tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2835259288674105856.post3696517636227851479..comments2023-01-09T01:39:24.098-08:00Comments on More or Less in PDX: Meatless MondayStacey Hohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07930769306168533385noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2835259288674105856.post-34683545945218267952010-04-07T15:05:36.533-07:002010-04-07T15:05:36.533-07:00Jeannie - vegan dad is awsome - the pictures were ...Jeannie - vegan dad is awsome - the pictures were great and some of the recipies look amazing! Thanks for the resource (which you will notice is now linked on the side :))Stacey Hohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07930769306168533385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2835259288674105856.post-80752611435641413092010-04-06T09:06:55.434-07:002010-04-06T09:06:55.434-07:00I have two resources that might be helpful/inspiri...I have two resources that might be helpful/inspiring (and I'm not sure if I've posted them before, so apologies if I have):<br />The Asian Vegan Kitchen by Hema Parekh -- great recipes totally from scratch (for example, she tells you how to make your own chili paste, instead of going out and buying a jar of it). The author is a Jain and has never eaten meat in her life, nor has her family, so the recipes are truly authentically meatless and delicious.<br /><br />The other resource is the Vegan Dad blog (http://vegandad.blogspot.com/). These recipes are consistently kickass -- plus, he's feeding four kids, so he always makes them kid-friendly or reports on what element made the dish not-kid friendly (usually spices). He's also very into baking, and at one time had a small-scale bread operation, baking loaves of bread for his neighbors, something D might get into.<br /><br />I think it's great that you're lowering your meat consumption. There are whole cultures that are meatless and that have thrived. Veggies are the ultimate low-calorie, high nutrient-dense food.Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04321041797276081253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2835259288674105856.post-85218046039753679802010-04-05T15:05:52.126-07:002010-04-05T15:05:52.126-07:00Have you watched food lover movies like Eat Drink ...Have you watched food lover movies like Eat Drink Man Woman, and Babette's Feast?<br /><br />So right now I'm planning meals mostly out of Feeding the Whole Family, which I bought. I'm glad to have it for later when we start feeding baby, and I think it expands Cole's palate without challenging it too much. The other book I got some kid-friendly healthy recipes from, from the library, is called Superfoods something by Annabel something. I like hers because she's got small tidbits on nutritional values of foods right beside the recipes, such as including high vit. C content foods (like red bell peppers, which apparently have 3x the vit. C of oranges) to increase iron absorption. Her book is divided by ages. She has sample menu plans, as does Feeding the Whole Family. But I like yours best because of the grocery list! FtWF has a good menu plan for making kids lunches.<br /><br />I have to rein myself in when it comes to cookbooks, I really love them, but have yet to find the "perfect" one. How about you?colleennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2835259288674105856.post-19192266032468300152010-04-05T12:44:13.058-07:002010-04-05T12:44:13.058-07:00Colleen when you find one you love be sure to shar...Colleen when you find one you love be sure to share it with us. D has always had a passion for finding his roots in food and we could very easily have left out the chicken on this one and certainly will next time around. Next up might have to be something like the Russian food market :)Stacey Hohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07930769306168533385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2835259288674105856.post-90466723114409904982010-04-05T12:39:46.410-07:002010-04-05T12:39:46.410-07:00I think D could make a living doing meal services....I think D could make a living doing meal services. I'm salivating (sans chicken for me). Whenever I go to Fu Bonn or Uwajimaya I have to work really hard not to come home with a lot of wonderful ingredients that I don't know what to do with and end up going stale...... Maybe D could just give us tutorials or a primer.<br /><br />I bought a good cook book I'm enjoying, and I'd say about 80% of the recipes are suitable for working parents who need simple, relatively fast meals. Every recipe has a version for the baby. Also she has good information on nutrition and starts out appropriate sections teaching basic preparations. IT's called Feeding the Whole Family, and it's all whole food recipes.Colleennoreply@blogger.com