Guest guest Posted August 20, 1999 Report Share Posted August 20, 1999 Swtcnsprcy wrote: > Swtcnsprcy > > Please fill this out and send it back to the list! I want to get everyone's > viewpoints! > > What type of vegetarian are you? I'm a " total " vegetarian: no eggs, no dairy, but we do use honey. > > How old were you when you became a vegetarian? I was about 25. > > How old are you now? 38 > > What was your main reason for becoming vegetarian? Well, I'd never liked eating dead animals, but tried not to think about it. I mostly became vegetarian to lose weight on a weird diet (Fit for Life) and after that, I could never go back to eating meat. I gave up eggs and dairy for health reasons. > > Are you an animal rights activist? No, but I do care about animals very much. > > where do you live? We live on an island in Alaska. > > Is anyone else in your family a vegetarian? My children are both vegetarians also. > > How many vegetarian friends do you have? I don't have any vegetarian friends except a couple online friends. I've never even personally met another " real " vegetarian. Oh, wait, I take that back. <G> A few years ago I knew some fellow homeschoolers who were also vegetarian--they were Seventh Day Adventists. I only knew them for a very short time, but I did take a cooking class they were giving at their church. > > Do you try to eat organic? I would if I could, but it is almost impossible to find organic food here. There is a natural food store and I buy what I can from them. I buy mostly organic flours, rice, and other grains, if possible, but we rarely get organic fresh fruits & veggies. > > Are your friends and family supportive of your vegetarianism? Some are and some aren't. My husband still eats meat and he is pretty supportive. Family members tried hard to be accommodating until I had children and decided to raise them vegetarian. My MIL has never stopped trying to convince the kids not to be vegetarian. > > Do you wear leather or other animal products? Probably. I don't wear leather clothing, but I have no idea if my Nikes are leather or not. > > What's your favorite vegetarian/vegan: > cookbook? This is too hard. I have lots that I love. For a cookbook that I use a lot, though, it would have to be one I got from my Seventh Day Adventist friends. It is called The Real Food Cook Book by Jurea L. Dawson. I've had this book for several years now and it's falling apart because it's been used so much. It is just comb-bound, probably self-published. I also really like High Road to Health. That's another cookbook I've used a LOT. I also have all of the McDougall's books and use them as much as The Real Food Cook Book or more. > > website? http://www.vegsource.org/ > > veggie burger? I like homemade oat burgers. Yum. I also like some fat free burgers that are by Lightlife, I think. They hardly ever have them in the Safeway here, but every once in a while they'll get a few in. I forget exactly what they are called. My kids also like homemade tofu burgers. My son likes Harvest Burgers. > > veggie dog? Well, we've tried several different kinds and I haven't noticed that much difference. I used to buy Smart Dogs most of the time. Now, though, all we can get is Veggie Dogs, I think they are by Yves, but I'm not sure. > > frozen entree? I don't know. I have seen some in the natural food store, but they are so expensive and most don't seem to be vegan, so I don't really know. > > brand? Brand of what? > > mail order catalog? For vegetarian stuff? The Mail Order Catalog--although I've only ordered from them once. I don't really know of any other vegetarian catalogs. I'd love to know of any there are. > > store? Cactus Flats is our only local natural food store. They do a fantastic job here, considering this is a fairly isolated island and a very small community. They carry a wide variety of products and are very accommodating about ordering anything I want. There is another store in Anchorage--I think it may be called Annie's. I like that store, too. They have a little restaurant too, which is good. > > restauraunt? Chimes Cafe in North Conway, New Hampshire. > > milk alternative? I buy Rice Dream Enriched regular flavor and mix it 50/50 with soy milk. I always used to get Edensoy Extra, but that has gone up in price and is SO expensive here. The same people that put out the rice dream now have soy milk and it's a lot less expensive, so I've been getting that lately. It is enriched also. It's called Soy Dream. > > cheese alternative? I use the recipe from The New Farm Vegetarian Cookbook for their pizza cheese. I use this for pizza and for grilled cheese sandwiches and also for a yummy potato lasagna (got the recipe from Emeril <G>). It's pretty versatile. Another favorite cheese alternative is Mock Mozzarella Cheese that I got from my Seventh Day Adventist friends. This makes an AWESOME lasagna. I also used to use this recipe for pizza cheese, but for some reason my son liked the New Farm recipe better and I just started using that all the time. I also have a wonderful recipe for a cheese sauce for macaroni and cheese. I got it from somewhere on the web. It's great. > > egg substitute? I use egg replacer for baking and in casseroles and things like that. > > entree? One of my current favorites is the baked marinated tofu from Sundays at Moosewood cookbook. I serve this with plain brown rice and lots of veggies. I also love to make a stir fry with a sauce on it. I serve this over rice. I don't really have a recipe for it, so it is never exactly the same. I use different veggies, but almost always include broccoli, carrots, and zucchini with whatever else I put in it. > > dessert? Chocolate pie, of course! :-) I have a wonderful vegan recipe. The recipe for the pudding is from The Real Food Cook Book. It's supposed to be made with carob, but sometimes I use real cocoa instead--especially if it's to share with non-vegetarian people. Last Thanksgiving I made this and served it to our guests and they loved it. They never even asked if it was vegetarian. > > candy? Candy? I don't know. I can't think of any. > > side dish? > > breakfast? Oatmeal banana split Blueberry pancakes Scrambled tofu with browned potatoes (I never make these things for breakfast, though. <G> We usually have them for dinner. For breakfast we eat mostly cold cereal or hot cereal. I don't make them all at the same time, either. <G>) > > book/guide? The McDougall Program > > magazine? I don't have a favorite magazine. > > mailing list? This one > > beverage? water > > meat alternative? Meat alternative? I'm not sure what that is? You already asked about veggie burgers, so you can't mean that... I don't know... I do love to make a seitan roast sometimes. It isn't anything like a real roast and I wouldn't want it to be, but it does remind me a bit of the little " eye of the round " roasts my mother used to make when I was a child. I do usually serve it with mashed potatoes and a brown gravy also. I like it and my kids like it, but I don't know if anyone else would. > > way to prepare tofu? Marinated & baked! <G> I also love to make " Browned Tofu " which uses tahini & soy sauce and other stuff to coat it then you brown it in a frying pan. > > way to prepare tempeh? I used to love a tempeh salad--I guess it was sort of like a chicken salad, but nothing like it at all, really. I also used to love to make a " Swiss tempeh " in my pressure cooker, using the recipe that came with the cooker for Swiss steak. You cooked the potatoes and carrots right in there with the tempeh and tomatoes and it was very yummy. I no longer have a pressure cooker, though, so I haven't made this in years. > > way to prepare seitan? Oh...I love to do it as a " roast " (as mentioned above)--I make it into a log and then wrap it in cheese cloth and simmer it for a few hours. My daughter loves it another way. We break it up into little bits and cook it in a tomato sauce stuff. That's yummy, too. > > other comments: I can't think of anything. Wow! This was a lot of questions. Well, it will be fun to read other responses. Deanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 20, 1999 Report Share Posted August 20, 1999 Here is my completed form. --- Swtcnsprcy wrote: > Swtcnsprcy > > Please fill this out and send it back to the list! > I want to get everyone's > viewpoints! > > What type of vegetarian are you? Do not eat meat but some fish. > How old were you when you became a vegetarian? 18 > How old are you now? 16 > What was your main reason for becoming vegetarian? Thought it would be healthier - did not like horrible bits about meat such as fat and veins in it. > Are you an animal rights activist? No > where do you live? England > Is anyone else in your family a vegetarian? No > How many vegetarian friends do you have? 6 > Do you try to eat organic? No > Are your friends and family supportive of your > vegetarianism? No > Do you wear leather or other animal products? Yes > What's your favorite vegetarian/vegan: > cookbook? > website? > veggie burger? Quorn > veggie dog? Quorn > frozen entree? > brand? Anything made with Quorn > mail order catalog? > store? > restauraunt? > milk alternative? > cheese alternative? > egg substitute? > entree? > dessert? > candy? > side dish? > breakfast? > book/guide? > magazine? > mailing list? > beverage? > meat alternative? > way to prepare tofu? > way to prepare tempeh? > way to prepare seitan? > other comments: I don't use specific cookbooks, restaurants, websites etc if any good Engligh ones could be suggested that would be good I.e restaurants in the London area. Thanks > Thanks! That's all! > > --------------------------- ONElist Sponsor > ---------------------------- > > GET WHAT YOU DESERVE! A NextCard Platinum VISA: > DOUBLE Rewards points, > NO annual fee & rates as low as 9.9 percent > FIXED APR. > Apply online today! > /ad/nextcard1 > > ------ > ___________ DO YOU !? Get your free @.co.uk address at http://mail..co.uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 20, 1999 Report Share Posted August 20, 1999 Hi, My name is Michelle. I just joined your list lastnight. I'm hoping to pick up lots of good recipes, meet some nice people, and hopefully I can contribute some of my own. Here's my completed survey to get me started... > > > Please fill this out and send it back to the list! > > I want to get everyone's > > viewpoints! > > > > What type of vegetarian are you? VEGAN > > How old were you when you became a vegetarian? I became vegetarian @ >25... became vegan @ 27. > > How old are you now? 28 > > What was your main reason for becoming vegetarian? I suddenly realized >what I was eating was dead. I couldn't stand the thought of something >dying for me. > > Are you an animal rights activist? Yes > > where do you live? Columbus, OH, USA > > Is anyone else in your family a vegetarian? yes, my 2 children-6 & 3, my >husband eats meat occasionally when he's out alone > > How many vegetarian friends do you have? 1 > > Do you try to eat organic? whenever I can afford it > > Are your friends and family supportive of your > > vegetarianism? somewhat > > Do you wear leather or other animal products? NO > > What's your favorite vegetarian/vegan: > > cookbook? vegan vittles > > website? Farm Sanctuary www.farmsanctuary.org > > veggie burger? Boca > > veggie dog? > frozen entree? Amy's > brand? > mail order catalog? > > store? Wild Oats > > restauraunt? > > milk alternative? Silk > > cheese alternative? Soymage > > egg substitute? Ener-G > > entree? vegan enchiladas > > dessert? quick vegan choc cake-- recipe's on my site > > candy? > > side dish? > breakfast? granola cereal w/soy milk > > book/guide? > > magazine? Vegetarian Times > > mailing list? > > beverage? any juice > > meat alternative? TVP > > way to prepare tofu? in desserts/ pies > > way to prepare tempeh? > > way to prepare seitan? > > other comments: I'm always on the lookout for yummy recipes my 2 small >children might enjoy. If you know any please... pass them on! > > Thanks! That's all! > > > > --------------------------- ONElist Sponsor > > ---------------------------- > > > > GET WHAT YOU DESERVE! A NextCard Platinum VISA: > > DOUBLE Rewards points, > > NO annual fee & rates as low as 9.9 percent > > FIXED APR. > > Apply online today! > > /ad/nextcard1 > > > > >------ > > > >___________ >DO YOU !? >Get your free @.co.uk address at http://mail..co.uk > > >--------------------------- ONElist Sponsor ---------------------------- > >GET WHAT YOU DESERVE! A NextCard Platinum VISA: DOUBLE Rewards points, > NO annual fee & rates as low as 9.9 percent FIXED APR. >Apply online today! /ad/nextcard1 > >------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 20, 1999 Report Share Posted August 20, 1999 Please fill this out and send it back to the list! I want to get everyone's viewpoints! What type of vegetarian are you? I don't like calling myself a vegetarian because the word doesn't necessarily equal " healthy " to me so instead if need be I'll say what kind of food I eat. How old were you when you became a vegetarian? I began eating along these lines when I was about 21 yrs. old. How old are you now? 47 What was your main reason for becoming vegetarian? Originally to avoid getting sick from eating poisoned meat. Are you an animal rights activist? No where do you live? Just moved from living in California for most of the last 21 years. Now visiting in Indiana. Expect to travel further East for an unknown length of time to work on starting a Biodynamic Farm. Is anyone else in your family a vegetarian? No. How many vegetarian friends do you have? About a dozen. Do you try to eat organic? Yes. Are your friends and family supportive of your vegetarianism? Mostly. Do you wear leather or other animal products? Possibly. Do watch bands count? What's your favorite vegetarian/vegan: restaurant? The Vegetarian in Escondido, California. other comments: My favorite meal is when I go into the home garden and pick a variety of greens, herbs and vegetables then prepare a salad and sometimes a steamed green. I will roll up the salad in sushinori sheets or in a freshly heated/sauted tortilla. You're welcome. John-Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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