No Meat May

Serves me right for not going meatless this month.Bought a load of chicken thighs from Aldi yesterday and had planned what to do with them, including freezing some. Got home at six and, blow me, power went off at seven and didn’t come back on till 2.30 am. Now worried about all the food that was in the fridge. I’ve boiled the chicken and put it in the slow cooker on medium with the intention of putting some of it out for the foxes tonight. Bought some smoked mackerel to make a kedgeree with but think that might be ok? I hate wasting food so this has really annoyed me. Hardly slept till the power came back on as I knew the longer is was off the more food would be ruined.

It should be all ok as long as you didn't keep opening the fridge.

What was the eat by date on the chicken and mackerel?

The other other uery. Why go no meat but not no-fish. I suspect, despite all that is said, this scheme is being run by vegetarians despite all they spout about t being good for health and the environment (which I do not accept). . Why go no meat but not no-fish. I suspect, despite all that is said, this scheme is being run by vegetarians despite all they spout about t being good for health and the environment (which I do not accept).

Vegetarians consider fish to be meat, so fish would be included in the concept of No Meat May.

Apologies for my rubbish copy and pasting.

Jaxjacky

What was the eat by date on the chicken and mackerel?

Only bought it yesterday. Trouble is I read that it would be ok for up to 4 hours but 7 hours is pushing it. And my partner did open the fridge to get something else out. If it was anything other than chicken I wouldn’t worry. It isn’t worth the risk. Power went off again just now for a short while so I’m getting paranoid now. I’m going to eat the fish. And I usually keep a small container of frozen water in the small freezer with a coin on top to check how much things had defrosted but hadn’t bothered this time. Usually only get power cuts in winter so it was a bit of a shock.

Are you in the South-East, Maybee?
The Chair of SE Water has resigned over the failures.

Allira

Are you in the South-East, Maybee?
The Chair of SE Water has resigned over the failures.

No North East.

MayBee70

Allira

Are you in the South-East, Maybee?
The Chair of SE Water has resigned over the failures.

No North East.

That was the water company, not electricity 😂

I must be having a senior moment.
Oh dear.

Strangely enough there was a warning on one of the beaches yesterday. Not aware of rip tides there so thought it might be pollution.

MayBee70

Strangely enough there was a warning on one of the beaches yesterday. Not aware of rip tides there so thought it might be pollution.

I wouldn't be surprised.

I’d have frozen the chicken and mackerel Maybee if the fridge went below 5 degrees,

Here's the link to the charity No Meat May

If you sign up you'll get free recipes etc.

No Meat May | 31 Days. No Meat. 4 BIG Reasons share.google/uOVQp1jStcArJ9wkY

Jaxjacky

I’d have frozen the chicken and mackerel Maybee if the fridge went below 5 degrees,

But the freezer wasn’t working either. I’m not at home and all I have is the small freezer compartment in the fridge and a mini freezer and they were both full. I hate wasting food and, to make it worse they don’t have brown bins here so some of it just went straight into the bin. I’d also baked a few potatoes to use later in the week so they just remained in the cooker. I read the other day that it’s important to cool cooked potatoes down as quickly as possible because of a bacteria that they have. I stayed awake because, if the power had come back on sooner I was going to cook the chicken and freeze it but 7 hours was pushing it. Think I’m just going to live on tinned food when I’m up here in future. Or sandwiches.Envious of the next door neighbour who has just had solar panels fitted. If they’d been at home I could have asked to use their fridge.

If you're going to eat poultry and fish, it defeats the point really. A dead animal is still a dead animal. The Roman Gladiators were primarily vegetarian and I can imagine their appetite surpassed yours. Betty Driver (born 1920) who played Betty Turpin in Coronation Street was a lifelong vegetarian and actually hates having to serve Lancashire HotPot on the set of the Rovers Return. I have been vegetarian for 36 years and have a huge appetite too. I don't see my meals as side dishes. I think you're looking at the prospect of going without meat for month with the idea that you'll be disappointed, so therefore nothing non meat you eat during May will not be good enough for you. If you're not committed to cutting down or cutting out meat on a long term basis, then please don't bother. People who partake in events like this solely as virtue signalling damage the reputation of the people who genuinely care about the welfare of animals. If you wouldn't eat your pet, the please treat all animals with the same compassion and don't eat meat/poultry or fish either.

Thanks so much to those of you who posted all these recipes and ideas, I shall be giving lots of them a go!

Those who came along and judged, moralised, patronised, preached and denigrated - your opinions were neither requested or valid so I have ignored them.

Titian1948
Good grief!
Your dismissal of people giving it a try as virtue signalling is one of the typical less admirable traits of vegans.

We don’t have any pets Titian so we’re ok.

Well, ferry, I'm a vegetarian of forty plus years and I say welcome to meat free May. I hope that you find dishes that you like and can carry over into other months.

Titian Gladiators were probably not vegetarian by chance. Since many were convicts or slaves, they would have to eat what they were given and those in charge would not want to waste money feeding meat to slaves or convicts.

Generally their lives were nasty, brutish and short. Certainly not an advocacy for vegetarian eating.

ferry23

Thanks so much to those of you who posted all these recipes and ideas, I shall be giving lots of them a go!

Those who came along and judged, moralised, patronised, preached and denigrated - your opinions were neither requested or valid so I have ignored them.

Perhaps make Kung Pow Brussels.

We serve with quinoa. Some seve with rice and eggs.

Thanks ChocLG. 😊. Just made a veggie keralan curry. Looks good so far. Lentil &veg pasta next.

ferry23

Thanks so much to those of you who posted all these recipes and ideas, I shall be giving lots of them a go!

Those who came along and judged, moralised, patronised, preached and denigrated - your opinions were neither requested or valid so I have ignored them.

Well said ferry23.

You now have plenty of lovely recipes to try. Bon appetit!

Homemade nut loaf: cook it, cool it, slice it & freeze; we have the slices where we might otherwise have a chop or chicken breast, with new potatoes & veg; the slices are also very nice in a sandwich.
Similarly, homemade burgers: black bean are our favourite.
Whatever we cook, we always do a large batch so there's plenty of future meals in the freezer.
Tinned pulses make a vegetable casserole more filling; we also make liberal use of nuts (walnuts darken the colour & make it taste richer, cashews are just a lovely addition).
Quinoa is considered to be the most complete form of meat-free protein; again, we add it to stews & casseroles, or sometimes just cook it plain as a side dish/salad extra.

We eat chicken once a week at most, & red meat once a month; most fish makes me ill, so apart from an occasional tin of tuna, I don't eat it at all - and there are numerous vegetarian alternatives that also make me ill (tofu especially)

Titian1948

If you're going to eat poultry and fish, it defeats the point really. A dead animal is still a dead animal. The Roman Gladiators were primarily vegetarian and I can imagine their appetite surpassed yours. Betty Driver (born 1920) who played Betty Turpin in Coronation Street was a lifelong vegetarian and actually hates having to serve Lancashire HotPot on the set of the Rovers Return. I have been vegetarian for 36 years and have a huge appetite too. I don't see my meals as side dishes. I think you're looking at the prospect of going without meat for month with the idea that you'll be disappointed, so therefore nothing non meat you eat during May will not be good enough for you. If you're not committed to cutting down or cutting out meat on a long term basis, then please don't bother. People who partake in events like this solely as virtue signalling damage the reputation of the people who genuinely care about the welfare of animals. If you wouldn't eat your pet, the please treat all animals with the same compassion and don't eat meat/poultry or fish either.

I think this is a little harsh.

Anyone trying a vegetarian day, week or month is giving some thought to the farming, treatment and slaughter of animals.

Trying different recipes and embracing vegetarian food is all for the good, even if it makes you more aware of what you are eating or if you eat less ,eat then this is surely a positive thing.

I had a mother who was a poor and resentful cook, the only vegetarian meal she could produce was egg and chips, a lot of were brought up with meat and two veg so we are perhaps less knowledgeable about vegetarian food than our children.

We eat lots of imaginative vegetarian food but my husband still pulls a face when there is no meat, it’s habit.