tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48133051199059778452024-02-18T21:34:55.913-07:00Boulder Benign BlogWembley Fragglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10896553906573480217noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4813305119905977845.post-16159743596153322732015-01-22T18:02:00.001-07:002015-01-22T18:02:46.956-07:00What is Nutritional Yeast? | Daiya Foods<a href="http://us.daiyafoods.com/blog/what-nutritional-yeast#.VMGdWED9SuY.blogger">What is Nutritional Yeast? | Daiya Foods</a>Wembley Fragglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10896553906573480217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4813305119905977845.post-32472126793933606512014-11-13T18:39:00.000-07:002014-11-13T18:39:30.780-07:00The "Complete Protein" Myth"Complete protein" and the myth that vegetarians must somehow combine protein sources to avoid some un-named deficiency of amino acids is absolute rubbish.<br />
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Show me just ONE example - of anyone, anywhere - who got sick from having "incomplete proteins"? In fact, 1/3 of the Irish population at one time relied solely on potatoes for survival - many more examples disproving the "complete protein" myth can be found.
Fine, meat and dairy contain all the essential amino acids. And how many people get sick from eating meat and dairy?<br />
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<li>Over 2/3 of all Americans are overweight or obese.</li>
<li>500,000 have open heart surgery every year.</li>
<li>Diabetes affects 25.8 million people of all ages - 8.3 percent of the U.S. population!!!</li>
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So let's stop pretending that vegetarians face serious nutritional problems - the U.S. population is dying all around us, and vegetarians are doing fine <i>thank you very much!</i><br />
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FACT: it's nearly impossible to fail to get enough protein, provided that you <b>make sure to eat food!</b>Wembley Fragglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10896553906573480217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4813305119905977845.post-59179240336402369652013-11-25T14:45:00.001-07:002013-11-25T14:45:32.713-07:00Boulder Benign Blog: Recipes for a greener, healthier, kinder Thanksgiv...<a href="http://boulderbenign.blogspot.com/2010/11/recipes-for-greener-healthier-kinder.html?spref=bl">Boulder Benign Blog: Recipes for a greener, healthier, kinder Thanksgiving</a>: <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"> "</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Give it a try -- you'll learn something new, make a huge difference for the environment, trim your waistline, and probably save money, time, and trouble! In fact, these recipes are cheaper, quicker, and safer than baking a bird."</span>Wembley Fragglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10896553906573480217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4813305119905977845.post-28040550357234968792013-01-16T09:00:00.001-07:002013-01-16T09:00:53.720-07:00Boulder Benign Blog: Rodeo IS Animal Cruelty: Photos<a href="http://boulderbenign.blogspot.com/2012/01/rodeo-is-animal-cruelty-photos.html?spref=bl">Anonymous photographs and comments</a> reported from the Western National Stock Show Rodeo on the weekend of Jan 14th, 2012. A sickening mix of laughter and relentless torture fill the Denver Coliseum each January.Wembley Fragglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10896553906573480217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4813305119905977845.post-32106844266684458852012-11-14T13:17:00.002-07:002012-11-14T13:17:56.745-07:00Recipes for a greener, healthier, kinder ThanksgivingAccording to an industry group, approximately 736 million pounds of
turkey (47 million individuals) were consumed in the US during
Thanksgiving in 2009. How should we react to this cruel, unhealthy, and environmentally destructive tradition?<br />
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See our previous post:<br />
<b><a href="http://boulderbenign.blogspot.com/2010/11/recipes-for-greener-healthier-kinder.html">Recipes for a greener, healthier, kinder Thanksgiving</a></b>Wembley Fragglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10896553906573480217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4813305119905977845.post-57054078304533844962012-08-21T13:56:00.000-06:002012-08-21T13:56:28.431-06:00Isn't Meat Eating Natural? Lions and tigers and bears do...<span id="Global_Site"></span><br />
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<i>Isn't Meat Eating Natural? Lions and tigers and bears do it. They've been doing it for millenia, why shouldn't I eat meat, too?</i></div>
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In nature, there have never been 7 billion predators; predators must
always have a lower population than their prey. In nature, the prey are
made stronger, faster, and smarter through survival of the fittest. In
nature, all the predators have not already been killed by humans. <br /> </div>
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<br />In the modern day, humans have killed off most wild animals and fish everywhere;
and replaced them with ranches, farms, fisheries, factories, fences, and highways. There
isn't much of an ecosystem left anywhere, except tiny islands of
protected wilderness areas. </div>
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There is nothing natural left about
our meat factories, farming practices, or appetites. Small so-called "family" or "humane" farms should be praised for their efforts to get back to the old ways (of eating less meat).
However, the old ways can only sustain the old population of below 1
billion people.</div>
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<i>But isn't hunting natural and sustainable?</i></div>
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<span id="Global_Site">Today, Americans require more than 900 Million meals per day! If even a small fraction of these meals were provided by 'natural' hunting and fishing - all the hunting permits would sell out in minutes - and all wild animals everywhere would face a dire threat of extinction by the gun. Even before modern times, man has hunted many species to the brink of extinction, including bison, whales, turtles, and bluefin tuna.</span></div>
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<span id="Global_Site"><i>What if everyone acted this way?</i></span></div>
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To reach sustainability, we must ask ourselves -
what if everyone acted in this way? Truly, you would have to agree that
we can't be killing 700 Billion animals per year (the average U.S.
carnivore kills 100 animals/year). Fortunately, not everyone eats this way - we are currently raising and killing some 58 Billion animals per year worldwide, with about 17% (10 Billion) killed in the U.S., even though we make up only 4.5% of the Earth's human population. That means Americans eat over 3x more meat than the global average!</div>
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<i>Oh come on, nothing we do is sustainable anyways!</i></div>
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Just look at our fossil fuel energy and
transportation systems, or even our plant-based agriculture. OK fine, I hear you, but that doesn't mean
we shouldn't TRY. Starting with our daily choices, eating vegetarian costs nothing extra and makes a huge difference in our kindness to animals, personal health, and ecosystem diversity, and reduces our footprints on energy, transportation, and environmental pollution.</div>
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Going (more) vegetarian, (more) local, and
(more) organic, and growing (more of) your own food are all good
things... most of which we can begin today for very little cost, which
most people could afford and even save money on. </div>
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Wembley Fragglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10896553906573480217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4813305119905977845.post-19775525104219652702012-08-10T12:36:00.000-06:002015-01-14T13:21:52.483-07:00Diversified Dairy Operations - Almonds to the Rescue<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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An open letter to dairy farmers struggling to make ends meet in the face of drought, high corn, soy, and hay prices, competition over water rights, and increasing urbanization.<br />
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It is time for a positive message from the animal rights and welfare movement to dairy farmers. This will bring in additional income, lower costs, and enable sustainable expansion.<br />
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<b>Bring in almonds to compete head-to-head with the cows.</b><br />
<ul>
<li>They don't require semen collection.</li>
<li>They don't need to be pregnant.</li>
<li>They don't require extensive breeding programs.</li>
<li>They don't need to be milked, and don't get mastitis.</li>
<li>They don't urinate.</li>
<li>Nobody has to clean up their manure.</li>
<li>They can handle temperatures from 32 degrees to 100 degrees easily, without heating or cooling.</li>
<li>They don't take up much room.</li>
<li>You don't have to feed them.</li>
<li>They don't need water every day.</li>
<li>They don't have to be shipped back and forth alive!</li>
<li>They don't have to be slaughtered. </li>
<li>The processing equipment is less expensive.</li>
<li>The excess fat does not need to be removed from the milk.</li>
<li>Their milk is equally flavorful, nutritious, and versatile.</li>
</ul>
Give almonds a chance.<br />
Lower your costs. Expand. Diversify.<br />
Welcome more customers who don't consume dairy.Wembley Fragglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10896553906573480217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4813305119905977845.post-27544008648508179952012-07-16T15:07:00.003-06:002012-07-16T15:07:41.627-06:00Evolution, Revolution, and the Coming Solar + Vegetarian RevolutionHumans diverged from the apes when we began to walk upright on 2 legs.
We then evolved into hunter/gatherers, providing enough energy to grow
larger brains and develop tools, weapons, fire, hunting, and food
storage. This means we evolved to be able include meat in our diets to
better survive scarcity. It does not mean meat is optimal or even
necessary today. To focus on the meat-eating part of our evolution is to
ignore our walking, food gathering and storage, tools, fire, and
shelter-building - adaptations from the same time period. Not to mention
our most important asset: empathy, which enables our most important
survival skill: cooperation.<br /><br />Since then we evolved into a
technological society with a huge population, all supported by fossil
fuels and fertilizer-based agriculture. Drilling & Livestock
concentrate this wealth & power for a few of the richest people on
earth.<br /><br />What's coming is a 2-fold revolution (or re-evolution) in
human progress. The Solar Age and the Vegetarian Revolution. As fossil
fuels become scarce, energy is solar - a distributed and democratic
energy source! Farming becomes a photosynthetic process again. Wealth
will spread to everyone evenly. Meat-eating will be a sign of gluttony,
greed and disease!<br />
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Big hugs go out progressive vegetarian <a class="l" href="http://www.thomhartmann.com/"><em>Thom Hartmann</em></a>. I've been meaning to read his book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1400051576/ref=nosim/thomhartmann/"><i>The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight</i></a> which sheds light on our current energy situation, global crises, and how our politics affect our future. Truly a man of vision, compassion, and action!<br />Wembley Fragglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10896553906573480217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4813305119905977845.post-17551773644003827282012-04-26T14:15:00.000-06:002012-04-26T14:15:57.603-06:00Love is the Key: making lifestyle changes that stickThe <a href="http://www.cancer.org/Cancer/News/ExpertVoices/page/Colleen-Doyle-MS-RD.aspx">American Cancer Society</a>
now says the evidence has piled up that diet and exercise can help
cancer survivors manage, beat, and stay free of their disease, too. However, too few people have the discipline to follow their well-known advice.<br />
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For many people, willpower is the core issue in following a healthier diet, getting more exercise, and losing weight. The key to finding willpower, which no doctor can offer, is LOVE - an overriding and deep caring about yourself, your family, and others!<br />
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For me, everything important comes together in one compassionate lifestyle - going vegan! Caring for the plight of animals, human well-being, and the environment brings the elements of LOVE & DEDICATION to my 'diet' that makes healthy eating an absolute imperative - and much more enjoyable than junk food can ever be!<br />
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The vegan lifestyle uses compassion as the glue - to bind together health, longevity, sustainability, environmentalism, community-building, spirituality, and activism.<br />
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You're only going succeed in making lifestyle changes if you care. Open your heart to a wider and deeper love for yourself and others - then you will care enough to heal yourself and earn more quality lifetime to spend with your family & friends!<br />
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Be well, peas & carrots ;)Wembley Fragglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10896553906573480217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4813305119905977845.post-23176785968356494492012-04-25T11:58:00.001-06:002012-04-25T12:14:38.772-06:00Is Whole Foods seafood department really Sustainable?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpd_0rPXH2GyUwwMykCwe-2QbgNeBtFTWVAmnyMF6aYtfK4dMNCj9W_3Mv9X8iXD0aIYAQcqr5BpPdpCSbVFRsd0V34YqM7MGsjvdN1_Vui5WfZ4azAKtuEbyclzQ9wh-v33wdjmroGA8N/s1600/fish.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpd_0rPXH2GyUwwMykCwe-2QbgNeBtFTWVAmnyMF6aYtfK4dMNCj9W_3Mv9X8iXD0aIYAQcqr5BpPdpCSbVFRsd0V34YqM7MGsjvdN1_Vui5WfZ4azAKtuEbyclzQ9wh-v33wdjmroGA8N/s200/fish.jpg" width="200" /></a>Here's my response to <a href="http://blog.wholefoodsmarket.com/2012/04/no-more-red-rated-wild-seafood-in-our-stores">Whole Foods' "Earth Day" announcement that it's removing 12 threatened species of fish from its seafood department</a>:<br />
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To me, “sustainable” means something that everyone could do for an
indefinite period of time without causing a collapse of one kind or
another. Since “everyone” means 7 billion people, eating fish at all is not
sustainable.<br />
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<b>If we each take just one fish, there went 7 billion fish.
NOT sustainable, period.</b></blockquote>
Ocean fish stocks are in total collapse from overfishing and a lack
of international protective treaties. Fish farms are even worse –
destroying the wild habitat, consuming massive amounts of feed and
producing massive amounts of pollution.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVSt1mAUpNRIq8ZuZZpWaY-8HOW0eo-5t1rxSxy21ZISNu_naY66Bl7YmYrIYvr2vd5qkni6jGLTZyvf-94Xvas0rHdPUFkuIKce9wORvqS_bzCwYRotDVfuhRP8TjDNtiCiajLFODi9Vp/s1600/fishfrown.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVSt1mAUpNRIq8ZuZZpWaY-8HOW0eo-5t1rxSxy21ZISNu_naY66Bl7YmYrIYvr2vd5qkni6jGLTZyvf-94Xvas0rHdPUFkuIKce9wORvqS_bzCwYRotDVfuhRP8TjDNtiCiajLFODi9Vp/s200/fishfrown.jpg" width="200" /></a>Fish are intelligent wild animals who feel pain, can suffer, and
belong to social groups. Fish are also a critical part of the
ecosystem’s balance with millions of years of marine evolution balancing
them between their predators and their food sources. When you take a
fish from the ocean, you take it from another species who depends on it.<br />
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<b>Choose compassion, choose sustainability – don’t eat wild fish or
farmed fish.</b></blockquote>
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If you feel you must have fish, grow your own in an aquaculture and recycle the waste water (in symbiosis with your garden).<br />
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DHA/Omega-3 amino acids are often used as an excuse to kill fish;
however these nutrients are available from algae sources (where the fish
got them).<br />
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One grocery chain sparing only a few of the most threatened species
does nothing to help them recover. This just shifts the threat onto the
next species of fish. This is just pure CYA brand management. Whole Foods doesn’t care
about fish – they just don’t want to be “on the hook” when these fish
are declared commercially extinct (in like 2015).<br />
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I do respect that Whole Foods is stopping the very worst of its
profiteering from the killing of threatened fish species – but...<br />
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<b>In order to
truly own up to the damage you’ve done – you need to get out there and
restore fish stocks! Not just stop killing <img alt=";)" class="wp-smiley" src="http://blog.wholefoodsmarket.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif" /></b></blockquote>
Thanks and Happy Earth Day ;)Wembley Fragglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10896553906573480217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4813305119905977845.post-62129217909004883462012-03-16T15:01:00.001-06:002012-03-16T16:13:19.945-06:005 great vegan drinks for St. Patrick's Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://barnivore.com/" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg152SJJWhlQVDomHsQJaZMl-1XIeWr4yuvuqCzUYmXPDll_QBC89lnVoJwDVoJdaSGOD7JaEIat92xCvZgs0fDfZXRUFrPrDGGyfkLcqoQFeEDr2ftDj0QTA2O3sNf0wW7qR9AtB6dkT4-/s1600/barnivore-logo-300x90.png" /></a>Just in time for St. Patrick's Day, the helpful folks over at <b><a href="http://barnivore.com/"><i>The Barnivore Vegan Alcohol Directory (</i>http://barnivore.com)</a></b><i>,</i> ask the following question:
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"Is your booze vegan? It might seem weird at first, but your favourite drink might have more than just alcohol in it.<br />
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Brewmasters,
winemakers, and distillers may include animal ingredients in their
products directly, or they might use them in the processing and
filtration.<br />
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When making the product, dairy, honey, and other things are ingredients in the final recipe.</blockquote>
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When
filtering the drinks prior to bottling, companies can use things like
isinglass (from fish bladder), gelatin, egg whites, and sea shells,
among other things. These products grab onto the impurities and make it
easier to catch them in the filters, though there are many animal-free
alternatives in use."</blockquote>
You can't see these ingredients, and you can't smell or taste them, and they don't show up on the label, so the only way to find out is
to ask. What a chore! Thank heavens for the folks of Barnivore, they've
created a directory with the answers from the makers of more than 6,000
alcoholic beverages. Now you can celebrate St. Patrick's day with
confidence.<br />
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<b>Here's my Top 5 picks from Barnivore:</b><br />
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#1 George Killian's Irish Red<br />
<a href="https://www.georgekillians.com/Beer.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.georgekillians.com/<wbr></wbr>Beer.aspx</a><br />
(I haven't been able to confirm Killian's Irish Stout is vegan)<br />
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#2 Rogue Irish Lager<br />
<a href="http://www.rogue.com/beers/rogue-irish-lager.php" target="_blank">http://www.rogue.com/beers/<wbr></wbr>rogue-irish-lager.php</a><br />
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#3 Michelob Irish Red<br />
<a href="http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/michelob-irish-red-ale/93025/" target="_blank">http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/<wbr></wbr>michelob-irish-red-ale/93025/</a><br />
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#4 Tullamore Dew Irish Whiskey<br />
<a href="http://www.tullamoredew.com/" target="_blank">http://www.tullamoredew.com/</a><br />
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#5 Jameson Irish Whiskey<br />
<a href="http://www.jamesonwhiskey.com/" target="_blank">http://www.jamesonwhiskey.com/</a><br />
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I've chosen these based on their Irish-ness, high confidence that
they are vegan, and because they are commonly available. Just remember,
you don't have to drink all 5 to have a good time ;)<br />
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There are
many other vegan beers out there, many from microbreweries too numerous
to mention here. When in doubt; stick to the Irish Reds, Irish Lagers,
and Irish Whiskeys. Still not sure? Ask the brewer when you get the
chance, and add your findings to the directory.<br />
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<b>What's NOT a vegan-friendly choice this St. Patrick's Day?</b><br />
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<u>Guinness Stout</u>
- There is great confusion surrounding whether Guinness is indeed vegan
friendly. It is certain that Guinness in the UK is made using isinglass
as a fining agent. However, in North America, Guinness is made in
Canada, and the brewers there claim they don't use isinglass. However,
I'm not convinced, because I don't know what they're using as a
replacement for isinglass. The company (like many others) makes no promises about this; it
is subject to change over time and depending on the regional
distributors.<br />
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<u>Murphy's Irish Stout</u> - Isinglass is used as a fining agent.<br />
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<b>More Helpful Guidelines</b><br />
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<li>Many stouts contain <i>lactose, </i>a milk derivative (especially any stout described as a "Milk Stout" probably really does contain dairy products).</li>
<li>Most beers that have been conditioned in a <i>cask </i>or <i>firkin </i>are traditionally filtered using isinglass.</li>
<li>Honey beers, honey stouts, and all mead contains honey.</li>
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Cheers and Happy St. Patrick's Day!Wembley Fragglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10896553906573480217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4813305119905977845.post-16386278429411837692012-03-14T10:19:00.001-06:002012-03-14T10:19:38.634-06:00The Smug Vegan re: Mercy for PlantsAnonymous Flame Baiter (Internet_Dude) wrote: <br />
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Why do vegans feel so smug about killing poor defenseless plants that have no mouth to scream? They suffer, too!</blockquote>
Sigh. The topic of mercy for plants comes up repeatedly... of course it is just flame bait but I will bite.<br />
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<li>Since
<b>plants have no brains, no families, no faces, and no emotions</b>, I
believe it's safe to assume they aren't suffering.</li>
<li>Furthermore, many
plants give freely of their <b>fruits & vegetables without needing to
be killed</b>.</li>
<li>Those <b>plants that do need to be killed for harvest were about
to die anyways</b> (it's called "winter" and these plants are called
"annuals")</li>
<li>Harvesting vegetables and grains kills bugs. So sorry, this is a practical reality. <b>Buy organic to reduce the impact on insect species</b>, and see #5. </li>
<li>Finally, if you truly do believe in mercy for plants; then
you should still be vegan or vegetarian, because <b>livestock eat far more plants
than humans do</b>.</li>
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There is no mystical "circle of life". Killing and suffering are
not necessary or unavoidable, and manure is not needed to make great
compost. Animal agriculture is simply not necessary. You can't end
animal suffering through "moderation"; you can only end it through
animal welfare reform, enforcement, and ultimately boycotting animal
products! <br />
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So, to answer your question, Anonymous Flame
Baiter, we vegans are smug because not only are we right ;) but there
is also no burden of suffering from choosing to "kill" and eat plants.Wembley Fragglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10896553906573480217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4813305119905977845.post-26365168070299909092012-01-19T13:36:00.000-07:002012-01-19T13:36:01.349-07:00Rodeo IS Animal Cruelty: Photos<div>
Anonymous photographs and comments reported from the Western National Stock Show Rodeo on the weekend of Jan 14th, 2012. A sickening mix of laughter and relentless torture fill the Denver Coliseum each January.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small; text-align: -webkit-auto;">4 cows stuck in a triangle-shaped corridor<br />that was hardly big enough to fit 1 cow inside!!!</span> </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small; text-align: -webkit-auto;">This guy was hurting this poor baby, kicking him,<br />pulling his tail and hitting him into his head!</span> </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Cow's head got stuck between doors for<br />about 5min before anyone noticed... ow.</span> </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Horrified baby cow, waiting his turn for terror.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Poor baby Moo. Waiting his turn for hours<br />with no water, no food, and no space!</span> </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small; text-align: -webkit-auto;">She cried and cried, and they just laughed and clapped!</span>
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<br /></div>Wembley Fragglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10896553906573480217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4813305119905977845.post-5483796897609113012012-01-13T11:28:00.000-07:002012-01-13T12:13:03.759-07:00When Firefighters Hate You, Everyone Hates YouIn response to the recent news:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Harris Farms. <i>Credit: CBS San Francisco</i></td></tr>
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<a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-57356837-504083/animal-rights-activists-claim-responsibility-for-cattle-ranch-arson/">Animal rights activists claim responsibility for California cattle ranch arson</a>
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Arson. Sigh. Yet another misguided <strike>contribution to</strike> detraction from the movement to end animal exploitation and cruelty. The idiotic ALF spokesperson was quoted as saying:<br />
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"We're not delusional enough to believe that this action will shut down the Harris feeding company, let alone have any effect on factory farming as a whole," the e-mail stated. "But we maintain that this type of action still has worth."</blockquote>
What <i>worth </i>could this action possibly have? The feedlot obviously has insurance. Trucks are not difficult to replace. Their horrific, cruel, polluting business carries on, now with an infusion of insurance money to boot. OK, I'll admit that it generated a lot of news reports. <b>Lots of negative press </b>for our movement. Now these manure-mongers have the sympathy from the many millions of people opposed to arson.<br />
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As a former arson victim, I can tell you first hand what it feels like - pure hate, violence, senseless devastation, and poisonous, revolting smoke and haunting smells. Playing with fire, you can't be sure nobody will be hurt. You can't control fire. You can't control the deadly smoke, either. Firefighters will show up and fight the blaze, and they will be needlessly endangered. Great, so now firefighters hate you.<br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">And I assure you, when firefighters hate you, everyone hates you!</span></b></div>
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Thanks a lot, assholes. Now everyone hates the animal rights movement. How many animals does that save? In fact, a lot more animals will die when the average person reads about this and decides they want nothing to do with the animal protection movement, and it serves only to validate the stereotype that we're all hysterical, dangerous, extremist lunatics who belong in jail. And to whoever did this, I hope they lock you up a lot longer than the 5 years Walter Bond was sentenced to. What a psycho - he's got "repeat offender" tattooed all over his face. How many animals can you protect from jail? Zero. Not one lone wolf.<br />
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<b>What the movement needs is positive news</b>, positive word of mouth, and new members joining.<b> </b>For example, the story of Bill Clinton's recovery from heart disease could potentially attract millions of interested vegetarians and near-vegetarians. And every time someone goes vegetarian or vegan, thousands of animals will be saved and a new ambassador takes up the cause. Arson offers none of these benefits, and needlessly endangers innocent people and animals, alienates the public, and creates a permanent negative stigma that is very difficult for the rest of us in the <b>99.99% peaceful, non-violent movement</b> to overcome. Just stop.<br />
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<i>You say you want a revolution,<br />Well, you know, we all want to change the world...<br />But when you talk about destruction,<br />Don't you know that you can count me out!</i><br />
-- John Lennon</blockquote>Wembley Fragglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10896553906573480217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4813305119905977845.post-16157590492358651782012-01-09T12:02:00.000-07:002012-01-09T12:04:21.322-07:00Advice for Your 2012 Vegan Resolution<a href="http://vegan.com/blog/2012/01/01/advice-for-your-2012-vegan-resolution/">Advice for Your 2012 Vegan Resolution</a><br />
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"Finally, know that transitioning to a vegan diet will turn out to be <i>much easier than you currently believe</i>. Most vegans are shocked that, rather being painful, <b>the entire experience ends up being exciting and joyful</b>. You’ll be discovering delicious new foods. You’ll have the opportunity to <b>improve your health</b> while shrinking your environmental footprint. Moreover, there’s a real satisfaction that comes with aligning your food choices with your most cherished values.</div>
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It doesn’t matter whether your next move towards a vegan lifestyle is a big step or a small one. Just decide what you’re ready to do today and make it happen. Keep it fun, keep giving yourself every advantage, and know that success is guaranteed." - Eric Markus, <a href="http://vegan.com/">vegan.com</a></div>
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<br />Wembley Fragglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10896553906573480217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4813305119905977845.post-88018027535255246632011-12-31T11:34:00.000-07:002011-12-31T11:34:11.288-07:00New Years Resolution 2012: Go Vegan!<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;">For your new year's resolution 2012, <b>Resolve to go vegan</b>! For people, for health, for animals, for the planet!</span><br />
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<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;">save 100 animals per year</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;">lose weight and improve cholesterol and triglyceride levels</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;">reduce your risk for chronic diseases</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;">reduce demand for water, energy, crops, and arable land (this helps feed the world)</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;">reduce air and water pollution from animal factories</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;">find spiritual peace through non-violence</span></li>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;">Question: "</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;">What do vegans think would happen to animals if everyone went vegan? Do you think people will keep cows, pigs and chickens as pets?"</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;">First of all, I don't expect that everyone will go vegan for several hundred years, or until we have a sufficiently advanced society that everyone is satisfied with the flavors and nutritional content of cruelty-free foods. In the short run, every single person who reduces their meat intake, goes vegetarian or vegan can prevent a massive amount of suffering. For example, every egg represents a hen </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;">suffering for </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;">24 hours in a typical battery cage egg factory.</span></div>
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<br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;">If -many- people went vegan though, massive amounts of farm and ranch lands could be freed up for humans and wildlife. After all, humans are animals, too. Domesticated animals would see their populations massively reduced, and that's fine with me. I don't think cows and chickens and pigs really need to have their populations in the billions as they are now. I think the true winners would be humans and wildlife.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;">There is a growing shortfall in the amount of arable land required to feed the human population. I think it's simply irresponsible to continue to dedicate all our land and water to growing corn for pigs, cows, and chickens. It's simply wasteful when human beings are going hungry. And I don't buy the argument that the human population is the problem!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;">Finally, we're wasting all our health care money, technology, skills, and time on heart disease and obesity, when we can simply prevent most of it by eating right + getting exercise (e.g. growing veggies in the back yard)!</span></div>Wembley Fragglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10896553906573480217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4813305119905977845.post-67303948094783776782011-10-30T12:49:00.000-06:002011-10-30T13:11:22.059-06:00Boulder Benign Blog: Recipes for a greener, healthier, kinder Thanksgiv...<a href="http://boulderbenign.blogspot.com/2010/11/recipes-for-greener-healthier-kinder.html">Recipes for a greener, healthier, kinder Thanksgiving</a>: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Of course you still want a delicious, festive Thanksgiving meal! I hope the following recipes and photos will show you that Thanksgiving can be a satisfying, healthy feast of scrumptious variety, all without the need for an actual Turkey. Give it a try!</span><span style="background-color: #e3a327;"></span></span>Wembley Fragglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10896553906573480217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4813305119905977845.post-42110506457541943762011-10-23T09:58:00.000-06:002012-09-20T14:29:18.323-06:00Can't believe it's vegan? Queso Fundido DipVegan Queso Fundido Dip<br />
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One taste of this indulgent vegan queso fundido dip and you'll be saying "I can't believe this is vegan!" This recipe is mostly fat free except for the optional olive oil & daiya garnish! Plus zero cruelty, zero cholesterol, and zero worries. Enjoy!<br />
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<b>Ingredients</b><br />
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<li>2 T olive oil</li>
<li>4 cloves garlic</li>
<li>1/2 roll (7oz) <a href="http://www.lightlife.com/product_detail.jsp?p=gimmeleansausage">Gimme Lean Sausage</a> (veggie protein, ground beef style)</li>
<li>2 T <a href="http://bragg.com/products/bragg-liquid-aminos-soy-alternative.html">Bragg Liquid Aminos</a> (or soy sauce, optional)</li>
<li>1 jar (14oz) <a href="http://fatgoblin.com/">Nacho Mom's Fat Free Ultimate Vegan Queso</a></li>
<li>2 oz <a href="http://www.daiyafoods.com/products/cheddar.asp">Daiya Cheddar Style Shreds</a> (optional)</li>
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<b>Preparation (15 mins)</b><br />
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<li>Heat olive oil in a <u>small</u> skillet (4in to 6in)</li>
<li>Mince garlic and saute briefly</li>
<li>Add Gimme Lean sausage</li>
<li>Chop sausage into bites with a spatula</li>
<li>Spread sausage into a layer on the bottom</li>
<li>Squirt with Bragg's or soy sauce and saute 5 mins</li>
<li>Carefully spoon or pour Nacho Mom's Vegan Queso on top. Do NOT stir it! This makes a tasty layered dip.</li>
<li>Place a lid on the skillet, lower heat, simmer 5 mins to bubbly hot</li>
<li>Optional: Garnish with Daiya Cheddar Style Shreds</li>
<li>Replace lid, melt the Daiya partially</li>
<li>Serve as a dip, on a hot plate with chips</li>
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She has this incredib...Wembley Fragglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10896553906573480217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4813305119905977845.post-46552743532045957182011-09-09T15:06:00.000-06:002011-09-09T15:06:06.535-06:00The Veracious Vegan: VG Burgers, Boulder<a href="http://www.theveraciousvegan.com/2011/09/vg-burgers-boulder.html?spref=bl">The Veracious Vegan: VG Burgers, Boulder</a>: On my last day in Boulder, I was seeking a low-key lunch so my friend, Corey suggested we go to VG Burgers , a 100% vegan fast food restaurant...Wembley Fragglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10896553906573480217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4813305119905977845.post-30576243802263306932011-09-06T09:57:00.000-06:002011-09-06T09:57:50.175-06:00The Veracious Vegan: Zudaka, BoulderVia <a href="http://www.theveraciousvegan.com/2011/09/zudaka-boulder.html?spref=bl">The Veracious Vegan: Zudaka, Boulder</a>: Authentic Venezuelan vegetarian cuisine in N. Boulder - it rocks.Wembley Fragglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10896553906573480217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4813305119905977845.post-70513028716123985432010-11-24T11:56:00.000-07:002010-11-24T12:12:21.346-07:00Recipes for a greener, healthier, kinder Thanksgiving<div><div style="overflow: hidden; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; border: medium none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >by Steve Jones</span></div><div style="overflow: hidden; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; border: medium none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >11/20/2010</span></div><div style="overflow: hidden; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; border: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="overflow: hidden; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; border: medium none;">According to an industry group, approximately 736 million pounds of turkey (47 million individuals) were consumed in the US during Thanksgiving in 2009. Now, it takes about 2.8 pounds of feed to achieve 1 pound of weight gain for a turkey-- meaning that the America's voracious appetite for meat consumes more than 2 billion pounds of soy and corn meal, at Thanksgiving alone. This represents huge swaths of farm land, fertilizer, irrigation, transportation & heating, and massive amounts of sewage. If the same crops were fed to humans instead, world hunger would be a thing of the past! And it would go a long way towards abundant supplies of clean air, clean water, and lower carbon emissions. Annually, the US consumes more than 200 million turkeys. </div><div style="overflow: hidden; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; border: medium none;"><br />Of course you still want a delicious, festive Thanksgiving meal! I hope the following recipes and photos will show you that Thanksgiving can be a satisfying, healthy feast of scrumptious variety, all without the need for an actual Turkey. Give it a try -- you'll learn something new, make a huge difference for the environment, trim your waistline, and probably save money, time, and trouble! In fact, these recipes are cheaper, quicker, and safer than baking a bird. If it works for you, make it part of your new holiday traditions that cherish bounty and joy, not gluttony & suffering.<br /><br />If you follow health news (more often disease news), you'll consistently see the experts recommending a varied diet that is low in saturated fat and cholesterol, and high in vitamins, minerals, and fiber. What they're describing is a mostly vegetarian diet! A plant-based diet is very low in saturated fat, cholesterol free, has a wide variety of vitamins & minerals, protein, anti-oxidants, and fiber. This will keep the pounds off, the doctor away, and the bathroom visits short. And I promise- you won't go into a digestive coma after dinner!<br /><br />Finally, some people argue that eating poultry is healthier than beef and has a smaller environmental footprint than raising cattle. While that may be true, there's another piece of the equation: suffering. To equal one cow, more than 40 turkeys, 80 chickens, or up to 200 fish must be slaughtered to produce the same amount of meat. One egg requires a hen to suffer 24 hours in a tiny cage. As a result, eating smaller animals, while often healthier and sometimes greener, greatly magnifies the amount of suffering in the world.</div><div style="overflow: hidden; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; border: medium none;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="overflow: hidden; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; border: medium none;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b>Stuffed Tofu aka Tofu Love Bomb</b></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" >Provided by Lisa Shapiro</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijkbHmbNzCqYEQF-_GfOwS8FL_M1yZoGlMAiOklsXSm_QR4LBgw4Kv9gjhupdrbvBX4SOKWrCZ6TTACaTqv0RKf7spQHMYYx9KtramqUb3smYJjg1SwSmdW2t8v0IKAPvYnYxQes6ke2dW/s1600/tofu-love-bomb.jpeg" style="font-size: 13px; "><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 236px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijkbHmbNzCqYEQF-_GfOwS8FL_M1yZoGlMAiOklsXSm_QR4LBgw4Kv9gjhupdrbvBX4SOKWrCZ6TTACaTqv0RKf7spQHMYYx9KtramqUb3smYJjg1SwSmdW2t8v0IKAPvYnYxQes6ke2dW/s400/tofu-love-bomb.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543193963539214450" /></a><br /><br /><ul style="font-size: 13px; "><li>5 blocks extra-firm tofu, press water out</li><li>2 T chopped sage</li><li>1 T tyme, minced</li><li>1 T vegetable broth powder</li><li>2 T poultry seasoning</li><li>1/4 cup balsamic vinegar</li><li>1/3 cup red wine</li><li>2 tsp Dijon mustard</li><li>2 T soy sauce or Bragg aminos</li><li>2 cups prepared stuffing</li><li>lots of prepared gravy, mushroom is good</li></ul><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" >Process tofu in a blender or food processor until smooth and creamy. Add the tofu to a large mixing bowl and stir well to combine with the fresh chopped herbs, vegetable broth powder, and poultry seasoning. Line a colander with cheesecloth or a thin towel. Place the tofu in the colander and cover with another cheesecloth or thin towel. Place a weight of several pounds on top, and chill for 3 hours (use a tray or bowl to catch drips). Once the tofu is chilled and firm, scoop out the middle to create a "well", leaving at least 1 1/2 inches of a tofu "shell" in the colander. Gently pat your stuffing into the well, then gently press the extra tofu on top. Carfully invert your tofu turkey onto a lightly greased baking sheet. Whisk together the balsamic vinegar, red wine, Dijon mustard, and soy sauce, then brush onto the tofu generously. Bake for 90 minutes at 350 degrees, basting every 15 minutes. Serve in pie-shaped slices and cover in gravy!</span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b>Tofurkey in Puff Pastry</b></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" >Provided by Dawn Jones</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJTFZ12EJvEC_jdDlqmenWfBgnaUjlFHd5Z7s0yyH5APJBnBCqZJkfmN4lM7popuVP-YWeCnAgiMNJrGjgjNkRMSQknu4-_ssvghYUGhC8DaEL9sUuYjPiyR2LSTJOC0aRjdn8SPt6-4VL/s1600/tofurkey-puff-pastry.jpeg" style="font-size: 13px; "><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJTFZ12EJvEC_jdDlqmenWfBgnaUjlFHd5Z7s0yyH5APJBnBCqZJkfmN4lM7popuVP-YWeCnAgiMNJrGjgjNkRMSQknu4-_ssvghYUGhC8DaEL9sUuYjPiyR2LSTJOC0aRjdn8SPt6-4VL/s400/tofurkey-puff-pastry.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543193608637494530" /></a><br /><br /><ul style="font-size: 13px; "><li>1 package store bought puff pastry sheets, thawed (check pkg for eggs, butter)</li><li>2 packages of Tofurkey sandwich slices (choose your favorite flavor)</li><li>4 cups prepared stuffing</li><li>1 cup Brown Gravy</li></ul><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" >Stuffing: (you'll have some left over to serve on the side)</span><br /><ul style="font-size: 13px; "><li>1 package of store bought dry Herbed Stuffing croûton. Check ingredients to ensure they are vegan!</li><li>2 Tbs Earth balance ( or your favorite vegan margarine)</li><li>1 small onion, diced</li><li>2 celery stalks, chopped</li><li>1 1/2 cups Vegetable Broth</li><li>1/4 cup dried sweetened cranberries (optional)</li></ul><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" >Melt margarine in a pan. Add onions. Allow onions to cook until translucent. Add celery. Allow to cook for 4 minutes. Add dry stuffing and slowly add broth. Stir until mixed well. Add more or less broth. Croûtons should be moist, but not saturated. Add cranberries. Cover pan and allow to stove cook on Low heat for 10 - 15 minutes.</span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" >Brown Gravy: (this recipe makes enough to have some in a gravy boat on the table)</span><br /><ul style="font-size: 13px; "><li>2 1/2 Cups Water or Vegetable Broth</li><li>1/3 Cup Flour</li><li>1/3 Cup Nutritional Yeast Flakes</li><li>2 Tlbs Bragg Liquid Amino's</li><li>1/2 tea salt or to taste</li><li>1 teaspoon Kitchen Bouquet (optional)</li></ul><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" >Mix dry ingredients in small pot. Add wet ingredients. Stir until thickens.</span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" >Assemble:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" >Brush cookie sheet w/ Olive Oil. Use at least 4 cups of the stuffing to form an oval mound in the middle of cookie sheet. Remove Tofurkey slices from packages and layer the slices over your stuffing mound. Brush Tofurkey slices w/ gravy between layers. Cover all w/ puff pastry. Tuck around sides, but the bottom of your pastry will be open to the cookie sheet w/ the stuffing in the center. Cut shapes w/ remaining puff pastry (leaves, hearts, peace symbol) and stick to puff pastry using water. Use shapes to cover any seams you may have in your puff pastry. Brush entire puff pastry w/ olive oil.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" >Bake in oven at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until puff pastry is golden brown.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" >Serves approximately 5 hungry people. Adjust quantities to make a bigger or smaller pastry.</span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" >Steve, Dawn and Lisa are members of the Boulder Vegan Meetup group. To learn about our community, visit:</span><br /><a href="http://www.meetup.com/ColoradoVegans/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-size: 13px; ">http://www.meetup.com/<wbr>ColoradoVegans/</a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" >Or to learn more about the what, why & how of a vegan lifestyle, visit</span><br /><a href="http://www.veganoutreach.org/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-size: 13px; ">http://www.veganoutreach.org/</a></span><br /><br /></span></div></div>Wembley Fragglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10896553906573480217noreply@blogger.com2