What is the one thing you cannot live without?

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My birthday is coming up, and I want to make the best of it by asking for items

that will help me in my new lifestyle.

I already have a new fancy crock pot, and I have already put a really, really

good knife on my list. I have had a mortar and pestal for a long time. I have

also purchased two books online, Being Vegetarian for Dummies, and Becoming a

Vegetarian in Five Easy Steps.

What I would like to get feedback from people on is what is the one thing that

people just could not live without when they first decided on becoming

vegetarian?

Maybe it's an appliance, or something like the top six spices that people use

the most? I have been reading all of the recipes posted, and I am seeing a

number of spices that seem to repeat in many different dishes. I am putting a

list together for things like that already. I love highly seasoned food, so I

think that this is something that would really help me out.

Or maybe a book or a different type of item that I haven't considered? Maybe

it is a type of supplement that I should always take? I think that I will learn

as I go along, but would like to get a head start on some items that really

assisted people in the beginning stages of being a vegetarian. Especially when

they can be gifts and I don't have to pay for them.

I told my sister about this today, and she is being very supportive. Her

daughter has become a vegetarian over the last few years, and is the only one in

the family who has ever done it. My sister is familiar with many products that

are needed, so she has given me lots of good information today. She could

probably think up some things that I could benefit from having, but I would like

to get other people's feedback as well.

Thank you,

Vanessa

 

 

 

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This one is the Mandoline I have and use all the time for quick, dicing and

slicing. It is so quick and wonderful!

Judy

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wwjd

Saturday, January 06, 2007 12:49 PM

Re: What is the one thing you cannot live without?

 

 

 

My Bonner Mandolin is used constantly here to chop up things. My Garlic Press

is also used often. I have lots of favorite cookbooks, Here are some that I cook

from often. Feeding our Flock, order by e-mail oolsdachurch or

contact Ootewah Seventh Day Adventist Church, Ooltewah, TN 423-238-04619.

Another is The New McDougall Cookbook http://tinyurl.com/utmkf

Fix it Fast Vegetarian Cookbook is another great source of good recipes and

all kinds of tips and information on a vegetarian lifestyle

http://www.kidenergy.com/14-001.html

Also I couldn't do with the Morningstar Farms and Worthington/Loma Linda

products. They just round out our meals so nicely.

 

A potato peeler that you pull down your vegetable like a shaver is a necessity

here. http://www.zesco.com/products.cfm?subCatID=613 & PGroupID=020624MZ11

http://tinyurl.com/yld656 similiar to this one.

Happy Vegetarian cooking,

Judy

 

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heehee, I save the empties to fill with my own mixtures.

 

zenbakerwoman <zenbakerwoman wrote: Vanessa-may I suggest a

small spice rack with empty bottles so you can

place your own spices in them and add labels? I do this and make up my

own spice blends as I go along.

 

Zena

 

 

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[Guest guest]

I bought a potato peeler like that just before Christmas and I have put

it into the bin already - it peeled vast chunks of flesh from my

fingers. I'm going back to my faithful Lancashier peeler like this one

(you need to enlarge the image to really see it)

http://tinyurl.com/yzgenc

Christie

 

, " wwjd " <jtwigg wrote:

.......

> A potato peeler that you pull down your vegetable like a shaver is

a necessity here. http://www.zesco.com/products.cfm?

subCatID=613 & PGroupID=020624MZ11

> http://tinyurl.com/yld656 similiar to this one.

> Happy Vegetarian cooking,

> Judy

>

>

[Guest guest]

This is an awesome question and hopefully some of

our other experienced vegetarian cooks will chime in

to give you more ideas for helpful birthday gifts.

 

I find I use my immersion blender... this handy little

gizmo that you use to puree soups or smooth out

sauces with. I really like how it makes the job of puree

easier than having to ladle out portions into a blender

to do in batches. All I do now is stick it in the kettle

cooking pot and whir it around until the soup, stew or

sauce is the consistancy I want.

 

Another kitchen gadget I use daily is my small food

processor/dicer. It makes chopping veggies for my recipes

very easy. I just have a small or mini one, so I still need my

good kitchen knives to prep the larger onions or peppers

into a size that fits in the receptical, but it is very easy

to use.

 

~ PT ~

~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~>

 

, Vanessa <hollyivy1969 wrote:

>

> My birthday is coming up, and I want to make the best of it by asking for

items that will

help me in my new lifestyle.

> I already have a new fancy crock pot, and I have already put a really,

really good knife

on my list. I have had a mortar and pestal for a long time. I have also

purchased two

books online, Being Vegetarian for Dummies, and Becoming a Vegetarian in Five

Easy

Steps.

> What I would like to get feedback from people on is what is the one thing

that people

just could not live without when they first decided on becoming vegetarian?

> Maybe it's an appliance, or something like the top six spices that people

use the most?

I have been reading all of the recipes posted, and I am seeing a number of

spices that

seem to repeat in many different dishes. I am putting a list together for

things like that

already. I love highly seasoned food, so I think that this is something that

would really

help me out.

> Or maybe a book or a different type of item that I haven't considered?

Maybe it is a

type of supplement that I should always take? I think that I will learn as I go

along, but

would like to get a head start on some items that really assisted people in the

beginning

stages of being a vegetarian. Especially when they can be gifts and I don't

have to pay for

them.

> I told my sister about this today, and she is being very supportive. Her

daughter has

become a vegetarian over the last few years, and is the only one in the family

who has ever

done it. My sister is familiar with many products that are needed, so she has

given me

lots of good information today. She could probably think up some things that I

could

benefit from having, but I would like to get other people's feedback as well.

> Thank you,

> Vanessa

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oh my.. I love mine. I've never cut my fingers at all. It peels up a

potato, butternut squash, carrot, etc. in no time flat. Pull your finger back

some in your holding positing. This has a wider blade and needs a smaller grip

on the food item and turn the food item often. It cuts so much quicker than

mine that you hold perpendicular to the food item. Guess we all have our

preferences. Glad you enjoy yours too. Variety is the spice of life.

Ours like that only gets used if the other 2 are in the dishwasher. LOL.

Judy

Judy

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christie_0131

Saturday, January 06, 2007 1:12 PM

Re: What is the one thing you cannot live without?

 

 

I bought a potato peeler like that just before Christmas and I have put

it into the bin already - it peeled vast chunks of flesh from my

fingers. I'm going back to my faithful Lancashier peeler like this one

(you need to enlarge the image to really see it)

http://tinyurl.com/yzgenc

Christie

 

, " wwjd " <jtwigg wrote:

......

> A potato peeler that you pull down your vegetable like a shaver is

a necessity here. http://www.zesco.com/products.cfm?

subCatID=613 & PGroupID=020624MZ11

> http://tinyurl.com/yld656 similiar to this one.

> Happy Vegetarian cooking,

> Judy

>

>

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

" What is the one thing you cannot live without? " you asked ?

 

When I find her, I will let you know

 

 

till then ...

 

If it's an appliance .... I almost bought an electric stainless steel

skillet at Home Depot last week. The only reason I did not was the space

to put it. (and how much I had spent for Hanakkah & Christmas)

 

I use my large stainless steel stove top skillet 5 nights a week on average

.... so to me I guess that is the most important cooking item.

 

also ...

 

Am I saying Happy Birthday to a Capricorn or someone lucky enough to be

Aquarius ?

 

Do I seem partial to that sign ? Yep. My birthday is the 24th of January

.... yours?

 

Alyssia

 

 

 

 

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Saturday, January 06, 2007 2:08 PM

Re: Re: What is the one thing you cannot live

without?

 

 

heehee, I save the empties to fill with my own mixtures.

 

zenbakerwoman <zenbakerwoman wrote: Vanessa-may I

suggest a small spice rack with empty bottles so you can

place your own spices in them and add labels? I do this and make up my

own spice blends as I go along.

 

Zena

 

 

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I second the motion and say ditto about Zena's spice jar suggestion!!

 

It is so hard to buy all the good spices and in small amounts, unless you have

the small jars. There are some available where I buy my spices in bulk, so you

might consider these and suggesting a gift certificate at you favorite store

shouldn't be too much to ask for a great and useable gift!

 

Barb

Mesa, AZ

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Regarding the purchase of spices in small amounts. I think I responded to

someone's complaint about spices and their cost vs their amounts, but perhaps it

was to another group. Anyway, those people who live in smaller cities, perhaps

25,000 vs 1,000,000, you need to get the telephone book for the larger not too

far city and check to see if there is a wholesale/retail Spice store in the

Market at the center of the city. These stores will sell spices at a fraction

of the cost and by the 1/4 of a pound of the Spice Jars/Spice tins of the

larger grocery stores like Albertson's. When you run out of chile powder look

at the price at your local grocery store and check the amount. Then go to the

Spice store in the City Market and compare the prices. If your arithmetic is

not so good, write me a note and I will be happy to explain it to you. I have

never met a student who could not learn...not even in 30 years!

You truly can afford most all the spices. Be sure they are in a tightly capped

jar or plastic bag that is closed securely. Then PUT THEM IN THE FREEZER. The

lovely little crawley things will NOT get into them. Otherwise you will have

them walking all around your shelves.

Luanne

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My bread machine. Even after many years of service, I still marvel at the

fact that I can just dump in the ingredients, walk away and come back three

hours later to a perfect loaf of fragrant, crusty bread. Today's bread was 100%

whole wheat with ground flax seeds and sunflower seeds. Sure beats store

bought which , to me, tastes nothing like bread should taste.

 

TM

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Great idea Vanessa and how great that your family is being supportive.

When I first went veg I was living in a predominantly Buddhist

country & it was easy but when I got back to the states it got harder.

A cookbook I wish I had had then is Nava Atlas' 5-Ingredient

Vegetarian Gourmet. Everything is tasty and lots of fresh foods and

she gives great tips on stocking your pantry and each recipe is

presented as part of a menu so you get ideas for a complete meal not

just one dish. The appliance I would not want to be without is my

food processor. Yeah you can make hummus with a plastic bag and a

rolling pin but it's a pain in the patootie. lol

 

hth & good luck

Peace, Diane

 

ps the glass bottles for spices are great too. I save all kinds of

little bottles & mark them with a sharpie marker for what's inside.

 

 

, Vanessa <hollyivy1969 wrote:

>

> My birthday is coming up, and I want to make the best of it by

asking for items that will help me in my new lifestyle.

> I already have a new fancy crock pot, and I have already put a

really, really good knife on my list. I have had a mortar and pestal

for a long time. I have also purchased two books online, Being

Vegetarian for Dummies, and Becoming a Vegetarian in Five Easy Steps.

> What I would like to get feedback from people on is what is the

one thing that people just could not live without when they first

decided on becoming vegetarian?

> Maybe it's an appliance, or something like the top six spices that

people use the most? I have been reading all of the recipes posted,

and I am seeing a number of spices that seem to repeat in many

different dishes. I am putting a list together for things like that

already. I love highly seasoned food, so I think that this is

something that would really help me out.

> Or maybe a book or a different type of item that I haven't

considered? Maybe it is a type of supplement that I should always

take? I think that I will learn as I go along, but would like to get

a head start on some items that really assisted people in the

beginning stages of being a vegetarian. Especially when they can be

gifts and I don't have to pay for them.

> I told my sister about this today, and she is being very

supportive. Her daughter has become a vegetarian over the last few

years, and is the only one in the family who has ever done it. My

sister is familiar with many products that are needed, so she has

given me lots of good information today. She could probably think up

some things that I could benefit from having, but I would like to get

other people's feedback as well.

> Thank you,

> Vanessa

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> < & O~ < & O~ < & O~ < & O~ < & O~ < & O~ < & O~

> Looking to add a rat or mouse to your family?

> Please consider a homeless animal and visit:

> http://mooshika.org

> My personal pages:

> http://picasaweb.google.com/nessie1 |

http://www.geocities.com/hollyivy1969/ |

http://www.myspace.com/vanessa1969

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A loaf pan to make vegetarian meatless loaves in.

 

Bertha

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a wok is good for many things. I sautee up veggies in it day after day

sometimes.

 

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