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    Re: I just ate the most delicious...

    Courtesty of vegweb:

    Eggless Egg Salad

    1lb tofu (I used firm silken)
    1 tsp miso
    1 tsp ume plum paste (I used 1/2 tsp ume vinegar)
    1 tsp (wet) yellow mustard
    minced green onions
    pinch of...
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    Re: Occasional slips and ongoing food cravings

    I have a special dispensation for my 97-year old grew-up-on-a-farm grandma's homemade cookies. If she asks me to eat one, I will. I don't go out of my way to get them and I never ask for one, but...
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    Re: I just ate the most delicious...

    I had an eggless egg salad sandwich last night. I don't know why egg salad sounded good, but it did. Yum. I'd have to say that it was better than the original.
  4. Thread: Vegan croissant?

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    Re: Vegan croissant?

    I am so jealous of all you UKers who can find ready-made vegan food. I doubt there's a bakery anywhere east of the Rockies and outside NYC that makes vegan croissants.
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    Re: Were you spanked as a child?

    Excellent post, Absentmindedfan, I agree!
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    Re: Were you spanked as a child?

    VeganMoominGirl wrote:
    "(should also mention that whilst it may be a *personal choice* for the parent, its never the *choice of the child to be spanked). "
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    Re: Were you spanked as a child?

    cool, puffin.

    I'm not really "pro-spanking" - I am adopting this position just for discussion sake and also because I want to promote the idea that parenting methods should vary from child to...
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    Re: Were you spanked as a child?

    so true, tabitha!!!!!!!!

    My mom was the mental abuser in the family. I'd take a spanking from my dad over some swearing, name-calling ("worthless!") and slapping from my mom anyday.
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    Re: Were you spanked as a child?

    I think also, as we continue this discussion, it would be good to say how many kids you have and how old they are.

    I have one daughter who is a year old and understands the word "no" - she stops...
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    Re: Were you spanked as a child?

    Let's define spanking before we go any further.

    Spanking is never done as an impulse. Smacking your kid in the face for mouthing off to you is *NOT* spanking. Beating your kid out of anger is not...
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    Re: Were you spanked as a child?

    I was spanked. There's a difference between spanking and abuse - I know because I've experienced both and they feel different. Maybe I'm the only barbarian around here, but I guess I could just be...
  12. Re: North America's Most Vegie-Friendly Cities (Oregon Rules!)

    Who-hoo! Go Madison, WI!
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    Re: Vegan Foods I Avoid for Health

    Hi everybody,

    The best advice is still the oldest: eat a lot of different foods. I think the whole soy scare is overblown, but people have to realize that you can't live eating one food three...
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    Re: Mad Cow Disease Hits the U.S.

    They won't be able to bury this one.

    I, for one, welcome fewer carcasses (bird or cow) in restaurants, and I am awaiting the day that America wakes up and starts demanding better-quality food.
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    Mad Cow Disease Hits the U.S.

    it's here.....

    http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11809760/
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    Re: Soya / Soy Milk Makers

    I got the Soyapower last week - I love it! It works very well, and I've tried almond, almond-rice, soy, and just last night, macadamia nut milk. The macadamia nut milk was wonderful, I ended up...
  17. Thread: Pressure Cooker?

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    Re: Pressure Cooker?

    Make sure you shell out extra $$$ for the stainless one. A lot of pressure cookers are made of aluminum and you don't want to be cooking tomato-saucy stuff in THAT.
  18. Re: Michael Moore - factual contributions needed - highlight animal experimentation

    Sorry, I wouldn't do this. I think that asking Michael Moore to highlight the vegan cause would be a great way to get some backlash. I'm doing the best I can to convince people that moderate folk...
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    Re: Soya pieces in Austria...!

    "I think he said it was the pieces of soya bean that are left."

    Okara?
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    Sticky: Re: Instead of dairy products

    Sure Haniska, I'd love to see the recipe! I'm looking for something that slices and melts up nicely.
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    Re: The cost of healthy food

    Let's put it this way. I spend $150 a week on food for three. It's not even all organic because I live in the polar Midwest - I'm lucky to get anything this time of year.

    But I save a ton of...
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    Sticky: Re: Instead of dairy products

    fragrantfree, way to go!

    I gave up dairy just after Christmas 2005, and it gets easier. After a while the moo juice will start to taste funny just like the soy milk did at first. You won't miss...
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    Re: I just ate the most delicious...(Speak up! What was it?)

    Yeah, I did. It was a pain. But the adzuki paste filling is a great way to go. The whole meal took me 1.5 hours to prepare!
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    Re: I just ate the most delicious...(Speak up! What was it?)

    I know this is totally unhealthy, but I felt like eating something sinful but fun tonight....so we had:

    Deep Fried Tofu with Chinese-style BBQ sauce
    French Cut Green Beans with Walnut/Sake sauce...
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    Re: Vegan Lunch Box up for 6th Annual Weblog Awards

    Oops. Sorry that I didn't see it here...:)
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    Vegan Lunch Box up for 6th Annual Weblog Awards

    You guys have to check out the lunches this lady is making her kids. So yummy! And cute, too!

    http://veganlunchbox.blogspot.com/
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    Re: Developing a distaste for animal products?

    Mmmm...substitutes are way better (except for bleu cheese)

    Meat subs are gross when you think about it anyway. What do you want, sinew and fat? That's what it would take to make it realistic and...
  28. Thread: Sprouting

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    Re: Sprouting

    I'm addicted to sprouting of all kinds. I made sprouted wheat/quinoa crackers last night. I even dehydrated it on a rack above my woodstove....went to bed and it was done the next morning....
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    Re: Do you drink? Alcohol that is...

    I love a glass of wine (1) with my supper. It's a great way to end the day. I've never been drunk in my life, don't understand it or think it's wise, but there's something about a good wine and a...
  30. Thread: Kale and Gas

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    Re: Kale and Gas

    Well, it's actually a character from one of my favorite video games (though she looks a lot different in the video game itself because this is just a rendering of her in different clothes, etc.) -...
  31. Thread: Kale and Gas

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    Re: Kale and Gas

    ooooh, I'll have it with curry tonight!
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    Re: Kale and Gas

    I had it again and discovered something funny. If you chew it a LOT you don't get as gassy. I chewed and chewed though, it was almost rubbery-like.
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    Re: How did you go vegan?

    baby-steps here all the way.

    I was breastfeeding during my transition and had to do a lot of research into nutrition. It's very easy for a vegan to say that we don't miss out on anything....
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    Ezekiel Bread

    Hi all,

    Just went to the store today and found my first loaf of Ezekiel bread in the frozen foods aisle. Obviously I can't eat the stuff frozen, and thawing it in the microwave would negate the...
  35. Thread: Salad dressing

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    Re: Taking back salad - Salads and dressings

    mmmmmm....I've been having craving for salads every day. Probably a part of cabin fever. Right now, my favorites are spring mix with walnuts and cranberries and some "unfeta" = uncheez and a...
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    Re: Lentil Wraps

    maya, thanks for sharing this with us!
  37. Thread: Kale and Gas

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    Re: Kale and Gas

    It's good stuff, but if it doesn't get easier to digest, I'll only be able to eat it on weekends so I don't kill my coworkers...
  38. Thread: Kale and Gas

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    Kale and Gas

    Aiiiieeee!

    I ate some lightly steamed kale last night and it wasn't too bad. Better than I remember as a kid. I think the seasoning helped.

    Anyway, today, I'm lifting the foundations off my...
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    Re: more calcium for my kids!

    Span, how about smoothies with soy/nut milks? I bet you could pass it off as a shake. :)

    Maybe make one that's really yummy and then tell them that if they are good they could have another....
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    Sticky: Re: Is a vegan diet more healthy? Evidence please.

    My mom went dietary vegan for a week and she lost 10 pounds and her blood pressure dropped from 170/x to 130/x. I'm so pumped for her - she was on Atkins and although she supported my veg*ism, she...
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