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1. Sleep when you can. Forget cleaning until this passes :) Just what you wanted to hear!

2. Get one corner of a little face cloth wet and then stick it in the freezer. When it's frozen let her...

For those of you that want more workout without hitting the gym I discovered a great book! It's called the' Pilates Body' and it's no equipment, just pilates mat moves. I'm very strong but could not...

One of our key 'green' activities is to always accept handme downs!

We sort through them, size them, place them in the appropraite person's 'too big box', and the next time we need new clothes we...

Blue- my daughter is 9 as well!

Tara, 9, in transition from omni

Breaky-
Toasted ancient grain bread with earth balance and mixed fruit homemade jam
Green tea
1/2 grapefruit

Snack-

Interesting- I'm registering at 26 and a bit, and no one would think I'm overweight! I'm the one that the man guessing your weight at the fair always has to pay a prize to because he's SOOOO far off...

Schlosser said that his book has had no effect on the eating habits of the nation. He needs to know that it HAS made a difference-Reading his book is one of the reasons I became a vegan!

I avoid the 'whites' as well like Manish listed. No coffee or pop, but I LOVE Caf-lib, a roasted grain coffee alternative. It's my nice warm winter wake up.

I am trying to avoid eating to much...

Black beans cooked, mashed with toasted sesame oil and garlic, spread on flatbread, covered with a peice of nori, add strips of avocado and peppers, roll into vegan 'sushi'.

Chickpeas into hummus....

Hey Banana- how did the chickpeas turn out? I noticed that you had raw hummus for luch, so you made some obviously...

I enjoy that I can add what I like / remove what I disliked in future batches of dressing. The taste can be so different in a store bought dressing- almost seems 'old' to me, kinda stale.

I like...

Good for you for trying the sprouting thing, Banana.

Having said that, I have to add my opinion to CC's, I don't like raw hummus either! I could never get the texture smooth enough and found it...

Hello Mrs. X I've joined a 'healthy eating club' organized by friends that are SDA. Once a month we get together for a great vegan potluck. It's been a wonderful opportunity to introduce my husband...

Dessert suggestion- Lemon Teasecake from the 'Ultimate Uncheese Cookbook'. My own family loved it, and it was quick to make.

I've got the new ' Uncheese Cookbook' . The 10th anniversary edition is called the 'Ultimate Uncheese Cookbook, and one of the additions to this edition is a listing of all the gluten free recipes it...

As I look out the window at LOTS of snow, I'm jealous of the warmth coming your way!

Anyway, favorite meal for hot summer days is wraps. We use tortillas, and fill with cold noodles or rice. Then...

For the most part, you need to remember that everything you're going to do over the next 5 years is teaching already. Getting kids to tie their shoes and use the toilet are far more challenging tasks...

Beautiful children all!

I can't post mine since they're not vegan (yet!). Someday....

And feline01- you mentioned elsewhere that you're planning on homeschooling. Good for you. We are in our...

Eve, I find that very scary!

From a vegan point of view I agree that the society needs to be labeling GM products that are animal free/ cruelty free. Them not taking a stand against GM is fine...

I'm at the other end of the world- we've just finished bringing in the garden and there is over a foot/ 30cm of snow on the ground!!

My freezer is full with lots of green beans, beets, shread...

Sorry Banana- I just checked Artichokes recipe and noticed you said you didn't have things like the lemon juice and corn starch.

However, the oatmeal can still help! It's a great thickener...

Banana- you need more than just the yeast to make the cheese saucey.

Try 1/2 c water (about)
2 T oatmeal (plain!)
2 T cornstarch
2 T lemon juice
6+T nutritional yeast
2 T tahini if you have...

salad dressings with oil base thus lots of salads
pretzels
foccacia bread with oil /basmatic vinegar (canadian restaurants like this one)
bruchetta without the extra cheese sprinkled on top
fruit...

Good to know you double checked! I hate it when I KNOW something is 'safe' and then they go and change the ingredients on me!

Hi CC.

I don't know if it's like Korn suggested about being too broad a topic or not. I didn't jump in because my children are (not yet) vegan, although I'm serving them more and more vegan each...

Thank you SOOOOOOoooo much for this list Phillip! Just what I need to post on the fridge for reminding the family!

(Actually we've just unplugged the microwave totally!)

Veganblue- oreaos might be vegetarian, but not vegan.

Ingredients
Regular Oreos Ingredients:
Sugar, flour, hydrogenated soybean oil, cocoa, high fructose corn syrup, whey, corn starch, baking...

I haven't tried any of the vegan cheeses that you can buy at the store, since I'm also tring to avoid consuming massively processed foods. I've made 'Gooda' and 'Chedda' and a nice melty pizza/nacho...

Ditto on the 'Uncheese cookbook'. Actually, I just got the 10th anniversary edition called 'The Ultimate Uncheese cookbook'. It is WONDERFUL! We're going to have grilled 'cheeze' sandwiches today for...

Eve- if I was by myself I'd bake less often. Since I have a family, I bake often. I believe in the rule of not having junk in the house, so if the kids are looking for things to eat I want it to be...

I actually have recipes for two different breads- one is called Ezekiel and the other essene. Different results but both good (IMHO). The Ezekiel is more like a normal loaf of bread, the Essene is...

Comfort books-
Chronicles of Narnia
Anne of Green Gables series (I'm Canadian- what can I say?)
Books by Enid Blyton as well

All time favorites, however, has to be the Dragonsong, Dragonsinger...

Cedarblue- thought for you. I make my husbands lunch every morning and I get bored making the same thing all the time. Except after the X number attempt at creating variety he nicely asked me to cool...

Thanks CC, I've now got my menu planned up until Christmas. Wanna do a quick Thanksgiving menu up for us? That's what I'm missing still!

Sending some prayers of peace and thanks your way.

Jumping in after 'lurking' for a long time!

Tthe packaged food does add up to more, so even though you spent $80, it would have been more if you'd bought the 'other' stuff. I did a survey amoungst...