This December, I crossed that one year mark. I have been a vegetarian for over a year now. I have to say I have adjusted well now. Things I once hated, I love. Instead of chocolate milk, I drink Rice Dream Chocolate Chai. I have adjusted to meatless lunch "meat" and other meatless substitutes. I have even figured out ways to make my favorite meals with no meat.
I made stuffed shells last night. I used morning star sausage, mixed with marinara, Asiago, and mozerella and stuff them into shells. Topped it with more marinara and more cheese and backed it for 30 minutes. It was fabulous!
I have finally come to the point of accepting my choice and embracing it. I might actually be able to begin to stop drinking milk.
Monday, December 29, 2008
Monday, December 1, 2008
Tofurkey
I had my first Tofurkey brand ToFurkey this thanks giving.
I have to say it was very good. I was really impressed with its flavor and texture. It was delicious! Some other things I had for thanksgiving was a new veggie dish I made. Onions, garlic, brussel sprouts, and shitaki mushrooms all combined with some olive oil. It was SOOO good!
For the next day left overs, I made tofurkey, stuffing, and cranberry jelly sandwiches. Wow, what a great sandwich!
Over all, my first vegetarian thanksgiving was a huge success.
I have to say it was very good. I was really impressed with its flavor and texture. It was delicious! Some other things I had for thanksgiving was a new veggie dish I made. Onions, garlic, brussel sprouts, and shitaki mushrooms all combined with some olive oil. It was SOOO good!
For the next day left overs, I made tofurkey, stuffing, and cranberry jelly sandwiches. Wow, what a great sandwich!
Over all, my first vegetarian thanksgiving was a huge success.
Monday, July 28, 2008
The Killing of the Sharks
I watched a program in which in 1991 there was a shark attack in which someone got killed. In response, they decided to kill larger tiger sharks, to cull the population. What a horrible idea! Cull the sharks for being themselves? Arrogant bastards! You go into their house and they hurt you for it and you blame them? They have been around much longer than us, are serious predators, and you aren't smart enough to understand the risk associated with going in the ocean, so you blame them and kill them off? That just infuriated me! The answer is educating people, and not changing the feeding patterns of a major predators food! Idiots! Sorry you died, but come on, they kill one and we kill a thousand, who is more wrong? And take into account that we killed out of anger and not for food or to defend our home or anything. People are just so damn arrogant!
On a side note, I am completely tired of salad all the time. My wife loves it and since I am a vegetarian, she eats it allot. So I got some whole wheat wraps and decided to do something different. I got some fresh peppers, serano, pablano, and some sweet pepper and mixed it with ranch seasoning and made a paste out of it. It was really good. Then put bell peppers, soy cheese, salad, fresh organic tomatoes, fresh organic green onions and wrapped it up. It was very good! I had it for dinner, and breakfast, and probably again tonight for dinner.
I am a little concerned as recently I found out that soy products might lower a mans libido. Thats not a good thing, so I might need to cut back on soy products. Which seriously puts a damper on becoming a vegan. I just don't know if I can do it. Do I have the will power and the ability to sacrifice to do it? I don't know.
On a side note, I am completely tired of salad all the time. My wife loves it and since I am a vegetarian, she eats it allot. So I got some whole wheat wraps and decided to do something different. I got some fresh peppers, serano, pablano, and some sweet pepper and mixed it with ranch seasoning and made a paste out of it. It was really good. Then put bell peppers, soy cheese, salad, fresh organic tomatoes, fresh organic green onions and wrapped it up. It was very good! I had it for dinner, and breakfast, and probably again tonight for dinner.
I am a little concerned as recently I found out that soy products might lower a mans libido. Thats not a good thing, so I might need to cut back on soy products. Which seriously puts a damper on becoming a vegan. I just don't know if I can do it. Do I have the will power and the ability to sacrifice to do it? I don't know.
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Nature's Call
I'm to the end of my rope with the ignorance of people on this planet. How is it that I am required to respect their views on eating meat and such while they feel completely comfortable make comments at my expense? They ask why I'm not eating the steak and only veggies, and I tell them. They in turn make comments like "mmm, this is good cow!". Shit like that pisses me off! Have a little common courtesy you bastard! I'm not telling you how to live, so why would you presume to be a bitch about it? People suck.
On another note, I just got a French Bulldog, pure bred! He is a family dog, not for show, but he is such a great dog. He loves the kids and they love him. He loves to run around with them. He is such a sweet dog as well. But the funny part is that he snores and snorts! It's hysterical. If you tell him no, he snorts at you, and when he sleeps, he snores, loud! It is so loud he got booted out of the bed because he keeps us up! LMAO! So we got him a nice fluffy bed next to ours to sleep on. He still wakes me up occasionally, but not nearly has bad as when he is right next to you. As well, he farts, constantly, and it smells so bad! It is because he scarfs his food. He practically eats the bowl.
It has taken the cats a long time to like him. Socializing them didn't help, they hate him. The older bigger cat has finally come around to at least not hissing at him. The younger smaller one is still scared of him. But I think the dog doesn't help much because he likes to play and always runs up on the cats and scares them. It is funny to watch but we are trying to get him to stop doing that other animals. He is high strung in that manner. But it takes time, the cats were kittens when we got them and they are house cats, they have never seen a dog up close before. The dog, however, was six months old and grew up with a cat in the house until we got him. The sad part is that at first he always flinched when I went to pet him. I have a feeling he had been hit before. But after a month of not being hit, he has stopped doing that, and now has warmed up to me very nicely. In fact, he has learned that my recliner is the most comfortable chair in the house and likes to wait by it and as soon as you get up, he jumps in! Punk! LOL But it is big enough that he can share it with you. Some times he must be forced into sharing, but you have to teach children to share right?
On another note, I just got a French Bulldog, pure bred! He is a family dog, not for show, but he is such a great dog. He loves the kids and they love him. He loves to run around with them. He is such a sweet dog as well. But the funny part is that he snores and snorts! It's hysterical. If you tell him no, he snorts at you, and when he sleeps, he snores, loud! It is so loud he got booted out of the bed because he keeps us up! LMAO! So we got him a nice fluffy bed next to ours to sleep on. He still wakes me up occasionally, but not nearly has bad as when he is right next to you. As well, he farts, constantly, and it smells so bad! It is because he scarfs his food. He practically eats the bowl.
It has taken the cats a long time to like him. Socializing them didn't help, they hate him. The older bigger cat has finally come around to at least not hissing at him. The younger smaller one is still scared of him. But I think the dog doesn't help much because he likes to play and always runs up on the cats and scares them. It is funny to watch but we are trying to get him to stop doing that other animals. He is high strung in that manner. But it takes time, the cats were kittens when we got them and they are house cats, they have never seen a dog up close before. The dog, however, was six months old and grew up with a cat in the house until we got him. The sad part is that at first he always flinched when I went to pet him. I have a feeling he had been hit before. But after a month of not being hit, he has stopped doing that, and now has warmed up to me very nicely. In fact, he has learned that my recliner is the most comfortable chair in the house and likes to wait by it and as soon as you get up, he jumps in! Punk! LOL But it is big enough that he can share it with you. Some times he must be forced into sharing, but you have to teach children to share right?
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Eating only what grows around you
Eating only what grows around you - Extreme Consumerism- msnbc.com
This is something I am switching too. This has given me the motivation to give up dairy. Dairy, according to the article, is one of the most resource intensive processes. I can reduce my carbon footprint just by using soy milk and soy cheese because that will be less consumption thus less resources used to make less dairy products. And I use allot of dairy products. So unless I have to, I will not be using dairy in my diet at all.
As well, I will be utilizing local farmers markets, apple farms, and trying to buy products that are made within 100 miles of me. It's time to take the next step in my personal evolution.
This is something I am switching too. This has given me the motivation to give up dairy. Dairy, according to the article, is one of the most resource intensive processes. I can reduce my carbon footprint just by using soy milk and soy cheese because that will be less consumption thus less resources used to make less dairy products. And I use allot of dairy products. So unless I have to, I will not be using dairy in my diet at all.
As well, I will be utilizing local farmers markets, apple farms, and trying to buy products that are made within 100 miles of me. It's time to take the next step in my personal evolution.
Tomatoes pulled off shelves for salmonella
Tomatoes pulled off shelves for salmonella - Infectious diseases- msnbc.com
Well this is a bad thing for vegetarians and vegans who don't have their own garden. They don't even know where it originated from, so they can't stop more from being released into the public. I really love tomatoes, in salads, on sandwich's, with salt and pepper. It's rather nerve racking knowing over a dozen people have already died from eating infected tomatoes.
Well this is a bad thing for vegetarians and vegans who don't have their own garden. They don't even know where it originated from, so they can't stop more from being released into the public. I really love tomatoes, in salads, on sandwich's, with salt and pepper. It's rather nerve racking knowing over a dozen people have already died from eating infected tomatoes.
Thursday, May 15, 2008
What Michael Pollan Hasn't Told You About Food
What Michael Pollan Hasn't Told You About Food
This represents all that is wrong with our food culture today. This is a four page article and I encourage you to take the time to read it. It outlines why our culture is so unhealthy. It isn't due to a conscientious choice, we have been had by a corrupt food system!
Its the exact reason that all the food that is good for you costs more than the bad food for you. Only the better off can eat food that is good for you all the time. It is frustrating to read how much of a disadvantage we are at in this battle for our health.
This represents all that is wrong with our food culture today. This is a four page article and I encourage you to take the time to read it. It outlines why our culture is so unhealthy. It isn't due to a conscientious choice, we have been had by a corrupt food system!
Its the exact reason that all the food that is good for you costs more than the bad food for you. Only the better off can eat food that is good for you all the time. It is frustrating to read how much of a disadvantage we are at in this battle for our health.
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