Fasting & thanksgiving nut-roast recipe

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, " fidyl " <fidyl> wrote:

> Namaste

>

> Oh, no! Here it comes again! Those dreaded holidays where Vegans

> waffle between:

<options>

> That's right! I said FASTING.

> I will be fasting this ThanXgiving again - this has been a tradition

> since 1998.

> I hope some list members will be joining me on this day of torture,

> death, greed, selfishness and debauchery by doing the same.

 

I fully appreciate your stance on this. I am going to add my own

take (which is just my feeling, and should in no way undermine yours

or anyone else's). I am notoriously bad at eating. Not eating makes

me feel extremely ill (stomach pains, suddenly very hot, then dizzy..

These are short term and pass after a while. In the long-term I

suffer from a severe lack of concentration and tire very quickly). I

am working hard to eat regularly, and all the yummy recipies on this

list are helping a lot!

 

If you, or anyone else is going to fast, please, please do it

properly. Make sure you have plenty to drink. Try to avoid

combining not-eating with too much activity (even things you may not

ususally consider strenuous). Fidyl, what do you do during your 5-

day fast? Do you only drink water? Do you get time off work? (The

closest I've come to thanksgiving is watching Buffy ;-) so I'm not

really sure how long it is celebrated for).

 

In the UK, we have a different type of celebration; " Harvest

Festival " . This has become a very Christian festival, but has it's

roots much further back than this. I think it was basically a

celebration of the harvest; Shortly after the harvest is gathered in,

all the villagers get together and have a big feast. This is

possibly the farmer's way of saying " thank you " for their help in

gathering the harvest, but may also be thanking the land/God(s) for

providing food. I choose to see this as centering around grains, and

vegetables (and those are the images usually chosen), it's therefore

a good, wholesome vegan celebration ;-)

 

Here's a nut-roast recipe I use. It's suitable for Sunday lunch,

Christmas, (and probably Thanksgiving too?), or whenever you feel

like it. I didn't eat nut-roast for a good long while, it being so

cliched as the " veggie option " , but when I did, I discovered it's

actually really tasty!

 

---Nigel's Nut Roast---

for about 2 people (increase quantities as necessary)

* plain oil (and marg) for frying - quite a lot (maybe about 1/2 a

cup?)

* 1 onion

* garlic (2 cloves)

* mushrooms (a few: 5 or 6)

* slice of vegan bread made into breadcrumbs (grate by hand or whiz

in electric grinder/blender)

* nuts :-) Any nuts can be used.

4 handfuls chopped roughly or whizzed for a few seconds in

blender/grinder.

1 handful of whole nuts (the smaller ones).

You are looking for a variety of sizes in the pieces you use.

I usually use (some of)

* hazelnuts,

* " chopped, mixed nuts " from a packet,

* pine kernels (quite expensive, but really nice, definitely put

some in whole)

* sunflower seeds

* brazil nuts

* pumpkin seeds (but they will make it go green!)

* chesnuts (peeling them is taxing, but adding them in whole makes

a nice change)

* any other nuts or seeds you like. I've never used peanuts as I'm

not fond of them. They may give an over-bearing flavour, I'm not

sure.

 

Finely chop onion, garlic and mushrooms. Gently fry the onion and

garlic in a pan with a lot of oil and/or marg. Add the mushrooms,

cover and simmer for 5 mins.

 

Meanwhile, mix all the chopped nuts and breadcrumbs in a bowl.

 

Take the onions off the heat, stir in the dry nut mixture. mix well.

It should be fairly wet, but without excess oil.

 

Retain a desert-spoonful of the nut mix in the pan. Put the rest into

a baking tin (I use a bread tin, but any oven-proof dish will be

fine). Squash it in firmly. Right, now really press down on it and

squash it in as much as you can! (mine often crumbles as I serve it

because I don't press it in enough, tastes the same though ;-) ).

 

Cook in fairly hot oven (Gas Mark 7) for about 20 mins (until it

starts to brown and smells nice).

 

Make gravy in the saucepan with the remainder of the onion/nut mix

in. Use stock, water, and a squirt of tomato puree. (or however you

make gravy).

 

Serve with a selection of vegetables, (roast potatoes are nice, as

you have the oven on anyway).

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Naomi

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, " naomi_kv " <Naomi@j...> wrote:

 

> If you, or anyone else is going to fast, please, please do it

> properly. Make sure you have plenty to drink. Try to avoid

> combining not-eating with too much activity (even things you may

> not ususally consider strenuous).

 

- I will be posting guidelines, precautions, etc., about fasting

starting next week on SoFlaVegans.

- I have always used the expertise of professionals when fasting,

and always recommend the same for others.

 

> Fidyl, what do you do during your 5-

> day fast? Do you only drink water? Do you get time off work? (The

> closest I've come to thanksgiving is watching Buffy ;-) so I'm not

> really sure how long it is celebrated for).

 

- I do Yoga, meditate, and probably my bills this year P-)

- I always do a water fast - not recommended for most people.

- This time my workplace is closed, but usually on longer fasts (11

days), I go back to work on the 5th day when I am feeling more like

myself - but, better!

 

 

> In the UK, we have a different type of celebration; " Harvest

> Festival " . This has become a very Christian festival, but has it's

> roots much further back than this. I think it was basically a

> celebration of the harvest; Shortly after the harvest is gathered

in,

> all the villagers get together and have a big feast. This is

> possibly the farmer's way of saying " thank you " for their help in

> gathering the harvest, but may also be thanking the land/God(s) for

> providing food. I choose to see this as centering around grains,

and

> vegetables (and those are the images usually chosen), it's

therefore

> a good, wholesome vegan celebration ;-)

 

- Hmmm. Sounds like the solstices and equinoxes - the only holidays

I celebrate!