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April Veg Mamas

post #1 of 154
4/3/05 at 2:23pm
Thread Starter 
Hi,

I hope I'm not stepping on anyone's toes but I couldn't find an April list. I knew I missed hearing from everyone for a couple of days, but I didn't realize why.

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post #2 of 154
4/3/05 at 11:15pm
i'm here!!!! i hope everyone has a delicious April
post #3 of 154
4/3/05 at 11:48pm
I'm in too - Happy April everybody!

I'm so happy that spring fruits and veggies are starting to appear. Had roasted asparagus yesterday that wasy so good. Today made ice cream with strawberries and coconut milk - YUM!
post #4 of 154
4/4/05 at 2:42am
The first flowers have appeared on our raspberry bushes, and it looks like we'll have a ton of blueberries and apricots this summer, as well. Yippee!

I have to battle the birds and squirrels for the apricots, but (so far) they have left the berries alone...
post #5 of 154
4/4/05 at 10:07am
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Originally Posted by cathe
I'm in too - Happy April everybody!

I'm so happy that spring fruits and veggies are starting to appear. Had roasted asparagus yesterday that wasy so good. Today made ice cream with strawberries and coconut milk - YUM!

Do share this recipe cathe!
post #6 of 154
4/4/05 at 10:08am
Yeah! Vegheads love Spring... am I right ladies? I had roasted Asparagus last night w/ ww pasta and feta. mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

What do the rest of you enjoy about spring foods?
post #7 of 154
4/4/05 at 10:13am
Thread Starter 
Hi Kdaydee, I'm jealous of you with your berry bushes. I don't have any, but I can remember picking the berries that grew by our house as a child. It is something I have wanted for ages but have never found a good spot. I can't use the backyard because I think my dogs would destroy the bushes and I don't want to put them in our front yard because I bet neighbors and even strangers would feel quite comfortable picking all the berries off the bushes–I live near an elementary school and I can't tell you how often people let their kids walk all over our yard or throw their trash in our yard.
post #8 of 154
4/4/05 at 11:57am
edamommy - for the ice cream I put two cups coconut milk (I used lite because that's all I had), 1/2 cup pitted dates, 2 cups hulled and halved strawberries, and 2 teaspoons vanilla in blender - puree until smooth. Chill in refrigerator for a couple of hours then put in ice cream maker. (The recipe was adapted from Vice Creams).
post #9 of 154
4/4/05 at 2:24pm
Hi all
I am loving the spring. Going to the market today to buy some lovely greens and asparagus.
Cathe, that ice cream sounds so good. Do you think it would turn out if I didn't have an ice cream maker? (please say yes :LOL )
I'm really trying to eat healthier these days and am trying to cut down on my dairy. I'm planning on making one of my meals (at least) a week just veggies and a grain. It feels really good to eat lighter I think.
post #10 of 154
4/4/05 at 2:35pm
Do you have a food processor??? Then make my "better than ice cream." Use 1 cup frozen sliced bananas, 1 cup frozen strawberries PUt in food processor and pulse to chop up the fruit. Then add 1/2 teaspoon vanilla and 1/4 to 1/2 cup milk (you can use coconut milk or soy or rice or dairy) thru the top until it's creamy. It's best to eat this right away because it gets hard in the freezer. If you do freeze it, you'll need to leave it at room temp a little while to soften. But believe me it is really really good.
post #11 of 154
4/4/05 at 5:33pm
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post #12 of 154
4/5/05 at 12:31am

Veggie benifits?

OK, this may sound really stupid so please dont laugh. I have found myself eating more veggie lately and started wondering about the health benefits of living with no meat. I dont think I am interested in giving up milk (I get raw organic) or eggs or raw cheese, other dairy, but the meat I think I could do without. Part of it is I am grossed out with modern farming methods/factory farmed meats and can not afford organic beef.

Are there some good studies/articles I could look at and show dh about why veggie eating is healthier so he will be more open to it and at least *try* some veggie things...lol I have looked at some links I found searchig online (vegweb) but couldn't really find what I was looking for.

Thanks
post #13 of 154
4/5/05 at 12:44am
This looks like a neat book, Marilyn http://www.thekrishnastore.com/Detail.bok?no=745
post #14 of 154
4/5/05 at 1:12am
Howdy Ladies!

Can you believe that I have eaten local, organic roasted asparagus 6 times in the last two weeks! We'd never made it roasted before but I read about it on a thread here and it's so good!

I've also eaten several pints of strawberries myself now that I can get them locally. Hooray for living in CA! The coconut milk ice cream sounds heavenly. one of these days we'll get an ice cream maker but we want a breadmaker first because we'd use it so often.
post #15 of 154
4/5/05 at 2:18am
Yumm! I want roasted asparagus !

Today was DH's birthday and I made the most awesome, but insanely bad for you, VEGAN CHEESECAKE topped with fresh strawberries
post #16 of 154
4/5/05 at 2:20am
How can a vegan cheesecake be bad for you?
post #17 of 154
4/5/05 at 2:33am
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Originally Posted by kavamamakava
How can a vegan cheesecake be bad for you?

Tofutti cream cheese, graham crackers, sugar, fakey butter. But sooooo very tasty.
post #18 of 154
4/5/05 at 1:12pm
Marilynmama - "The Food Revolution" by John Robbins is very good - and if you want to be convince about how terrible factory farmed meat is, read "Mad Cowboy"
post #19 of 154
4/5/05 at 5:09pm
hey, cathe, do your gingerbread bars freeze well?
post #20 of 154
4/5/05 at 5:59pm
yup.

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