Any Vegan/Vegetarians Out There?

sunny_signs said:
Eat lots beets turn pee red! Very cool.
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Haha! Pickled beets is one of my most favourite things to eat in the world - so funny to see how it colours your pee.

Asparagus - not so funny how it makes your pee stink. Hee boy.
 
ladysolitary85 said:
Everyone whoa whoa whoa! please! I started a thread to help other vegan/vegetarians to reach out to one another, maybe give tips on foods and recipes, not bash between the issues. If I had wanted to do that I would have posted this in the debate section.

I believe some of us can agree to agree, as well as disagree.

Now, please, can we just talk about food and leave the "m" word behind the door? I started this for support, not bashing or debating.
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Just thought I would share with you, since it was the original intent of this thread.

Today, we had Black beans and rice for lunch. I use the recipe off the can of Goya brand black beans. For dinner tonight I am making a potato soup. Here's what I plan and I will tell you of the results after we have it.

Boil 4 peeled and cut carrots and 1/2 head cauliflower florets in lightly salted water. Drain, but keep the hot water. Puree the carrots and cauliflower. Peel and chop 1-2 pounds potatoes. (I will be using red as they were in my budget, but Yukon Gold would be better). Add the potatoes to the hot water and boil until tender. Save 1-2 cups of the potato and drain and mash the rest with some butter (dairy free for me) and rice milk. Add the pureed carrots and cauliflower to the mashed potatoes. Add more milk and some water to make a thick soup. Meanwhile, in a non-stick skillet, place 1 medium chopped onion and 1/2 package of Soyrizo (soy chorizo) or soy sausage and cook till done. Add the "meat" and onions to the soup and give a good stir.

We will have crackers with either butter or my Tofutti cream cheese.
 
DeafCaroline said:
Haha! Pickled beets is one of my most favourite things to eat in the world - so funny to see how it colours your pee.

Asparagus - not so funny how it makes your pee stink. Hee boy.
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Me too! Love pickled beets! Must eat many beets change pee. Yummy work lol.
 
dogmom said:
I really like beets from the farmer's market.
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Fresh beets are so good. My father grew his own vegetables for years and it was my stepmom who pickled the beets. They were like candy for me!

Went to a farmer's market this weekend, it was so wonderful to see all those wonderful colours, baskets and baskets of fresh fruits and veggies, and the smell was heavenly! which reminds me, how come one can never smell the fruits and veggies in grocery stores? It's weird.
 
DeafCaroline said:
Haha! Pickled beets is one of my most favourite things to eat in the world - so funny to see how it colours your pee.

Asparagus - not so funny how it makes your pee stink. Hee boy.
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yeah it does funny stuff to pee with certain foods. I love asparagus!

sunny_signs said:
Eat lots beets turn pee red! Very cool.
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Only thing I do with beets is get the juice out of it and put it in my tractor tires. gonna leave my statement at that to see if there is real genuine interest in why or know how it really works.
 
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Yea beets are a great substance for natural food coloring in foods. I don't like beets that much. :-p
 
That's one of the things I really like about the farmer's market, to see all the fresh and local produce
and I like to see the farmer's and growers face-to-face and proud of what the have to offer.
 
now, beets and it relates to tires, and tire loading, don't know from that-
?
 
dogmom said:
That's one of the things I really like about the farmer's market, to see all the fresh and local produce
and I like to see the farmer's and growers face-to-face and proud of what the have to offer.
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and I love to see produce's imperfection. that's the sign of natural farming.
 
KristinaB said:
Just thought I would share with you, since it was the original intent of this thread.

Today, we had Black beans and rice for lunch. I use the recipe off the can of Goya brand black beans. For dinner tonight I am making a potato soup. Here's what I plan and I will tell you of the results after we have it.

Boil 4 peeled and cut carrots and 1/2 head cauliflower florets in lightly salted water. Drain, but keep the hot water. Puree the carrots and cauliflower. Peel and chop 1-2 pounds potatoes. (I will be using red as they were in my budget, but Yukon Gold would be better). Add the potatoes to the hot water and boil until tender. Save 1-2 cups of the potato and drain and mash the rest with some butter (dairy free for me) and rice milk. Add the pureed carrots and cauliflower to the mashed potatoes. Add more milk and some water to make a thick soup. Meanwhile, in a non-stick skillet, place 1 medium chopped onion and 1/2 package of Soyrizo (soy chorizo) or soy sausage and cook till done. Add the "meat" and onions to the soup and give a good stir.

We will have crackers with either butter or my Tofutti cream cheese.
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I thought it was good, son had to add more salt, hubby thought it was too spicy, mother liked it and daughter did not eat hers. I didn't figure she would. She will make a peanut butter and honey wrap later.
 
yup, that's true, Jiro
and sometimes I can find something I never saw before, like one time there were some purple carrots
also love heirloom tomatoes!

I think what you made looks good, Kristina:wave:
 
dogmom said:
That's one of the things I really like about the farmer's market, to see all the fresh and local produce
and I like to see the farmer's and growers face-to-face and proud of what the have to offer.
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I love that too and also seeing strange new veggies or seeing the same veggies but in different colours and shapes. Was at the farmer's market when hurricane irene swept by my city - it was pouring rain out, the winds were crazy, the streets were flooded and we all stood under plastic tarps having a great time sampling and buying produce from the farmers on the sidewalks. Even in such terrible weather, the sight of the produce would make anyone smile - so colourful and bountiful!
 
dogmom said:
now, beets and it relates to tires, and tire loading, don't know from that-
?
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look up rimguard. Its a bio-freindly product for liquid ballast for tractor tires. Many tractor owners needs extra weight for better traction pulling power like mine:D. Not too long ago many farmers were using calcuium chloride (salt water) but it would eat the metal rims and require tubes and its a mess when leaking. it also kills the plants.
rimguard extracted the juice from beets and use that instead of calcuim chloride. Beet juice doesnt freeze in normal north american weather, doesnt harm the plants, doesnt eat metal.

So- in my book, beets doesnt belong on my table (I hate beets) but belongs in the tires. :ty:
 
dogmom said:
yup, that's true, Jiro
and sometimes I can find something I never saw before, like one time there were some purple carrots
also love heirloom tomatoes!

I think what you made looks good, Kristina:wave:
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I like trying out all kind of foods even some strange stuff (to others) like tofu. I'm thinking the next time I go grocery shopping I will see if the local health food shop has fresh tofu. I tried tempeh earlier this year but I have decided that I'm not wild about it. When I went to the store earlier this year i found out they had black garlic so I bought it of course.
 
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DeafCaroline said:
I love that too and also seeing strange new veggies or seeing the same veggies but in different colours and shapes. Was at the farmer's market when hurricane irene swept by my city - it was pouring rain out, the winds were crazy, the streets were flooded and we all stood under plastic tarps having a great time sampling and buying produce from the farmers on the sidewalks. Even in such terrible weather, the sight of the produce would make anyone smile - so colourful and bountiful!
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lol that's awesome. wish we had that here but entire streets and city were dead quiet. empty.

*dust ball flying by*
 
radioman said:
look up rimguard. Its a bio-freindly product for liquid ballast for tractor tires. Many tractor owners needs extra weight for better traction pulling power like mine:D. Not too long ago many farmers were using calcuium chloride (salt water) but it would eat the metal rims and require tubes and its a mess when leaking. it also kills the plants.
rimguard extracted the juice from beets and use that instead of calcuim chloride. Beet juice doesnt freeze in normal north american weather, doesnt harm the plants, doesnt eat metal.

So- in my book, beets doesnt belong on my table (I hate beets) but belongs in the tires. :ty:
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I think my little sister would agree with you! :giggle: She hates beets too.
 
sunny_signs said:
Me too! Love pickled beets! Must eat many beets change pee. Yummy work lol.
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We had borscht a lot growing up . My mom would have pink fingers for days!
We would sour cream in with it and have Russia black rye bread, which is nothing like the kind you get today! The bread today is awful compare to when I was a kid!
 
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