Oat... that's a tite meal. I gotta try that sometime!

Girls have given me mixed reactions to my vegetarianism. The majority of them don't give a shit. Some of them are really interested and like trying vegetarian meals because they think it's always healthier. Some of them like that I have standards I've stuck with for many years. Some of them are vegetarian or vegan and never want to date a non-veggie guy, so they totally dig you.

Haggis

1 cleaned Sheep or Lamb's Stomach Bag
900g (2lb). dry Oatmeal
600ml (1 pint) Stock
450g (1lb) chopped Mutton Suet
450g (1lb) Lamb's or Deer's Liver
Heart and Lights of the Sheep
1 large Onion
½ tsp Cayenne Pepper
Salt And Pepper

Boil and mince the liver, heart and lights, chop the onion.
Toast the oatmeal slowly until it is crisp, then mix all the ingredients (except the stomach bag) together, and add the stock.
Fill the bag just over half full, press out the air, add the remaining mixture and sew up securely.
Place in a large pot of boiling water, prick the haggis all over with a large needle so it does not burst and boil slowly for 4 to 5 hours.

Fairly simple Bobby Flay recipe I made last night that was pretty good:

Shrimp with Serrano-Mint Salsa
Serrano pepper (however much you want)
Bunch of mint leaves
Clove or two of garlic
Small piece of fresh ginger root (peeled)
Drizzle of olive oil
Splash of white wine vinegar
Salt
Shrimp
Green leaf lettuce

Put the serrano, mint, garlic, ginger, salt, olive oil, and vinegar into a blender or food processor and chop into little bits. Cook the shrimp (Bobby grills w/salt & pepper of course).

Put a few shrimp onto a piece of lettuce and spoon some salsa on top. Eat and repeat.

Also, a creation of my own that I make from time to time:

Sausage and Apple Cabbage
Small head of green cabbage, chopped into small strips
3 or 4 sausages (uncooked), cut into bite sized pieces
2 sweet apples, cut into bite sized pieces
1 onion, cut into strips
A few cloves of garlic, chopped
2 cups or so of white wine
Cinnamon
Nutmeg
Salt
Pepper
Couple tablespoons of butter (optional)

You'll need a pretty large pan for this, like a large saute pan or a wok.

Sear a couple sides of the sausage pieces in a hot pan for a minute or two until golden brown. Set aside and cook the onion (add a little oil if necessary) until it has some color on it. Cook the garlic for a minute or so in a little oil.

Deglaze the pan with the white wine, and add in a couple pinches of salt and some pepper, and the apple and sausage. Add the cabbage on top, and some cinnamon and nutmeg, and another pinch of salt.

Cover and let cook for 15 or 20 minutes, then give it a stir and let it cook for another 10 minutes or so. Kill the heat and finish with butter.

I made a beef tongue stew once when I was a river guide in WV. We had a communal type kitchen for all the guides, and I was making a stew for about 10 of us, when I realized I had no beef (don't ask how). One of the other guys had a frozen tongue in the freezer (again, don't ask) and we used that. It was some of the best stew I've ever had.

Here was today's lunch: