Guest guest Posted December 10, 2003 Report Share Posted December 10, 2003 Krissy--I had to laugh! You are pretty much where I am--wanting to buy only organic, not quite ready to be a total vegetarian, and not able to afford organic meats!!! It's not easy, is it? There are LOTS of good cookbooks out there. I know I recently heard of some specifically for vegetarian crockpot cooking. Trouble is, I don't know where I heard about them! It could have been on one of my other vegan lists (I belong to several), it could have been at a vegetarian website (I know of several), or the PETA website even! Check out the vegetarian websites, and see if their book lists have any cookbooks that look interesting to you. If you like, I can always list the website I go to, or the other I belong to. I have found them very helpful. Marilyn Mom to eight VERY interesting kids, including Anna (9)--Mosaic Down Syndrome, ADHD, SID, Hyperthyroidism, and Sydenham's Chorea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 12, 2004 Report Share Posted January 12, 2004 Oh Krissy!!! LOL!!!! Vegan recipes USED to be dull--not any more! Not with the right cookbooks and a little good advice. But yes, I do have some good places for you to check out (vegan, vegetarian, and natural foods sites and resources). I promise to get a list together and get back here as soon as I can. No time now, and it might be tomorrow morning before I can get to it. I'm not usually on the computer much except for about an hour or two in the morning most days. I'll be back! Marilyn Mom of eight VERY interesting kids, and proud grandma-to-be of TWINS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 12, 2004 Report Share Posted January 12, 2004 Hi Marilyn- Just checking back on here... thanks for the suggestions! My eventual goal is to go total vegetarian, but I'm just not eating enough of the " good " veggies to be able to do that safely. Plus, my son (age 6) is barely eating veggies at all! So it'll be a long road to get there! Have you found any good websites in general? I'm trying to limit the ! they can get out of hand! And I'm not big on vegan recipes... I find foods without butter, cheese, eggs, milk, etc. are pretty darn dull!! Krissy , sahmomof8@a... wrote: > Krissy--I had to laugh! You are pretty much where I am--wanting to buy only > organic, not quite ready to be a total vegetarian, and not able to afford > organic meats!!! It's not easy, is it? There are LOTS of good cookbooks out > there. I know I recently heard of some specifically for vegetarian crockpot > cooking. Trouble is, I don't know where I heard about them! It could have been on > one of my other vegan lists (I belong to several), it could have been at a > vegetarian website (I know of several), or the PETA website even! Check out the > vegetarian websites, and see if their book lists have any cookbooks that look > interesting to you. If you like, I can always list the website I go to, or the > other I belong to. I have found them very helpful. > > Marilyn > Mom to eight VERY interesting kids, including Anna (9)--Mosaic Down Syndrome, > ADHD, SID, Hyperthyroidism, and Sydenham's Chorea > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2004 Report Share Posted January 13, 2004 My " dull " isnt the right word... lacking moisture, texture... I don't know.. Plus, I'm trying to go " natural " which is tough with the vegan diet. So I'm baking with butter- no margarine, no oil. I use olive oil for cooking on the stove. And I'm trying to go light on soy till they make up their minds! Oh and I LOVE cheese. I mean... picturing life without cheese- why bother? I tried soy cheese and it tasted like cardboard (ok, flavored cardboard). I've tried rice milk products too (that'd be flavored water ). Oh and I have trouble getting enough protein without eggs. I buy all organic for my dairy products to ensure that the animals are living well and not tortured for their dairy products! (and 'cause of the hormones and antibiotics). Congrats on being a grandma! my you'll be busy!!! 8 kids and twin grandchildren!! Krissy , sahmomof8@a... wrote: > Oh Krissy!!! LOL!!!! Vegan recipes USED to be dull--not any more! Not with > the right cookbooks and a little good advice. But yes, I do have some good > places for you to check out (vegan, vegetarian, and natural foods sites and > resources). I promise to get a list together and get back here as soon as I can. No > time now, and it might be tomorrow morning before I can get to it. I'm not > usually on the computer much except for about an hour or two in the morning most > days. I'll be back! > > Marilyn > Mom of eight VERY interesting kids, and proud grandma-to-be of TWINS! > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2004 Report Share Posted January 13, 2004 Hello Crockers I'm a long time lurker this list was so quiet but things are picking up I live in Brooklyn NY and just love to cook (and eat :+) I'm not a vegetarian - I eat fish and sometimes chicken (as soup) but I eat a lot of vegetables too. Krissy in Texas wrote >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Plus, I'm trying to go " natural " which is tough with the vegan diet. So I'm baking with butter- no margarine, no oil. I use olive oil for cooking on the stove. And I'm trying to go light on soy till they make up their minds! Oh and I LOVE cheese. I mean... picturing life without cheese- why bother? I tried soy cheese and it tasted like cardboard (ok, flavored cardboard). >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Why would you have to give up cheese? If you're using butter - ? The chinese make a lot of 'mock; meat bu using gluten and flavoring it . I think it's s labeled Saitan Chinese also have a kind of fermented and aged tofu whch is as cheesy as can be. I believe it's called Foo Yeuh (yeuh is pronounced the way we Brooklynites say 'you' as in see yuh later alligator' The fermented beancurd comes with and withour hot pepper (the red ones have hot pepper in their liquid. It is sold in glass jarsO) See yeuh later Michael Pollack Hotjobs: Enter the " Signing Bonus " Sweepstakes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2004 Report Share Posted January 13, 2004 Not sure what you mean by " going natural is hard with the vegan diet " . The vegan diet IS " natural " --or am I misunderstanding something you said? I guess when we are changing our eating habits, we need to WANT to. The rest sort of follows. I thought I'd NEVER give up cheese--then someone on another list told me about the pus content in cheese (and milk). I checked out the NOTMILK website--and it ruined my taste for dairy COMPLETELY. Now if I'm tempted, I picture a jar of pus (yeah, I know--gross. But it works!). Same with meat. I picture all sorts of germs and diseases, and no way can I swallow it! Everyone is at a different place in the journey, and you can't make someone else's journey the same as yours. Tofutti slices are the only ones I found that make great grilled cheese sandwiches and all sorts of other things--they melt nicely, and contain NO casein! A miracle! Most soy cheeses are disgusting. I don't like to eat the slices plain, but they are great on pizza or in recipes. Marilyn Mom of eight VERY interesting kids, and proud grandma-to-be of TWINS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2004 Report Share Posted January 13, 2004 Hey Michael- Sorry, I was going with the whole " vegan " theme... and lumped giving up butter and cheese together. Thanks for the suggestions.... I'll look at it if I ever decide to give up dairy for some reason! I'm not totally vegetarian either though it's not unusual for me to go a month or two without eating meat. And I just LOVE all the beans and peas and such- chickpeas, pinto beans, etc. so I came here looking for help in cooking them in a crockpot! Krissy , Michael Pollack <lpollsnoop> wrote: > Hello Crockers > > I'm a long time lurker > this list was so quiet but things are picking up > I live in Brooklyn NY and just love to cook (and eat :+) > I'm not a vegetarian - I eat fish and sometimes chicken (as soup) > but I eat a lot of vegetables too. > > > Krissy in Texas wrote > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > Plus, I'm trying to go " natural " which is tough with the vegan diet. > So I'm baking with butter- no margarine, no oil. I use olive oil for > cooking on the stove. And I'm trying to go light on soy till they > make up their minds! Oh and I LOVE cheese. I mean... picturing life > without cheese- why bother? > I tried soy cheese and it tasted like cardboard (ok, flavored > cardboard). > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > Why would you have to give up cheese? If you're using > > butter - ? > > The chinese make a lot of 'mock; meat bu > > using gluten and flavoring it . I think it's s labeled Saitan > > Chinese also have a kind of fermented and aged tofu > > whch is as cheesy as can be. I believe it's called > > Foo Yeuh (yeuh is pronounced the way we > > Brooklynites say 'you' as in see yuh later alligator' > > The fermented beancurd comes with and withour hot pepper > > (the red ones have hot pepper in their liquid. It is sold in glass jarsO) > > See yeuh later > > Michael Pollack > > > > > > > > Hotjobs: Enter the " Signing Bonus " Sweepstakes > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2004 Report Share Posted January 13, 2004 , sahmomof8@a... wrote: > Not sure what you mean by " going natural is hard with the vegan diet " . The > vegan diet IS " natural " --or am I misunderstanding something you said? Avoiding the oils in baking is tough for me without butter. Getting enough protein without eggs and little/limited soy is also tough for me. Oh and then yogurt helps me keep all " my bacteria " in balance! I use cheese and milk very sparingly and generally just as garnish. " Natural " is still up for debate, I think! Paleo people will tell you that vegetarian/vegan is not " natural " but I think we can all agree that baking/cooking in general is not " natural " if we go back far enough so I guess if we want to eat anything other than raw nuts, berries, fruit, and veggies, we're going to have to break away from " natural " to some extent! >I guess > when we are changing our eating habits, we need to WANT to. The rest sort of > follows. True and my motivation now is more to go organic and avoid processed foods than avoid dairy. I thought I'd NEVER give up cheese--then someone on another list told me > about the pus content in cheese (and milk). Isn't that more a problem with non-organic dairy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2008 Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 Hi all, First of all, Hi, I'm Ellen, a brand-new member of this group. Looking forward to sharing tips and recipes with all of you. I read some good reviews of " Veganomicon " on amazon.com, but wanted to ask everyone here what their opinion is. I already have " Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone " and " American Wholefoods Cuisine " . Just wondering if " Veganomicon " would be a good addition to my cookbook library. Thanks very much, Ellen http://naturallycurly.blogspot.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 21, 2008 Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 Hi Ellen, I like to check out vegetarian cookbooks from the library to see if any of the recipes appeal to me. If I find one I really like, then I look for it on half.com or Thriftybooks or one of the used book sites, including Amazon. Judy in Baton Rouge **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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