vegan crap in general

[cosmo105]

i'm going to try to keep it to one thread from now on. honest!

This is ridiculously easy and tasty to boot.


taken from vegweb.com... (http://vegweb.com/index.php?PHPSESSID=334dcf95fe8a907f207fc29fb7ed37 78&topic=9897.0)

Creamy Cottage Cheese

Ingredients (use vegan versions):

1/2 lb. extra-firm silken tofu
1/4 cup vegan mayonnaise
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon dill weed or 2 tablespoon chopped chives

Place all ingredients in a large bowl. Stir together till well combined. Transfer to a storage container and chill in fridge. It will be fresh for about 5 days.


The one thing I did differently to this recipe was added a little lemon juice - just a teensy bit, no more than a tablespoon or two. I think it made a huge difference. It really has kick and sort of curdled up a little. I always add tons of seasoned salt to mine just to give it more flavor. Hope you guys like it!

[jabumbo]

eating vegan seems like too much work for it to be worthwhile...

[cosmo105]

your mom seems like too much work to be worthwhile

[jabumbo]

how clever you are

[sab0tage]

your mom seems like too much work to be worthwhile


LOL....I love the 'your mom' insults:D

(I'm not getting involved, just think its funny)

[cosmo105]

Do you know any good Pancake recipes?

I am a pancake whore and cant cross over until I know there is a scrumptious pancake waiting for me on the other side. :(

same problem with bagels. :(
i use a mix. Arrowhead Mills makes a nice Buckwheat one and i just use soymilk, agave nectar (instead of honey), and Ener-G egg replacer.

are you sure you want to go vegan? i think you should do it slowly. you jumped into being vegetarian before you were prepared, it seemed, and you shouldn't do the same for veganism...give it more time to be sure it's what you want. you haven't even been veggie all that long. honestly, it's really, really hard to do it healthily. i might make it sound easy but that's just because i've found my groove. i struggled for a couple years finding out what i should be eating.

[sab0tage]

i use a mix. Arrowhead Mills makes a nice Buckwheat one and i just use soymilk, agave nectar (instead of honey), and Ener-G egg replacer.

are you sure you want to go vegan? i think you should do it slowly. you jumped into being vegetarian before you were prepared, it seemed, and you shouldn't do the same for veganism...give it more time to be sure it's what you want. you haven't even been veggie all that long. honestly, it's really, really hard to do it healthily. i might make it sound easy but that's just because i've found my groove. i struggled for a couple years finding out what i should be eating.

I've been veggie for almost 20 years but don't think I have it in me to go vegan. It makes it harder that although my wife is veggie she only likes the fake meat stuff - not tofu, beans etc

Being veggie is quite easy today, but I think going vegan takes a hell of a lot of effort.

[cosmo105]

breakfast - i usually have a smoothie that i make with almond milk, a soy-free protein powder, flaxseed meal, a banana, and frozen berries

i'll combine that with either a slice of complete protein sprouted toast and a little vegan butter and maybe some fruit spread or soy yogurt with granola and berries. or whatever sprouted bagels or anything i might have around. i find that planning out my breakfasts in the morning make my routine go a lot faster.

for a midday snack i'll bring an apple or some other fruit to school and a bar, or macrobiotic cookie or something of that nature.

when i get home i'll have a light lunch...lately i've been stir-frying up tempeh and a frozen nasi goreng mix, but really i have whatever the hell i feel like :)

for dinner, i try to cut out carbs for the most part. sometimes i'll have pasta (with garbanzo beans for protein) but i'll take a carb blocker beforehand. usually i'll have a salad of mixed baby greens with whatever greens i have on hand - spinach, beet greens, black kale (mmm), and cherry tomatoes along with a tahini dressing (or olive oil and vinegar if i've been bad) and some dehydrated veggies for crunch. i don't have a huge repetoire, but i do my best to mix it up. i try not to resort to veggie burgers or fake meats too often, but when i do i stick with high quality stuff like Dr. Praeger's california burgers. those are bitchin'.

I make a great scrambled tofu/soyrizo dish, and i'll have that with beans, and maybe brown rice if i feel up to getting out the rice cooker (which i've been pretty bad about lately :o). otherwise i might marinate some tofu and stir-fry it up with some veggies...or steam some beets and have those with soup...i steam a lot of stuff, too. broccoli, etc. but i try to eat most of it raw.

damnit, i'm hungry.

[Lex Diamonds]

Vegan food is so.... unnatural. Substitutes for everything. I'll just stick to my milk/cheese/everything else the way nature intended, thanks.

[cosmo105]

oh? the way nature indended, huh? seeing as how we're the only mammal that consumes the milk of another mammal, and the only mammal that consumes milk after infancy, eh? and people wonder why so many of us are lactose intolerant.

for serious though, i don't use that many substitutes in my diet. most of what i eat is raw to minimally processed fruits, vegetables, legumes, and grains. and almond/soy milks aren't unnatural. it's a pretty easy process to make them. tofu's been around for centuries too. it's just bean curd.

[Lex Diamonds]

we're the only mammal that consumes the milk of another mammal
I see what you're saying, and that's cool, everyone's entitled to their own choices in diet, health regimes, etc. But I take issue with this bit. We're the only mammal that has the civilisation to herd, feed, and milk cows in order to get their milk. And there's loads of shit in cow milk that is really good for us. And I'm pretty sure most predators consume the milk of other mammals. I mean, they don't eat around the bits in the females where milk is stored, do they?

[cosmo105]

that's a weird image. *bite* *sploosh*

and yeah, there is quite a bit of nutrition in cow's milk. it is a pretty good source of protein, fat, and vitamins...in its whole, unprocessed form. but most of the milk out there today has to be re-enriched to contain any nutritious value whatsoever.

but the thing is, we're just not set up to digest lactose. it's not that good for our bellies, and many, many people are allergic to it in some way. dairy allergies are the causes of a lot of disorders, especially of the skin.

to each his or her own, though, dude. i will admit, cheese is pretty fucking good shit. i still have cheese dreams. i wake up in a cold, guilty sweat.

[beastiegirrl101]

^ I really would like for you to come grocery shopping with me. I love to go shopping but I am terrible at putting meals together in the store...ya know like ok, what am I going to eat this week. So I ususally end up getting my standard items...which arent all that exciting.

Are there personal grocery shoppers?

[cosmo105]

^yeah, but you'll end up paying an arm and a leg for them to do shit you can easily do yourself.

it's about having a well-stocked pantry, and knowing what works with what...and having a mom that reads Sunset magazine and could whip up a 4-course meal in under an hour.

watch food network more often. ;)

[beastiegirrl101]

I dont have cable. :( but I do get Cooking Light Magazines and read them cover to cover.

[b-grrrlie]

I'm quite happy being a vegetarian. I don't mind eating vegan either, but I like honey and cheese too much to become that totally. And it's already a pain in the ass being veggie at parties, conferences and other gatherings. People just don't know how to make vegetarian food! I was at a wedding last summer and they made an effort by getting asparagus and then ruining it by boiling it for at least half an hour! They (groom's mum) were so totally used to their meat. I wish bride's mum had been there earlier, she's at least pescetarian.

[beastiegirrl101]

Cosmo tell me about your pantry. (not to be confused with pantie(s))

[cosmo105]

ah yeah. it's rough being a vegan (and i don't mean just the fiber *romshit*) and being out and about. people always ask me, how do you manage in the outside world? i'm lucky to live in an area that's relatively health-conscious and vegan-friendly. (the south was a different story.) and i know what restaurants can cater to me, and what i can eat where. and most places are very accomodating. regarding parties, i always let people know way in advance that i'm vegan, but offer to bring a dish so they don't have to do extra work for me. i'm always super appreciative of people that go out of their way to make sure there's something for me. it's so sweet when they do. :)

but a lot of the time i'm stuck with fruit salad, or veggie salad. that's fine with me, though. that's where bars come in handy. and a lot of the time i'll eat a meal at home first so no one feels bad about me not being able to partake in most of the nosh.


i do eat honey, though. not that often - very rarely these days i'll put it in tea. but it's in a lot of the foods i eat regularly, and, well, fuck bees. just kidding. most honey farming these days is kept pretty humane anyway. i try to avoid it where i can, but i don't make a fuss about it.

[cosmo105]

Cosmo tell me about your pantry. (not to be confused with pantie(s))
i have a nice spice collection goin' on. constantly adding to it. but i'm dying to get opaque containers for it. light damages spices, but noo, we consumers just have to see what we're buying so they package it in clear glass. same with oil, durn it.

i try to always keep certain basic things on hand: cloves of garlic on hand, along with an onion, yam, squash, cans of whole tomatoes (they're better than crushed because you can get the seeds out yourself), tomato sauce, oil (extra virgin olive, canola, and grapeseed), vinegar (red wine, balsamic, sherry), cans of beans (garbanzo, pinto, kidney, chili, baked, mixed for salad, etc.), and other such things that i can whip into something easily.

from there it's about having the right amount of fresh produce at your disposal. don't overdo it - you'll end up buying too much and it'll all go to waste. see what's in season, what looks good, and what sounds good to you. plan out your meals accordingly from there.

[beastiegirrl101]

isnt there a type of vegetarian that eats only whats in season....there's a name for it...my Indian friend is one.

[cosmo105]

gah yeah. i can't remember the name now. that's somewhere in my culinary arts textbook, now that i think about it. there's also fruitatarians, the ones that only eat what you can take off the plant without killing it. we regular vegans beat them up after school. FAGS! what's the matter, can't eat a POTATO? *punch*

[Bob]

gah yeah. i can't remember the name now. that's somewhere in my culinary arts textbook, now that i think about it. there's also fruitatarians, the ones that only eat what you can take off the plant without killing it. we regular vegans beat them up after school. FAGS! what's the matter, can't eat a POTATO? *punch*

that is so inhumane. it's like "i'm only gonna eat your penis, but i'm not gonna kill you, because that would be cruel. byeeeee~~~~:D"

[cosmo105]

that explains a lot about you, bob.

[monkey]

Are there personal grocery shoppers?


I LOVE GROCERY SHOPPING. i mean, i doubt that anyone would want me shopping for them, but the supermarket is my temple. i love taking my sweet old time grocery shopping, checking labels, thinking of things that i could make... it's fantastical. if i could grocery shop every day... i would.

[cosmo105]

today in my culinary arts class the prof pointed toward me and said, "this young lady has been waiting very patiently and watching as we've all been eating cheese and meat and eggs, and on friday she's finally going to get the chance to eat something we make!" i got really :cool: and :D because seriously, i haven't been able to eat a damn thing we've made since the beginning of class when we had soymilk. but then she said something that was entirely news to me: "that's right, she's going to cook us a vegan meal!"

:eek:

i am?! i've never cooked in bulk for anyone before. at least i have some advance notice...i know exactly what i'm going to make. mini breakfast tostadas! scrambled tofu with soyrizo, and some refried beans, and i'm going to make some guacamole too and bring salsa and such. and i'm also going to make my mom's cool and spicy mexican salad...jicama, cucumber, and pineapple slices drizzled with lime juice and a chili salt rub made from paprika, cayenne, red pepper flakes, and kosher salt. oooh i can't wait :)

[Lyman Zerga]

im no vegan but a vegetarian since a long time
and
i was always to pussy to eat SUCH (http://www.vnv.org.au/images/Products-MeatAltJoyceTofuBurgers.jpg) things

till a few months ago and i told my mum to buy me tofu sausages (cause i really needed some hot dog action) but said she should try to find the most unrealistic looking and tasting ones (tasted terrible btw)

dont know why
i even like(d) the taste of meat
maybe for some reason i still fear theres some real meat added to it or something

wtf?

[Randetica]

cosmo?

[cosmo105]

yes dearie?

[Randetica]

is that kinda normal or should i get some serious tofu help?

[cosmo105]

ums, i'm afraid i don't quite understand your conundrum. you're afraid to try meat substitutes? aw mang they can be pretty good. and don't worry, they don't secretly put meat in them. (although i have heard that a lot of asian "vegetarian" places will have dishes that are like 97% vegetarian and 3% COW or something.) just read the labels. my favorites are tofu pups hot dogs, and tofurky sammich slices. but to be honest, i rarely eat meat substitutes anymore.

[Randetica]

ok thanks

*eats tofu right now*

[cosmo105]

i am so excited for my cooking demo on friday. my prof keeps talking it up in class and i get all squirmy. fuck i want to have my own cooking show. instead of Good Eats, it'd be Wicked Awesome Eats.

[Randetica]

haha

i should rape visit your class
or you should atleast film or take million pictures for me
with chewie on every picture

CHEWWWIIEEEEEEE!!


sorry im tofu drunk

[Extra Cheese]

why soy-free protein powder??

is soy protein powder bad? i've been taking that shit for a couple of months now, am i going to die?

[cosmo105]

naws. it's just, with my diet, i consume a lot of soy products every day, and i don't want to overload on it. too much of anything is a bad thing. so i try to find soy-free things where i can.

[Lyman Zerga]

im now officialy over my "when it looks, tastes and smells like meat then it has to be meat!" phobia

all that tofu wannabe meat stuff is pretty tasty (y)


i could fist myself for avoiding it for so many years