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Wednesday, November 23, 2005
Sunday, November 20, 2005
Thanksgiving day greeting card I recieved this card from Joel at Sunseed Food Coop in Cape Canaveral. Very cute. If the link above doesn't work for you try cutting and pasteing this http://www.jacquielawson.com/viewcard.asp?code=0183913358 Marcie and Vickie recipe Marcie Katz and Vickie Murfin prepared all of those pumpkin pies. They were great and we took some home with us. Thanks for all the work. Vegan Pumpkin Pie Filling 1 can (15 oz) 100% pure pumpkin (no sugar or spices added) 1/2 tub (8 oz) water-packed silken tofu such as Nasoya (don't use the boxed tofu - it will taste chalky) 3/4 cup sugar 1 tablespoon cornstarch 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg 1/4 teaspoon ginger 1/8 teaspoon cloves 1/2 teaspoon salt 1. Process sugar in a food processor until fine powder. Add cornstarch and spices, pulsing to blend. Set aside in a mixing bowl. 2. Mix canned pumpkin and silken tofu in food processor until well blended. Add the sugar mixture and mix until no visible streaks. 3. Pour into prepared pie crust of choice and bake at 350 degrees F about 1 hour, or until the filling is nicely browned and begins to crack. Good Luck and Enjoy! Susan Rizzo's recipes Susan Rizzo made the tasty Tofu Turkey at the Turkey-free Thanksgiving dinner. Here are her recipes. I really liked that gravy. :-) Tofu Turkey with Nut Stuffing This is a Café favorite for festive occasions. When served with cranberry sauce, Tofu Turkey gives the illusion of the real thing! 3 lbs. firm tofu ½ cup soy sauce ¼ cup water 1 tsp. ginger powder ½ tsp. garlic powder Slice tofu lengthwise - 6 slices per pound. For the marinade, mix together soy sauce, water and spices. Place the slices in the marinade and leave for 15 minutes. Bake on an oiled cookie sheet at 350EF. until tofu turns brown on one side. Set aside and make nut stuffing. Nut Stuffing 1 medium onion chopped 1 cup chopped celery 2 Tbsp. oil or safflower oil 2 Tbsp. sesame seeds 1¾ cup whole wheat bread crumbs 1 cup finely chopped walnuts 2 Tbsp. soy sauce 1½ tsp. sage ¾ tsp. thyme sea salt to taste (optional) Saute together the onion and celery in oil. Add all of the spices and cook until the celery is tender. If the mixture starts to stick, add a little water. Take off the heat and add all of the other ingredients. Mix together well and pat this stuffing mixture into patties about the same size as the tofu slices. Place one stuffing patty between two slices of baked tofu - brown side in. Bake on an oiled cookie sheet at 350EF. for 15 minutes or until golden brown. Serve with mushroom gravy and cranberry sauce. (serves 9) Mushroom Gravy 1 lb. sliced mushrooms 1/3 cup soy sauce or braggs aminos 2 Tbsp. oil or safflower oil ½ cup mirin 4 cups water ½ cup unbleached flour blended with ½ cup water Saute mushrooms in oil until they change color. Add water, soy sauce and mirin and bring to a boil. Simmer for 10 minutes. Add the flour-water mixture while stirring constantly until it thickens. Turn to low and simmer 5 minutes more. (makes about 6 cups) Saturday, November 19, 2005
John Muir quote "Some people miss flesh as a drunkard misses his dram. This depraved appetite stands greatly in the way of free days on the mountains, for meat of any kind is hard to carry, and makes a repulsive mess when jammed in a pack...So also the butter and milk habit has seized most people; bread without butter or coffee without milk is an awful calamity, as if everything before being put in our mouth must first be held under a cow." JOHN OF THE MOUNTAINS, pg. 97 Tuesday, November 15, 2005
Emma’s revolution – Pat Humphries & Sandy O Emma’s revolution – Pat Humphries & Sandy O “A Concert for Peace, Truth & Hope” Get Energized with a musical uprising of truth and hope from emma’s revolution, the new duo of award-winning, activist musicians, Pat Humphries & Sandy O. Their music has been featured on NPR’s “All Things Considered” and Pacifica Radio’s “Democracy Now!” Their songs, “Peace, Salaam, Shalom” and “Keep on Moving Foreword” are sung at vigils and demonstrations around the world. “If I Give Your Name” was Grand Prize Winner of the John Lennon Songwriting Contest. Their powerful, passionate songs about the lives of real people have been heard worldwide. Their CD, “1 x 1,000,000 = change,” speaks volumes on how we as individuals are not powerless in this world. For more information – go to www.emmasrevolution.com Emmas Revolution will be performing at the Community Hall in Melbourne Village on Saturday, November 26 at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 at the door (if available). Contact Leslie Fay at 321-952-3522 or fayredhead@yahoo.com for reservations. RE: Holiday Dining Out with Healthy Planet! Healthy Planet of Brevard invites you to join us for our Holiday Dining Out at Daisen Japanese Restaurant. Holiday Dining Outs at Daisen have become almost a tradition for us as the food and service have always been excellent. If you would like to participate in the Silly Secret Santa gift exchange, please bring a wrapped $10 gift. Here are the dinner details - - - - Join Healthy Planet of Brevard for A Vegan Holiday Dining Out! Saturday, December 3, 2002, 6 p.m. DAISEN JAPANESE RESTAURANT 325 E. Merritt Island Causeway(SR 520, Big Lots Plaza, South side of road between Red Lobster & Burger King) Merritt Island, FL The meal will include edamame appetizer, miso soup, salad, and a platter of 5-6 items such as veggie sushi, grilled veggies and tofu, seaweed salad and more! The price is $15.00. Tax, tip and ALL beverages are EXTRA. The restaurant will provide separate checks. And don’t forget - bring a wrapped $10 gift for a Secret Santa Exchange! Join us for good food, good company and a very good time! RSVP to me by return email or by calling me at 321-242-4647. Barbara Bingnear Dining Out Coordinator Healthy Planet of Brevard http://www.healthyplanet.blogspot.com/ “The gods created certain kinds of beings to replenish our bodies . . . they are the trees and the plants and the seeds. . .” Plato, Greek philosopher Saturday, November 12, 2005
HPoB Turkey-free Thanksgiving Reminder Years ago I read in one of John Robbins books that most Americans willeat more fat on Thanksgiving day than most people in the world will eatin the entire month of November. Our Turkey-free Thanksgiving Celebration is a gentle and healthy way to show that the alternative can be tasty and fun. Please join the members of Healthy Planet of Brevard for a completely plant based Thanksgiving dinner, with music provided by the Indian River Blue Grass Boys.Please carpool to the event as parking may be tight. Members shouldbring a vegan covered dish to share, remember to leave the meat, eggsand dairy at home. If you can please bring your own table service (plates/utensils), but don’t worry if you forget since we will bring extras. We ask that you also bring a donation to support future events.Timetable for the event: 2:00 Event Starts 2:30 Thanksgiving talk 3:00 Dinner starts 3:30 Some facts about turkeys can be found at this link <http://www.vegthanksgiving.com/about.html>.
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