Showing posts with label Living. Show all posts
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Sunday, February 13, 2011

Living a Meat-Free Diet

Many people may be wondering what gives vegetarians the strength to give up meat altogether. In reality, vegetarians commit to such a lifestyle for a number of different reasons. Most vegetarians claim that people make the switch for at least one out of three reasons. First of all, most vegans claim that eating meat can be unethical. For example, chickens are debeaked, forced to live in small, confined spaces, and are often killed when they don't produce eggs soon enough. For vegans, this is a very inhumane way of obtaining food.

Most vegetarians are also against the harsh living conditions that these animals are subjected to. The fact that most of these animals are fed with hormone-laden feed to make them grow and produce faster does not help either. Vegans draw such ethical boundaries depending on their personal beliefs. For instance, some strict vegans won't even consume yeast, wear wool, or eat vegetables that require killing the plant source upon harvest.

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On the other hand, some vegans are more lenient about their diet. These pseudo-vegans find no problem in eating fish and chicken on a regular basis. The second reason that vegans claim for ditching meat altogether is the fact that it simply conflicts with their dietary preferences. Believe it or not, there are just some people who simply do not appreciate the taste of meat. Then again, there are those who stay away from meat due to various health concerns. People suffering from high cholesterol tend to eliminate meat from their daily food intake.

The third reason that vegans cite is the fact that eating meat can harm the environment. Their main argument is that the consumption of meat causes farmers to continually deforest land in order to create grazing land for cattle. In reality, these are just a few reasons why most vegans have chosen to live meat-free. Aside from the ones enumerated above, there are a lot of other sensible reasons why people make the switch to vegetarianism. The main argument is that the consumption of meat causes farmers to continually deforest land.

Living a Meat-Free Diet

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Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Southern Living Comfort Food - A Delicious Trip Down Memory Lane

What is the first thing that comes to mind when someone asks  you what you favorite comfort food is?  Mine is baked macaroni and cheese that is just a little bit crunchy.

I love to eat, so when the book Southern Living Comfort Food  came across my desk I just had to check it out.  After skimming the index I read the foreward which is almost as good as the recipes! 

Most of the 150 comfort food recipes are accompanied by full page color photographs.  Illustrations or photographs are particularly helpful to cooks like me who are curious about the final presentation.

The book covers:  comfort food classics, breakfast anytime, fresh from the garden, casseroles & beyond, soups & stews, desserts, and holidays & special occasions. 

My favorite comfort food, macaroni and cheese, is the first recipe in comfort food classics.  Macaroni and cheese takes on a whole new meaning with the Three-Cheese Pasta Bake.  This recipe is followed by more of my favorites including Gonzales Meat Loaf, Buttermilk Garlic Mashed Potatoes, Lemon-Garlic Roast Chicken With Sauteed Green Beans, The Perfect Burger, French Fries, Chicken Pot Pie, Classic Barbecue Ribs, Chicken-Fried Steak, Pork Chops, Cabbage, and Apples, and Mama's Fried Chicken. 

Farmers Market Scramble, Pimento Cheese Biscuits,   Hash Brown Casserole, Buttermilk 'n' Honey Pancakes, Cinnamon-Raisin Rolls, Waffles Benedict, and Carmel-Nut Pull-Apart Bread are just a few of the recipes featured in breakfast anytime.

Fresh from the garden includes such mouth watering recipes as Homemade Applesauce, Corn Pudding, Crunch Fried Okra, Summer Squash Casserole, and Fried Green Tomatoes.

You will be the hit of the party when you arrive with any of the dishes in casseroles & beyond.  My favorites include Chicken-and-Rice Casserole, Scalloped Potatoes With Ham, Saucy Manicotti, Taco Casserole, and Twice-Baked Mashed Potatoes.  A novel approach to comfort food to go!

Sops & Stews includes two variations of chicken soup:  Chicken-and-Wild Rice Soup and Chicken Noodle Soup.  Recipes for "Baked" Potato Soup, Black Bean Soup, 30- Minute Chili, and Easy Brunswick Stew  are also among the soups and stews featured.

Memories are made of Old-Fashioned Peanut Butter Cookies, Giant Oatmeal Cookies, Double-Chocolate Brownies, Mississippi Mud, Million-Dollar Pound Cake, Banana Pound Cake, and Peanut Butter Pie.  The are just a sampling of the mouth watering recipes in Desserts.

Thin Holiday Ham, Birthday Cake, Root Bear Baked Beans, Popcorn Balls, Roast Turkey and Gravy, Cornbread Dressing, Pumpkin Chess Pie Peanut Butter Fudge, Mrs. Floyd's divinity, and Walter's Pecan Pie and you have a recipe for almost any of the holidays & special occasions.

You will find this book at your local public library but you may want to spend $29.95 and buy it at the local bookstore.  I think it is well worth the investment.

286 pages

Oxmoor House

ISBN 9780848732660




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