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March 20, 2007

After a short while getting away from spicy food - just felt I needed another

try at

Northern European and Mediterranean flavours - I found myself jazzing up a

quick-

what's-in-the-fridge-I-need-to-use-up soup the other night with a little curry

powder,

and today I was in the mood for kitcheree - sort of like kedgeree, only without

the animal

parts.

I made it totally non-fat, and I used lentils, of course, and both brown basmati

rice and

(dah dah dah daaaah!) Kamut. Yup, finally did it. Someone somewhere was using

kamut

flour, I went to buy some and couldn't - just the huge seeds. So I thought,

what's this?

Looks like huge wheatberries, it does! So I bought a bag and brought it home,

soaked

some overnight and cooked it up this morning then added it to my recipe at the

optimum

moment

If you're curious, it's here: http://beanvegan.blogspot.com

Hot and spicy AND fat-free. We have some left over for another day (this kind of

dish

reheats nicely). My dh was pleased - he adores hot and spicy food, but he isn't

needing to

lose weight (not fair, not fair) so goes along with what I have a fancy for.

Meanwhile, all progresses as usual with me - boring little biscuit that I'm

getting to be

with my predictable meals. Less soup in the heat of summer, I promise! LOL

I've dropped another pound, but it was a long time coming off, believe me.

Sometimes the

last few pounds can be tricky like that Anyone else find that? So far I have

dropped, let's

see, 16 lbs since 2 January. Nothing wonderful, but I keep reminding myself it

could have

been going the other way. And I've done it without feeling hungry one single

time, I'm

pleased to say. I do so hate being hungry!!!!!!!

Love, Pat

March 24, 2007

Hi Pat,

One of the oddest things for us Northern European veggies is needing

translation dictionaries to get to grips with most of the ingredients

you Americans use. So when in this post you mentioned you were going

to try Northern European flavours I thought hooray. But then I read

the ingredients:

Curry powder, rice, kamut, wheatberries and to construct a kind of

kedgeree. Ah, you meant Northern India - although I think Kamut is

originally Egyptian.

Fair enough, in between their fish n chips many English now shovel

curries into themselves, especially on their staggerings home from

the pub.

Having said all that, I like to liven up a sad veggie hotpot with a

sprinkling of hot curry powder too, but I wouldn't call it European!

And what are wheatberries - the wheat we grow have ears, but they

haven't heard of wheatberries either!

Geoff

, " Pat " <drpatsant

wrote:

>

> After a short while getting away from spicy food - just felt I

needed another try at

> Northern European and Mediterranean flavours - I found myself

jazzing up a quick-

> what's-in-the-fridge-I-need-to-use-up soup the other night with a

little curry powder,

> and today I was in the mood for kitcheree - sort of like kedgeree,

only without the animal

> parts.

>

> I made it totally non-fat, and I used lentils, of course, and both

brown basmati rice and

> (dah dah dah daaaah!) Kamut. Yup, finally did it. Someone somewhere

was using kamut

> flour, I went to buy some and couldn't - just the huge seeds. So I

thought, what's this?

> Looks like huge wheatberries, it does! So I bought a bag and

brought it home, soaked

> some overnight and cooked it up this morning then added it to my

recipe at the optimum

> moment

>

> If you're curious, it's here: http://beanvegan.blogspot.com

>

> Hot and spicy AND fat-free. We have some left over for another day

(this kind of dish

> reheats nicely). My dh was pleased - he adores hot and spicy food,

but he isn't needing to

> lose weight (not fair, not fair) so goes along with what I have a

fancy for.

>

> Meanwhile, all progresses as usual with me - boring little biscuit

that I'm getting to be

> with my predictable meals. Less soup in the heat of summer, I

promise! LOL

>

> I've dropped another pound, but it was a long time coming off,

believe me. Sometimes the

> last few pounds can be tricky like that Anyone else find that?

So far I have dropped, let's

> see, 16 lbs since 2 January. Nothing wonderful, but I keep

reminding myself it could have

> been going the other way. And I've done it without feeling hungry

one single time, I'm

> pleased to say. I do so hate being hungry!!!!!!!

>

> Love, Pat

>

March 25, 2007

Hi Geoff,

About my Northern European stint vs my reverting to my love for hot

and spicy food, I'd meant to say just that: That after a short while

cooking N. European exclusively, I suddenly found myself jazzing

up an otherwise European soup (never mind what it was) with Indian

spiciness. That led next to the kitcheree/kedgeree on the blog.

(That blog, btw, was created as an addendum to this group among

others - just to explain ) Kedgeree is Anglo-Indian of course.

Kamut was my variation on the dish - for fun. As for wheatberries,

they are here: http://www.foodsubs.com/GrainWheat.html - scroll

down to the 4th and 5th illustration and definition.

Thanks for writing in. Always nice to know someone is paying

attention

Best, Pat

----

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Vegan World Cuisine: http://www.care2.com/c2cvegworld

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they suffer?' " (Jeremy Bentham, 1749-1832)

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March 25, 2007

Hi Pat,

Sorry if my post sounded a tad critical. I guessed it was me who

misinterpreted your meaning. And thanks for the link to wheatberries -

I live and learn

I did really well on my raw food only diet for 3 weeks. My blood

pressure dropped to normal and my weight travelled in the right

direction for a change. Then under social pressure with dinners and

family gatherings I compromised. My weak willpower permitted

indulgences. Luckily I only regained a couple of pounds and now I've

reverted to raw food (with the exception of consuming soja milk,

cooked carrots, and having humous now and then on my salads). I enjoy

my raw food salads more than I expected - especially brocolli cut up

small, shredded leek & cabbage, and limiting myself to a palmful of

nuts instead of the armfuls I used to have!

I look forward to my 30 miles sunday bicycle ride tomorrow.

All the best

Geoff

, Patricia Sant

<drpatsant wrote:

>

> Hi Geoff,

>

> About my Northern European stint vs my reverting to my love for hot

> and spicy food, I'd meant to say just that: That after a short

while

> cooking N. European exclusively, I suddenly found myself jazzing

> up an otherwise European soup (never mind what it was) with Indian

> spiciness. That led next to the kitcheree/kedgeree on the blog.

> (That blog, btw, was created as an addendum to this group among

> others - just to explain ) Kedgeree is Anglo-Indian of course.

>

> Kamut was my variation on the dish - for fun. As for wheatberries,

> they are here: http://www.foodsubs.com/GrainWheat.html - scroll

> down to the 4th and 5th illustration and definition.

>

> Thanks for writing in. Always nice to know someone is paying

> attention

>

> Best, Pat

>

> ----

> Dr Patricia Sant

> Bean Vegan: http://beanvegan.blogspot.com

> Vegan World Cuisine: http://www.care2.com/c2cvegworld

> " The question is not, 'Can they reason?' nor, 'Can they talk?' but

rather, 'Can they suffer?' " (Jeremy Bentham, 1749-1832)

>

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> Bored stiff? Loosen up...

> Download and play hundreds of games for free on Games.

> http://games./games/front

>

March 26, 2007

> Sorry if my post sounded a tad critical. I guessed it was me who

> misinterpreted your meaning. And thanks for the link to wheatberries -

> I live and learn

Did it? I don't think so - you were just needing someone to fill in

the 'blanks' I'd left in my last message Wheatberries are great -

they can be used in a variety of grain dishes, but need to be soaked

overnight first.

> I did really well on my raw food only diet for 3 weeks. My blood

> pressure dropped to normal

Excellent!

> and my weight travelled in the right

> direction for a change.

Congratulations! That's two achievements in one.

> now I've

> reverted to raw food (with the exception of consuming soja milk,

> cooked carrots, and having humous now and then on my salads). I enjoy

> my raw food salads more than I expected - especially brocolli cut up

> small, shredded leek & cabbage, and limiting myself to a palmful of

> nuts instead of the armfuls I used to have!

I think there may be other rawfoodists reading this - and perhaps some

people who might want to try it for medical reasons (eg bloodpressure).

I know my dh said that if he didn't bring his blood pressure down by

other dietary means, his next step would be rawfood. As it happens,

he has brought it down by adhering to a regime I set up for him (at long

last). After 25 years of dangerously high bloodpressure, he has brought

it down so that his doc halved his meds in February and halved them

again this last week. His bloodpressure is around the high 90s over the

low 70s now - very nice indeed - matches mine, almost LOL. I just

told him about your success at the raw diet, too.

Love, Pat

----

Dr Patricia Sant

Bean Vegan: http://beanvegan.blogspot.com

Vegan World Cuisine: http://www.care2.com/c2cvegworld

" The question is not, 'Can they reason?' nor, 'Can they talk?' but rather, 'Can

they suffer?' " (Jeremy Bentham, 1749-1832)

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March 26, 2007

I am considering a raw foods diet but am not sure how to proceed. I hear

very good things about it and have even dabbled in it a bit. I don't think I