New Member intro

[Guest guest]

A warm welcome Lisa! Hope you find some good recipes here! A little at a

time is my best advice. Once I began to eat healthier foods, and started

to de-tox, I started to feel so much better and that gave me the

incentive to cook more, and cook healthier. It really has improved my

quality of life. Love & Light, Kendra

[Guest guest]

, " Irene " <shantima@o...> wrote:

> Thanks for inviting me, Robin.

> I've just read all the messages and I got a very positive vibration

> from this group.

 

> Irene

>

> Towards_health_and_beauty/ Friendly

> support and guidance to everyone struggling with weight and wellness

> problems. From healthy diet to Reiki and sef-hypnosis, everything

> available for a healthy, beautiful you.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

 

Thank you for your kind words, Irene. I am glad you chose to join this group.

Your thoughts and recipes are very welcome here. According to the file stats

we get 20,000 kb of storage for recipes and even with the files you added we

have only used 1,000 or so; no worries there as we have plenty of room.

Thanks again.

 

I am also happy you posted a link to your group. (everyone is welcome to do

this) I love to check out the different ones available on that our

members here run.

 

~ P_T ~

[Guest guest]

Well P_T I made it here. Thanks so much for inviting me. I really

appreciate it so much. JC

 

, " ~ P_T ~ " <patchouli_troll>

wrote:

> , " Irene " <shantima@o...> wrote:

> > Thanks for inviting me, Robin.

> > I've just read all the messages and I got a very positive

vibration

> > from this group.

>

> > Irene

> >

> > Towards_health_and_beauty/ Friendly

> > support and guidance to everyone struggling with weight and

wellness

> > problems. From healthy diet to Reiki and sef-hypnosis,

everything

> > available for a healthy, beautiful you.

> ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

>

> Thank you for your kind words, Irene. I am glad you chose to join

this group.

> Your thoughts and recipes are very welcome here. According to the

file stats

> we get 20,000 kb of storage for recipes and even with the files you

added we

> have only used 1,000 or so; no worries there as we have plenty of

room.

> Thanks again.

>

> I am also happy you posted a link to your group. (everyone is

welcome to do

> this) I love to check out the different ones available on

that our

> members here run.

>

> ~ P_T ~

[Guest guest]

, " r5c2j " <r5c2j> wrote:

> Well P_T I made it here. Thanks so much for inviting me. I really

> appreciate it so much. JC

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Hi JC. Wonderful to have you here.

 

~ P_T ~

[Guest guest]

Welcome Anne,

I know the feeling when your the only vegetarian in your family :-) My son who is 21 gave me a hard time. Than all of a sudden he changed his mind? I think he told someone at college and the person said it was great..lol......My husband is enjoying most of my dishes and may even lose the 40 pounds. Looking forward to sharing recipes with you and everyone. I'am off this morning...starting back into my running program.....

Bridget.....

 

jandemommy <jandemommy wrote:

Hi, my name is Anne and I'm a new vegetarian mostly for healthreasons and am really looking forward to any advice as I'm the only "veggie" in our family and have received a lot of teasing for it. My husband teases me the most BUT he actually just built me a tofu-making box and was actually impressed with homemade tofu- so it's a start. We live in a small town in "pork country" so you can imagine the looks I get at the grocery store. So... looking forward to all the information I will likely glean from this group. AnneIf you truly love Nature, you will find beauty everywhere. - Vincent Van GoghPost your free ad now! Canada Personals

[Guest guest]

Welcome to the list, Karlthomas6.

I had a similar experience one day on my trip to

Medford. We were driving by a lovely pasture

full of these beautiful gentle cows; all of them sadly

were " beefers " . There were a few cute little calves

frollicking and some were just peacefully laying in the tall

grass next to their moms. All I could think of was, " you are

all doomed " and I began to cry big silent tears. My kids asked

me what was wrong and I told them how sad it makes me

when I actually see animals being raised for slaughter like that.

 

Right next to my house, one lot over from me, is a small

pasture where some neighbors keep a beef cow. They get

a new one every year. The current little guy is so sweet. He

comes running up to the fence playfully when I am out

walking my dogs, and I often hear him making a lonely

bellowing moo during the day. I think it is the saddest thing

that he is all alone and I often wonder if he knows his fate

and if that doesn't have something to do with why he cries

out so much.

 

Anyway, sorry to go off on a tangent, but your mention

struck a chord with me. I do hope you will enjoy your stay

on this list. Namaste

 

~ PT ~

~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~~~~~~~~~~>

, " Feral "

<terebinthus>

wrote:

> From Karlthomas6@a...:

 

> I have recently returned from a visit to my hometown

> to see my folks, there is a lot of farm land there and

> on my visit I walked past a field full of cows, it really

> bought it home what beautiful and friendly creatures

> they are, and made me sad to think that shortly they

> are going to be taking from their field to go to a brutal

> premature death.

[Guest guest]

Hi

I joined the group because I have an exam on Monday, so am busy

revising and haven't got time to cook long winded recipes. I've

preferred not to eat meat all my life, was forced to eat meat as a

child sometimes. Look forward to receiving recipes, and will

contribute some after my exam

Best Wishes

Lucy

[Guest guest]

Hi, Lucy. Welcome to the list

 

 

Darlene Wigston

[Guest guest]

Welcome, Sean. Please feel free to browse the archives. . .we've already

collected a large variety of wheat free recipes. . .and are still counting!

If there is anything you are looking for specifically, please let us know.

Glad to have you here. . .

 

LaDonna

[Guest guest]

Faith,

My family and I started on this vegetarian road for the very same reasons.

My dh with super-high genetic cholesterol (his father died at 50 with a heart

attack while playing tennis with a doctor!), and my two precious children (dd

on meds at 12) needed to learn to stay alive with the proper diet. Just in

case you haven't tried it... " Gimme Lean " from Lifeline is a really good sub for

ground beef and sausage. And a good slug of New Mexican chile can't hurt

either. Good luck.

Jude

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Micki~

Thanks for the intro!

I would be interested in hearing more about how you feed your dogs (raw). I am

exploring this myself for my dog & keep hearing many controversial views on

feeding dogs.

If you don't mind sharing a bit about what/why you feed your dogs & the positive

changes you've seen as a result, I'd appreciate it.

I did the opposite of you--I began eating raw & wondered why I was feeding my

dog this disgusting/dead/dry kibble.

 

Please e-mail me off-list as some may not be interested.

thanks!

blessings,

Leslie

[Guest guest]

Hello everyone - I too am interested in the raw dog food - I have been

thinking of it since I started on raw foods myself a short while ago - would

appreciate more info if anyone has some - I read a little on the Internet

about including some vegetables - finely shredded (remains of juicing) to

raw meat as the main food a dog would have in the wild would be some animal

with vegetable remains in its gut.

Love Lynne

----

 

chai_mama

03/24/05 04:55:12

rawfood

Re: [Raw Food] New Member Intro

 

 

Micki~

Thanks for the intro!

I would be interested in hearing more about how you feed your dogs (raw). I

am exploring this myself for my dog & keep hearing many controversial views

on feeding dogs.

If you don't mind sharing a bit about what/why you feed your dogs & the

positive changes you've seen as a result, I'd appreciate it.

I did the opposite of you--I began eating raw & wondered why I was feeding

my dog this disgusting/dead/dry kibble.

 

Please e-mail me off-list as some may not be interested.

thanks!

blessings,

Leslie

 

 

[Guest guest]

hi karen,

welcome to the group. it's nice to have you here.

susie

 

--- kleelibby wrote:

 

> Hi All, and thanks for the invitation. I live in

> west central Florida

> and work as a nurse. I've been vegetarian since

> 1997. Looking forward

> to learning from the group.

> Karen

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Thanks for the nice welcomes

Karen

[Guest guest]

My daughter had peeling on her hands which became very bad and the doctor

called it psoriasis but some of it didn't exactly fit her. She was

vegetarian, and for some time, and drank a lot of milk and other dairy

products. When she went vegan giving up the dairy the psoriasis disappeared.

I don't know why this happened, just that it did and that is how it worked

itself out. Allergies come and go throughout our lives and one can develop

an allergy at any time. I had eczema when young that was ghastly, but it

went away as I got older...why? No clue. If your daughter is eating a

variety of foods without an excess of junk foods then it is unlikely she is

missing something to do with diet. So, maybe it is an allergy of some sort.

Nerves? Stress? Environmental? Something that she is putting on her skin

now..or detergents, softeners? You can research the issue on line too to see

the differences in different skin ailments. But I seriously doubtful it is

because she doesn't eat meat. Oh, and the medications that they wanted to

put Mary on for the psoriasis was really toxic and she decided not to go

that route.

linda

 

" Susanne " <siskiou

> One big question: About 6 months after our daughter became

> vegetarian, she developed eczema.

> I'm not sure if it's a coincidence or if she is missing

> something vital that's not in her diet.

>

> She takes a multi-vitamin, and eats two tablespoons of

> fortified, ground flax seed.

>

> Any ideas would be appreciated!

>

>

> --

> Best regards,

> Susanne siskiou

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

hi susanne,

welcome!

i'm so glad you found the recipe files...it's a great

resource.

i don't think a vegetarian diet would be the cause of

eczema, especially if she's eating healthy. sometimes

allergies, stress and/or anxiety can be the cause

eczema.

anyway, i hope you enjoy it here!

susie

 

--- Susanne <siskiou wrote:

 

> Hi,

>

> I joined about a week ago, and have been reading

> along.

>

> We are a family of three, and 2 years ago at age 12,

> our

> daughter became a vegetarian (she still eats eggs

> and dairy,

> but makes sure the cheese is rennetless, and the

> eggs from

> cage free hens. We are planning on setting up an

> area in our

> yard for chickens, possibly).

>

> We, the parents, still eat meat/fish on occasion,

> but are

> trying hard to get away from it completely.

>

> I love the recipe section in the files and we'll be

> starting

> with Indian ones.

> Ever since I spent a few months in India in 1987,

> I've been

> hunting for the perfect Dhal recipe!

>

> One big question: About 6 months after our daughter

> became

> vegetarian, she developed eczema.

> I'm not sure if it's a coincidence or if she is

> missing

> something vital that's not in her diet.

>

> She takes a multi-vitamin, and eats two tablespoons

> of

> fortified, ground flax seed.

>

> Any ideas would be appreciated!

 

> Best regards,

> Susanne

> siskiou

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Welcome Nancy and all the other new members! my computer is acting up so I

haven't been able to say howdy to each. I'm sure you'll all love it here. AmyF

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Welcome, Nancy!

I hope you enjoy your stay here! There are plenty of talented people here,

and plenty of excellent vegetarian recipes.

I've been reading your blog for awhile now, and it's very enjoyable!

 

Best,

 

Christiane

http://28cooks.blogspot.com

 

-

" Nancy Doane " <njdoane

 

Thursday, March 30, 2006 4:39 PM

new member intro

 

 

> Hi - just thought I'd post a quick intro! My name is Nancy and I have two

> teenager girls (heaven help me), two dogs and I've been married for 20

> years. We became vegetarian about 5 years ago though I'd never really

been

> a committed meat eater. A couple of years into it my younger daughter

> wanted to become vegan so over time our household became vegan. My older

> daughter still eats what she likes outside the house but I feel fortunate

> that everyone in the family is on board with the vegetarian thing!

>

> I especially like cooking different ethnic dishes and am a huge fan of

just

> about any vegetable roasted in the oven.

>

> That's it in a nutshell. I keep a blog of our vegan meals at

> guinnah.blogspot.com. The kids have gotten used to me taking a picture

> before we eat - I guess other families say grace, we photograph :-)

>

>

> nancyd (there are usually several Nancy's so my sig on is

> always nancyd)

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hello nancyd and welcome to our friendly group. I'm Denise W. from Maine, where

are you from ? I saw your blog and it's excellent. How about posting that yummy

looking mushroom pecan burger ? I don't have that cookbook and I'd love to try

it !! P.S. I'm so glad your family is vegan, me too.

[Guest guest]

On 3/30/06, Denise Brown <maine_vegan wrote:

>

> Hello nancyd and welcome to our friendly group. I'm Denise W. from Maine,

> where are you from ? I saw your blog and it's excellent. How about posting

> that yummy looking mushroom pecan burger ? I don't have that cookbook and

> I'd love to try it !! P.S. I'm so glad your family is vegan, me too.

 

 

Hi and thanks for the welcome! I live near San Francisco - across the bay.

I found a link that has the burger recipe. We really enjoyed it and I know

we'll make it again. It was a hit with the whole family!

 

http://deseretnews.com/dn/recipes/view/1,3826,250222,00.html

 

nancyd

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

, <cl.britton wrote:

>

> Welcome, Nancy!

> I hope you enjoy your stay here! There are plenty of talented

people here,

> and plenty of excellent vegetarian recipes.

> I've been reading your blog for awhile now, and it's very

enjoyable!

>

> Best,

>

> Christiane

> http://28cooks.blogspot.com

 

Thanks Christiane - I read yours too (now that I've made the

connection with the name you use in comments :-)) It looks like

there are lots of great recipes - it still kills me that people

ask " but what do you eat??? "

 

nancyd

http://guinnah.blogspot.com

[Guest guest]

--Hello Monique

welcome to the group. I am pretty new here too but there are alot of

great recipes on here and alot of nice people

cheryl

 

 

- In , Monique & Chi-babies

<sandiamtnchi wrote:

>

> Hi Everyone!

>

> New member here in The Land of Enchantment (Albuquerque, NM). I

must confess I'm a newbie vegetarian, only about a year under my

belt. My biggest challenge is that I work full time and I am a grad

student, and finding the time to try new receipes has been a

challenge for me. I come from a strict meat and potatoes

background, and learning to be a little creative without the meat

hasn't been that easy for me. I do have the support of my dear

hubbie, who is not a vegetarian, but is willing to go along with my

experiments. (Thank goodness) I am really looking forward to

learning to cook a few more " staple " vegetarian dishes. Looking

forward to chatting with you all!

>

> Monique

>

>

> Monique & Chi Babies

>

> " He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You

are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and

true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy

of such devotion. " -- Unknown

>

>

>

> Blab-away for as little as 1¢/min. Make PC-to-Phone Calls using

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>

>

[Guest guest]

Welcome Monique-

 

This is such a great group. You certainly find some fabulous recipes here.

Nice to meet you. I am crazy mad about your quote, so wonderful, so beautiful!

Jade

 

Monique & Chi-babies <sandiamtnchi wrote:

Hi Everyone!

 

New member here in The Land of Enchantment (Albuquerque, NM). I must confess

I'm a newbie vegetarian, only about a year under my belt. My biggest challenge

is that I work full time and I am a grad student, and finding the time to try

new receipes has been a challenge for me. I come from a strict meat and

potatoes background, and learning to be a little creative without the meat

hasn't been that easy for me. I do have the support of my dear hubbie, who is

not a vegetarian, but is willing to go along with my experiments. (Thank

goodness) I am really looking forward to learning to cook a few more " staple "

vegetarian dishes. Looking forward to chatting with you all!

 

Monique

 

 

Monique & Chi Babies

 

" He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life,

his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of

his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion. " -- Unknown

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Doris, I am new to this, too. It is for my digestive tract which was

damaged in an automobile accident. It is working. My problem is that I

love vegetables, and I want to make things that still taste like the

vegetable. It is fun coming up with various things. Like using a lettuce

leaf instead of bread or a wrap for a sandwich and stuffing it with finely

chopped vegetables, cream cheese, hummus, etc. As long as you keep up a

variety, you and your family should succeed.

 

Marilyn Daub

mcdaub

Vanceburg, KY

My Cats Knead Me!!

-

Doris Atkinson

Monday, May 29, 2006 1:40 PM

new member intro

 

 

Hello! I've been saying for years that we needed to eat less meat - for

health reasons. Now that our oldest son is dating a vegetarian (who is

striving to be a vegan) the rest of my family is thinking the same.

Having grown up in farm country, we are all used to meat-based meals, so

this is a new experience for us. We are learning, though. Thanks for

the opportunity to join a group that will help us learn.

 

~ Doris

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

hi danielle

welcome!

i know what you mean about having to make a dozen substitutions in a

recipe and then not being terribly thrilled with the result. i'd

recommend starting with a really good vegan cookbook. my favourites are

by sarah kramer.

i've also borrowed susan fenster's 'special diet solutions' from the

library, and found that useful. she does use eggs in some things, but

in most cases gives info on how to replace those eggs.

best wishes

alice

 

On 25 Aug 2006, at 04:51, Danielle Golio wrote:

 

> Hi - I have been a vegetarian for over 11 years. We have just found

> out that my 21 month old son is intolerant of gluten, casein, and

> eggs. Since we are nursing both he & I will now be following a

> dairy-free, egg-free, and gluten-free veggie diet! With the exception

> of honey that will make us on a vegan and gluten free diet. Any advice

> would be greatly appreciated. Any good links for recipes or cookbook

> suggestions? Many of the gluten and dairy free cookbooks include eggs.

> Once I am done substituting all ingredients I am often left with a

> less than desirable dish or baked good!!

>

>