Yesterday for diner, I made some veggies stir fried in a nut of vegan margarine and soychunks cooked in tomato sauce. It was a quick simple meal but very tasty! For the veggies, I used diced parsnips (a too often forgotten vegetable, yet so flavoursome!), sliced courgettes (or zucchini), mushrooms and onions. Sauté the parsnip first in some margarine with some finely chopped garlic. Wh
Over the weekend, since I wasn't able to get a loaf of ciabatta from Uprise for our usual soup and bread night (aka Saturday), I decided that it was the right time to try Indian food again. I've long been interested in Indian food as there is a lot of vegetarian fare and I understand it is spicy. However, our first two experiences with it were pretty bad.I decided to try out a simple curry and veg
A bit of wisdom from Junior Asparagus:Life is supposed to be a party,But my hotdog fell out of its bun.Which is pretty much how I end up feeling when I forget that contentment is a decision to contain my desires rather than the fulfillment of them. In fact, that is what the word really means (From the Online Etymological Dictionary):1418, from M.Fr. contenter, from content (adj.), c.1400, from L.
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Today Thanksgiving, also referred to as ‘Turkey Day’ is largely considered a meat-lover’s holiday. After all, a 20-pound turkey sitting in the middle of the dinner table doesn’t exactly welcome vegetarians. Worry not, there are plenty of excellent vegetarian Thanksgiving recipes out there that are so good that you’ll have your meat-eating friend
Mung sprouts were my mom's healthy snack munchies.She is very picky about her eating habits and prefers all vegan meals.I remember how regular she was in growing these sprouts ,the method below is her easy method of growing the sprouts.Mom,I know you may be reading this recipe, I promise to make these Noodles for you during our next visit :)To grow Green Mung SproutsWrap soaked Whole green Mung le
Got bored by making the same old snacks. Try something new and tasty. Vegetable 'sheekh kabab' is for those raining evening, when you carve to eat something hot and spicy. This can be a very good snack with a hot cup of evening tea or coffee. Try this simple version of kabab to pamper your taste buds.This sheekh Kabab is going to participate in the event WYF Party Food hosted by EC of Simple India
I spent 17 years as a 'vegetarian', so this site is particularly interesting to me: World's Best Veggie Burger reviews that staple of vegetarian life, the faux hamburger.
If you are looking for a veggie offering at most restaurants, the ersatz burger option is often the easiest, if not the only, choice. World's Best Veggie Burger provides a useful and thorough review of the choices availabl
after THIS veggie tray was such a hit with the kiddos, i decided to try it again... thanksgiving style. i wish i had realized earlier that the key to getting my boys to eat their vegetables willingly, was yummy dip & some "fancy" display-work on my part. tom the turkey was such a winner, i'm sure he'll be back to visit us on several occasions this month. he'll probably even make an appearance
On most of the nights Jamison is in class Alexis and I have veggie meals. This dish is actually one that Alexis has loved since she was about a year old. It's just perfect because it's hearty, yet healthy and it really hits the spot! You can use this a side dish or as a main course...Sometimes it's nice to have options.
What You'll Need:
Extra virgin olive
1 small onion, chopped
6-8 butto
When I was gazing at Anudivya's cutlet recipe,I said to myself why not make a whole meal with it ,by making hearty patties for burger. With hummus and baby spinach this is an all nutritious low fat burger to devour.Thanks anudivya for yet another figure-friendly recipe:)Ingredients4 Burger BunsFor Patties2 cups cooked chick peas1 small potato baked or boiled,Peeled and smashed.1 medium carrot or 4
29 Baltimore acts breezed into the MOCAD a couple of weeks ago and blew minds. The Baltimore Round Robin, a weirdo carnival of noise, punk and performance art, was by far one of the coolest, most unique events to hit Detroit in some time. We’re still having night terrors that feature Blue Leader driving us [...]
This is part 2 of my son's Teachers' Day Gift and is soooo overdue.I happened to cook xiao bai cai and kept the ends to do this. My son said it looked like a rose.I had my son use it to stamp on cards and my daughter was just having a little fun stamping away on a piece of drawing paper.Materials needed:End of Xiao Bai CaiAssorted Paints, acrylic paint preferred if you intend to colour over it.Ass
Paul McCartney’s girlfriend Nancy Shevell has given friends the firmest indication yet that she could become the third Lady McCartney.
The 47-year-old New York heiress, who has a penchant for crocodile handbags and steak, has turned vegetarian to impress the ex-Beatle.
Could Paul McCartney and Nancy Shevell be taking their relationship to the next step? Nancy has given up steak for the
So I was browsing 28 Cooks awhile back when I came across one of her recipes for stuffed mushrooms. At first I thought she had stuffed the mushrooms with mashed potatoes - come to find out they were stuffed with cream cheese. Well I thought the idea of stuffing a mushroom with mashed potatoes sounded mighty good, so that's what I did!We topped these with a variation of Veganomicon's Mushroom Gravy
Veggie Wash® is the all-natural way to remove wax, soil and agricultural chemicals from produce. Please call 1-800-451-7096 to request a FREE sample bottle of Veggie Wash. Be sure to leave your name and address. Please allow 2 - 4 weeks for delivery.
Starting an organic veggie and herb garden is quite an undertaking, but can be one of the most rewarding ways to go green that there is. Organic simply means naturally grown without the use of pesticides or other chemicals. Organically grown vegetables and herbs are healthier and tastier than those with chemicals on them, and can save you a lot of money at the grocery store. Start a compost as soo
A very simple soup with mild flavors ,ideal for Iftar(Fast break after Sunset)Ingredients Needed1/4 cup Coarse Semolina(Sooji)2 cups water1/2 a ripe tomato ,finely chopped2 tablespoon finely chopped Onion1/4 teaspoon each of turmeric and chilly powder1/4 teaspoon ginger and garlic paste1 tablespoon chopped cilantrofew curry leaves1/4 cup crunchy topping(optional) like boondi or croutons or sev.1 t
Carrots Entwined, or Kindred Carrots is an awesome Portland photograph and poem by artist Jane Pellicciotto...find out more about her at Allegro Design.
As I'm sure you've all gathered, Mexican is by far our favorite cuisine. Behind that would be various forms of Asian food, particular Thai and Japanese. I'm not very sure as to the "authenticity" of our Asian food - but it's tasty and we like it, so that is really all that matters. As of late, Leng's Fried Rice has made its way nicely into our regular recipe routine - it's so tasty (and versatile,
This was one of the more experimental recipes I've tried lately and it was really, surprisingly good. The sweetness of the peaches worked really well with the spicy peppers, the crunch of raw cucumbers, the juciness of the fresh tomatoes, and the nuttiness of the quinoa. Brett's only complaint? There weren't enough peaches in the dish - he's a hummingbird, there have been times that I've truly won
One of the great pleasure I have been enjoying since moving to Knoxville, Tennessee from Atlanta, Georgia is the space to have a large garden...and chickens! Being an avid gardener I find the outdoors to be a place a tranquility and connection. To me, there is little that compares to getting my hands deep into the rich Earth to grow just about anything. I enjoy watching as my plants grow and matu
Of all the toys I have reviewed on Kidazy the organic toys are by far the most popular. The organic veggie green bean toy is one of the veggies featured in the organic veggie toy basket featured on Kidazy some months ago; however, the single green bean toy alone is a lot more affordable for [...]
Most people think that they will be fine just off of 2-3 servings a day or less of fruits and veggies. But the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and USDA think differently. The say you need at least 5 servings of fruits and vegetables per day and what you are missing [...]
Chorizo is one of those things that I kept reading about and coveting, like truffles, harissa, mangosteens and pink Hawaiian rock salt. There wasn’t any here, or if there was, I didn’t know where to find it. There were recipes I couldn’t make without substituting something ridiculous like spicy Italian sausage, and my chorizo-lessness compounded [...]
These Veggie buns are spicy much tastier than plain dinner rolls. Make them for dinner or lunch you'll family will love it.Ingredients for dough11/2 cups All purpose flour1/2 cup whole wheat flour2 tablespoon Olive oil1/2 teaspoon salt2 green chillies1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds1 pack active dry yeast1/4 cup warm waterpinch of sugarFor Stuffing2 cups Chopped Any fresh vegetables like carrots, french
Flautas are a great meal any time of year if you ask me. I love how they get crispy and are a Mexican finger food - and since most Mexican food is so messy, I relish flautas. Though traditionally fried, I baked them, as well, any time I have ever tried to deep fry something, we should have had the fire department or an ambulance on speed dial. Jennifer + Hot Oil = Disaster Waiting To Happen. I hav
Up 2 this week. Boogers!! I have only myself to blame. I have had some extra stress over the last week or so and have not been doing what I know I should be. I did awesome with the walking earlier in the week but have come to a screeching halt. I think my allergies are acting up and its been sooo hot out. I know excuses are like earlobes.... (I know, but I try to stay G-rated when possible).Its li
I actually made this pesto last weekend when I got fresh sweet basil from the farmer's market. I guess I got lazy, then went off on tangents, posting about other things. I remembered as we had these sandwiches again over the weekend to use up the remaining pesto that I had never posted about it!This is a very basic pesto recipe, nothing special. This was my first time ever making pesto at home and
My Fruity Veggie Bread has the goodness of both fruits and vegetables. Ingredients you'll need is3/4 cup Whole Wheat Flour1/2 cup all-purpose flour1 large shredded Apple1 cup finely chopped Broccoli1 teaspoon baking soda1/4 teaspoon baking powder1/4 teaspoon salt1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon1/4 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil1 tablespoon Butter or Clarified Butter(Ghee)3/4 cup Brown sugar2 large Organic
Women’s Wear Daily has a fantastic in-depth interview with Alicia Silverstone that covers everything from fashion to food to not believing one person can make a difference. Here are some of my favorite highlights:“‘We all sit around talking about things we want to change, but unless you change, it ain’t going to happen,” says Alicia Silverstone. “I used to say, ‘What can I do? I’m
As I mentioned in one of my recent posts, I'm a bit behind in food posting, so this meal is something we had last week, I think I'm caught up now.When I saw that we had gotten beets in our CSA, I knew exactly what I wanted to do with them. I wanted to try to replicate the Garden Burrito from Main Squeeze, the local vegetarian restaurant in Columbia. What we had wasn't exactly like Main Squeeze's b
Back on May 22, 2008 I wrote a post called The Garden Is In! where I detailed my newly planted garden. Well today is just three days shy of one month since that post and I figured I would post an update. The landscape fabric has been a great tool in controlling grass and weed growth. Very rarely do I pull any weeds. Watering is also kept to a minimum because we luckily are not in a drought. In fac
His vegetarianism has won him a new status - Bollywood mega superstar Amitabh Bachchan is now 'Asia's Sexiest Vegetarian Man' for 2008.
A poll by animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has chosen Bachchan or Big B for the top male slot and Hong Kong's singer-actress Faye Wong as Asia's Sexiest Vegetarian Woman for this year.
While 65-year-old Bachchan has dominated
I've been on a slight marinating kick lately - especially marinating mushrooms and veggies for Mexican-ish food. This time I decided to highlight the portobello mushroom in a marinated fajita as, well, they are one of both Brett and my favorite mushrooms.This is another spicy dish, for less fire, omit some of the hot peppers from the 'veggie mix' in the fajitas.Since Brett and I aren't eating avoc
Here's a little snapshot of my veggie garden! The plants are still little but I am hoping for lots of growth soon...I can't wait to start picking my vegetables.
I am dying to make a veggie salad sandwich with a little balsamic vinegar!
Laughter is brightest where food is best. Irish Proverb Oven Baked Potato Cheese Breaded Bites Cream Cheese, Bell Pepper & Cucumber NibblesTime for Meeta @ Whats For Lunch Honey's Monthly Mingle. This months' edition is being co hosted by Mansi @ Fun 'n' Food, with the theme for the month being Appetizers & Hors'Doeuvres. Their call...For this monthly mingle, we'd like you to share some fa
If you live near a Subway “restaurant”, then be sure to print out this coupon for a free bag of Baked Veggie Crisps. I’ve never had these before, but I do know that other similar products taste awesome. Plus, I literally live within a 30 second walk to a Subway, so you know I’m printing [...]
I love the Farmer’s Market here in town. It’s great to show up at the park and see all your neighbors and friends and eat crepes. And now someone has fresh juice and veggie sushi. The cool thing about her booth (in addition to the tasty sushi and juice) is she provides [...]
Here's the last recipe for your Veg Pledge, but keep looking for more on your own! Buffalo Wing-Style 'Chicken'Ingredients: 1 roll Chickettes, torn into chunky pieces1 pkg. Shake-n-Bake Buffalo wing coating powder (add cayenne pepper for more kick)1/4 cup vegetable oil (for low-fat version, use 1 or 2 Tbsp. of water or soy milk)Directions:Put the Chickette pieces in the Sh
As promised here is the vegetarian recipe of the day. Bon Appetit!Veggie Pot PieIngredients:1 frozen pie shell, or fresh dough if you have time 2-3 cups veggie broth1-2 potatoes3 medium carrotsa variety of veggies such as green beans, zucchini, mushrooms, or just about anything1 package of frozen spinachgrated or sliced cheddar to cover pan in two layerslots of spices: garlic, cumin, tarragon, wha
It's day number two of the Pledge To Be Veg. How are you holding up? Veggie Pizza CrustIngredients:1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour1/2 cup lukewarm water1 tablespoon yeast1 teaspoon salt2 tablespoons vegetable oil or melted margarineDirections:Preheat oven 425 degrees.Mix the yeast with the lukewarm water until the yeast is dissolved.Let it stand for a couple minutes.Add the salt and vegetable oil/melt
Day number three of the Veg Pledge. I can't believe how much I do not miss meat. I might be able to keep this up. But let's not get ahead of ourselves. Here is today's recipe.Black Bean BurgersIngredients:1 large can black beans1/4 cup diced yellow onion1/4 cup diced yellow onion1/4 cup diced red bell pepper1/2 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper1 egg substitute1 cup seasoned bread crumbs2 tablespoon f
Let's cook a treat with this recipe for making it to day 5 of the Veg Pledge. Yummie!Peanut Butter CupsIngredients: 1 cup peanut butter (reduced fat and creamy) 1/2 cup sugar 1 1/2 cups of vegan chocolate chips 1/4 teaspoon salt 12 paper muffin cupsDirections:Cut the top half of the muffin cups to where they are about half the original height.Microwave the chocolate chips for about 2 minutes
We are coming up on day four of our Veg Pledge. More than halfway there!Veggie SushiIngredients:1 cup rice (white)1/4 cup rice vinegar1/4 cup sugar2 teaspoon saltNori (seaweed in dry, rectangular, paper thin form)soy sauce (to taste)WasabiVegetablesDirections:Cook the rice.Mix vinegar, vegan sugar and salt in separate bowl.Mix into the cooked rice.Use the nori and wrap the rice.Dip in sauce made b
Here's your recipe for day six!Mama's Mock MeatloafIngredients: 1 medium onion, diced1/2 green pepper, diced (optional)3 Tbsp. vegetable oil2 packages beef–flavor Gimme Lean Beef1/4 cup oatmeal, dry2 slices white bread, crumbled3 Tbsp. ketchup2 tsp. garlic salt1 tsp. pepper 1/4 cup ketchup1/4 cup brown sugar1/2 tsp. dry mustard1/2 tsp. nutmegDirections:Sauté the onion an
Celebrate tomorrow by showing how proud you are of your vegetarian or vegan self! - and fight against cruelty to animals.
In a nutshell, it is a festival of vegetarian and vegan pride and participants aim to do the following: 1) demonstrate against the inhumane treatment of animals; 2) show pride of vegetarianism and veganism; 3) [...]
You may think the subject is plain and simple but for me, this is a very nice looking vegetable artwork. Using red cabbage, the leaves were carefully trimmed and stems delicately twisted and formed accordingly. Black olives were used to somehow adorn the piece.
Below are meatless dishes which you will enjoy whether you are a vegetarian or just like vegetarian diet. Some recipes have ingredients like eggs and milk that came from animals so they are not for vegans but you can omit or substitute them. Just for the info there are many kinds of vegetarians and some [...]
This is our new jalepeno plant - very pretty!
This is our habenero plant - hot!
Our pablano maker - so far all the kinds of peppers I use in green chile and salsa.
Another serano plant.
One of our many green bean stalks.
We have three tomato plants - this on is a cherry.
Our Big Boy.
And another cherry tomato plant.
Our one strawberry plant with the first two berries of the year. We had the ceremonial picking devouring of the red one this morning - yummy!!!
Just wanted to share our garden with you! Hopefully we get more out of it this year :-P
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Its been a slow process adding vegetables into my diet. I have always been a fan of the old standbys: lettuce, carrots, cucumber, corn, peas, broccoli, cauliflower. But not so much with onions, peppers, and the likes. So this time around on weight watchers I am doing my hardest to add in [...]
Alrighty, I’ve got a copy of the brand new book Gorgeously Green: 8 Simple Steps to an Earth-Friendly Life to give away to one lucky Veggie Chic reader! Gorgeously Green is chock full of tips to help you live a more ...
The Organic Veggies and Crate plush toy package is a great addition to any household because not only is it just about the cutest thing you’ve ever seen but it is also organic. All of the veggies included in the set are made from organic cotton and pose no toxicity risk to any child unlike [...]
A easy to install temperature monitor for cars and trucks running on veggie oil. Any veg oil used in a diesel engine needs to be heated to at least 160F (ideally more) to achieve a low viscosity. This device has three temperature sensors which can be zip tied to coolant or veggie oil hoses to [...]
This is the first of a new series of posts that I'll be doing here, reviewing gluten-free vegan products for your eating pleasure! We just got back from the Natural Products Expo (in Disneylicious Anaheim, CA), where we wandered through a gigantic convention center packed full of items ranging from organic food to eco-friendly fashion. Over the next few weeks, I'm going to share some of my favorite foodie finds, and give you the scoop on some of the best new gluten-free products.For our first food foray, we'll be starting with a nibble: Veggie Chips from Good Health Natural ProductsI was rather surprised by the little snack-bag that Jeremy had found for me. I hadn't managed to find their booth myself, and after seeing so many aisles of gluten-heavy vegan meats, breads, and cookies, I cast
This is the first of a new series of posts that I'll be doing here, reviewing gluten-free vegan products for your eating pleasure! We just got back from the Natural Products Expo (in Disneylicious Anaheim, CA), where we wandered through a gigantic convention center packed full of items ranging from organic food to eco-friendly fashion. Over the next few weeks, I'm going to share some of my favorit
I’ve been on such a health kick for the past four weeks. I’m always looking up healthy (and quick) recipes to try after a long day of meetings. What I love about this meal is that it’s sure easy (it’s fool proof), quick, healthy, and not to mention it taste great! All you need is [...]
Last night, I came home from work to a fridge absolutely stuffed with veggies (I opened it up and a broccoli flew out at me... I swear it's true) but despite this explosion of greenery, all I could think about eating was a plain old veggie dog. (I had already ingested so many greens in smoothie form that I think my skin was starting to turn a funny colour.)Now, I'd love to show you a picture of it, but last night our new camera arrived. (YAY!) In the commotion to try it out, like, NOW, we ended up with a terrible blurry picture, so I present to you this stand-in shot from many moons ago...close enough to last nights scoff, only I actually didn't have greasy fries with it this time around.Me and the veggie weenie didn't really hit it off in the beginning. I swear to you, if there is a bran
When Kyle climbed up into his booster seat and saw the plate waiting for him at the dinner table, he said in his most earnest three-year-old voice, "Oh, thank you Mother for not making anything yucky for dinner." Yes, he has taken to calling me "Mother," but that is not the reason for this post. With such a ringing endorsement from him, Amanda's request for seconds, and Terry's thumbs-up, I
This installment of Recipe Rally is all about veggie sauce. Those Crazy Hip Blog Mamas are looking for veggie sauces. In my house we love veggies. We eat them plain and also use all kinds of sauces and dips. My personal, cannot go wrong on any veggie is garlic butter which consists of melting one Tablespoon of butter with one dash of garlic salt. Toss over veggies and wala. MM MM Good! However, I also have a tried and true recipe for cheese sauce that never fails to score points with the family. 4 Tbsp butterApx 2 Cups milk1/4 Cup flour2 Cups Shredded cheese (we use a combo of Pepper Jack and Sharp Cheddar)Melt butter and add flour. Stir until butter is completely absorbed. Slowly add milk while stirring (you may or may not use it all. It depends on how think you like your sauce).
"Part of the secret of success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside." Mark TwainPENNE & ROASTED VEGETABLES IN A PASTA PIE This is my entry for 3 great blog events...'Enter a Great Recipe Featuring Vegetables and Herbs From Monday October 8 until Sunday October 14'... Here is my entry for the Weekend Herb Blogging Two Year Anniversary.Andrea's GYO (Grow Your Own) that invites you to make a dish that uses at least one item from your very own garden, anything edible, and post about it. I have used sweet basil for this, which grows beautifully in our front yard.Coffee & Vanilla's 'Vegetarian Awareness Month' which is a fun way to help others learn about the benefits of vegetarianism. Do visit the VAM homepage for more information. I try and include as many veggies in the kids diet as I possibly can, one way or another, letting them know about the health benefits, nutrition etc. As they say...'Teach 'em young!' I put this together with many i
It has now been found that pairing powerful cell-protecting vegetables with certain kind of spices could actually boost the cancer-fighting abilities of both.
Onions and Garlic, the building blocks of most recipes, are potent anti-carcinogens. Also, there has been plenty of evidence to prove that cabbage, broccoli, and cauliflower could actually repair the DNA damage which [...]
Have you ever considered how many forms of art are consisted solely of organic materials or even junk? Here's a nice example! This artist, made some really nice depictions of animals or general facial expressions with just some fruits! Have fun!
Many thanks to Sarah for letting me know about tomorrow's debate. I'm not much into politics, but this is a debate that's worth hearing. Thursday, 10/4 Dewar's and Vice Magazine are hosting the next in their series of Dewar's Debates. The topic? Meat vs Veggie.Our debaters are tackling the Meat vs. Veggie debate, with a healthy dose of humour & argument fueled by complimentary Dewar's.Personally, I say, why argue? I love them both. Steak? Yum. French fries? Delicious. French fries are a vegetable right? You guys can pick a side, I'll be Switzerland. Nothing makes me happier than food and scotch and thus, I think we should all head over to Zuzu's in Cambridge, choose sides, and battle it out over a glass of Scotch.As Ron Burgundy says: "I love scotch. Scotchy, scotch, scotch. Here it goes down, down into my belly..."See below for the event flyer and then click (here) to RSVP. FYI, According to the flyer you need to RSVP if you plan on attending.Know of Any In
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I bet you thought I meant "Are you a Vegetarian?".
What I'm actually on about is vegetables as subjects for drawings and paintings. I know this is going to sound really weird but I always get excited when I find a new vegetable plot or enter a kitchen garden - those rows of veg really get my creative
I've always thought it kind of ironic that the Christian animation company Big Ideas would use vegetables as characters in their series Veggietales. I used to enjoy the show to some degree. I thought it had some wit about it. Nowadays, I wouldn't touch them. Unless cooked or boiled.None of the characters have arms... they have mouths and stuff, but I guess arms and legs takes away from the concept that they're vegetables, I guess. I think it sends two other messages also: 1. Christians are mostly 'armless, and 2. Our characters can't masturbate, although you will find one veggie doing just that in one of the following videos:Warning! Both these vegetale parodies will offend the more 'precious' Christian types.TV Funhouse - ReligetablesUploaded by PigLips
Energy: 201 kcalIngredients:12 pastry for 9" pie;5 1/4 pounds liquid or frozen whole egg;2 1/4 quarts milk, 2% fat;3 pounds low fat Mozzarella cheese;2 pounds black olives;12 pounds broccoli florets - blanched;2 pounds red or green peppers - diced;1 1/2 cups green onions - chopped.Instructions:Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.Stretch pastry over 12 each, 12" pizza pans.Whip eggs and milk together.Pour 1 3/4 cups egg mixture over crust in each pan.Place in oven and bake for 5 minutes.Remove from oven and pop any bubbles that have formed.Divide Mozzarella evenly between pizzas.Divide olives, broccoli, peppers and onions among pizzas.Place pizzas back in oven and bake 15 minutes.
We all know that vegetarians tend to have a healthier lifestyle and a diet to match. But in comparison to a meat eater; what are the differences and benefits of becoming a "veggie" or simply introducing healthier food into your diet? Some recent studies into the area of dietary requirement have prompted those involved to suggest that up to 80% of our daily diet should consist of fruit and vegetables. Currently 3.5 million Britons do not eat meat or plan to quit eating meat in the next 12 months according to a survey carried out by Animal friends insurance. This figure also includes those who eat fish as an alternative to traditional meats such as chicken, beef, pork and lamb. It has long been suggested that a diet rich in fruit and vegetables will help prevent certain types of cancer and reduce the general risk of many diseases. Indeed the vegetables thought to be particularly adept at this all belong to the cruciferous family. This includes vegetables such as broccoli, cabbage and cau
Energy: 124 kcalIngredients:1 cup chopped dried tart cherries;1/2 cup crumbled bleu cheese (about 2 ounces);1/2 cup chopped walnuts;1 cup sour cream;1/4 cup mayonnaise.Instructions:In a medium bowl, combine cherries, blue cheese and walnuts. Stir in sour cream and mayonnaise; mix well. Chill about 1 hour to blend flavors.Serve with vegetable dippers, such as celery, carrots, cauliflower, cucumber, broccoli, green or red bell peppers.Serving size: 2 tablespoons
I love it when I can start harvesting from our little garden. We don't have a huge garden, but I plant a little bit of a lot of things. While hubby was out working on the "honeydo" list, (you know...honey do this and honey do that) I went foraging. When we first bought our home, there was a terrible excuse for a shed in the backyard, talk about an eyesore. We promised our neighbour directly next
Veggie Booty Snack FoodConsumers warned not to eat Veggie Booty snack food. An ongoing investigation has identified Veggie Booty as the source of a multi-state outbreak of salmonellosis, with cases occurring as far back as early March.The makers of Veggie Booty, Robert's American Gourmet, today announced an immediate recall of all Veggie Booty products.Oregon is one of 17 states to have received reports of salmonellosis cases linked to the outbreak, and has been involved in the investigation that identified the source. At least 51 cases have been identified nationally, almost all toddlers or infants.One case has been reported in Oregon, according to William E. Keene, senior epidemiologist in the Oregon Department of Human Services Public Health Division."At this time we don't have enough information to be able to limit the recall to particular production lots," Keene said. "Anyone who has packages of Veggie Booty in their home should return it to the store or throw it away."Salmonell
Veggie Booty RecallRobert's American Gourmet Food is recalling Veggie Booty Snack Food all lots and sizes.The recall is initiated because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. In rare circumstances, infection with Salmonella can result in the organism getting into the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses such as arterial infections (i.e., infected aneurysms), endocarditis and arthritis.Veggie Booty was distributed nationwide and also in Canada through local distributors, internet sales, phone orders, mail orders and retail outlets.Veggie Booty is sold in a flexible plastic foil bag in a 4 oz., 1 oz., and l/2 oz. package. The brand name is Robert's American Gourmet, and all
Robert's Gourmet expanded the recall that we talked about to include their Super Veggie Tings Crunchy Corn Sticks product. I guess unsurprisingly, this correlates all the way back to the Chinese-- and our post about Chinese food safety. And so while, I've basically accepted that the Chinese could care less about food safety, it was disconcerting to hear Robert Ehrlich, president and CEO of
My veggies are ripe for the picking so I threw together a tasty melange of greens, in the interest of using them at their peak. Try this salad with a variety of dressings, not just the Creamy Citrus I've used (below). Omit the bacon for a vegetarian version. You may choose to blanch the broccoli, beans and snow peas for 1 to 2 minutes in lightly salted water. This intensifies their color and flavor,too. After blanching, rinse in ice water to stop the cooking process. Generous in yield, you can serve it as a side when you have guests over for a BBQ.Veggie Patch Salad1 head broccoli, discard stems and cut into florets1 1/2 cups green beans,sliced on the diagonal1 1/2 cups snow peas1 bunch fresh spinach,trimmed,washed and dried1 1/2 cups seedless green grapes2 tbsp green onion, chopped2 tbsp chives, chopped1/2 cup golden raisins1/2 lb bacon (cooked crisp and diced)1/2 cup pine nuts, toasted2 cups Creamy Citrus dressing (or dressing of your choice)Combine all ingredients other than bacon
It was the time when American food became popular and wherever you go, you are tempted with Pizzas, Burgers etc. We saw joints like Pizza hut competing with other restaurants and coming up with most exciting offers to attract people. Of course with the response they got, they were unable to have the offers running for long.This becoming so popular, we ended up making these at home, what better way to enjoy, than preparing it ourselves. Of course Indianizing in the way. At one point we used to prepare pizzas, burgers so much, that folks at home started longing for Indian food. But my fascination towards pizzas, burgers is no end.With pizzas, burgers, there were Veg types available, but items like Hot Dogs were basically prepared with beef or pork, there was no way I can try to make it. So I ended up with what's my fav, Veggie Hot Dog.Its been long time since I made this last. When I made it recently, it was welcomed well. Esp my daughter liked it a lot, so I guess I can trust to have s
We decided to try an organic fruit & vegetable delivery program a few months ago and we are LOVING it. We use a company called Share Organics, who use bicycles to deliver bins of greens to our neighbourhood every week. We customize our order online and pay online, making the logistics super easy.And this is the result: a new bunch of fruits and vegetables every Tuesday. It's like Christmas every week, opening up the bin to new goodies. The photo is of this week's bin. Look at all those amazing colours!We often get vegetables we've never cooked with before, so it gives us the opportunity to try new recipes. The organic stawberries are the best I've tasted in a long time. In the winter we only get tasteless strawberries from California. The local ones are what REAL strawberries taste like. I had almost forgotten.Share Organics emails out a weekly newsletter and there's always a recipe for a fruit/veg that's in the box. Here are some of my pasta faves so far:SINFULLY RICH FETTUCCINE
As reported in Groovy Green (one of my fave blogs) a man with a van in Charlotte, North Carolina was fined $2,000 for using a veggie-oil powered van. He has been fined $1,000 from his home state, plus a $2,500 bond if he wants to continue using this alternative earth-friendly fuel source, and the government will also be slapping him with a fine for another $1,000 for not paying “motor fuel taxes”.
He was caught because he displayed a bumper sticker that read, “Powered by 100% Vegetable Oil“, wow this is sad and amazing, that he or anyone else would be penalized for trying to lessen their carbon footprint.
Should this guy have been penalized like this? What do you think.
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I know some people have a hard time going vegetarian all the way. Old habits die hard, and sometimes that nice steak is just too hard to give up. (Can you tell I date someone who won’t go veggie ever? I mention it every time veggie things come up!)
However, Wanna Veg has posted a great list about how going veggie even one day a week can help save the planet. The statistics are astounding — and might get to to consider making and All-Veggie-Wednesday event!
Ten Reasons to Go Veggie One Day a Week:
Save 84,000 gallons of water.
Save 245 lbs of grain.
Save 7,700 sq feet of rain forest. (That is equivalent to four good sized houses.)
Reduce your contribution to the over 10,000,000,000 animals slaughtered for food.
Save 15.5 gallons of gasoline, good for one fill-up!
Not contribute to over 403 lbs of manure produced by food animals.
Reduce your contribution to over 24,000,000 pounds of antibiotics that are added to animal feed.
Save 87 square feet of topsoil from erosion.
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This is is a follow up on a previous post Mars products NOT veggieHopefully this will make some people happy again, Mars have made a U-turn on their decision to use rennet from the stomach lining of young calves.Within a week Masterfoods the parent company of Mars had received more than 6ooo email complaints from vegetarians upset with the change of recipe to their Mars, Snickers, Maltesers and Galaxy brands.Fiona Dawson, managing director of Mars UK; "The consumer is our boss and we had lots of feedback from consumers who were unhappy about the change," Ms Dawson said."It became very clear, very quickly that we had made a mistake, for which I am sorry."There are three million vegetarians in the UK and not only did we disappoint them, but we upset a lot of the consumers."So you may need to wait a little while for stocks to clear but Mars products will be veggie again, just check the ingredients before you buy them.
Okay, I'm not veggie either but my other half is and this now means that these products, products that I like, are now banned from his flat and from our new house seeing as we are buying a house together. It also means he can not eat them anymore, and this may be the first he hears about this.The Vegetarian Society is extremely disappointed to learn that Mars favourites such as Mars, Milky Way, Bounty, Snickers, Galaxy, Twix and Maltesers are now all unsuitable for vegetarians. At a time when more and more consumers are concerned about the provenance of their food, Masterfoods’ decision to use non-vegetarian whey is a backward step. Mars products are very popular with young people and many will be shocked to discover that their manufacture now relies on the extraction of rennet from the stomach lining of young calves.If you are veggie and want to err, contact Masterfoods with your comments then here is the contact form to do so.Please note I do not endorse harassment in any way, sha
