Nakeddragon

This was going to be my secret recipe but everyone I have made them for wanted the recipe so I thought I might as well post it here too...

Chickpea Patties / Burgers

2 400gram tins of chickpeas

100grams ground almonds

1 medium cooked potato (skin on)

1 large carrot (grated)

1 large red onion (diced)

half cup sunflower seeds

half cup pepita seeds

1 bunch coriander (roughly chopped)

1 teaspoon ground cummin

half teaspoon (or to taste) powdered vegan stock, or garlic salt

half cup of a wheat and gluten free flour

1 or 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

In a fry pan place the onion, sunflower and pepita seeds with a tablespoon or two of extra virgin olive oil. Stir this constantly over heat until the seeds have toasted (careful as they burn quickly).

In a bowl add the chickpeas and potato and mash together. Add all the other ingredients and mix well. (alternatively - use a food processor)

Shape into your prefered shape and cook till brown using a frypan / hotplate / bbq. (alternatively - put on oven proof paper in the oven on high heat, so that they brown on the outside without drying out the centres.

Serve with a salsa and salad, or whatever...

I came on too late to see the tattoo. Are you a n*ist as well as a veg*n ?

Sorry Evan... I haven't been on forum for a couple of weeks...

The use of the 'nic' Nakeddragon isn't a nudist reference, the tattoo over my back is of a dragon, and the 'nic' has a more esoteric and symbolic reference. Although I usually just say it's because there's a dragon on my back and I have to be naked for someone to see it all...

Quick and easy...

Lentil Curry with Chickpeas, Tomatoes and Spinach

Ingredients:

2 Cups Red Lentils

1 Medium Red Onion (finely diced)

1 400gram tin Chickpeas

2 Cups chopped English Spinach

3 medium Tomatoes

1 teaspoon Tumeric

1 teaspoon Ground Cummin

1 teaspoon Ground Coriander

I Tablespoons Minced Garlic

1 Tablespoons Minced Ginger

half teaspoon dried vegan stock

half teaspoon mixed spice

12 green cardamon pods

Chilli Powder - (use your discretion) leave this out for no heat, a quarter teaspoon for mild, half for medium, more for hot

2 to 3 Tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil

4 or 5 Cups water

Method:

- Remove seeds from the cardamon pods and crush.

- In a frypan place the oil, onion and all the spices. Stir over heat until spices are aromatic and start to darken.

- Add the lentils and water.

- Add the chopped spinach, tomatoes, and chickpeas.

- Cover and let simmer until lentils are soft. (add more water if it starts to run dry)

Enjoy...

Hi and welcome across...

Hi and welcome Dietcoke...

This reminds me of when our local Veg*n Society was having a meeting and dinner in one of the rooms of a local hall.

In the main room there was a group of Jehovah's Witnesses gathering, and one happened to find their way into our room asking if we where the JW's. We said no we were a vegetarian group, so she looked at us all and commented in a caring voice 'thats all right, there's nothing wrong with being vegetarian'. We just all looked at her thinking, ummm ok...

It then got into a small debate with her about Christains, the bible and vegetarianism to which she left before she appeared to be even less compassionate and unknowledgable.

I worked with another who claimed that vegetarianism was the way we should all be, but sin made him be otherwise so he would wait until the 'second coming' when the world became a perfect place, and then he would be vegetarian.

My personal pieve has always been the attitude of some Christains that because of the 'second coming' they therefore did not have a responsilibty to the environment now.

I think I will stick to being a Pantheist...

Another thing to consider is the use of plastic containers in the microwave...

http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/articles/halden_plastics.html

Ok, this is my first recipe post so be kind...

I am one of those who tends to just throw things together, so I'll leave the measurements up to you who try this. So far it has been very well recieved by those who have tasted it...

Date, Cherry and Pecan Tart with Maple Syrup...

Base:

A third Ground Almonds

A third Oatmeal

A third Self Raising Wholemeal, or wheat/gluten free flour

Tablespoon egg replacer powder (optional)

100% unsweetned Applejuice

-Combine a third almond meal, with a third oatmeal, and a third of either a wholemeal self raising flour or a wheat/gluten free self raising flour (which is what I use).

-I also add a tablespoon of egg replacer, but should be fine without.

-Begin to add the applejuice and mix this together until the mix is like a dough.

-Push this into a lined or oiled pie tin/pan. (or alternatively make up little single serves in little pie tins)

Filling:

Dried Dates

Dried Cherries

Pecans (shelled)

100% unsweetned Applejuice

(alternatively you could replace, or combine, the cherries with other dried fruits like cranberries etc)

-Either soak the dates in juice overnight and process, or for the quicker method. Put the dates in a microwave safe container, add enough juice to come up a third the way of the dates, cover and microwave for 5 to 10 minutes until soft.

-Quickly, taking care not to burn yourself, uncover the mix and quickly mix it up until it becomes a 'paste-like' consistency.

-Mix in a large amount of dried cherries.

-Push this evenly into the pie tin / tart base.

-Push pecans into the top until covered.

-Bake this in the middle shelf of a moderate oven until it appears to be browned.

-Allow this to cool down.

Serve:

-Serve this sliced up, I prefer cold, with a pile of halved strawberries to one side, and drizzle maple syrup over the top of the pecans and strawberries and you can swirl it around on the plate if you want to make it look fancy.

-If i am serving this for a dinner party I will sprinkle shaved vegan chocolate over the tart, and plate.

Enjoy...

I switched to a veg. diet because of the spiritual path that I have been on but perhaps more on that later.

Welcome Pheonix... being one who is also consciously walking a spiritual path I would enjoy to hear more about this. I know from my own personal experience that going veg*n improved my awareness greatly.

Thanks for the compliements on the tattoo, but I thought I better not stand with my back to everyone for too much longer, hence a different pic. Gotta love the style of a shaved head

Thanks for the comments on your experience...

Welcome Molly...

Given that I only own vegetarian cookbooks I recently took upon the task of finding myself a good vegan cookbook - although I was unfortunetly limited to the internet.

I ended up choosing 'Vegan World Fusion Cuisine' - http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0975283715/102-4606440-0512914 - but am still waiting for it to make its way over to my corner of the world.

At the moment, here in Perth - Western Australia, it is around the early 30's (Celcius) and sunny.

It has been the coolest summer on record for quite a few years here, one day it's in the early 30's the next it's cloudy and in the 20's, when usually it's mid 30 to 40's at this time of year.

We had planned on swimming in the pool on New Years eve but it was too cold and windy to even stay outside. I remember this time last year being driven out of a national forest by a fire fighter due to a forest fire that occured while i was off hiking...

sure. the premise remains the same, but the actual image has never been drawn up yet.

 

1. XXX on right calf (straight edge piece)

2. tree with branches all the way across my entire chest. the part above my heart will be alive with green leaves and stuff, and the right side will be all winter like with no leaves, and desolate winter feeling with two autumn leaves blowin in wind, possibly some snow.

the alive part above my heart represents my little sister and how she influences me in life, without her i wouldnt feel alive. and the desolate part on right side of chest is to symbolize life without her. and the two autumn leaves represent my other 2 sisters (deceased) and how theyre there to guide me in life...whispering in the wind.

i have yet to work out the actual sketch. but its a piece dedicated to my 3 sisters. and to remind me to never take life for granted.

That's sounds like a serious project. Nice symbolism.

So what about the 'loaves and fishes' thing?

Thanks for posting the link. I had not seen it before and look forward to checking out the DVD's, particularly Peaceful Kingdom when it has been re-released.

I was informed through a health and fitness regime I once followed that processed products like white breads, etc, leach nutrients out of the body to help proccess it, which may cause bones and teeth to slowly weaken.

Grains produce a lot of acid, which can be a factor in causing arthritis, and they also tend to make the body produce a lot of mucus. While I am not sure of the source of the information it was also mentioned that it has been found that those who live mainly on cereals have an increase in the size of the pancreas due to it being forced to work harder to produce the digestive juices. Hence why even wholefood cereals should be limited.

Welcome Sam...

Welcome Rom...

I have only recently discovered 'Thrive' and bought a second copy to lend to friends. Great book.

Pete...

I have to agree, I also hate to see animals enclosed - remembering that 'pets' often extends to other animals such as birds - and I certainly agree that society needs to stop breeding domesticated animals...

I would prefer to see animals roaming freely, but we also have to be careful about allowing domesticated animals to roam freely. While it has been mentioned that they are not used to living in these situations there is also the effect they may have on the natural environment. Cats, more than just risking being run over, are prone to going wild and feral. In Australia feral cats are one of the largest reasons, apart from humans, that our native wildlife is greatly reduced in numbers and often extinct.

I used to spend my Saturday mornings volunteering at a local Native Fauna Rehabilitation centre and a large portion of birds bought in were those caught by the pet cat in the backyard.

thinking bout getting some ink

Care to share what you were thinking of having done?

I gave up alcohol a few years ago myself. I prefer to be in control of my mind at all times. And to be honest I can't see the point if it.

Jay wrote

I wish to write books that are as popular as Narnia, LoTR, Potter that will get people primarily while they are young and make them really think about this.

I think this is a good idea, to promote veg*nism within youth culture would be a good way of educating the young for future decision making.

Which probably also leads to the need for more veg*n role models within youth culture.

With the Save Babe campaign - http://www.savebabe.com/ - I spent a lot of my time last Xmas period walking supermarkets applying 'awareness' stickers to hams and other pork products as well as to the meat cabinets.

I have also posted 'awareness' leaflets to the egg sections of the supermarkets.

Or if I see a stack of newspapers I'll casually slip leaflets into each of the newspapers.

I've yet to be caught and thrown out. And have been to these shopping centres regularly since. I think if you just act casual you won't be singled out and attract unwanted attention.

I like the paper trail idea. I also often go around to all the 'community notice boards' and put up any leaflets there. I have also done the letterbox drop thing - I think people are more open in their homes.

Good luck...