tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4298352604634075064.post1151962177678982129..comments2020-06-28T15:16:47.374-07:00Comments on It's a Long Story: A New Direction...but not FanaticallyStef Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16896266254286597453noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4298352604634075064.post-47620995706136750952014-02-24T22:27:17.586-08:002014-02-24T22:27:17.586-08:00Welcome! It's going slow, and I would say we&...Welcome! It's going slow, and I would say we'll never be true vegetarians because we love meat, but just a thoughtful healthy take on increasing the veggie to meat ratio.Stef Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16896266254286597453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4298352604634075064.post-37409790237109077732014-02-24T20:03:35.998-08:002014-02-24T20:03:35.998-08:00Found you via "Hacker, Ninja.." I don...Found you via "Hacker, Ninja.." I don't think I could ever give up bacon. Or chicken. Or Steak. But trying to reduce all the chances of all those diseases is the way to go! :) I can't figure out how to pass on my blogsite so, Honeydidyouseethat.wordpress.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4298352604634075064.post-16957840344746504832014-02-23T21:01:06.769-08:002014-02-23T21:01:06.769-08:00Try...being in a hunting/ meat-raising family of m...Try...being in a hunting/ meat-raising family of meat lovers!!! Agh. We're doing better bit by bit. Bought a gorgeous Italian vegetarian cookbook tonight, and Back to Eden, and I'm starting garden seeds this week, so there's hope. Stef Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16896266254286597453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4298352604634075064.post-87746902545377912952014-02-23T19:04:31.358-08:002014-02-23T19:04:31.358-08:00Good luck! I'm trying (tryyyyiiiiiing) to eat...Good luck! I'm trying (tryyyyiiiiiing) to eat healthier as well and bring the boyfriend over to the veggie side. It's hard when you've spent the last 9 years of your life surviving on pizza and sangria ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4298352604634075064.post-30867680878400523982014-02-22T16:51:07.021-08:002014-02-22T16:51:07.021-08:00Me either... or bok choi or collards. My kids do...Me either... or bok choi or collards. My kids do, so that's good, and I did find a really good recipe for homemade ravioli with Swiss chard last summer. But that's about the extent of it.Stef Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16896266254286597453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4298352604634075064.post-40437131678160532522014-02-22T15:54:53.646-08:002014-02-22T15:54:53.646-08:00Wow..that's awesome
I've tried to like ka...Wow..that's awesome<br /><br />I've tried to like kale..I really really did. I don't like kale. Michellehttp://www.rubbershoesinhell.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4298352604634075064.post-14969462770511253542014-02-22T09:54:13.806-08:002014-02-22T09:54:13.806-08:00You sound like my kind of cook! That's exactl...You sound like my kind of cook! That's exactly the way I feel about our diet, too. I'm not willing to cut out eggs and cheese, and probably won't be cooking with almond milk or anything. I just want to have a healthier..whole food approach (for us). We actually have lots of kale and swiss chard still in the freezer from the garden last year, so I'm going to start pulling out more of that. <br /><br />I am exactly on the same page with you. I personally don't care if I have meat, though I do love a good steak or chicken dish, but I'm fine with like once a week. No way I'd say I'm never having meat *again*, especially our organic homegrown stuff. I cook for a meat lover, though, who unfortunately has hereditarily scary-high cholesterol. We've been staying away from processed foods more than ever--I have never been much for "store bought" stuff or packaged foods, because of how I was raised, but it always feels like we can do better. As it is, ALL of our meat and vegetables are raised by us, and we have our own eggs. We have friends who we used to get fresh milk from, but they quit for awhile. Because of dairy intolerance, too, we're trying to curb dairy, but we all love cheese and yogurt, so it will probably just be *less* of those things and, like you said, a more heavily weighted diet towards grains and whole foods. <br /><br />I own so many cookbooks that I literally don't have cabinet space for another one, but if you have a few like you mentioned that are more in that *direction* (rather than strict vegan) that'd be awesome. You can email me direct at itsalongstoryblog@gmail.com. I did just order the Forks Over Knives Cookbook. I have so many vegetable recipes available, but I'm interested to see a cookbook that presents them as the *main* event rather than the *side*. I'm excited about getting healthier, bu I don't want to freak us all out by going cold turkey off all the things we love and are SO used to eating. :PStef Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16896266254286597453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4298352604634075064.post-83478362590278903212014-02-21T23:57:05.564-08:002014-02-21T23:57:05.564-08:00Can I suggest a cookbook or two? Food Matters by ...Can I suggest a cookbook or two? Food Matters by Mark Bittman for one. I suggest this because his approach is not to cut out meat, but to make the ratio of grains and veggies to meat much higher than what many are used to. And I was 100% vegetarian for awhile, and I loved Laurel's Kitchen cookbook. There was a time when I thought I'd never eat Brussels sprouts, but now I love them roasted with lots of garlic. I also love beets now (again, roasted). Personally I'd be happy to never touch meat again, but it almost always falls on me to cook for others, and they want meat. I tried going vegan, but I find that miss eggs too much at breakfast, plus I am a bit of a cheese addict. But look into raw, whole milk. Apparently it has less baf cholesterol and more "good" cholesterol than pasterized and homogenized. It tastes better, too, IMHO. I could chat about my favorite cookbooks all day long, I love them. I could suggest a whole list if you let me.<br />Try growing your own kale, and picking it as baby greens. It's as tender as baby spinach, the stems haven't gotten large. <br />Good luck, but with your garden, I don't think you will need luck. <br />You are right to take a balanced approach. I mean, oreos and fritos are vegan. But, probably highly processed. I'd rather bake the occasional batch of home made chocolate chip cookies or buttery cupcakes once in a while. I use King Arthur Flour's whole grain baking cookbook, and no one notices the difference. stephanie.h.n.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13885697823053395519noreply@blogger.com