Returning Member Intro - Karen!!!!!!

[Guest guest]

Karen, you're BACK! Fantastic!!!!! I have been

thinking of you off and on when certain kinds of

issues arise here on Vegetarian Slimming. You've

been missed bigtime. I remember being so sad when

you d so many months ago but I

thought, well, maybe the list has lost interest

for her.

 

Well, lovely to 'hear' your voice again I'm

dancing!

 

You say:

> The only dairy I consume is cheese, and I

> believe that if I cut that out I'd lose a few

> pounds. Easier said than done! I've tried all

> the substitutes but have yet to find one that

> tastes decent.

 

Well, I just had to turn my back on it for months

and then turned around and bought some Tofutti

slices, which taste pretty good in sandwiches

which have lettuce, onions, cucumber, sprouts,

tomatoes, etc. - with Nayonnaise and/or mustard

to give everything a kick. It isn't cheese, of

course, but it does satisfy that craving. I keep

some in the freezer for those times when I really

want to have cheese, although that's been a long

time now. So I sympathize, is what I'm saying! I

think the subs might work if you like the blander

cheeses, but I always loved aged cheddars, the

sharpest of the blue cheeses, etc. (many of

which, of course, were probably not really

vegetarian either!).

 

Others might have much better suggestions, and I

would welcome them for you!

 

Nice to have you back. Don't go away again if you

can help it. Take good care.

 

Love and hugs, Pat

 

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Thank you, Pat, for the nice welcome I'm so glad to have a computer again,

felt lost without one at home (though I spend my whole day at work staring at

two monitors!).

 

 

I will have to try the Tofutti slices. Maybe freezing them changes the texture

for the better? If I could even make a pretty good grilled cheez sandwich, I'd

be happy. I don't know if it's the fat or salt or both that make the real thing

so hard to give up.

 

 

I hope that all is well with you and your DH.

 

 

Best regards,

Karen

 

 

Pat <drpatsant

 

Friday, April 4, 2008 6:02:04 PM

Re: Returning Member Intro - Karen!!!!!!

 

Karen, you're BACK! Fantastic!!! !! I have been

thinking of you off and on when certain kinds of

issues arise here on Vegetarian Slimming. You've

been missed bigtime. I remember being so sad when

you d so many months ago but I

thought, well, maybe the list has lost interest

for her.

 

Well, lovely to 'hear' your voice again I'm

dancing!

 

You say:

> The only dairy I consume is cheese, and I

> believe that if I cut that out I'd lose a few

> pounds. Easier said than done! I've tried all

> the substitutes but have yet to find one that

> tastes decent.

 

Well, I just had to turn my back on it for months

and then turned around and bought some Tofutti

slices, which taste pretty good in sandwiches

which have lettuce, onions, cucumber, sprouts,

tomatoes, etc. - with Nayonnaise and/or mustard

to give everything a kick. It isn't cheese, of

course, but it does satisfy that craving. I keep

some in the freezer for those times when I really

want to have cheese, although that's been a long

time now. So I sympathize, is what I'm saying! I

think the subs might work if you like the blander

cheeses, but I always loved aged cheddars, the

sharpest of the blue cheeses, etc. (many of

which, of course, were probably not really

vegetarian either!).

 

Others might have much better suggestions, and I

would welcome them for you!

 

Nice to have you back. Don't go away again if you

can help it. Take good care.

 

Love and hugs, Pat

[Guest guest]

> I will have to try the Tofutti slices. Maybe

> freezing them changes the texture for the

> better?

 

Well, anything soy comes out of the freezer a

little firmer, but that's not my intent. It's

just that we don't use them often - so I freeze

them until needed. They work fine for our

purposes.

 

> (If I could even make a pretty good

> grilled cheez sandwich, I'd be happy.

 

They don't make a very convincing grilled cheez

sandwich imho. It's so long since I tried, but I

remember being disappointed with the texture

(yes, even before freezing). Not 'melty' enough.

Another brand? There's supposed to be one that

melts beautifully - Cross My Heart (sounds like a

50s undergarment) or some such name.

 

> I don't

> know if it's the fat or salt or both that make

> the real thing so hard to give up.

 

Both, actually, and also there's supposed to be

an opium-like (hah! hyperbole here I'm sure )

chemical in real cheese that is very more-ish.

 

So good to have you back.

 

Love and hugs, Pat

 

 

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http://beanvegan.blogspot.com)

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called medical research. " (George Bernard Shaw)

 

 

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