Guest guest Posted May 2, 2008 Report Share Posted May 2, 2008 --- suzanne bellerive <sbellerive wrote: > Won't you please say Hello to the group and tell us a little bit about yourself, such as: > * which city or country you live in Hi everyone. I live in Canada. > * how long you've been veggie (or interested, if you're not a veggie) I've thought vegetarianism the best way to eat for, oh, 30 years. I've never managed to make the switch completely, as I do sometimes have the desire to eat certain meats. But I am always trying to add to my recipe arsenal of delicious main-course vegetarian meals that are practical and not too labour-intensive. > * and - oh - anything else you'd like to share! Kids? Dogs? Cats? Hobbies? Favourite hates? Two kids -- boys age 19 (has cerebral palsy and is developmentally delayed but is happy and independent; best thing that ever happened to me) and 15 (homeschooling by correspondence this year because he has never liked public school). I live on a farm (hubby is an organic farmer of beef and grain; I keep my nose out of that; but he loves his meat and potatoes; there's a story in that, as I get migraines and he thinks it's because I don't eat enough meat!), work from my home office half-time as an editor for an internet publication, read tarot, am interested in herbs for health, walk or bike every day when the weather is fine, love my flowers, wildlife and birds (live in heaven, here), read quite a bit, like to sing and listen to music, oh that's enough about me for now. Hello all! -- Kate, a.k.a. author of The Secret Journal of Suzanne Bellerive http://suzannebellerive.wordpress.com _________ For Good. Give and get cool things for free, reduce waste and help our planet. Plus find hidden treasure http://green./uk/earth-day/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 3, 2008 Report Share Posted May 3, 2008 Welcome, Kate Hey if you've been thinking about going veggie for 30 years, maybe this time you'll actually do it! That'd be great Sorry to hear you won't have support from your husband in this adventure, but it's not really so difficult to do it alone providing you feed the omnivore a slab or what he wants in the animal flesh line along with the wonderful things you make for yourself that you can share! There are lots of people here who have 'mixed' households, and for the main it works out okay (Can't speak myself - both my dh and I went vegetetarian and then vegan together, so no problem.) How nice that you live a rural existence - some members here would seriously envy your potential for a lovely vegetable and herb garden!!!!! Write in and let us know if there is anything we can help you with - we love to help - and have a look at our Files (access from the Homepage) for fantastic recipes! Best, Pat (Group Owner) ---- My blog: http://beanvegan.blogspot.com " Atrocities are not less atrocities when they occur in laboratories and are called medical research. " (George Bernard Shaw) ______________________________\ ____ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile./;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 6, 2008 Report Share Posted May 6, 2008 On 5/3/08, Pat <drpatsant wrote: > > Sorry to hear you won't have support from your husband in this adventure, > but it's not really so difficult to do it alone providing you feed the > omnivore a slab or what he wants in the animal flesh line along with the > wonderful things you make for yourself that you can share! <Rant><in a friendly tone, don't get me wrong> I can happily say that I don't consider it my duty to cook what he wants to eat. He has to take what he gets, or he can do his own cooking. What am I, a domestic servant? Not in this lifetime! That said, out of kindness (since I work from my home office and am here to do it) I will put a roast or chicken in the oven *if he gets it out of the deep freeze to thaw* but otherwise I only cook meat when I crave it myself or am feeling too lazy to do the cutting and chopping that seems to always be required when cooking vegetarian. It's so much easier to throw a hunk of dead animal in the oven (sorry, hope no one's feeling nauseated yet) and boil some potatoes, and sometimes I succumb to my laziness. My rare inclusion of meat in meals I make has caused some problems because my spouse is a bit resentful, but ... tough noogies. He can cook as well as I can and it's up to him, just as it is to me, to make the time to cook if he wants something different than I do. I don't feel I owe him my services in the kitchen; or anywhere, for that matter. <End of Rant> > How nice that you live a rural existence - some members here would > seriously envy your potential for a lovely vegetable and herb garden!!!!! Then they'd be *really* envious. I have acres to plant, if I want to. It only I was more ambitious .... > > Write in and let us know if there is anything we can help you with - we > love to help - and have a look at our Files (access from the Homepage) for > fantastic recipes! I'll be checking the recipes and trying some out for my own recipe collection — the reason I joined this list. > My blog: http://beanvegan.blogspot.com It's great to see photos of the recipes. That helps! -- Kate, author of The Secret Journal of Suzanne Bellerive http://suzannebellerive.wordpress.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 6, 2008 Report Share Posted May 6, 2008 > <Rant><in a friendly tone, don't get me > wrong> Rant away - we don't mind - as long as it is friendly *lol* > I can happily say that I don't consider it my duty to > cook what he [the dh] > wants to eat. He has to take what he gets, or he can do his > own > cooking. What am I, a domestic servant? Not in this > lifetime! I'm with you all the way as far as that goes But of course, I have it easy. My dh often leads us in different veg directions, just as I often lead him. We are pretty compatible in our food preferences. > That said, out of kindness . . . I will put a roast or chicken in the oven > *if he gets > it out of the deep freeze to thaw* Gotcha >but otherwise I only > cook meat when > I crave it myself or am feeling too lazy to do the cutting > and > chopping that seems to always be required when cooking > vegetarian. It's not that troublesome. I mean, think of all that's required to make dead animal muscle taste even vaguely palatable Veggies otoh always taste good. Yesssss! > It's so much easier to throw a hunk of dead animal in > the oven (sorry, > hope no one's feeling nauseated yet) Yes, I can hear the '' clicks even as I read this Big rule here (but how could you know so soon unless you'd read all your files received upon joining and read the homepage - take a peek, okay?): we don't discuss eating animal carcases because this offends almost all vegetarians for one reason or another. >and boil some > potatoes, and > sometimes I succumb to my laziness. Well, you're being unnecessarily hard on yourself, aren't you? I mean, you call it laziness, but I'd call it habit - a habit of convenience (you know how to do the omnivore diet with your eyes closed) and a habit of mind (you think 'dinner' and go onto old practices). There are lots of people here who have been through this quite recently (and perhaps are still struggling with it), but who have ways around their tendencies to slip back into me*t-eating days/daze, which they know is neither good for them or anything else. Just ask and we will help as much as we can!!!! > My rare inclusion of > meat in meals > I make has caused some problems because my spouse is a bit > resentful Well, sometimes consistency works better than not, but otoh sometimes (especially in a domestic situation) it helps if you can find those me*t components of a meal for him that are easy to prepare quickly in a skillet while you are doing the rest of the meal. It's a delicate negotiation, I would think, but not impossible, as many here will attest. > I'll be checking the recipes and trying some out for my > own recipe > collection — the reason I joined this list. Then enjoy!!!!!! We have lots of beautiful recipes, from ovo-lacto to vegan, cooked to raw, which should please anyone and everyone (even some omnivores like your dh!). > It's great to see photos of the recipes. That helps! Glad you checked them out! Some recipes are here, some not - so if you're interested you can check both. (The blog started out as an illustration of recipes sent to this group and to <a href= " vegetarianslimming/ " >Vegetarian Slimming</a>, our sister group, but turned into quite something else along the line.) The blog is representative of my own recipes, originating with me, or adaptations of others'. Would love to chat with you more, so please write in again, okay? Best, Pat (Group Owner) ---- My blog: http://beanvegan.blogspot.com " Atrocities are not less atrocities when they occur in laboratories and are called medical research. " (George Bernard Shaw) ______________________________\ ____ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile./;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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