Comments for beansprouts http://tinabeans.com/blog Just another WordPress site Tue, 08 Nov 2011 22:21:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Becoming vegetarian by Desiree http://tinabeans.com/blog/?p=1245#comment-783 Desiree Tue, 08 Nov 2011 22:21:31 +0000 http://tinabeans.com/blog/?p=1245#comment-783 I wish you and Yang all the best with this project! Check out Loving Hut in Manhattan for some tasty eat out options (don't forget to check out their flyers as well ;)). Other inspirations: http://www.101cookbooks.com/index.html http://www.maangchi.com/ (Korean food is so easy to make vegetarian... Japchae, Bibimbap, Kimchi fried rice with canned tuna, Glutinous rice sticks...) You can also go fancy with omelettes. Seafood (fish or shrimp) with cilantro omelettes, frittatas, tortilla patata (delicious!), and many more. I went nuts and steamed my own radish cake from scratch to cook in our Singaporean carrot cake omelette dish this weekend (http://www.mywoklife.com/2009/11/singapore-hawker-style-fried-carrot.html). Mahmood and I recently started keeping compost in our freezer (like you guys) and I installed an Earth Machine in the church's backyard, which is where the compost goes on Sundays. I know you guys love meat. All the best! Desiree P.S. Mahmood routed me to your blog post :) I wish you and Yang all the best with this project! Check out Loving Hut in Manhattan for some tasty eat out options (don’t forget to check out their flyers as well ;) ).

Other inspirations:

http://www.101cookbooks.com/index.html
http://www.maangchi.com/ (Korean food is so easy to make vegetarian… Japchae, Bibimbap, Kimchi fried rice with canned tuna, Glutinous rice sticks…)

You can also go fancy with omelettes. Seafood (fish or shrimp) with cilantro omelettes, frittatas, tortilla patata (delicious!), and many more. I went nuts and steamed my own radish cake from scratch to cook in our Singaporean carrot cake omelette dish this weekend (http://www.mywoklife.com/2009/11/singapore-hawker-style-fried-carrot.html).

Mahmood and I recently started keeping compost in our freezer (like you guys) and I installed an Earth Machine in the church’s backyard, which is where the compost goes on Sundays.

I know you guys love meat. All the best!

Desiree

P.S. Mahmood routed me to your blog post :)

]]> Comment on Becoming vegetarian by admin http://tinabeans.com/blog/?p=1245#comment-636 admin Wed, 14 Sep 2011 00:48:22 +0000 http://tinabeans.com/blog/?p=1245#comment-636 @Jing I've done a few vegan meals here and there but to give up cheese... *shudder* @Joel We've never been too into big-ass steak (official terminology) either, but I would still like to decrease my reliance on meat for flavor/texture further. I wish I had the presence of mind to do this without a rigid moral framework, but alas, I'm bad at arguing with my stomach when I'm hungry and need all the help I can get :) @Jing I’ve done a few vegan meals here and there but to give up cheese… *shudder*

@Joel We’ve never been too into big-ass steak (official terminology) either, but I would still like to decrease my reliance on meat for flavor/texture further. I wish I had the presence of mind to do this without a rigid moral framework, but alas, I’m bad at arguing with my stomach when I’m hungry and need all the help I can get :)

]]> Comment on Becoming vegetarian by Joel P http://tinabeans.com/blog/?p=1245#comment-629 Joel P Tue, 13 Sep 2011 12:41:33 +0000 http://tinabeans.com/blog/?p=1245#comment-629 Good luck, Tina. I do a simplified (less rigorous, less logically consistent, don't care what term you call me) version of this. We don't cook much meat at home, and when we do it's usually an ingredient, not the centerpiece - pasta with (sometimes) meat in the sauce vs. big-ass steaks. Since we really don't use much meat, the higher price for non-factory meat is not a burden. When eating out, vegetarian is my default option. If nothing veggie looks good, I'll get meat, especially if it's well-sourced, but most of the time I'm fine with rice & beans, salad, pasta, etc. Same deal with meals from family/friends! None of these are hard-and-fast "rules" for me. If I'm craving Five Guys, I get Five Guys. Not feeling guilty, deprived, or stuck doing some abstract good at the expense of my taste buds means I probably eat 10% as much meat as I used to, but I'm eating all the meat I want to. Good luck, Tina. I do a simplified (less rigorous, less logically consistent, don’t care what term you call me) version of this. We don’t cook much meat at home, and when we do it’s usually an ingredient, not the centerpiece – pasta with (sometimes) meat in the sauce vs. big-ass steaks. Since we really don’t use much meat, the higher price for non-factory meat is not a burden. When eating out, vegetarian is my default option. If nothing veggie looks good, I’ll get meat, especially if it’s well-sourced, but most of the time I’m fine with rice & beans, salad, pasta, etc. Same deal with meals from family/friends!

None of these are hard-and-fast “rules” for me. If I’m craving Five Guys, I get Five Guys. Not feeling guilty, deprived, or stuck doing some abstract good at the expense of my taste buds means I probably eat 10% as much meat as I used to, but I’m eating all the meat I want to.

]]> Comment on Becoming vegetarian by Jing http://tinabeans.com/blog/?p=1245#comment-624 Jing Tue, 13 Sep 2011 07:05:28 +0000 http://tinabeans.com/blog/?p=1245#comment-624 Heh, it didn't get deleted afterall! Heh, it didn’t get deleted afterall!

]]> Comment on Becoming vegetarian by Jing http://tinabeans.com/blog/?p=1245#comment-623 Jing Tue, 13 Sep 2011 07:04:57 +0000 http://tinabeans.com/blog/?p=1245#comment-623 I typed a long comment but accidentally pressed refresh :( My friend went on a 1-month vegan trial and it worked out pretty well. And it was easy bc apple serves vegan. He liked it enough to eat vegan at work most of the time and learned a really cool vegan muffin recipe! I'm at least half vegan! But that's because I eat watermelon for dinner... So not sure if that's cheating ^^;; I typed a long comment but accidentally pressed refresh :(

My friend went on a 1-month vegan trial and it worked out pretty well. And it was easy bc apple serves vegan. He liked it enough to eat vegan at work most of the time and learned a really cool vegan muffin recipe!

I’m at least half vegan! But that’s because I eat watermelon for dinner… So not sure if that’s cheating ^^;;

]]> Comment on Becoming vegetarian by Jing http://tinabeans.com/blog/?p=1245#comment-622 Jing Tue, 13 Sep 2011 07:01:55 +0000 http://tinabeans.com/blog/?p=1245#comment-622 My friend did a one-month vegan trial (tho it was easy because apple served vegan dishes...). He's still eating mvegan at work (but not at bbqs probably) and learned lots of good vegan recipes! Upon reading this I realized that I'm mostly vegetarian on the weekdays... Considering I eat 1.5 meals a day and the .5 is watermelon ^^;; On weekends I'm pretty carnivorous tho... I wish restaurants had better (or just better sounding) vegetarian dishes. I'm looking at you, Chinese restaurants! My friend did a one-month vegan trial (tho it was easy because apple served vegan dishes…). He’s still eating mvegan at work (but not at bbqs probably) and learned lots of good vegan recipes!

Upon reading this I realized that I’m mostly vegetarian on the weekdays… Considering I eat 1.5 meals a day and the .5 is watermelon ^^;;
On weekends I’m pretty carnivorous tho… I wish restaurants had better (or just better sounding) vegetarian dishes. I’m looking at you, Chinese restaurants!

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]]> Comment on Taking things seriously by Kate Lila Wheeler http://tinabeans.com/blog/?p=796#comment-343 Kate Lila Wheeler Mon, 10 Jan 2011 00:19:29 +0000 http://sugardew.com/blog/?p=794#comment-343 The same stereotyping lands on artists. In fact perhaps the tech entrepreneur have begun to receive the collective projections about creativity that once landed on artists? (There is a thread of rumination that could depart from here). But back to the main point of subtle denigrating in the disguise of adulation--as if you were some kind of freak of nature who secretes amazing products from your body after you ingest this mix of drugs, alcohol and sex. You don't need to eat like a regular person, nor do you deserve the honor due to one who has made a disciplined effort. The same stereotyping lands on artists. In fact perhaps the tech entrepreneur have begun to receive the collective projections about creativity that once landed on artists? (There is a thread of rumination that could depart from here). But back to the main point of subtle denigrating in the disguise of adulation–as if you were some kind of freak of nature who secretes amazing products from your body after you ingest this mix of drugs, alcohol and sex. You don’t need to eat like a regular person, nor do you deserve the honor due to one who has made a disciplined effort.

]]> Comment on Taking things seriously by Graham http://tinabeans.com/blog/?p=796#comment-342 Graham Thu, 21 Oct 2010 14:36:24 +0000 http://sugardew.com/blog/?p=794#comment-342 I totally agree. You have to wonder why (if this has not already happened) Hollywood didn't afford Bill Gate or Steve Jobs the same amount of ego boosting character makeover that the Facebook movie has done for this Mark Zucherwhatever!! I understand that FB made a huge impact for social networking, especially in youth culture, but really!!.. Facebook pales in comparison to those guys. Facebook sucks now, just as much as it did in the beginning. The UX is terrible and the security is a joke. Just my opinion. I will NOT be wasting time or money on the movie. I totally agree. You have to wonder why (if this has not already happened) Hollywood didn’t afford Bill Gate or Steve Jobs the same amount of ego boosting character makeover that the Facebook movie has done for this Mark Zucherwhatever!! I understand that FB made a huge impact for social networking, especially in youth culture, but really!!.. Facebook pales in comparison to those guys.

Facebook sucks now, just as much as it did in the beginning. The UX is terrible and the security is a joke.

Just my opinion. I will NOT be wasting time or money on the movie.

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