Digest Number 898

[Guest guest]

" Discover and Share Your Favorite Recipe for Peace "

 

In these times of evolving thought, hope, and worldwide community

involvement, the authors of Vegan World Fusion Cookbook, Mark and Bo, along

with the entire Blossoming Lotus restaurant team, invite you to Discover

" Recipes for a Peaceful Planet " . Combining food for heart and soul, with

nourishment for mind and body, this new living style book, will bring new

insights into our times, where Peace can be as nearby as your community

bowl.

 

Wisdom for our ages, mixed generously with a variety of delectable

offerings, are included in a college bookstore near you. We're asking you to

simply visit your local store, ask to read the Vegan World Fusion Cookbook,

and find the recipe that is Your contribution to the peace process.

 

Once you're found your Favorite recipe, please know we'd be delighted to

hear from you about how your experience of our menu has positively effected

your lives. Send us a note via our online community center, at

www.veganfusion.com or send an email to veganfusion and we'll

include your recipe selection in our monthly prize drawing for fabulous

items from Kauai, the site of the newly reopening Blossoming Lotus

restaurant(www.blossominglotus.com)

 

Mahalo(that's Hawaiian for Thank You),

 

The Vegan World Fusion Team

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Monday, September 27, 2004 2:43 AM

[Raw Food] Digest Number 898

 

 

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> There are 11 messages in this issue.

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> Topics in this digest:

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> 1. Re: Raw food restaurants in NY

> Nutritionist4U

> 2. Re: juicer

> " Stargazer " <Stargazer

> 3. Re: Another Fresh DURIAN PARTY in Malibu, California

> Nutritionist4U

> 4. Re: Dizzy on Raw Foods

> Nutritionist4U

> 5. Re: Dizzy on Raw Foods

> howard huey <huey_htm

> 6. Re: juicer

> Nutritionist4U

> 7. Re: NYC raw restaurant

> vegwriter

> 8. Re: Re: NYC raw restaurant

> Rufus Shaw <rufus10_99

> 9. Re: Another Fresh DURIAN PARTY in Malibu, California

> " Roman and Antje " <roman

> 10. Re: Re: NYC raw restaurant

> vegwriter

> 11. Re: Re: NYC raw restaurant

> Rufus Shaw <rufus10_99

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> Message: 1

> Sat, 25 Sep 2004 21:11:22 EDT

> Nutritionist4U

> Re: Raw food restaurants in NY

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> thanks I will check it out !

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> Renata

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[Guest guest]

Actually, when I moved recently, I did put all but around 20 cookbooks (the ones

then in a pile on a kitchen table being most used) into storage! In my old

house, the whole collection took up half the kitchen wall space. I stopped

working on my online bibliography when I hit near 200, and could eye count the

rest.

 

I'm not going to debate butter, ghee, and dairy on this List (nor the incredible

fat content of some of the recipes I've seen). I needed to think a bit about

this last night and get more in tune with where the people on this List are

coming from. I will point out that popcorn isn't junk food if air popped and no

fat and/or salt is added. I'm familiar with Aryuvedic theories, though, and

they are interesting, but not my cup of cardamon tea. I've yet to reconcile the

Chinese and Indian views of nutritional needs/approaches. There are some

bizarre ideas (at least to a Westerner) as to what to eat on both sides, ranging

from any number of living crawling things to one's own waste water (to put it

delicately).

 

We all have our biases and interpretations. But, I believe the scientific

literature regarding saturated fat is pretty much irrefutable at this point in

time.

 

That being said, some of you twenty and thirty year olds will soon discover that

as you get older, ya can't eat as much fat calories (and probably sodium) and

not pay a price one way or another. In your twenties, you get eat a box of

light bulbs, down a keg of beer, devour a 20 " pizza, stay up all night, and

still run a marathon in the morning.

 

Enjoy it while you can!

 

As to posting recipes, I rarely post a recipe from a cookbook unless I've

modified it, have permission, or in some cases, fully credit the author/book.

Probably comes from having talked one-on-one with so many authors and see how

hard the work on their recipes and how altogether too often they are passed

around without credit, and without purchase of the book source. Some authors

are quite free about this, others are very very tight. To each their own, I

guess.

 

I'm more interested in general concepts and ideas these days/ze. Via search

engines, and the wonderful proliferation of veg recipe websites, online

databases, and blogs, finding specific recipes and/or ideas (for me) is usually

faster through judicious use of key word searching.

 

Best to all, Mark

 

Blogsite:

http://www.soulveggie.com

 

 

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" Guru Khalsa " greatyoga

Mon May 29, 2006 10:06pm(PDT)

Vegan and cheese

 

Mark,

 

This is a vegetarian group so it includes vegans, vegetarians and even

non-vegetarians.

I admit that some recipes have much more fat and cholesterol than I would take

in.

I became a vegetarian in 1973. Shortly after this I saw Dick Gregory give a

speech.

He said he became grossly overweight after he became a vegetarian. If one eats

fried tofu every dayone can also get fat and unhealthy quick. It can happen

eating

potato chips, which are vegan. A few years ago, a study was done of junk food.

The junk food that contained the most fat was popcorn, a vegan food. Also by

eating

peanut butter sandwiches or by eating cheese sandwiches. If you disregarded the

arguments for the environment, animal rights, and karmic conditions, etc. and

just

left the health reasons for eating, one could make an argument that it would be

better to eat a little lean meat and veggies. It would definitely be healthier.

 

We've discussed ghee and butter before. The reports I've seen are

inconclusive

on how much cholesterol. I have seen reports of none to a fair amount. Most of

the saturated fats and virtually all of the toxins are what is discarded when

making

ghee. In fact, in Ayurveda ghee is recommended for vata and pitta doshas and

contraindicated

for kapha doshas. It is just as good as olive oil for the skin and internal

organs.

My son goes to school in India. They eat a lot of fried starchy foods, salt and

sugar. Those contribute much more to the rise in diabetes and blood pressure

than

eating simple ghee if prepared right. Ghee in a subzee or kitcheree is very

beneficial

to health.

 

I think the people in this group like a variety of recipes. I would like to

see

some healthy recipes from some of your 300 cookbooks. You must have a lot of

great

recipes. Do you rent a room to store the cookbooks? I am anxiously awaiting

your

recipes.

 

Best in Health

GB