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    GP in NYC area

    Yet again the company I work for is switching health care providers (back to Oxford). When we initially signed up with Oxford I randomly chose someone, but now that we're switching again it would be...
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    Re: what would you do if you were me?

    Get polyurethane condoms. They shouldn't be difficult to find.
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    Re: Favourite vegan food / meal

    The most recent Veggie Life? I think I may have that one.
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    Re: Favourite vegan food / meal

    Oh my gosh. Whose recipe is that (the cornbread-walnut biscuits)? They sound sooo good.
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    Re: What is on your Holiday wish list?

    Yarn, yarn, yarn and more yarn. And a cheap digital camera to take pictures of my yarn, vegan food and the skyline view outside of my new apartment. Hmmm. I suppose I better forward this list to...
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    Re: party food

    About the rice syrup -- it's my recollection that it is fairly thick. Maple syrup will likely be looser. I would add the maple syrup a little at a time because it's likely you'll need less of it.
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    Re: Recipes not protected by copyright!

    If whomever posts a recipe makes representations that the recipe that s/he posts is his/her own, I have no reason to doubt that individual until proven otherwise. I rarely use online recipes since I...
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    Re: Recipes not protected by copyright!

    Oh, and unless I'm way off base Artichoke, your earlier posts seem to indicate that if you find great recipes in a book that you'd like to share with people, you buy them the book rather than...
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    Re: Recipes not protected by copyright!

    It disturbs me that you find this funny. If someone admitted to taking 99 cent lipstick from the dime store would you still laugh? Intellectual property crime is still crime.


    This is not a...
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    Re: Recipes not protected by copyright!

    No. The only condition in which I would download music is if I paid for a service. Just because you can get something for free doesn't mean it's right for you to do so. But I presume that every...
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    Re: Recipes not protected by copyright!

    I think people should worry about posting 1/300th of a cookbook. What if everyone who chose to break the law posted a different recipe? It would essentially be possible, then, for various individuals...
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    Re: What did you eat for the first time today?

    Oh I loooove dolmas. They're so easy to make, too, if you can find grape leaves. In the summer I love bringing the fixings into work and assembling on the spot. Plus, they're one of the few Middle...
  13. Thread: greens

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    Re: greens

    Except for some reason I'm thinking I've read that some of the vitamins in chard aren't as bioavailable as kale. Does anyone else know more about this? Not that they're not both exceptionally yummy.
  14. Re: how many hours before bed to stop drinking fluids?

    It's not deliberate, but I stop drinking fluids about a half hour before I leave work (5:00 pm). I don't have a water filter at home and so don't drink the water there. I chug it and tea all day long...
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    Re: yoga not good for me?

    I wholly I agree with you with respect to "classic" yoga, but power yoga is another type of animal altogether. It's a bastardized yoga form altered to work up a little more sweat. I've never really...
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    Re: yoga not good for me?

    In reality, you might have better luck if you try one of the slower forms first, purely for stretching sake . . . rent a DVD or video, even, if you have to. This will get your body accustomed to...
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    Re: yoga not good for me?

    Maybe it's just that Power Yoga is not for you. It sounds like you're overextending yourself. Is the room heated (bikram-style) or are you generating a lot of heat? Heat tends to allow you to push...
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    Re: ' - I ate 10+ veggies & fruits today'

    pumpkin/raisins: 1
    carrot/parsley salad: 2
    veggie lettuce wraps from sushi place: 2
    potato leek soup: 2
    beets: 2
    kuri squash: 2
    collards: 3
    dried sour cherries/onion: 0.5

    14.5 servings. ...
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    Re: ' - I ate 10+ veggies & fruits today'

    Information on acai.
    I have never seen the stuff in berry form. I suppose I will have to travel to Brazil for that. But I like the pure smoothie pack. They're kind of expensive (maybe $1 per...
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    Re: ' - I ate 10+ veggies & fruits today'

    broccoli - 3
    butternut squash - 3
    spinach/mushroom/heart of palm/dried cranberries - 3
    apple - 1
    frozen mango, blueberries, cranberries & acai - 2
    mushrooms/roasted red peppers/artichoke hearts...
  21. Thread: Adoption

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    Re: adoption

    This statement literally increased my heart rate. Perhaps if you live in a country where there aren't very many children available there might be reason to go elsewhere, but in the United States far...
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    Re: ' - I ate 10+ veggies & fruits today'

    I don't know if I should admit it, but I don't recall the last time I've had a date.

    Raisins: 1
    Carrot/corn/potato (in black bean soup): 1
    Red cabbage/carrot/raisin salad: 2
    Mango: 2
    Broccoli:...
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    Re: ' - I ate 10+ veggies & fruits today'

    Asian veggie mix (water chesnuts, snowpeas, bamboo shoots, broccoli, etc.)- 2
    miso soup (daikon radish, bok choy, shiitake mushrooms) - 4
    collard greens - 3
    cherries/blueberries/acai berries/mango...
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    Re: ' - I ate 10+ veggies & fruits today'

    Thanks for the tips. For breakfast, I tend towards fruit smoothies in the summer and oatmeal in the winter, but since I don't mind savory stuff for breakfast perhaps I should re-think a stirfry. I...
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    Re: ' - I ate 10+ veggies & fruits today'

    mango - 2 servings
    banana - 1 serving
    carrots, garlic, onion, okra, collards, brussel sprouts, kale (a veggie bean soup inspired by CC) - 3.5 servings
    cherries, wild blueberries, cranberries (in...
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    Re: The "I ate 10+ veggies & fruits today" thread

    Yesterday (all = to one serving, only the mushrooms split between meals):
    blueberries, pineapple, carrots, kale, broccoli, mushrooms, nectarine, figs, red pepper, purslane.

    10 servings is not so...
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    Re: What did you eat for the first time today?

    I didn't mind them (when I could have them) probably because I hadn't had "restaurant" falafel yet. Once I moved to NYC I became a connoisseur. I miss them so. Anyone have a tried and true recipe...
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    Re: Favourite vegan food / meal

    A few of my favorites:
    1. blueberries
    2. asparagus
    3. veggie maki (with emphasis on avocado)
    4. lentils
    5. fresh figs
    6. mushrooms (all varieties, really, but I adore hen of the woods)
    7....
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    Re: greens

    Thanks for the tip about cactus. It's rare that I come across actual cactus pads despite living in a neighborhood with a large hispanic population. I can get the jarred nopalitos though. Last week I...
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    Re: Geographic Tongue

    I'm sesame-wheat/kamut/spelt-tomatoes, myself. I do not deliberately eat any food I'm allergic to. Hives, asthma (sometimes severe), extreme sleepiness, nausea, etc. -- none of these are things I...
  31. Thread: Strawberries

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    Re: Strawberries

    Mine are. That's why I'm a tooth model.:D
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    Re: Low-prep/no-prep meals for lazy vegans

    Come, now. In public I'm absolutely charming and well-behaved. I even know which one is the salad fork.:D
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    Re: greens

    Oh so glorious kale. Some people find kale a bit bitter, but I love the stuff. It's good if you bake it, too. It gets nice and crispy. Also love it in soups with potatoes or sweet potatoes.
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    Re: Low-prep/no-prep meals for lazy vegans

    But that was civilized! I myself just eat toast over the bag the bread came in, shake the crumbs into the sink and put the bag back into the refrigerator.
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    Re: Soft serve ice cream

    When my brother and I were kids we used to just put regular ice cream in a bowl and stir like crazy. We managed to get it to Frosty consistency. But we were about six or seven and very energetic.
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    Re: Low-prep/no-prep meals for lazy vegans

    I second pressure cookers. Great thing is, you can make mass amounts of beans and freeze them (an even cheaper and lower sodium alternative to canned).

    Just a thought, does your supermarket ever...
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