Guest guest Posted October 16, 2000 Report Share Posted October 16, 2000 In a message dated 10/16/2000 2:35:35 PM Pacific Daylight Time, bliss writes: << hard to beleive but vegan tofu benedict rocks >> GIVE ME THE RECIPE!!! Um, please. Eggs benedict was one of my favorites during my non-vegan days. -Anna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 16, 2000 Report Share Posted October 16, 2000 Hello Everybody Its so great to see an active list with so much happening. Every day Im like WOW look at all the goddam emails! (LOL) Anyways, something happened today- my friend " L " at work said that out of respect of her Buddhist friend that is sick she is not supposed to eat meat today. She looked really unhappy about it and I felt so sad for her. I know how limited it feels when you think of lunch without meat from a meaters perspective. She was like 'What am I gunna eat? A lettuce tomato sandwhich? Peanut butter & jam sandwhich? 'It was funny but I know how she felt. I sugested we share something but she went out for a meatless sub and when I got back from Le Commencal (a very expensive vegetarian chain restaurant) with my saitan and grilled veggies and squash and my vegan quich and 3 types of salad AND blueberry tofu 'cheese' cake for desert...Okay yes I had a little gluttony today!!! Well, Anyways...when I saw the look on her face... we shared the tofucake and it was great. It just made me laugh because enjoying vegetarianism or understanding veganism all a matter of perspective. She HAD to do it and so she felt deprived like as if she wasnt going to get anything good to eat. I however, choose to be vegan and I eat yummy foods all the time. I recall how I saw vegans and veganism when I was in high school. All I thought of was brussel sprouts and carrots and blecht! tofu and kale. And thats exactly the look my friend L had on her face when she said she wasn't aloud to eat meat today. It makes me laugh so hard to think of that since now, like forever later, I joyfully eat tofu and kale (but no brussel sprouts ew! ugh!) BUT my pointtt is that now its not a chore or something that Im doing because Im on Dead tour and my friends would get mad if I ate meat...its because I found out what the whole story is about meat. To me now, its a pleasure. Im happy to know the small karmic part that I play and I dig the food that I eat now. I helps especially now that I have friends that know how to cook AMAZING meals, and Im learning too. I know Im not the best example of a vegan because I smoke, I drink, I still eat greasy brunches (hard to beleive but vegan tofu benedict rocks) and no Im not religious and can't quote the bible or a PETA member. I don't think that really has anything to do with being vegan for me. BUT I am a vegan wether I do these things or not because I just love animals, don't want to hurt them, or eat them or their " by-products " , I don't want to support the system or the desensitized monsters ahem I mean people who supply the world with wholesome goodness like dairy and veal and meat. Nope. No way. And sometimes its hard. Like thursday when at work they served Lamb and EVERYBODY ate it- yes even the friend I mentioned...thats when being a vegan is fucking so hard. Seeing all those little bloody bones on everyones plates and smelling it almost made me cry. I just had to block it out and know that that lamb is in a better place now I hope. And I tried to just look at my coworkers and friends as...well idiots really. And love them and be patient with their ignorance and stubborness. Ummm okay Im really rambling now but sometimes I just need to share my silly thoughts and stuff thats happening. Peace, Bliss. -- Free email services provided by http://www.goodkarmacafe.com Powered by Outblaze Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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