Blessings Darlings!
With the Chubby Hubby at the Microchip MASTERs conference, the Spawn and I are enjoying eating all the foods CH isn't fond of but we ARE fond of.
We're starting, at my son's request, with the lentil/vegetable soup. I'm glad that the weather is a bit cooler, it would be hard to face hot soup if it was near 100 degrees still! We're going to have cold potato lentil salads, too. We'll cook a big batch of quinoa, and have that lots of ways, too - cold, mixed with roasted veggies, hot topped with grilled veggies and leftovers, etc. Pizza! Not that the CH doesn't like pizza, of course. CH just insists on MEAT on his pizza. We're happy with just a good sauce, a bit of cheese, and lots of fresh basil. CH HATES basil. We'll probably do vegetarian lasagna, too.
Oh, if anyone's thinking of robbing us while the CH is out - remember, the Spawn is in his 20's. And I'm not all that helpless. Consider that your warning shot ... all other shots will be directly at you. Just sayin'.
Frondly, Fern
Showing posts with label vegetarian. Show all posts
Showing posts with label vegetarian. Show all posts
Monday, August 6, 2012
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Focus, Dammit
Blessings, Darlings!
I've already lost one Twitter follower over what I'm going to post here (and I sure didn't go into as much detail in 140 characters as I'm going to do here). But, for goodness sake folks, if you are getting something out of your life - be it meat, or refined carbs, or people or whatever - then really get the things out of your life. Stop blogging/posting/commenting on what is OUT of your life, and focus on what is IN your life.
Focusing on what is 'not in your life' keeps the stuff IN your life.
If you've gone vegetarian, stop the obsessing with other people eating meat - otherwise 'meat' is still a focus of your life. If someone offers you some, you just say 'I don't do that anymore, thanks" and eat something else.
Same thing if you have decided to no longer let your past limit you now. Stop pointing out the scars you got from your past. Pointing them out - focusing on the scars - keeps the past as your organizing principle.
Friends/family keep bringing up your ex? Calmly say that you are not going to discuss that issue any more, it's over, and change the subject. And do NOT change it to "why do you keep insisting on discussing 'this topic'. Change it to something positive or future oriented. Like your planned vegan meal for dinner, and how you love it (see? not how you are 'replacing meat with X, Y, or Z).
Remember that Zen allegory: "Older monk and younger monk walking to the next town together. At a river, there is a woman trying to cross, unsuccessfully, so is back on the short, crying or whatever. As monks, they aren't even supposed to NOTICE women (which I think is bullshit, and that this is an American story 'set in Asia to be cool', but, well, whatever). The older monk, saying nothing, picks the woman up and crosses the river with her. On the other side, still silent, he puts her down and continues on his way.
"Younger monk is fuming! They walk for a few hours, and then younger monk turns to his companion, saying "WTF? We aren't supposed to touch women, we aren't supposed to NOTICE women, and there you were, picking one up. You are SO full of crap!" Older monk looks at him, and replies "I put the woman down hours ago - why are you still carrying her?"
Just do it.
Frondly, Fern
I've already lost one Twitter follower over what I'm going to post here (and I sure didn't go into as much detail in 140 characters as I'm going to do here). But, for goodness sake folks, if you are getting something out of your life - be it meat, or refined carbs, or people or whatever - then really get the things out of your life. Stop blogging/posting/commenting on what is OUT of your life, and focus on what is IN your life.
Focusing on what is 'not in your life' keeps the stuff IN your life.
If you've gone vegetarian, stop the obsessing with other people eating meat - otherwise 'meat' is still a focus of your life. If someone offers you some, you just say 'I don't do that anymore, thanks" and eat something else.
Same thing if you have decided to no longer let your past limit you now. Stop pointing out the scars you got from your past. Pointing them out - focusing on the scars - keeps the past as your organizing principle.
Friends/family keep bringing up your ex? Calmly say that you are not going to discuss that issue any more, it's over, and change the subject. And do NOT change it to "why do you keep insisting on discussing 'this topic'. Change it to something positive or future oriented. Like your planned vegan meal for dinner, and how you love it (see? not how you are 'replacing meat with X, Y, or Z).
Remember that Zen allegory: "Older monk and younger monk walking to the next town together. At a river, there is a woman trying to cross, unsuccessfully, so is back on the short, crying or whatever. As monks, they aren't even supposed to NOTICE women (which I think is bullshit, and that this is an American story 'set in Asia to be cool', but, well, whatever). The older monk, saying nothing, picks the woman up and crosses the river with her. On the other side, still silent, he puts her down and continues on his way.
"Younger monk is fuming! They walk for a few hours, and then younger monk turns to his companion, saying "WTF? We aren't supposed to touch women, we aren't supposed to NOTICE women, and there you were, picking one up. You are SO full of crap!" Older monk looks at him, and replies "I put the woman down hours ago - why are you still carrying her?"
Just do it.
Frondly, Fern
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Oh, BEANS!
My husband and spawn do not like beans. How can I be even a prepper, let alone my goal of being a survivalist, if my family fails one part of the beans/bullets/band-aids trinity?
There are a few ways they will condescend to down some beans. The husband will eat beans if there are some in his beef-based chili. The spawn will choke down refried beans. And green beans, rather than high-protein dried beans, are loved.
This is getting to be more and more of a problem for me as I focus more on prepping and as we struggle to pay down debt on a low income. Beans are cheap and healthy eats!
So this year I'm cooking one bean-based dish a week. Like warm potatoes and lentils in Italian dressing, or lentil vegetable soup with dumplings. Trying to get them used to eating a bean dish or two regularly.
They may never choose felafel over gyros in a Middle Eastern restaurant ... but at least when presented with red beans and rice at home, they will eventually eat it civilly. I hope.
There are a few ways they will condescend to down some beans. The husband will eat beans if there are some in his beef-based chili. The spawn will choke down refried beans. And green beans, rather than high-protein dried beans, are loved.
This is getting to be more and more of a problem for me as I focus more on prepping and as we struggle to pay down debt on a low income. Beans are cheap and healthy eats!
So this year I'm cooking one bean-based dish a week. Like warm potatoes and lentils in Italian dressing, or lentil vegetable soup with dumplings. Trying to get them used to eating a bean dish or two regularly.
They may never choose felafel over gyros in a Middle Eastern restaurant ... but at least when presented with red beans and rice at home, they will eventually eat it civilly. I hope.
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