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May 9, 2000

I use Veganaise, I buy it at the health food store. Tastes JUST like regular

mayo!

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May 9, 2000

You can by vegan mayo, Nayonaise is one and I thnk there are others, or you

can make it, a recipe follows, I got it from another list, vary amounts and

seasoning to please your taste. Actually I don't use may much anymore I am

preferring to use really nice mustards.

Jan

Tofu Mayonnaise

1 cup tofu, well drained

1 tbsp rice vinegar (or lemon juice)

1 tsp Dijon-style mustard

1/4 dry mustard

white pepper to taste

Puree in food processor or blender. Cover and let stand 1 hour before

using.

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" Juli Jacobsen " <jewelster33

" vegan "

Tuesday, May 09, 2000 4:49 PM

new to list

Hey there!

I'm new to the list. I've only seen 2 posts since I

signed up, but thought I'd ask a question anyway...

I was ovo-lacto for a few years, but went totally

vegan recently. My question is, what do you all use

instead of mayo? Are there recipes using tofu or

something? I have several of John McDougall's books,

and many of those recipes are amazing!

Talk soon! ~ Juli

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May 12, 2000

nayonaise by nasoya is the best stuff. i swear by it.

March 28, 2001

Hi Karen;

Welcome to the group! I think your introduction was great! I

love reading them when people post them! I think it is a great

idea to do that.

I am 46 and a mother of a 17 year old girl who I raised vegan

from toddlerhood. Having a baby did the same thing for me too,

made me see food and feeding in a whole new light. Now, my

daughter makes decisions for herself about what she eats, which

are at times different from what I consider ideal, but mostly I

think she understands what is best for her and sticks to plant

foods.

Does your son like fruit? Fruit is great food, not just a treat!

My daughter loved pears as a baby.

I'd recommend that you keep on experimenting with different

recipes until you find ones that your son likes. For example, I

make a Black Bean soup that is very smooth because it is

blendered, mellow and flavourful. My daughter is VERY particular

about what she likes, but she likes that. It took me probably a

year of working on the recipe before she liked it and would eat

it. I'm very careful to keep it the same every time I make it to

make sure she will eat it and enjoy it. I keep small containers

of it in the freezer so that I have some handy when she wants a

quick lunch. I do the same with a vegan Boston Baked Beans

recipe made with molasses and mustard. I worked on that recipe

for awhile until we all liked it and now I keep small containers

of that in the freezer too for quick meals.

I also have a soup recipe that includes spinach. It is based on

sweet potatoes and carrots, so it is sweet, and savoury with

ginger and cumin. The chopped spinach goes in just at the end.

One hardly even notices the taste of the spinach because it is

all part of the symphony. I'd be happy to send you these recipes

if you would like.

Have you tried him with scrambled tofu?

I know it is hard to rest easy when kids get into eating jags,

but it really, is a very common thing that they do. Is Oatios a

whole grain cereal? Is he still breast feeding?

Personally I think that you are wise to get eggs out of his diet

ASAP. They are packed with cholesterol, 274 mg per egg and high

in phospherous. I think that they aren't worth their

camouflaging ability myself. He can still be completely healthy

even if he never eats spinach, and legumes are entirely optional

in even a vegan diet. Sure, they are high in protein, but we can

get all we need from a varied diet of lower protein plant foods

like fruit and grains and other vegetables. He may be rejecting

them right now for a good reason anyway. Possibly, his little

body may be instinctively rejecting them as too high in protein

for his tender young kidneys to handle. Human breast milk, the

ideal food for human infants, on which they typically double

their size in the first 6 months of life, the fastest growth rate

in their post-birth lives, is only 5% protein. Legumes are on

average about 30% protein.

Anyway, I think the best thing to do is to keep trying new

recipes yourself, find ones that you like, and keep offering them

to him. One of these days, he is bound to like something(s).

Kids often remain selective eaters when they start out that way,

although they typically DO expand their eating habits gradually

as they grow older. Often they reject things that they are

allergic to, so I think it's good to just work with that.

www.vegfamily.com may offer some suggestions too.

Please let us know how it goes! :-)

Wishing you health, happiness and prosperity...

Deborah

HI,

My name is Karen and I'm new. I'm 24, live in manhattan and I

have an 18

month old son Adrian.

I don't know if you do introductions on this list so please

excuse me if I'm

violating house rules and I'll try to keep it short.

I started the journey towards veganism a couple of years ago and

approached

it from a nutritional standpoint and stopped eating red meat and

dairy. I

was still eating fish and organic chicken and eggs.

When I had my son my whole outlook on the world changed. I was a

big

supporter of natural child birth and momma baby bonding and

considered

myself to be a lover of animals and only when i had Adrian and

learned about

our crimes against animals did I see how hypocritical it was to

be the

person that I was and still consume animal products.

Although I must say I was pretty ignorant, I thought that all

sheep were

sheared like they were in " Babe " and they were only done when it

was warm

silly me.

So, long story short my hubby and I are now complete vegans and

my son is

99.9% vegan.

I do have one question to throw out, are there any other parents

out there?

I have one problem my son got a taste for eggs when we were still

eating

them. The only way I can get stuff like spinich and legumes

(anything other

than oatios) is to scramble them in an egg. Now I buy my eggs

from an

organic farmer who tells me that he does not get his chicks from

hatcheries. But still....I'd like to break this habit before

Adrian will

actually remember eating eggs. Any suggestions? Besides using

*egg beaters*

and stuff like that, I've looked at the ingredients and they seem

laden with

chemicals.

I look forward to being a part of this group!

peace,

karen

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June 5, 2001

Fajitas

(Serves 6)

1 lb firm tofu-(wrap in paper towels and place something heavy on it for 1

hour to drain)

1 1/2 C thinly sliced onion

1 1/2 C thinly sliced green peppers

1 4oz can chopped green chilies (undrained)

1/2 C orange juice

1 tbsp olive oil

2 tbsp vinegar

3 cloves garlic - minced

1 tsp cumin

1 tsp coriander

1 tsp oregano

1 package 6 " flour tortillas

Cut tofu into thin strips.Place tofu, onion, pepper in 9x13 baking pan.

Combine remaining ingredients (except tortillas) in small bowl. Mix well.

Pour over tofu & veggies. Refrigerate at least 4-5 hours or overnight.

Wrap tortillas in foil & bake for 10 min. in oven. Meanwhile, heat a large

skillet over med-high heat. Drain tofu mixture, reserving leftover

marinade, & place in skillet. Cook until veggies are tender, using marinade

to keep them from sticking. Use as much marinade as you like-(use all for

" juicier " fajitas.)

To serve, place a heaping spoonful onto a tortilla & enjoy.

June 5, 2001

Baked Peanut Tofu

(Serves 3-4)

1 lb firm tofu (drained)

4 tbsp peanut butter

2 tbsp tamari (or more to taste)

2 cloves garlic-minced

1 C water

1 1/2 tbsp arrowroot

Serve with cooked rice or pasta (rice noodles are especially good)

Cut tofu into small rectangles about 1/4 - 1/2 inch thick. In small bowl,

mix together peanut butter, tamari & garlic. SLowly stir in the water. Mix

well.

Place tofu in shallow glass dish, pour liquid overtop & let marinate in

refrigerator at least 1 hour. It's better the longer you marinate.

When ready to cook, remove tofu from dish & place on well oiled cookie

sheet. Reserve liquid.

Bake at 375 for 30-45 min. The longer you cook, the crunchier it will be.

Mix the arrowroot with the liquid and heat in a saucepan over med-high

heat, stirring constantly, until sauce thickens.

Place tofu on cooked rice or pasta & spoon sauce over it.

June 5, 2001

Potato-tofu patties

(approx. 12 patties)

3 C mashed potatoes

1 tbsp oil

1 med. onion, chopped

1/2 C tofu, drained & chopped

1/4 C parsley, minced

1/2 tsp salt

1/4 tsp pepper

2 Tbsp oil

Saute onion in 1 tbsp oil, let cool. Mix tofu, parsley, salt & pepper into

potatoes. Add onions.

Shape into 1/2 " thick patties & brown in 2 tbsp oil about 4 min. each side.

July 19, 2001

Robyn- I am new to the veggie world, too! A couple of months ago, my husband decided out of the blue to kick meat for health reasons.(and I'm too lazy to cook 2 dinners so I joined him!!) He loves to fish so he decided to keep fish and shellfish in his diet. I read somewhere that this makes us pesco (pesca?) vegetarians. Eggs and milk recipes are OK on this list because we are all on different levels, from some still trying to go off of meat to strict vegans. I think that if you share a recipe with eggs or milk that those of us who don't include that in their diets can substitute or just not try that recipe. One thing I love about this list is that we tend not to lecture eachother and are helpful instead! As for vegetarianism being labor intensive, we still eat milk and eggs and take a multi-vitamin so I am not constantly wondering if we are getting all of the nutrients we need. I have tried some new things like quinoa (which I didn't like the texture) and avocados (which I love) and I love not having to stress about forgetting to defrost a chicken breast for dinner! I've gotten great ideas from this list and keep some staples on hand in the cabinet and freezer so I can make dinner in a pinch most nights without having to plan for it the night before (though I do love crock pot recipes, so keep 'em comin' if anyone has any good ones!) Good luck and welcome! ~Tammi

one_travelerr wrote: Hi Everyone,My name is Robyn. My husband and I have just decided to become vegetarian. We are very new at this. At least for the time being we will still use eggs and dairy. I hope that is ok with this list. I don't want to post anything that will affend anyone. And I figure if I do make a mistake, you'll let me know and make appropriate changes. People seem to feel that being vegetarian is labor intensive. I hope you will prove them wrong. I love trying new things but I need a few successes to keep me going. I know that Vegans do not use sugar. Do non-vegan vegetarians use sugar? I've heard that fructose is useable. I have had some success with it in the past.Dinner last night was awful. I tried some lentle patties. ugh. But tonight was great! It is called Southwestern Pasta from "Karen C. Greeniee" - greeniee I will list the recipe as I received it, but next time I will use a little less oil and I liked a little more sweetner and Tabasco. I used tomatoes from my garden, but to make it fast you could use canned tomatoes. I am sure some of you creative people could think of things to add to it, like zucchini. I served it with corn bread. It was the perfect summer supper.Southwestern Pasta* 1/4 C olive oil* 2 medium onions -- sliced* 1 clove garlic -- minced* 3 1/2 C peeled tomatoes -- crushed* 3/4 tsp Tabasco or other hot pepper sauce* 1/4 tsp salt* 2 Tbs minced fresh cilantro * 1/4 tsp sugar* 12 oz angel hair pasta -- cooked al dente and drainedHeat the oil over medium heat, stir in onions and garlic and saute until tender. (10-12 min)Add rest of ingredients (except pasta) and bring to boil.Reduce heat to low and simmer uncovered until thickened slightly (30 min)Place pasta on platter and top with sauce. Serves 4I hope someone else will enjoy this as much as I did.Robyn in So.CAcontact owner: -owner Mail list: Delivered-mailing list List-Un: - no flaming arguing or denigration of others allowedcontact owner with complaints regarding posting/list or anything else. Thank you.please share/comment/inform and mostly enjoy this list

July 20, 2001

Why not sugar? I think I remember that some sugar brands uses animal ingredient

in its produce. But my brands do not.

So Im sure that even som US brands is vegan to.

On Fri, 20 Jul 2001 01:41:27 -0000

one_travelerr wrote:

Hi Everyone,

My name is Robyn. My husband and I have just decided to become

vegetarian. We are very new at this. At least for the time being we

will still use eggs and dairy. I hope that is ok with this list. I

don't want to post anything that will affend anyone. And I figure if

I do make a mistake, you'll let me know and make appropriate

changes. People seem to feel that being vegetarian is labor

intensive. I hope you will prove them wrong. I love trying new

things but I need a few successes to keep me going.

I know that Vegans do not use sugar. Do non-vegan vegetarians use

sugar? I've heard that fructose is useable. I have had some success

with it in the past.

Dinner last night was awful. I tried some lentle patties. ugh.

But tonight was great! It is called Southwestern Pasta from " Karen

C. Greeniee " - greeniee I will list the recipe as I

received it, but next time I will use a little less oil and I liked a

little more sweetner and Tabasco. I used tomatoes from my garden, but

to make it fast you could use canned tomatoes. I am sure some of you

creative people could think of things to add to it, like zucchini. I

served it with corn bread. It was the perfect summer supper.

Southwestern Pasta

* 1/4 C olive oil

* 2 medium onions -- sliced

* 1 clove garlic -- minced

* 3 1/2 C peeled tomatoes -- crushed

* 3/4 tsp Tabasco or other hot pepper sauce

* 1/4 tsp salt

* 2 Tbs minced fresh cilantro

* 1/4 tsp sugar

* 12 oz angel hair pasta -- cooked al dente and drained

Heat the oil over medium heat, stir in onions and garlic and saute

until tender. (10-12 min)

Add rest of ingredients (except pasta) and bring to boil.

Reduce heat to low and simmer uncovered until thickened slightly (30

min)

Place pasta on platter and top with sauce. Serves 4

I hope someone else will enjoy this as much as I did.

Robyn in So.CA

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May 3, 2002

welcome Amy! i just moved to the Portland area this week!

if you try any of the recipes, would you be kind enough to post a

review??? we love feedback!!!!!

*hugs*

cherrie

, Amy Lovelace <loveamy@a...> wrote:

> Hi-

> my name is Amy and I have just joined the list. I live in Vancouver

> Washington, we just moved here a month ago. I have already gleaned

from

> the past posts and have found some wonderful looking recipes and

hope to

> use them soon.

>

> Thanks

> Amy

May 3, 2002

Dear Cherrie,

Besides being Vegan, we have other health issues in our family and are

looking for a good co-op grocery or health food store. If you find a

good one in Portland, would you let me know.. I have looked at two, and

one is very good. The really good one is called Food Front cooperative

Grocery 2375 NW thurman st. The other one is okay is Daily Grind

Natural foods 4026 Southeast Hawthorne Blvd. but neither have 100% of

what I am looking for, each just carry a few things. I would sure like

to find just one store that had everything, but I fear that is to much

to ask.

Amy

glitterophelia wrote:

> welcome Amy! i just moved to the Portland area this week!

>

> if you try any of the recipes, would you be kind enough to post a

> review??? we love feedback!!!!!

>

> *hugs*

>

> cherrie

>

May 3, 2002

Amy, how about Whole Foods? there is one on Couch street, right next to

Powell's books. the only thing i was disappointed about was that they

didn't carry vegenaise, or other vegan cheese items i like. other than that

though, they have quite a bit of stuff, just like a real grocery store!

There is also Nature's, but i'm not sure where the one in Portland is, i go

to the one in Lake Oswego. not only do they have a lot of food (also

basically a large natural foods grocery store), but they, like Whole Foods,

have a great deli, with all sorts of lovely vegan items to choose from,

including rice/pasta salads, marinated tofu/tempeh, and desserts!

cherrie

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