Guest guest Report post Posted December 16, 2002 >>My kids loath tofu as well; I am working on them though.<< >>I have three children who are the arch-enemies of tofu " You can taste it! " they claim...<< As a veggie for 21 years, I also loath tofu in its plain state where it just lays on the plate and taunts you with such a bland, nearling gagging taste. For those you like the taste, I'm happy for you, but it's just not for me that way. However, tofu fits so nicely into hundreds of recipes. It's easily accomodates most spices and enhances many dishes. Deep fried tofu assumes the taste of whatever oil and spices you use. For example, try french-fried tofu strips and eat them like french frys. Not exactly like potatoes but not a bad taste. The list of experiments is endless. Get your kids involved to test some of them out. That's where the fun begins. Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted December 16, 2002 I crumbled up the tofu into little bitlets and fried it in oil with onions and my spices for chili (which I would formerly have added to the chili itself) and it was great! I think that, to add it to something, you need only to change the order of seasoning so that the tofu is seasoned instead of the dish! works great, and I have no idea how they can claim they " tasted it " !! -dawn daveo <daveo wrote: As a veggie for 21 years, I also loath tofu in its plain state where it just lays on the plate and taunts you with such a bland, nearling gagging taste. For those you like the taste, I'm happy for you, but it's just not for me that way. However, tofu fits so nicely into hundreds of recipes. It's easily accomodates most spices and enhances many dishes. Deep fried tofu assumes the taste of whatever oil and spices you use. For example, try french-fried tofu strips and eat them like french frys. Not exactly like potatoes but not a bad taste. The list of experiments is endless. Get your kids involved to test some of them out. That's where the fun begins. Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted December 16, 2002 On Mon, 16 Dec 2002 18:17:23 -0000, you wrote: > , dawn pattison-rak < >Warmest of winter welcomes to you, Dawn. I am glad you joined this >group. > >My kids loath tofu as well; I am working on them though. *lol* They >are pretty >good about eating the fakie meat products on the market, so that >certainly >helps. Evenetually they will be assimilated! > Try this for tofu-loathers.... I'd probably make it without the coffee for children. Then it would be 'chocolate mousse' rather than 'mocha mousse'. Pat ------------------------------ Mocha Mousse (adapted from a recipe in " Moosewood Restaurant Cooks at Home " Cookbook) In food processor, or using electric mixer, whip until smooth and fluffy: 1 pkg silken tofu (such as Mori-Nu - the tofu that comes in a little box and doesn't require refrigeration until it's opened - either firm or extra-firm is fine. The low-fat silken tofu is fine too.) 1/2 cup confectioner's sugar 2 tbs instant coffee granules 1-2 tbs cocoa powder (or more) 1/2 tsp pure vanilla 1 tbs brandy (optional). Chill several hours. Serve with whipped cream. (I like this best with the coffee, my husband likes it better with more cocoa powder and without the coffee.) ----- -- Pat Meadows CLICK DAILY TO FEED THE HUNGRY United States: http://www.stopthehunger.com/ International: http://www.thehungersite.com/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted December 17, 2002 Hi Dave, It is wonderful to have you here. I agree with you about tofu; I think it is wonderful in dishes, but yucky to just eat plain. I will have to try some of the silken tofu dessert type recipes and just not tell the kids what is in it. But I swear if they see a block of it being added to a dish they balk. Some day they will try it and like it in a dish; of that I have hope and I am generally a pessimist. ~ P_T ~ It's a shallow life that doesn't give a person a few scars. -Garrison Keillor, radio host and author (1942- ) ~~~~*~~~~*~~~~*~~~~*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~> , " daveo " <daveo@m...> wrote: > The list of experiments is endless. Get your kids involved to test some of > them out. That's where the fun begins. > > Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted December 17, 2002 That sounds great! what about the brandy, though? I don't keep instant coffee or brandy around! does it need it, you think? -dawn Pat Meadows <pat wrote:Try this for tofu-loathers.... I'd probably make it without the coffee for children. Then it would be 'chocolate mousse' rather than 'mocha mousse'. Pat ------------------------------ Mocha Mousse (adapted from a recipe in " Moosewood Restaurant Cooks at Home " Cookbook) In food processor, or using electric mixer, whip until smooth and fluffy: 1 pkg silken tofu (such as Mori-Nu - the tofu that comes in a little box and doesn't require refrigeration until it's opened - either firm or extra-firm is fine. The low-fat silken tofu is fine too.) 1/2 cup confectioner's sugar 2 tbs instant coffee granules 1-2 tbs cocoa powder (or more) 1/2 tsp pure vanilla 1 tbs brandy (optional). Chill several hours. Serve with whipped cream. (I like this best with the coffee, my husband likes it better with more cocoa powder and without the coffee.) ----- -- Pat Meadows CLICK DAILY TO FEED THE HUNGRY United States: http://www.stopthehunger.com/ International: http://www.thehungersite.com/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted December 18, 2002 On Tue, 17 Dec 2002 20:04:26 -0800 (PST), you wrote: > >That sounds great! what about the brandy, though? I don't keep instant coffee or brandy around! does it need it, you think? I like it with the instant coffee and with the brandy - I prefer the more mocha taste, but it's surely not necessary. My husband prefers it without either. He's a chocolate freak of the first order! Just give him chocolate all the way.... Add a little more cocoa for a more intense chocolatey taste, if you wish. Pat -- Pat Meadows CLICK DAILY TO FEED THE HUNGRY United States: http://www.stopthehunger.com/ International: http://www.thehungersite.com/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted December 22, 2002 Great intro...Welcome Bill. So I take it you garden? Do you harvest shrooms? Warmly, Allison --- " billsf9c <OOWONBS " <OOWONBS wrote: > The owner requests an intro. > > I am not a full time vegetarian. > I am also not a race car driver or a cop or a chef, > but I can learn from them. > > I run a mushroom list and am on many garden lists. > Come to think of it, I am on no steak or BBQ > lists... LOL! > BillSF9c > > > Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted December 22, 2002 Welcome, Bill. It is good to see you here. Full-timers, part-timers and just anyone who is interested in vegetarian cooking or discussion are welcome here. *s* Maybe you can answer some of our mushroom questions. Is it considered bad form to wash them before eating, as one of our members previously asked? ~ P_T ~ I feel we are all islands -- in a common sea. -Anne Morrow Lindbergh, writer (1906-2001) ~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~> , " billsf9c <OOWONBS@N...> " < OOWONBS@N...> wrote: > The owner requests an intro. > > I am not a full time vegetarian. > I am also not a race car driver or a cop or a chef, > but I can learn from them. > > I run a mushroom list and am on many garden lists. > Come to think of it, I am on no steak or BBQ lists... LOL! > BillSF9c Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted December 30, 2002 > So I take it you garden? Do you harvest shrooms? > Warmly, > Allison I like to garden. I started posting on the Mycology list, wanting to learn, and woke it up just as the owner was going to close it. He's a nautical Archaeologist, so he's away from an isp for long periods, which were getting longer and longer. SO he tried to give it to me. I said nah, I'll turn on the lights and dump the garbage. But you keep it and post when in town. THEN he forgot his password, so we're moving the list. I am trying to learn to grow agaricus, (common buttons,) but it turns out they are pretty tough for amateurs, a commercial-Pro told me, who joined. We also got a Pro from Paul Stamets' recently... Some folks do grow shittake, from " kits. " See the Mycology, er, new list home page. Mushrooms_Fungii_and_Mycology (The list is active on the Mycology list... The NEW list is just posting of old archives for those who want to fiollow along until the " transfer... " ) More folks seem to hunt. I am not in the country though and have no good field guide, yet. It can cost you a life or a liver, if you err. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi? file=/chronicle/archive/2002/12/27/BA172041.DTL SOME shrooms have look-a-likes. Some don't. Some, only during a certain phase of growth. A few years ago, the Dupont kid, rich, well educated, an experienced shroomer, died from a poison shroom after (what I recall as,) 17 days and as many blood transfusions. There's a saying. There're old _______. And there're BOLD ________. But there aren't many old bold _______. (I forget what was in the space.) Some, like the death cap or white angel of death, looks like a common button. Many cannot tell from the gills, and the stem, below the " grass " is key, so once plucked, has destroyed the identification of one, largely, as I understand it. The gills are veiled, and the veil breaks low on these, and high on a button. You need a good field guide, and preferably, an experienced shroomer, WITH you, for a few years. This Wild Bill, " does the math, " first. I'm uh, maybe, getting old... ;>) BillSF9c Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted March 15, 2003 welcome Rainlily Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted March 15, 2003 In a message dated 3/15/03 7:58:53 AM Pacific Standard Time, veggietart writes: I also had occasional problems when I ate chicken, and after reading "Fast Food Nation," meat became less and less appealing, so I decided to give it up. have you read "mad cowboy"? also a good read.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted March 15, 2003 Hi Rainlily - welcome I feel the gentle way with your partner is best. He sounds like he will change eventually, and you would not gain anything by being harsh. Jo --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.459 / Virus Database: 258 - Release 25/02/03 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted March 15, 2003 Welcome Rainlily and CONGRATS on going vegan! nikki Even if you are on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there. Will Rogers , " rainlily21_ca " <rainlily21_ca> wrote: > Hello:) > Around the web I am known as Rainlily, but my real name is > Susanne. I'm 24 and from nova scotia, Canada. > I have recently made the decision to go vegan, originally the thought > was to go vegetarian but after reading many resources have decided to > go the one step further. > My fiance whom i live with has been very supportive of my decision, > and has agreed to try some stuff like veggie burgers etc. I believe > that some day he may go vegan as well. He loves animals , and won't > let you tell him any sad story involving an animal and is nervous > eating many meats. At the present time he will not eat hamburger, > hates fish, rarely eats ham or bacon, and will only eat chicken or > turkey if I will be home that night ( I work the graveyard shift). He > has gotten sick more than once off of chicken, turkey and hamburger, > and due to his anxiety disorder has taken an anxiety attack each > time. LOL he is also lactose intolerant so....I think as long as I > don't push or try to force him in that direction he will go that way > on his own. > The reason I decided to go Vegan is because i feel like a > hypocrite, or rather i AM a hypocrite, I love animals. I could never > kill a cow, or a pig or even watch one being killed, so why am I > eating meat?????I don't want animals to suffer or be killed just to > put food on my plate, or clothes on my back. Also i would never eat > a cat, a dog or even a horse, but I eat cows, pigs, fish and > chickens???? why the double standard? should i only care about > animals that are cute and adorable? Ofcourse not... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted March 15, 2003 Congrats on your decision, Rainlily. Regarding your fiance's trouble with eating some meats, I had similar problems, so I gave up red meat. I also had occasional problems when I ate chicken, and after reading " Fast Food Nation, " meat became less and less appealing, so I decided to give it up. I wish the two of you the best and a happy (hopefully vegan) life together. danielle ----Original Message Follows---- " rainlily21_ca " <rainlily21_ca intro Sat, 15 Mar 2003 07:06:17 -0000 Hello:) Around the web I am known as Rainlily, but my real name is Susanne. I'm 24 and from nova scotia, Canada. I have recently made the decision to go vegan, originally the thought was to go vegetarian but after reading many resources have decided to go the one step further. My fiance whom i live with has been very supportive of my decision, and has agreed to try some stuff like veggie burgers etc. I believe that some day he may go vegan as well. He loves animals , and won't let you tell him any sad story involving an animal and is nervous eating many meats. At the present time he will not eat hamburger, hates fish, rarely eats ham or bacon, and will only eat chicken or turkey if I will be home that night ( I work the graveyard shift). He has gotten sick more than once off of chicken, turkey and hamburger, and due to his anxiety disorder has taken an anxiety attack each time. LOL he is also lactose intolerant so....I think as long as I don't push or try to force him in that direction he will go that way on his own. The reason I decided to go Vegan is because i feel like a hypocrite, or rather i AM a hypocrite, I love animals. I could never kill a cow, or a pig or even watch one being killed, so why am I eating meat?????I don't want animals to suffer or be killed just to put food on my plate, or clothes on my back. Also i would never eat a cat, a dog or even a horse, but I eat cows, pigs, fish and chickens???? why the double standard? should i only care about animals that are cute and adorable? Ofcourse not... " Where is the questioning where is the protest song? Since when is skepticism un-American? Dissent's not treason but they talk like it's the same Those who disagree are afraid to show their face " --Sleater-Kinney _______________ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted March 15, 2003 Jo, HI and thanks for welcome:) I agree with you. I wouldn't want someone to try and force me into to something, so I would never do that to him. Ofcourse I hope that he decides to stop eating meat, but if he doesn't i will love him no matter what, i didn't fall for him because of his eating habits..lol:) rainlily Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted March 15, 2003 nikki:) Thanks and well thanks...lol:) Rainlily , " nikki_mackovitch " <nikkimack@m...> wrote: > Welcome Rainlily and CONGRATS on going vegan! > > nikki > Even if you are on the right track, you'll get run over if you just > sit there. > Will Rogers > > Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted August 5, 2003 Welcome Paul. Enjoy Your stay. How dose one get VegNews? Take care, Tammy "Nothing will benefit human health and increase the chances for survival of life on earth as much as the evolution to a vegetarian diet." —Albert Einstein - Paul Tuesday, August 05, 2003 3:52 PM Intro Hi everyone who knows me and everyone who doesn't - I see a few familiar names on here...One line executive summary: vegan, single Dad, born and raised in the UK, now living in Santa Cruz, CA, involved with VegNews (America's only national newspaper for veg*ns, yay !), geek, food/wine/beer lover and general trouble-maker. ;-)Cheers,PaulTo send an email to - Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted August 5, 2003 >Welcome Paul. Enjoy Your stay. > >How dose one get VegNews? > Hi Tammy - Thanks for the warm welcome. :-) If you send an email to subscriptions they'll send you a free sample issue. Or you can request it via the WWW site: <http://www.vegnews.com/sample.html>. Cheers, Paul -- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted August 6, 2003 welcome and salutations Paul.. Peter, i swear, i have nada to do with all the california folks on here all of a sudden!!! hahahahhaha cheers fraggle Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted August 6, 2003 In a message dated 8/5/03 3:26:33 PM Pacific Daylight Time, kittytooo writes: How dose one get VegNews? i use to see fer free at certain local pubs..but..alas, they seem t ohave vanished as of late.. hey paul, help us out!!! cheers fraggle Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted August 6, 2003 > >i use to see fer free at certain local pubs..but..alas, they seem t >ohave vanished as of late.. >hey paul, help us out!!! Hi Fraggle - Where abouts are you ? I distribute the free copies in the Santa Cruz area, so if you're somewhere around these parts try the obvious places: Dharma's, Staff of Life, any New Leaf, Saturn Cafe, etc. We really need rs to keep this going though, and rs get their copies before the free ones go out (hint, hint ;-)). Cheers, Paul -- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted August 6, 2003 I think they have a Web site, vegnews.com. They might be able to tell you how to get a complimentary issue, but the rest you're gonna have to pay for. Too bad you don't see it on newstands. Danielle Sure there's a light at the end of the tunnel...I just hope it isn't an oncoming train! ----Original Message Follows---- EBbrewpunx Re: Intro Wed, 6 Aug 2003 00:25:02 EDT In a message dated 8/5/03 3:26:33 PM Pacific Daylight Time, kittytooo writes: > > How dose one get VegNews? > i use to see fer free at certain local pubs..but..alas, they seem t ohave vanished as of late.. hey paul, help us out!!! cheers fraggle _______________ Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted August 6, 2003 Hi Paul and welcome nikki Everything alive is sacred; life delights in life. William Blake , " Paul " <prussell@s...> wrote: > Hi everyone who knows me and everyone who doesn't - I see a few familiar names on > here... > > One line executive summary: vegan, single Dad, born and raised in the UK, now living > in Santa Cruz, CA, involved with VegNews (America's only national newspaper for > veg*ns, yay !), geek, food/wine/beer lover and general trouble- maker. ;-) > > Cheers, > > Paul Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted August 6, 2003 In a message dated 8/6/03 8:13:05 AM Pacific Daylight Time, prussell writes: Where abouts are you ? I distribute the free copies in the Santa Cruz area, so if you're somewhere around these parts try the obvious places: Dharma's, Staff of Life, any New Leaf, Saturn Cafe, etc. We really need rs to keep this going though, and rs get their copies before the free ones go out (hint, hint ;-)). Oakland ..SF Bay Area..just north of ya'll i use to pick up veggie news at lanespliter in berkeley... and, once er twice, at Cato's in oakland... some friend's of mine just rode down to Captiola and went to Dharma's last saturday..was gonna go, but some sort er other delayed me... cheers fraggle Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted August 7, 2003 >In a message dated 8/6/03 8:13:05 AM Pacific Daylight Time, >prussell writes: > >> >>Where abouts are you ? I distribute the free copies in the Santa Cruz >>area, so if you're somewhere around these parts try the obvious >>places: Dharma's, Staff of Life, any New Leaf, Saturn Cafe, etc. We >>really need rs to keep this going though, and rs >>get their copies before the free ones go out (hint, hint ;-)). >> > >Oakland ..SF Bay Area..just north of ya'll >i use to pick up veggie news at lanespliter in berkeley... >and, once er twice, at Cato's in oakland... >some friend's of mine just rode down to Captiola and went to >Dharma's last saturday..was gonna go, but some sort er other delayed >me... Hey, we're virually neighbours ! The guys up in SF handle the bay area and I don't know exactly which places are on their regular delivery list. SF and the south bay probably get covered better than the east bay though, I would think (Rainbow Grocery in SF would be a good bet). You'll either have to or make more trips down to Dharma's. ;-) Cheers, Paul -- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites