OT--vegan safeties'; on-topic-- FF, GF flatbread ideas?

[Guest guest]

Mark wrote:

 

>> " you don't need to worry about what you put in the compost pile, do you?

EVERYTHING

you eat as a vegan can go in. Wow. "

 

Yup... the ultimate recycling diet (unless you count Lisa Simpson's friend in an

episode

where she did the " Butterfly " bit of sitting in a tree to save it... he did

" pocket "

composting).<<

 

Mark,

 

Thanks for the reminder of the pocket composting from the vegan who " didn't eat

anything that casts a shadow " on The Simpsons.

 

This reminds me of two summers ago when I was baking for a pregnant friend. She

knows

I tend to be... wary/cautious/food-poisoning-police (generally in others'

kitchens, and

mixed situations with raw eggs where I don't want my food being contaminated). I

took a

big bite of raw muffin dough from the spoon and suggested she try. She was

horrified

when I ate it and couldn't believe I'd recommend a pregnant woman eat it, and

then I said,

" what is harmful in here? no eggs, nothing undercooked that's potentially

hazardous... "

 

She decided that veganism might be worth it just to be able to eat raw cookie

dough

without fear of salmonella. Not sure about that, but... it's kind of like

composting: stuff's

just easier. Once you're in the routine, you don't have to be concerned with all

this other

stuff.

 

So nice not to be wasteful -- not eating stuff that leads to illness that

necessitates extra

treatment, minimal food waste/easy " use " of waste, etc. I swear my husband, who

is also a

compassionate guy, primarily was seduced by the efficiency of the

low-on-the-food-

chain, non-illness-causing diet more than anything (he's your typical engineer).

 

--Colleen

 

P.S. Moving back on topic... getting into gluten-free baking and looking for

some kind of

flatbread to make. Don't have access to good corn tortillas here... planning on

making my

own of those (already have dry masa), but would like something else to try

that's not

loaded with oil, something to spread hummus/bean spreads on and roll up with raw

veggies, etc. Open to any flours (besan, sorghum, etc). If anyone has any ideas,

I'd

appreciate them. Did a brief archive search and didn't find much. Not had much

luck on

gluten-free vegan forums because they really load up on fat (I know, stuff

crumbles

otherwise, but I'm trying to experiment...not duplicate things, but still have a

decent carb-

y vehicle for certain dishes that isn't fatty.)

[Guest guest]

to continue the off-topic thread a bit more (sorry), I just got back

from a camping/backpacking trip, and I found it so much easier to

cook and clean up when you eat vegan food and don't use oils! you

don't even need soap. and spoilage is not as big a problem as when

you don't use animal products.

 

-barb

 

On May 12, 2008, at 4:19 PM, davis_colleen wrote:

 

> Mark wrote:

>

> >> " you don't need to worry about what you put in the compost pile,

> do you? EVERYTHING

> you eat as a vegan can go in. Wow. "

>

> Yup... the ultimate recycling diet (unless you count Lisa Simpson's

> friend in an episode

> where she did the " Butterfly " bit of sitting in a tree to save

> it... he did " pocket "

> composting).<<

>

> Mark,

>

> Thanks for the reminder of the pocket composting from the vegan who

> " didn't eat

> anything that casts a shadow " on The Simpsons.

>

> This reminds me of two summers ago when I was baking for a pregnant

> friend. She knows

> I tend to be... wary/cautious/food-poisoning-police (generally in

> others' kitchens, and

> mixed situations with raw eggs where I don't want my food being

> contaminated). I took a

> big bite of raw muffin dough from the spoon and suggested she try.

> She was horrified

> when I ate it and couldn't believe I'd recommend a pregnant woman

> eat it, and then I said,

> " what is harmful in here? no eggs, nothing undercooked that's

> potentially hazardous... "

>

> She decided that veganism might be worth it just to be able to eat

> raw cookie dough

> without fear of salmonella. Not sure about that, but... it's kind

> of like composting: stuff's

> just easier. Once you're in the routine, you don't have to be

> concerned with all this other

> stuff.

>

> So nice not to be wasteful -- not eating stuff that leads to

> illness that necessitates extra

> treatment, minimal food waste/easy " use " of waste, etc. I swear my

> husband, who is also a

> compassionate guy, primarily was seduced by the efficiency of the

> low-on-the-food-

> chain, non-illness-causing diet more than anything (he's your

> typical engineer).

>

> --Colleen

>

> P.S. Moving back on topic... getting into gluten-free baking and

> looking for some kind of

> flatbread to make. Don't have access to good corn tortillas here...

> planning on making my

> own of those (already have dry masa), but would like something else

> to try that's not

> loaded with oil, something to spread hummus/bean spreads on and

> roll up with raw

> veggies, etc. Open to any flours (besan, sorghum, etc). If anyone

> has any ideas, I'd

> appreciate them. Did a brief archive search and didn't find much.

> Not had much luck on

> gluten-free vegan forums because they really load up on fat (I

> know, stuff crumbles

> otherwise, but I'm trying to experiment...not duplicate things, but

> still have a decent carb-

> y vehicle for certain dishes that isn't fatty.)

>

>

>