Life is as dear to a mute creature as it is to man. Just as one wants happiness and fears pain, just as one wants to live and not die, so do other creatures. ~The Dalai Lama
Archive | December, 2009
Sweet Potato Hash
8 Dec
People often ask so what do you eat if you don’t eat meat? I always reply LOT’S, The earth provides us all the things we need to survive. This beautiful dish is filled with colorful vegetables and aromatic spices.
Ingredients:
4 cups sweet potatoes, peeled,and diced
1 1/2 tablespoons safflower oil
1 1/2 cups onions or red onions, diced
2 cups zucchini, diced
1 cup cut corn (fresh or frozen)
1 cup red pepper, destemmed,deseeded,and diced
1 cup green pepper, destemmed,deseeded,and diced
1/4 cup jalapeno pepper, destemmed,deseeded,and diced
3/4 cup green onion, thinly sliced
1 tablespoon garlic, minced
1/4 cup freshly chopped cilantro
1/4 cup freshly chopped parsley
1 1/2 teaspoons chili powder
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Directions
In a large non-stick skillet, saute the swe et potato in the safflower oil for 5 minutes.
Add the onion and saute an additional 5 minutes, stirring often.
Add the zucchini, corn, all of the peppers, and continue to saute the mixture for 5 additional minutes, stirring often.
Add the green onions and garlic, and saute an additional 3 to 5 minutes or until the vegetables are tender.
Add the remaining ingredients and cook an additional 2 minutes to allow the flavors to blend.
Quote Of The Day~ Respect
8 Dec
We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect. ~Aldo Leopold
For The People For The Planet For The Animals
7 DecI posted this video because It truly describes the essence of who I am, it’s beautiful and I hope one day everyone will share these values.
Quinoa Stuffed Peppers
7 DecQuinoa , (pronounced Keen-wah) so healthy and easy to digest. The ancient Incas called quinoa the “mother grain” and revered it as sacred. High in protein, calcium and iron, a relatively good source of vitamin E and several of the B vitamins. It contains an almost perfect balance of all eight essential amino acids needed for tissue development in humans.
How can you not want to eat this stuff. A favorite at my house, I make these all the time. For added moisture try placing them in a shallow roasting pan in a bath of pureed red peppers or tomatoes, keep’s the dish moist and it’s good way to use up those veggies.
Ingredients:
2 or so tbsp olive oil
1 small onion, finely chopped 2 ribs celery, finely chopped
1 tbsp ground cumin
2 4 cloves garlic, minced
1 10 oz pkg frozen chopped spinach, thawed & squeezed dry
2 15 oz cans diced tomatoes, drained, liquid reserved
1 15 can black beans, rinsed & drained
1 1/2 – 2 cups quinoa
3 large carrots, grated
1 1/2 cups shredded vegan mozzarella
4 large red & yellow bell peppers, halved lengthwise, ribs removed
Directions: 1. Heat oil in LARGE heavy skillet/saucepan over medium heat. Add onion & celery, and cook 5 minutes, or until soft. Add cumin & garlic, and saute 1 minute. Stir in spinach & drained tomatoes. Cook 5 minutes, or until most of the liquid has evaporated. 2. Stir in black beans, quinoa, carrots & 3 – 4 cups water (depending on how much quinoa you use). Cover, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low & simmer 20 minutes, or until quinoa is tender. You can stir in 1 cup of the cheese at this point if you like – I waited because it makes it easier to freeze & keep extras in the fridge without the cheese – I added the cheese in at baking. Season with salt & pepper. 3. Preheat oven to 350F. Pour liquid from tomatoes in bottom of baking dish. 4. Fill each bell pepper with a heaping 3/4 cup quinoa mixture, & place in baking dish. Cover with foil, and bake 1 hour. Uncover, sprinkle with salt & pepper then generously divide cheese amoung the tops. Bake 15 minutes more, or until tops are browned. Let stand 5 minutes, and drizzle with pan juices just before serving.
This dish freezes well for future meals!
Quote Of The Day~ Responsibility
7 Dec
As custodians of the planet it is our responsibility to deal with all species with kindness, love and compassion. That these animals suffer through human cruelty is beyond understanding. Please help to stop this madness. – Richard Gere.
Quote Of The Day~ Peace
6 Dec
We cannot have peace among men whose hearts delight in killing any living creature. By every act that glorifies or even tolerates such moronic delight in killing we set back the progress of humanity. ~ Rachel Carson
Eating Out Doesn’t Have To Cost The Earth
6 DecLooking for a restaurant for your Vegan or Vegetarian life style can be hard but with the number of restaurants popping up and growing and everyone realizing that being sustainable is a good way of ensuring our future, I have listed a group of sustainable restaurants in Vancouver. Most of which would be also happy to cater to your diet needs.
As consumption increases and life-sustaining resources decline, we are faced with a growing crisis for the earth to sustain the demand for its resources.
The concept of “eating well” now encompasses a much broader spectrum, entailing more than taste alone.
A new emphasis on quality ingredients combined with an awareness of the social, cultural, ethical and environmental impacts of food production is changing restaurants.
Here is a list of sustainable restaurants that almost all have a non meat choice on the menu:
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Quote Of The Day~ Intentions
4 Dec“It should not be believed that all beings exist for the sake of the existence 
of man. On the contrary, all the other beings too have been intended for their own sakes and not for the sake of anything else.” ~Maimonides
Inspiration “The Starfish”
3 Dec
A young girl was walking along a beach upon which thousands of starfish had been washed up during a terrible storm. When she came to each starfish, she would pick it up, and throw it back into the ocean. People watched her with amusement.
She had been doing this for some time when a man approached her and said, “Little girl, why are you doing this? Look at this beach! You can’t save all these starfish. You can’t begin to make a difference!”
The girl seemed crushed, suddenly deflated. But after a few moments, she bent down, picked up another starfish, and hurled it as far as she could into the ocean. Then she looked up at the man and replied,
“Well, It made a difference to that one!”
The old man looked at the girl inquisitively and thought about what she had done and said. Inspired, he joined the little girl in throwing starfish back into the sea. Soon others joined, and all the starfish were saved.
Loren C. Eiseley
