Comments for Vegan Recipes, Ideas, and Living

Comment on Vegan Vegetable Curry (and Vegan People, too!) by Benjamin Jones

Benjamin Jones — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 23:35:28 +0000

Hi Karen, thanks for the comment. Anyway, you just serve the curry with the rice afterwards, nothing fancy their. Some people serve the two separately, but I usually just stick them on a plate side by side because I am lazy like that. The broccoli goes in about 15 minutes before it’s ready to go, usually, so about when the potatoes are almost ready. Good luck! -Benjamin.

Comment on Vegan Vegetable Curry (and Vegan People, too!) by Karen

Karen — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:21:09 +0000

hey do you add the cooked rice in while the potatoes cook? im guessing not.. but thought id ask, never cooked curry before. also, at what point do you add in the broccoli, as it also cooks faster than the carrots/potato? thanks!

Comment on The Best Thing About Vegan Burgers… by Patrick Britton

Patrick Britton — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 10:35:31 +0000

In a health sense, it’s great. In a convenience sense, it’s bad. I don’t know if you have a fancier version than me but the burgers stick when I cook them. I always have to spray on some olive oil. The same thing happens when I cook with MorningStar Farms crumbles.

Comment on When Eco-Nerds Eat Meat… by Patrick Britton

Patrick Britton — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 10:32:13 +0000

As a relatively new vegetarian I can see how they don’t connect the dots. When it comes down to it, sacrificing money to buy green tech is much easier for people than sacrificing taste buds. Most people’s lives revolve around food. And sadly people are more worried about taste than making a positive impact on their health and the environment. Much easier to buy a hybrid.

Comment on Ben’s Vegan Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Banana Cookies by Daniela

Daniela — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 07:33:04 +0000

Thank you so much for the recipe!!!

I love these cookies, I haven´t eaten anything else than these for three days now

Greetings from Germany!

Comment on POM Pomegranate Juice: Powerful Alone, Good in Tea by Benjamin Jones

Benjamin Jones — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 02:13:26 +0000

I was under the impression they’d stopped this sort of thing, though I know they did in the past.

Comment on POM Pomegranate Juice: Powerful Alone, Good in Tea by Evan

Evan — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 22:03:54 +0000

Problem with POM is that they test on animals. I won’t touch the stuff period! They apparently squirt the juice in animals eyes…wtf.

Comment on My Theory on Eating Out and Cross-Contamination by Bandit a la mode

Bandit a la mode — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 21:15:21 +0000

I think there are very intresting posts and comments on this tread, and I just had to add my .02, especially in regard to ‘those damn vegans’. I’ve been vegan about 6 months, which is huge for me, and have pretty similar reasons as the author for going vegan, but what spurred me to do it was a diet book, not animal rights, not
my carbon footprint.

I read “Skinny Bitch”, and it really opened my eyes as to what I was putting into my body (also some vegan things like coffee, chips, liquor, sugar, etc.).

People, especially the American public, is pretty far from altruistic about their actions, you really have to start your pitch with “what is this going to do for me” and add in all the benefits. Maybe it’s not the way it should be, but it’s the way it is. Therefore, the more people you can get to relate this in any way, the more overall good you do. I would rather have 100 vegans that think like this, that one uncompromising, alienating, ’super vegan’ (that’s mine btw, I just coined it). Why? Because that’s 100x less meat, 100x less footprint, and 100x better PR.

Not everyone lives in California, if I went into a restaurant in Texas and threw a fit over cross contamination when a reasonable effort was made, I would be laughed at and would come across as a narrow-minded person. Instead, someone might ask me how I lost 25 pounds in the last 6 months and I can give them my book and not look like an elitist or whatever people in Texas like to call us.

Get it? Change minds by example, and be the best example you can be.

Comment on My Theory on Eating Out and Cross-Contamination by Phil Clarke

Phil Clarke — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:27:14 +0000

Hello all, I class myself as vegetarian, I do not eat meat or dairy products, I don’t like them, I have been like this for too many years to remember, I am 52 now. I do eat fish, I know there are a lot of other people like me who eat veg and fish, but no meat. This is a life choice, and not a label that can be attached to someone, it is my taste in foods.

Comment on Vegan Book Review: The Food Revolution by Michelle Taylor

Michelle Taylor — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:02:44 +0000

I love that book! Especially the story of John Robbins, who ditched fame and fortune of the family business for a greater good. =)

Comment on The New Vegan Cookbook Review by Sagan

Sagan — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 01:49:01 +0000

I’m planning on doing a nutrition challenge of going vegan for the month of September, so I’m definitely going to look this book up in the library! Thanks for the great review.

Comment on When Eco-Nerds Eat Meat… by entropy

entropy — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 06:03:21 +0000

I totally agree. Here is a video on meat production if you are interested: http://meat.org

Comment on Japan Vegan: Trials and Tribulations by Catherine

Catherine — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 21:40:55 +0000

Hi there, I’m just a lone blog surfer who stumbled upon your site after searching “vegan in college” in Google.
Now, I’m not vegan, but I’ve been considering converting to veganism once I start college as a freshman this fall.
Reading about your difficulty staying vegan in Japan, I’m a bit concerned about maintaining veganism if I travel (which is plan to do a lot during my life…if I have the money, HA!).
If there’s one place that’s vegan heaven, it would probably have to be Taiwan, where Buddhist monks refrain from eating any animal products (as well as “fetid” foods like garlic, onions, and lemongrass). Some of the mock meat dishes served at Buddhist restaurants are so convincing, it unnerves vegans.

Comment on Purely Decadent Coconut Milk Ice Cream is the Bomb by Benjamin Jones

Benjamin Jones — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 03:04:00 +0000

Hi Brett,

I actually picked up a cookbook on the subject, so expect more from me in the near future

Comment on Purely Decadent Coconut Milk Ice Cream is the Bomb by Brett Borders

Brett Borders — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 19:10:22 +0000

I was just snacking on this a few seconds ago.. very good indeed. Very expensive, though. They want $5.50 a pint here at Sunflower Market in Boulder, CO.

Any recipes for making this on our own?

Comment on Yakisoba: Quick, Easy, and Tasty by Benjamin Jones

Benjamin Jones — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 13:19:42 +0000

Good idea, I havent had any mochi lately.

Comment on Yakisoba: Quick, Easy, and Tasty by Christopher LCP Mendes

Christopher LCP Mendes — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 08:35:08 +0000

Hey Ben something else you can try while in in Japan (if you haven’t already) is mochi. Americans usually only know it as mochi ice cream which is the fried ice cream you get in Japanese restaurants, but regular mochi is just made with rice and in puffs up when you bake it. I still haven’t quite figured out what to mix it with, but at least that should give you some some vegan variety over there.

Comment on Amakusa Vegan: Baobab Cafe, Indian Food and Reggae Music by Tracy

Tracy — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 05:01:41 +0000

Sounds like a great combination :c)

Comment on Book Review: Becoming Vegan, a Guide to Vegan Nutrition by Latest becoming vegan news - 10 Vegetarian Friendly Fast Fo | Becoming Vegan

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Comment on Purely Decadent Coconut Milk Ice Cream is the Bomb by Yasmeen

Yasmeen — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 23:04:49 +0000

Yum! That looks/sounds very good. I’ll have to stop by Whole Foods today and pick a few pints up [=