBaker
Catie B - over a year ago
All my links and buttons are back! So now I can take a peek. They were not showing for a long time. I am not sure what the problem was, but I won’t 'look a gift horse in the mouth’!

I have many, many vegetarian recipes that are not too foreign for those who want to forgo meat temporarily, or just to vary the diet occasionally. I will post a few as soon as I can. I would have done it sooner, but didn’t get my comp back in time to help with Lent.
Next year!
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Nor Mac - over a year ago
We needed a book like this. Great idea.
Starwriter
Ellen Gwaltney Bales - over a year ago
Catie, I really appreciate all the tips and I'm sure anyone else who sees this cookbook will too. I tend to forget when I'm preparing Lenten meals that there are hordes of vegetarians out there who do this all the time! Thanks for the reminder. I hope you get your settings straightened out--cookbooks are normally very easy to navigate.
Starwriter
Ellen Gwaltney Bales - over a year ago
Melanie, your onion pie is a great recipe--I was happy to include it!
judyjellybean
Julia Ferguson - over a year ago
Thank you Ellen, I'm glad you liked it.
Starwriter
Ellen Gwaltney Bales - over a year ago
Judy, you KNOW I am including your delicious Cherry Pudding, since I have tasted it firsthand! Thank you.
CatieBBaker
Catie B - over a year ago
You know, I cannot do so. I may have to check my settings, as they may have changed it at the computer shop. Thanks for the reminder Julia.
Now I just have to remember what cookbook had my recipe!
judyjellybean
Julia Ferguson - over a year ago
Catie, You can view all the recipes in each cookbook by clicking on the cookbook and using the next page feature. It also has the Large View option.
CatieBBaker
Catie B - over a year ago
I wish they listed the recipes contained within the book. What happened to that feature? It was a deciding factor in buying the book at times.
A member put one of my recipes in their cookbook recently. I received a notice. But I do not know which one, as I couldn’t see the list of recipes included in the book. Just curious.
MelBelle
Melanie B - over a year ago
Thanks for including my recipe. It is a favorite around here.
CatieBBaker
Catie B - over a year ago
Ellen, if it helps....
For bacon, one can use any of the multiple brands of vegan, or vegetarian bacon available these days, just be sure to add any needed fat, or oil when browning in a skillet, as faux bacon will not be fatty. Also, you can add liquid smoke, (it has no animal ingredients in it, just smoked based flavor) available at any grocery store, to add a true ‘smoky bacon flavor’ to the dish. There are fake ‘bacon bits’ at the grocery store as well. I have used various methods to add that bacon quality to vegetarian dishes over the years. They can work very well when you are missing the real thing. I know,,,,,,nothing can REALLY be a replacement for the real thing, but...
Also, there are vegetarian meat tasting broths, bullion cubes and powders that can be added to recipes if one misses the meat flavor in the casserole or dish on is making.

If you are making a pizza, or casserole with cheese, smoked cheese, like smoked cheddar, or smoked gouda, etc., can serve as a replacement for bacon, and cheddar, i.e.
I have a good friend who loves her pineapple and ‘meat’ pizza, by using smoked cheese to replace the meats.
A tiny fyi if it helps,
Have a blessed Lenten season,
Catie
judyjellybean
Julia Ferguson - over a year ago
Ellen, Nice cookbook with many options. Thanks for using one of my recipes.