A friend of mine is coming over tomorrow morning to "learn all [my] secrets about being a vegetarian" (as my poor husband will attest, I'm known for veggies and not goodies). I made up a basic list of things that I think are important but I know there are other vegetarians out there with more good ideas. I'd love to hear them. Here's what I have:
PROTEINBEANS : black for Mexican food, chickpea for Middle-Eastern, adzuki for Japanese, cannelleni for Italian and
black-eyed peas on salads
NUTS : natural-style peanut butter, almonds, cashews, etc.
YOGURT : higher protein content than milk; use plain and then you can add fresh fruit or jam as you like
EGGS : omelets for dinner; keep a stash of boiled eggs in the fridge for snacks
FISH : yes it's meat but if you're interest in vegetarianism is for health reasons (i.e., you're not strictly opposed to eating animals for moral reasons), I would highly recommend
making room for a bit of fishFATWHOLE MILK DAIRY PRODUCTS : organic if you can; see
this article for more info on why you should stay away from low fat/fat free dairy
NUTS
CHEESE
OILS : extra-virgin olive for Italian and Middle-Eastern, grapeseed for sauteing/frying, coconut or olive (not extra-virgin) for baking
AVOCADOS
EGGS :
always include the yolkFEELING "FULL"WHOLE GRAINS : mix it up to provide a variety of flavor and nutrients
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- learn how to cook vegetables in a way that maximizes their natural flavors
- buy the highest quality vegetables and dairy products you can afford and use them when they're fresh
- stay away from meat substitute dishes; they'll never taste as good as the real thing
- research meal ideas from cultures with a strong vegetarian tradition: Mediterranean, Middle-Eastern, Japanese, Indian
- rice (brown) and beans provide a complete protein (all of the essential amino acids) when paired together as they almost always are in traditional Mexican food (see above bullet)
- anything will taste better if you make it from scratch (home-cooked beans, tortillas, bread, granola, etc.)
- listen to your body and pay attention to how it feels after you've finished a particular meal
- if you want more information on organic food, here's a good book
Eve has taken to pouring water on the floor and then "swimming" in it.
Our poor deprived children have to resort to pretend ice cream cones.
Yummy ...
Eve doing Steam Rollers with Oak
This one kinda says it all
Yes, if it weren't for Eve's hand in the foreground you would never know that was a person.
Eve the Wolf ready to go to the grocery store.
I'm stuck home without a car and still too weak from my bout of the stomach flu to venture out on foot so ... here's another blog post.
Here is a Neuner four generation picture. From left to right: Scott's mother Pam, Scott's grandfather, his grandmother holding Oak and finally Scott. We had a lot of fun with Scott's family with things like trips to the zoo followed by lunch at Hire's, walking the dogs, going out for pizza and watching old family movies. Thank Pam and Jim for always making us feel welcomed and loved.
My family's reunion started each day with a pancake breakfast where my brother Rick would toss the kids their pancakes.
On the first day all the kids opened packages that included homemade red and white checkered skirts (overalls for the boys), red bandannas, and cowboy hats at which point the petting zoo arrived. Baby goat, lamb, chicks, ducklings, miniature horses, pony and cart and ...
Yes, a baby camel
Talent Show
Doll Party where the theme was my 91 year-old grandma. She told stories of living without electricity and running water (until she had been married for 4 years), getting her first pair of pants in high school for a roller skating competition, and even showed us how to churn butter.
My Mom made all these dresses, bloomers included, for the girls and their dolls
As part of the Doll Party: making homemade bread and cinnamon rolls
Outdoor movie complete with popcorn machine and little official movie-popcorn bags
La Fiesta
Visit to BYU
Treasure Hunt (this picture is of all the cousins crammed into my parent's shower)
Carnival with all the traditional booths (fishing pond, darts and balloons, ring toss, and of course 3-legged and wheelbarrow races)
Saturday afternoon we went to Discovery Park for the Pow Wow they have there every year as a part of Seafair. It was a really interesting experience. We got the feeling that this was put on primarily for the various Native American tribes and not necessarily for the public at large; though we felt very welcomed of course. Scott and I both felt upon leaving impressed and sad. We were impressed by the fact that these people were still holding onto and proud of their heritage but sad about what America has done to their society (regulating them to reservations which are usually no more than ghettos in the desert). We noticed that the children looked happy and beautiful but the adults looked as though they had lived hard hard lives. It looked as though many of them had associated themselves with either the Latino culture or the African American culture which is totally fine but I hope they continute to carry on their own traditions and heritage; it is such a unique and impressive one. I would have given anything to be an Indian when I was young.
This lady was by far the best dancer there. She was from this tiny town in the middle of Canada.
I always wanted a headress like this when I was young.
The next generation.
Raised in a small South Dakota mining town where he learned the value of a sturdy pickaxe and native tubers, Scott is a man's man who knows the meaning of the word testosterone. Apart from devouring freshly slain beasts of the forest, Scott enjoys sharpening his tools, lifting heavy objects, and throwing a ball at a hoop suspended ten feet off of the ground. He also enjoys Romantic Era poetry and Italian cooking.
