Guest guest Posted February 28, 2004 Report Share Posted February 28, 2004 I really wish that some of you who are very experienced with raw foods, but who do not use recipies, would give a break to those of us who are starting out and *are* interested in recipe sources. If it were not for some of the recipe questions, I wouldn't have heard about some of the wonderful books and websites available. I understand that it may be truly difficult for some listmembers to imagine that some people haven't eaten vegetables--even cooked vegetables--for a decade or more, but we do exist. And when we come on this list and ask where to find recipies, hearing how others don't need them or consider themselves above such things is not helpful at all. I didn't even know that a tomato would taste good chopped together with an avocado, a cucumber, and some spinach until someone here mentioned that " recipe. " I understand that some of you may feel perfectly satisfied eating an extremely simple, however some of us may not feel that way, and it does not make us any less intelligent, less dedicated, less cool, or less anything than those of you who do not like recipies. And for me personally, when it gets to the point where posts suggest that " God " never intended us to use recipies, that is getting to be a bit much, and I cannot imagine that I am the only one on the list who feels that way. Thank you, Lena Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 1, 2004 Report Share Posted March 1, 2004 rawfood , " Angelina H. " <angelinarh> wrote: > I really wish that some of you who are very > experienced with raw foods, but who do not use > recipies, would give a break to those of us who are > starting out and *are* interested in recipe sources. Hi Lena, I'm not new to raw foods, but I LOVE To read recipes. I just posted the name of a new book I got today at Barnes n Noble. I get lots of ideas from reading recipe books for raw foods and find other invaluable information as well. As when I used to cook all my food, I use the recipe books as a starting point, seldom following it to the letter. Sometimes this works and sometimes NOT!!! <grins n giggles> At any rate, I am willing to offer suggestions, recipes, whatever to help make your journey into raw foods easier and more fun. A couple of days ago, I looked in the files for this group to see if there was a list of books, web sites, etc. To my surprise, I discovered that indeed there was and that I had put it in the files a couple of years ago!!! It's been a while since I've been active on this list and had forgotten that I had put that list together. Bright Blessings, Christina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 1, 2004 Report Share Posted March 1, 2004 Lena, I think recipes have a part to play in transition and that a higher fat diet also helps at that time. The truth often hurts but untruths seldom do. We are all different. Rejoice. Peter Angelina H. [angelinarh] 28 February 2004 19:07 rawfood [Raw Food] Recipe elitism I really wish that some of you who are very experienced with raw foods, but who do not use recipies, would give a break to those of us who are starting out and *are* interested in recipe sources. If it were not for some of the recipe questions, I wouldn't have heard about some of the wonderful books and websites available. I understand that it may be truly difficult for some listmembers to imagine that some people haven't eaten vegetables--even cooked vegetables--for a decade or more, but we do exist. And when we come on this list and ask where to find recipies, hearing how others don't need them or consider themselves above such things is not helpful at all. I didn't even know that a tomato would taste good chopped together with an avocado, a cucumber, and some spinach until someone here mentioned that " recipe. " I understand that some of you may feel perfectly satisfied eating an extremely simple, however some of us may not feel that way, and it does not make us any less intelligent, less dedicated, less cool, or less anything than those of you who do not like recipies. And for me personally, when it gets to the point where posts suggest that " God " never intended us to use recipies, that is getting to be a bit much, and I cannot imagine that I am the only one on the list who feels that way. Thank you, Lena Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 1, 2004 Report Share Posted March 1, 2004 Hey, I haven't read anyone being a non-recipe nazi..aren't 'we' being a bit over sensitive here? rawfood , " Angelina H. " <angelinarh> wrote: > I really wish that some of you who are very > experienced with raw foods, but who do not use > recipies, would give a break to those of us who are > starting out and *are* interested in recipe sources. > If it were not for some of the recipe questions, I > wouldn't have heard about some of the wonderful books > and websites available. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 2, 2004 Report Share Posted March 2, 2004 I think so. Also to imagine that being long or short term " raw " confers some sort of pecking order is animal to say the least. Everybody has to start somewhere and the concept is simple enough. It is the practice that is tougher and needs all the help it can get. Peter Velvet [la_velvet] 01 March 2004 23:02 rawfood [Raw Food] Re: Recipe elitism Hey, I haven't read anyone being a non-recipe nazi..aren't 'we' being a bit over sensitive here? rawfood , " Angelina H. " <angelinarh> wrote: > I really wish that some of you who are very > experienced with raw foods, but who do not use > recipies, would give a break to those of us who are > starting out and *are* interested in recipe sources. > If it were not for some of the recipe questions, I > wouldn't have heard about some of the wonderful books > and websites available. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 2, 2004 Report Share Posted March 2, 2004 rawfood , " Angelina H. " <angelinarh> wrote: > I really wish that some of you who are very > experienced with raw foods, but who do not use > recipies, would give a break to those of us who are > starting out and *are* interested in recipe sources. > If it were not for some of the recipe questions, I > wouldn't have heard about some of the wonderful books > and websites available. > > I understand that it may be truly difficult for some > listmembers to imagine that some people haven't eaten > vegetables--even cooked vegetables--for a decade or > more, but we do exist. Of course, I don't understand why you would take a post so personally. > And when we come on this list > and ask where to find recipies, hearing how others > don't need them or consider themselves above such > things is not helpful at all. I didn't even know that > a tomato would taste good chopped together with an > avocado, a cucumber, and some spinach until someone > here mentioned that " recipe. " Tolerance is the key here. We're all just imperfect beings trying to do what we feel is best. This forum is just a means of self- expression and everyone does that differently. I certainly respect everyone's need to express things as they need to for themselves. Freedom of speech is a very important reality. > I understand that some of you may feel perfectly > satisfied eating an extremely simple, however some of > us may not feel that way, and it does not make us any > less intelligent, less dedicated, less cool, or less > anything than those of you who do not like recipies. > > And for me personally, when it gets to the point where > posts suggest that " God " never intended us to use > recipies, that is getting to be a bit much, and I > cannot imagine that I am the only one on the list who > feels that way. > > Thank you, > > Lena We all need to process information for ourselves like your above two paragraphs demonstrate. Happy processing, I'll do the same. Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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