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Monday, December 21st, 2009
vegweb_feed	6:20a	"for a vegan you're kinda heavy" http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=30831.0 http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=30831.msg363852#msg363852 Caught your attention didn't it? I wonder how many think that after I tell em I'm Vegan, because of course us Vegans eat nothing at all but sticks and berries. It's time to whip my butt (all of it, even that extra bit thats there some how) into shape and really start living properly, not dieting, I don't use that word. I was wondering if anyone else was feeling extra motivated and ready to make some more awesome changes for 2010? I ask because I need all the motivation, kicks in the butt, threats etc. possible (Comment on this)
vegweb_feed	3:31a	First Celebrity Crush? http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=30830.0 http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=30830.msg363822#msg363822 I am watching a few 80s movie with Steven Guttenburg.  Yes, I will admit he was my first crush.  I was very young, about 4 or5, and very impressionable.  He was also cute back then.  Had mad crushes on Keanu Reeves and Johnny Depp, too. Anyone else willing to admit their first crush? (Comment on this)
vegweb_feed	3:12a	Chicken Taquitos http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=30829.0 http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=30829.msg363815#msg363815 Add to: Recipe Box | |</span> Sagesveganmama, 12/20/09 Chicken Taquitos Ingredients (use vegan versions):     1 package of corn tortillas     1 package of vegan chicken strips     small onion     half a bell pepper diced     jalapeno to taste (optional)     garlic powder     salt     fajitas seasoning     salsa     canola oil Directions: If you plan on baking these preheat oven to 400 degrees In a medium skillet saute onions, bell pepper and jalapeno until onions are translucent.  Add seasoning to your own liking.  I never measure so I'm not sure.  I just taste as I go.  Then add vegan chicken and cook until hot.  Add everything in the skillet to a food processor and process until smooth.  A... (Comment on this)
vegweb_feed	1:49a	Oatmeal Cranberry Cookies http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=30828.0 http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=30828.msg363798#msg363798 Add to: Recipe Box | |</span> yourparadox, 12/20/09 Oatmeal Cranberry Cookies Ingredients (use vegan versions):     2 cups flour     1 tsp baking soda     1/2 tsp ground ginger     1/2 tsp ground nutmeg     1/2 tsp salt     3 cups quick cooking oats     1 cup vegetable shortening     1 1/2 cups dried cranberries     3/4 cup sugar     3/4 cup packed brown sugar     1 tbsp canola oil     1/4 cup vegan margarine     1/3 cup vanilla soymilk Directions: Preheat oven to 375° F. Combine flour, baking soda, ginger, nutmeg, salt, and oats. Cut in shortening until particles are very fine. Add cranberries, brown sugar, soymilk, oil, and margarine. Mix well until blended. Bake on ungreased cookie sheet ... (Comment on this)
vegweb_feed	1:28a	vegan trust issues...help http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=30827.0 http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=30827.msg363795#msg363795 I personally have been raising my daughter vegan for almost a full year...his parents pretend they understand but how come they think we are making our children feel left out. Last night I was so pressured into making her eat animal produced cupcakes and animal secretion cheeses that even her own father started to put pressure on me. And when I emailed his mother about how Christmas time is not an excuse, she put guilt on me and made me feel like i didnt trust her....well, how can i trust you when you are making constant guilttrips on me and more jokes about how you will sneak her some when i am not looking. Not to mention the poopies my daughter had today after i witnessed her being snuck a piece of animal secretion cheese. I cant handle it anymore, i am luckily having her bday dinner at my house on tuesday and making her a vegan mac casserole and vegan strawberry cupcakes, but i have absolutely NO want to bring her over for christmas eve.....im sooo sick of it. They make me feel like I am a bad mother when I KNOW i am basically saving my daughters life not to mention showing her how to save thousands of other lives....how do you do it? ps. my daughter is two and has ONLY had the sniffles three times, once when she wasnt vegan, and twice when i had le... (Comment on this)
vegweb_feed	1:11a	Pignoli Nut Cookies- Just Like Mama Used to Make (Pine Nut Cookies) http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=30826.0 http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=30826.msg363792#msg363792 Add to: Recipe Box | |</span> seventysbaby, 12/20/09 Pignoli Nut Cookies- Just Like Mama Used to Make (Pine Nut Cookies) Ingredients (use vegan versions):     1/2 lb almond paste     1/4 heaping cup raw sugar     1T egg replacer + 3T warm water (I used Bob's Red Mill egg replacer)     2 t cream of tartar     1 t baking POWDER     Approximately 8 oz pignoli nuts Directions: Preheat oven to 350 deg F. In a bowl, break up almond paste and mix in sugar until combined and looking like crumbs. In a separate bowl, mix egg replacer and warm water. Beat with fork. Add cream of tartar and beat with fork again until sort of frothy. Add baking powder. Mix almond paste mixture and egg replacer mixture to... (Comment on this)
vegweb_feed	12:53a	Rice cooker? http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=30825.0 http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=30825.msg363788#msg363788 Guess this is the best forum for this. I was thinking about getting a rice cooker.  But um... I'm kind of wondering what's so special about them. I mean...does it cook rice faster or something?  I guess I'm just confused.  I mean it SEEMS handy But not if it's gonna be as much work/take as long as making it on the stove. What do you all think: Love em or hate em? Favorite brands? (Comment on this)
vegweb_feed	12:35a	Chili vegetable soup http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=30824.0 http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=30824.msg363783#msg363783 Add to: Recipe Box | |</span> lubimiller, 12/20/09 Chili vegetable soup Ingredients (use vegan versions):     2 cans of beans, I change it up, and always use 2 different kinds     veggies, any kind you like, broccoli, green  pepper, onion, baby carrots, celery, corn     get creative and use what you like, chop all the veggies     big can of diced tomatoes     small can of tomato sauce     about 2 tablespoons of chili powder     1 tablespoon of cumin     garlic, as much as you like, I use about a tablespoon of minced garlic     a few shakes of hot sauce     a tablespoon of olive oil     a few shakes of liquid smoke     a teaspoon of cocoa Directions: I usually make this in the crock pot by coo... (Comment on this)
Sunday, December 20th, 2009
fatfreevegan	5:44p	Skinny Figgy Bars http://blog.fatfreevegan.com/2006/08/skinny-figgy-bars.html I hope you enjoy this "rerun" of a recipe I associate closely with Christmas. It's my low-fat, veganized interpretation of the fig-filled cookies my husband's grandmother always made for Christmas. D looked forward to those cookies every year, and once he married a vegan, his grandmother often made a special egg-free batch just for us. Sadly, she's no longer with us, but I think of her (Comment on this)
Monday, December 21st, 2009
vegweb_feed	12:01a	Your top 5 produce picks? http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=30823.0 http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=30823.msg363776#msg363776 What are your top 5 favorite pieces of produce, and how do you usually enjoy them? Do you examine them thoroughly, dig in, or cook them in any special ways? Here are mine (I even included a list of produce that I WANT to try, but can't find anywhere, help would be appreciated in finding them!): 5. Kiwis. I usually slice them over a salad, peeled, or cut it in half and eat it with a spoon. This morning, I sliced some over my oatmeal (skin and all). 4. Blueberries. I ALWAYS have some frozen blueberries on hand for putting on my oatmeal, or mixing with almond milk fora sweet, healthy dessert/snack. 3. Asparagus. I LOVE steamed asparagus, but I usually eat it in some soup (I make soup every week using whatever veggies I have around). 2. Sweet Potatoes. Oh. My. God. I CRAVE Sweet Potatoes fresh out of the oven, baked and plain. I always eat them this way, I think they're delicious enough on their own as a side or add-in in soups. 1. Fuyu Persimmons. I just tried one for the first time today, and I am hooked! They're so sweet and delicious on their own! Top 5 'want-to-try" produce (in no particular order): 5. Blood Oranges 4. Dragonfruit 3. Galia Melons 2. White Grapefruit 1. Kiwiberries (Comment on this)
Sunday, December 20th, 2009
vegweb_feed	10:55p	Paco (a taco pizza) http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=30822.0 http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=30822.msg363758#msg363758 Add to: Recipe Box | |</span> sodapop, 12/20/09 Paco (a taco pizza) Ingredients (use vegan versions):     pre-cooked vegan pizza crust     vegan refried beans     lettuce     black olives     tomatos     tofutti sour cream     vegan taco sauce Directions: 1.Take precooked pizza crust and spread on beans, and taco sauce. amount of beans and sauce is up to you. 2.Bake for however long the directions on your precooked pizza crust says. 3.While pizza is cooking prepare lettuce, tomatoes, onion, black olives whatever you like. 4.Pull pizza out add lettuce and other ingredients, top off with toffuti sour cream and more taco sauce if you like. eat and enjoy, try to share if you can. Source of rec... (Comment on this)
vegweb_feed	10:38p	Easy Mac For Lazy Vegans http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=30821.0 http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=30821.msg363754#msg363754 Add to: Recipe Box | |</span> sodapop, 12/20/09 Easy Mac For Lazy Vegans Ingredients (use vegan versions):     noodles     vegan butter     tofutti american cheese slices Directions: This recipe can be modified as much as imagination permits. 1.Boil noodles 2.Drain noodles put back in pot. 3.Add vegan butter (I use earth balance) and stir it around and melt the butter on the noodles 4.Take the noodles out put them in a bowl, rip up tofutti american cheese into small chunks and put on top of noodles. (I use about two sometimes 2 and a half pieces) 5.Put bowl in microwave and microwave for 50 sec. (the microwave melts the cheese quicker without burning it) take bowl out stir. 6.If the cheese i... (Comment on this)
vegweb_feed	9:36p	Fast and Flavourful Quinoa http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=30820.0 http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=30820.msg363735#msg363735 Add to: Recipe Box | |</span> The Stillest Hour, 12/20/09 Fast and Flavourful Quinoa Ingredients (use vegan versions):     ½  cup dry quinoa     1 cup water     2-4 tbsp favourite variety of salsa [more or less taste]     1 tbsp chilli powder [again to taste]     ¼ tsp cayenne     2 cloves garlic, minced     ¼ to ½ onion, chopped fine     1 ½  inch piece fresh ginger, peeled and grated     Handful of spinach or kale, chopped     Splash of lime juice     Pinch of salt if desired Directions: 1.   Combine all ingredients into medium sized pot. Stir well and bring to boil then cover and reduce heat to low. Let cook for approximately 20 minutes, or until quinoa is fluffly and there is no remaining... (Comment on this)
vegweb_feed	7:50p	New veghead advice, for BFF? http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=30819.0 http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=30819.msg363713#msg363713 My longtime best friend watched the eating documentary on youtube (posted here by hespedal at http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=30557.0)... she came upstairs PISSED, & a little teary, & started throwing stuff out: 'This will NOT be in my HOUSE!' (*love* that girl!) She'd heard some of the arguments for a plant-based diet from me or hubby, but that documentary really summed it all up and knocked her over... Her hubby's been trying to go back to vegan eating after a long hiatus, for health reasons among others, & now has full spousal backing... obviously I'd like to provide all the support I can, but there are several things about their situation that I've never had to deal with. For one thing, my eating habits evolved slowly, over years... I've never tried to go straight from an everything-omni to a no-animal-anything eater. Also, they have 3 kids (8/ 12/ 17) that are use to eating a standard American diet; by the time I settled where I am, food-wise, my only kid was a late teen (maybe not too late to influence, but late enough that he can darn well make his own dinner,  if he doesn't like what I fix-- or go out & buy it, for that matter!). Also, it's her hubby that's the house chef; she needs low-hassle foods, whenever he's not making stuff. She's espe... (Comment on this)
vegweb_feed	7:37p	Warm You to the Core Winter Root Stew http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=30818.0 http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=30818.msg363708#msg363708 Add to: Recipe Box | |</span> johnprice01, 12/20/09 Warm You to the Core Winter Root Stew Ingredients (use vegan versions):     Lotus Root     Burdock (gobo) root     Carrots     Daikon     Turnips     Onions (yellow, white, or red)     Rutabaga     Dried Shiitakes     Kale     Nama Shoyu (unpasteurized soy sauce, or similar)     Grated Ginger or bottled ginger juice     Peppercorn Medley (black, white, pink, and green peppercorns, or similar)     Arrowroot powder     Olive oil Directions: The trick to this is, keep it simple. It's super easy, and any mix of these or other roots will keep you toasty warm on cold days. I know it's heresy for some, but I avoid potatoes for glycemic issues,... (Comment on this)
vegweb_feed	6:43p	Taking suggestions, recipe testers, etc. for a new weight loss book! http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=30817.0 http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=30817.msg363690#msg363690 Hi lovely vegwebbers! I've been thinking of what my next book will be & it's looking like a weight loss book. I came up w/ lots of recipe ideas today to experiment with & thought I'd mention that I always LOVE and WELCOME feedback & suggestions... SO, for those of you who watch your weight (or have other health related concerns), are there any recipes  or topics you'd like to see covered in a book? Thanks in advance for any ideas! p.s. I'd love recipe testers & picture-takers too, if it's something you would enjoy doing & not find cumbersome! (Comment on this)
vegweb_feed	6:12p	Serious Caramel Corn http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=30816.0 http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=30816.msg363680#msg363680 Add to: Recipe Box | |</span> xcskier20, 12/20/09 Serious Caramel Corn Ingredients (use vegan versions):     6 cups popped popcon     2/3 cup brown sugar     2 Tbsp corn syrup or agave nectar     6 Tbsp vegan maragrine buttery sticks  (not spread)     2 Tbsp soy creamer     1/2 tsp salt     1 Tsp vanilla     1/4 tsp baking soda     optional- crushed pecans or almonds Directions: 1. preheat oven to 250 and place popcorn, and nuts if desired,  in a big mixing bowl 2. combine brown sugar and corn syrup over medium heat in a small sauce pan 3. heat the sugar mixture until it comes to a boil 4. add in milk, margarine, and salt and reheat, stirring frequently until smooth and runny again 5.  remove... (Comment on this)
vegweb_feed	5:58p	Fooling around with people who are in relationships. http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=30815.0 http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=30815.msg363676#msg363676 So I come to you, dear vegwebbers, with a situation I'm currently in. This guy at work approaches me and basically asks if I want to have a 3-some with him and his girlfriend. I tell him I'm not interested, because I'm not into girls. Fast forward to a few hours later, when he tells me he'd like to "hang out" and that his girlfriend would be totally aware of it, and okay with it. Does anyone have any experience with this kind of thing? I mean, this guy is totally my type and I'm not trying to date him. I just want to fuck him (too blunt?). At any rate, I'm slightly weary that he may still try to get me to engage in a 3some (which isn't happening until he gets a hot male roommate and re-introduces the idea)... but I could be overreacting a little bit. Anyway, sup? Tell me first-hand experiences, stories, etc. Also, I should mention that we work in different departmentss at work and never have to work closely with one another and dating/fucking is not prohibited unless you work in the same department. So my job isn't on the line... not that it would really matter. I don't plan on sticking around and could find another job really quickly if needed (Comment on this)
vivelevegan	8:09a	Roast Beast Is A Feast I Can't Stand In The Least http://vivelevegan.blogspot.com/2009/12/roast-beast-is-feast-i-cant-stand-in.html So, what do we eat for Christmas?  Go get the entire menu in my latest true/slant article.  I also talk about this dinner in a recent interview with the Toronto Vegetarian Association.  I so enjoy chatting with the folks from TVA.  This time it was with Lisa and Colleen, and as lovely as they are, I manage to corrupt the conversation with stories of our 'drunken Santa' family tradition (don't worry, we've made him 'clumsy' these days), and also our PJ Fairy.  What?  She hasn't visited your home?  It's time for you to meet this cozy winter fairy. ;)  Get it all in the interview.  (btw, feel free to 'buzz up' any of my t/s posts that you fancy!) For more chit-chat about celebrating the holidays vegan-style, check out Dr. Melissa West's Returning to the Body Mind show on December 23rd at 11 am EST/8 am PST at http://www.contacttalkradio.com/.  If you can't catch it live, the show will be available here on Christmas Eve. That should fill your Santa boots for now!  Have a warm and wonderful Christmas and holiday season everyone... be back in the New Year!  xo and ho ho ho! (Comment on this)
vegweb_feed	4:43p	oven brown potatoes http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=30814.0 http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=30814.msg363665#msg363665 Add to: Recipe Box | |</span> apiesmom, 12/20/09 oven brown potatoes Ingredients (use vegan versions):     10  potatoes     1 stick of margine     rosemarry     parsley     tyme     paprika     salt     pepper Directions: peel and cut up potatoes like you would for mashed potatoes stick in pot with water boil potatoes intill you can jagged with fork but not soft drain potatoes and melt butter put potatoes onto cookie sheet pour melted butter on potatoes salt, pepper, rosemary, parsley and paprika place in oven at 350 for 1 hour or until potatoes are done enjoy Source of recipe: i had this at school and added some seasons to it Makes: serving for six, Preparation time: 25 min, Cooking time... (Comment on this)
vegweb_feed	10:27a	Avatar http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=30813.0 http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=30813.msg363627#msg363627 I just saw it in 3D. Anyone else seen it? Thoughts? (Comment on this)
vegweb_feed	8:09a	Gah! My ethics are frayed. X| http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=30812.0 http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=30812.msg363616#msg363616 Long story short: My family and I are now in love with a pet store animal. We've been planning to take on a new guinea pig pretty much from the moment we woke to find the house unexpectedly silent last Christmas. I've been spamming my father's inbox with notices of guinea pigs in the local animal shelter. Buuut... no. This one individual from a pet shop. Bugger. I don't know what to doooo... As they go, this chain is hardly the WORST - they eschew anything even remotely resembling puppy mills, they don't 'get rid of' animals that don't sell or 'excess' - I've passed by and seen the same bird there for years on end, just sort of living there, in good health. Their rodents are of all different ages - the guinea pig in question is definitely into adulthood, much older than the babies I've usually seen in pet stores. They have employees hired more or less with the express purpose of socialising the animals and making sure customers play nice with them. But they are a chain, and they are a pet shop that treats living beings as commodities, however nice they seem. On the other hand, we've kind of decided it's time to take in a new pig, and it wouldn't be right to go to a shelter and pick one up as a consolation prize. Granted, getting a guinea pig from the s... (Comment on this)
Saturday, December 19th, 2009
vegweb_feed	11:18p	Sweet Oat Crunchies http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=30811.0 http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=30811.msg363550#msg363550 Add to: Recipe Box | |</span> hotcooknmama, 12/19/09 Sweet Oat Crunchies Ingredients (use vegan versions):     Dry Ingredients:     1/3 cup whole wheat flour     3 cups old-fashioned rolled oats     1/3 cup sunflower seeds (I use roasted/ unsalted ones)     3 graham crackers     1/2 tsp cinnamon     1/4 cup flax meal     1/2 to 3/4 cup brown sugar (start with 1/2 c., then taste/ adjust just before baking)     1/4 tsp salt     Wet Ingredients:     1/2 cup oil     1/8 cup soy milk or apple juice     1/2 cup light Karo syrup     1/2  tsp vanilla Directions: Preheat oven to 325 degrees. With a blender or food processor, turn graham crackers & sunflower seeds to crumbs/ sunflower meal (you can d... (Comment on this)
vegweb_feed	9:12p	"Mexican Lasagne" Casserole http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=30810.0 http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=30810.msg363525#msg363525 Add to: Recipe Box | |</span> imonlysleeping, 12/19/09 "Mexican Lasagne" Casserole Ingredients (use vegan versions):     (2) 14 oz. packages of firm or extra firm tofu (preferably organic)     (1) Can diced tomatoes (I prefer the fancy ones with added diced garlic (Comment on this)
vegweb_feed	7:59p	A must see! 2 minutes of greatness! http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=30809.0 http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=30809.msg363511#msg363511 <embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/pfIkay4PMhw (Comment on this)

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