tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61085632011-07-08T01:12:49.533-04:00"There is no sincerer love than the love of food.” -George Bernard ShawAttricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11483950909701479396noreply@blogger.comBlogger571100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108563.post-1158674574012456382006-09-19T09:55:00.000-04:002006-09-19T10:02:54.033-04:00

Blog that is.I've spent some time weighing my options here. Comparing what I like about each site, the pros and cons, the different features..and now the choice is made.So this blog is closed for business. But don't fret my loyal readers (all 3 of you!)because I've decided to make much of my livejournal public once again. I just like the option of being able to decide who reads certain things.

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POM does!

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There is an odd thing that happens when certain people find out I'm vegan. They instantly rationalize or wax poetic about their own meat eating. "Well I try not to eat meat too often." "I don't eat pigs because they're smart...except for bacon..but only sometimes." "Oh I LOVE MEAT. LOVE IT. HOW CAN YOU EAT TOFU???? DON'T YOU WANT SOME YUMMY MEAT?? HAHAHAHAHA"Mostly it's the rationalizing, which I

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The basic recipe:3tbls Braggs or tamari/soy sauce1/2 cup apple cider1 tsp tomato paste1/4 tsp liquid smoke1(8 ounce) package tempeh2 cloves garlic2 tbls peanut or vegetable oilMix the braggs, cider, tomato paste and liquid smoke until the tomato paste is dissolved.Cut the tempeh into thin strips lengthwise. Rub w/ crushed garlic, then toss garlic into the marinade. Submerge the tempeh and

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So I decided to start in familiar and beloved territory. Vegan with a Vengeance is a must-have for any kitchen just for the scrambled tofu recipe alone. So why am I reviewing it? Well, there are plenty of recipes I haven't tried so I've decided to go ahead with them seeing how Isa has never yet steered me wrong.This week we'll be looking at the recipes for:Brooklyn Pad ThaiStewed Tofu and

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I never quite figured out why I revived this blog. At first, it would be a place to put down some thoughts about AR, veganism and general animal ethics stuff without crowding up livejournal. I got the thoughts out and found that I didn't have much more I felt needed to be said.Then I thought it would be a food blog to showcase my exquisite recipes. Problem is that my recipes are not exquisite and

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I've been playing hooky from food blogging due to having left my camera at my parent's house last month. They'll send it back eventually, but until then it feels a bit silly to tell you about what I'm cooking with no visuals.Still, last night I finally got the Polenta Napoleon right so I felt the need to share my method with you all. Simple and delicious.Let's see, you'll needTube of polenta, or

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I've been all about the cults lately. Reading books, combing the internet for info and just generally thinking about the psychological process behind all of it. The line between faith and fanatacism, between being guided by a teacher, a holy book, tradition and giving up all idea of free thought and free will - believing that questions are dangerous and obediance is holy.Then last night The

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"Oh, but the taint of crap food doth linger long after the asstastic creation is banished from the kitchen!" -- Famous ProverbLast thursday night I spent several hours putting together a dish whose soggy blandness has since become legendary in most of the SouthEast. It was based on a fantastic dish served at the Sunflower Cafe - A Southern Polenta Napoleon w/ dense layers of polenta,

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Sun night I decided I was in need of some comfort food. Something filling and creamy and wonderful, but I still wanted low-fat and healthy. So I decided to make shepherd's pie. Wonderful! Just what I needed. I made it in a small casserole dish, but I didn't quite realize how filling just a little bit of it is. So I had it for Sun night dinner, lunch on monday and dinner on monday as well.

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Food Food Food. Oh there is so much goodness to be had. One of the best, imo, is the versatile potato. I love 'em cubed and roasted w/ rosemary and olive oil, mashed w/ mixed veggies and fried into croquettes or just plain mashed w/ a 'milk', garlic and parsley. I love french fries, and chips. But my first potato love is the all american baked potato. Fork-poked, sometimes wrapped in foil, and

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I whipped this up last night to go with the vegan buffalo 'wings' I bought. All measurements are estimates since I tend to just throw stuff together.1/4cup Vegan mayo (the only acceptable option is vegenaise)3 tbsp Plain soy yogurt2 tsp lemon juice or apple cider vinegar1 1/2 tsp onion powder1 1/2 tsp garlic powder1/2 tsp celery saltpepperminced parsleyok, I think that's it. Remember, the

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The subject of animal testing for medical research is a tricky one. Generally it's a discussion I'm happy to avoid for several reasons. The biggest one honestly being that people take any stance against medical testing very personally. The other one being that eventually you get into 'whose life is worth more' debates which always leads into some variation of this question:So you're saying that

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I am not alone.

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or Why the comparison doesn't really hold up.Several times over the last month or so I've seen veganism compared to evangelical Christianity. Not the peace-loving, gay affirming ELCA type of evangelical, the fundamentalist, 700 club watching, bible code believing Christianity.The comparison generally goes something like: Vegans preach their beliefs and expect others to take those beliefs

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Today the senate debates amending the constitution to ensure that my IFP (imaginary future partner) and I cannot be legally married. The amendment has little to no chance of passing, but the debates should be interesting.Not because of the overblown, historically inaccurate and homophobic rhetoric of the republicans. It'll be interesting to watch the dems try as hard as they can to distance

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Does animal testing work?

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I'm trying to spread the word about Frontline: The Age of AIDS. It's a four-hour special and will be available on PBS' website on Friday.The documentary's strength is in the way it connects politics, science, history and local cultures with the spread of the disease and the failure to stop it or to provide treatment to most HIV+ people.It doesn't really contain any amazing new information so if

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I've talked about the movie Earthlings a few times before on this blog. It certainly wasn't what prompted me to become vegan, but watching it (well, what I could stomach of it) was a confirmation of my choices and the section on animal testing started me questioning my previously held beliefs on the morality of the practice.Anyway, I downloaded it from some free site, but later decided that I

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Amnesty International is considering adding abortion rights to their policy of human rights. However, lest we forget to punish those whores who choose to have teh sex with a man, they are only considering abortion rights in cases of rape/incest. The principles backed by the meeting included repealing laws that make abortion a criminal offence, promoting access to "quality services" for the

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Dogs aren't like REAL animals!Bleargh. I am always the middle mind. I tend to start out in the middle anyway and I keep working both sides, trying to argue myself into a solid position. I'm sure it can be annoying, but I find it better than just jumping in when I haven't thought an issue through.Anyway, the link. Yeah, fucking bullshit. They may want tax breaks, but the truth as I see it is that

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I haven't been taking a ton of pictures of my food lately, but I have been cooking up a storm. I just love cooking now. I keep thinking that my love affair with the stove will end soon and I'll be swinging by Taco Smell on the way home from work everynight to pick up a bean burrito cuz I just can't be bothered.I enjoyed cooking a bit before I became vegan, but it was mainly a chore. Now it's an

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I'm currently in the middle of Peter Singer's "Animal Liberation." I was a little hesitant to read singer cuz I'd heard him scathingly dismissed as a utilitarian. I wasn't sure what that was, but boy oh boy, did it ever sound non-comittal. Utilitarian, indeed.Turns out that I am in fact quite the utilitarian myself. Who knew? Wikipedia (which is NEVER WRONG) sums it up thusly: Utilitarianism (

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I really wanted to do a book review of The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan. He is, afterall, the 'face' of the new ethical meat-eater. He has an article in Mother Jones and spars with Peter Singer. I thought that in order to be fair and in order not simply drown myself in a sea of Animal Rights literature, I would give some time to what I assumed were his logical and well-supported

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People constantly express wonder at my being vegan. How can you not eat cheese? Don't you miss butter? Ice cream? Juicy Steak?Not really. I'm happy with the food I eat. What I miss most are the social aspects of eating. That sharing and mutual exclaiming. The laughing over cheese pizza or hot wings and beer. The late night, half drunk run to waffle house to gorge on waffles and sausages and deep

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There is a common tactics of opponents of feminism or animal rights to go for the 'anti-pc' angle or the 'have a sense of humor angle' when trying to dismiss our ideas. Oh har har I guess you'll just have to call me sexist cuz I lurve the titties. Or. Oh look I'm eating a murdered cow. You going to arrest me?Hardy fuckin har.The aim of this approach is twofold. 1)Instantly set yourself up to be

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Samosas post bake Originally uploaded by attrice. Sometimes I make something that I previously believed to be impossible. Generally, this is followed by much oohing and ahhing on my part. These samosas are no different.I've never made any sort of pie crust. I'm not sure why I found the idea so intimidating. I make bread all the time. Yummy puffy yeasty bread. Anyway, they turned out

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So I finally watched all of Earthlings this weekend. Some of it made me angry (at the makers of the film and at humanity in general) most of it made me cry.What I have to wonder at though is that a year ago I would have dismissed all of it. I would have watched it and then become angry because I would feel manipulated by the film makers, but it wouldn't have made me rethink anything. Not eating

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Both that others have asked me and ones that I think about as a putter through my day to day.Do you believe eating animals is wrong?I actually hate this one. Only because it's a question that attempts to distill the complexity of the changing human world, the current diversity of lifestyle, culture and technology, as well as millenia of history into a simple right/wrong dichotomy. Was it wrong

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Lentil Burgers & Couscous w/ Kale Originally uploaded by attrice. Well at least this isn't my normal shadowy, is it really what she says it is, mystery food type photograph. Perhaps spending more than the absolute minimum on a camera would go a long way towards beautifying my food, or maybe you'd just see a lentil burger in really good detail. Something which, I assure you, is not

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The money, it burns. I must get rid of it quickly.I know! http://www.veganessentials.com That should do it!

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'For the animal shall not be measured by man.In a world older and more complete than ours, they move finished and complete, gifted with extensions of the senses we have lost or never attained, living by voices we shall never hear. They are not bretheren; they are not underlings; they are other nations, caught with ourselves in the net of life and time, fellow prisoners of the splendour and

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I suppose I should say that I haven't watched this entire movie yet. What I have seen made me uncomfortable. I think AR activists need to be very very careful when comparing animal to human suffering. Especially when those activists are not part of those historically oppressed groups they're using for their comparisons.As for the graphic nature of some of the movie...Well, I understand why people

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I'm a bit of a science groupie. Not that I hang around physics departments waiting to pick up some brilliant phd student. I really love science, but in a let's rent physics documentaries way rather than a let's go get a phd in physics way. I dabble. Mostly in physics, specifically astronomy, more specifically cosmology.Recently, I've been attempting to branch out. Simply because something feels

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Dinner 4/3/0Originally uploaded by attrice. I promise I'm going to work on my photography skills so that you can get a better idea of what the food actually looks like.Anyway.Attrice's stuffed mushroomsYou will need:an onionclove of garlic2 tbsp basil1 cup bread crumbs2 tbsp wheat germ2 tbsp olive oil1/8 cup ground walnuts2 tsp salt1 cup or so button mushrooms with stems4 portobello mushroomsChop

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Sesame Baked Tofu over Steamed KaleOriginally uploaded by attrice. I think I may have to throw in the towel and just admit that I don't like tofu unless it is 1)deep fried and immersed in a tasty sauce or 2)blended w/ chocolate/fruit/something savory. I just don't like the taste. It stays in the back of my mouth and it's icky. *clutches vegan card* You can't have it! I'll eat seitan!erm..So

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I love when people say what I wanna say and do it better than I ever could. More time for suduko.http://veggiegeek.blogspot.com/2005/11/birth-of-vegan.html

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Mousse Originally uploaded by attrice. So good I've made it twice in less than two weeks. Hey, it says Fat up there don't it?OkAttrice's fanfuckin'tastic Chocolate Mousse1 package silken soft tofu2 cups chocolate chips (vegan*)2tsp vanilla extract1/4 cup soy milkFor crust:A bunch of mint newman-o's2tbsp melted Earth BalanceBlend tofu and vanilla in blender until creamy.Use a double boiler

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Coconut Curry Bake Originally uploaded by attrice. This was dinner Monday night. It's very simple and quite tasty. It's a variation on a recipe in Garden of Vegan. You will need:YamPotatoOnion Cauliflower (optional, but I love it.)Coconut milkCurry powder 1 1/2 tbsTumeric 1tspCumin 1tspBraggs (you can use soy sauce of just salt) - at least 1 tbs, but then to taste.Cut up veggies and layer

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Actually, I hate that damn song. Still, it's apropos so it'll stay, just don't let me catch any of you non-readers humming it.Anyway, this post is to announce (though no one reads so I'm not sure why I bother) another change in the Attrice blog. I keep trying to make it into something it's not. I'm not angsty, and, while I consider myself very political, I'm not into hunting around the internet

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Tacos Originally uploaded by attrice. Enough of this vegan angsting. The proof is in the tacos as they say. And in this case, the tacos were delicious.I sauteed onions and mushrooms which I added to some heated refried beans (that's right, from a can.) I also threw in some seitan cuz I'd just made a batch (from the 'chicken' recipe in La Dolce Vegan.) Heated the taco shells, filled w/

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If I never hear someone say "but eating meat is natural" that'll be ok. Of all the arguments to throw at me, that is one of the most ridiculous (surpassed only by 'they don't feel pain' or 'they're dumb'.) It's not natural to drive a car, take the elevator, have food that stays good on the shelf for a year, breathe in so much pollution that it gives you cancer (*waves to NY and LA*.) We do a lot

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Or I'm quickly becoming her. My friends and I lurve to go out and eat. Love it. We love good food and conversation and trying new things. Fantastic. And when I became vegan I promised myself that I would be relaxed about it. I never wanted to be that person who kept everyone from eating mexican food or who annoyed the waiter by demanding to know the ingredients of the pasta the restaurant uses. I

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Now as all of you who don't read my blog know, I'm digging the whole vegan thing. Yeah, really! Who knew?I feel better physically, have a ton more energy and am eating such a better and more varied diet. Yay!Here's the thing; it's made me completely neurotic about nutrition. It's ridiculous. 3 months ago my typical day would include: a chicken biscuit, a chicken salad sandwhich for lunch and I'd

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I almost took that last post down. It's ridiculous cuz nobody reads this damn blog but me. Still, I think it's good to constantly question your own opinions and not to push doubts aside. That's the problem I always got into wrt religion. I would push that voice that said "this is all bullshit" aside constantly and so, instead of dealing directly with it, it would sit and fester and eventually

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It's both a question and a statement. Lately I've found myself thinking things that I don't feel like I have a 'right' to think. Things that are so against common wisdom and common sense that I know they must be wrong. Things about pain and suffering and how the moment we say that group X's pain isn't important the easier it is to dismiss the next group and the next.Of course, I'm talking about

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I used to believe I wouldn't reach age 23. I don't know why that was such a magical and deadly milestone, but having lived through my 23rd year (although it was particularly sucky so maybe I'm psychic, just not very good at it) I'm rather resolved to reaching my 30s at least. At the very least.Still, I'm gonna die. I hope not in too much pain, I hope when I'm very old. I cannot guarantee either

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I'm thinking I should rename this blog Attrice: Vegan who never shuts up about it! You know, just for accuracy's sake. Really though, that's part of the reason I started posting here again, I wanted someplace where I could talk about stuff without feeling like I was crowding people's friend's pages with endless repetition.Anyway, in my first month of being vegan many new things are happening to

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As a saintly and gracious feminist, I try to remember the enormous pressure women are under to be nice, to seek male approval, to never appear bitchy or crass or, Heaven forfend! unladlylike. However, sometimes I get tired of getting crammed into the role of evil feminazi bitch because other women, many of whom privately agree with me, won't tell dudes to shove it.On the vegan board that I

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Spent the weekend with my extended family where I got to spend literally hours defending the fact that I don't want to eat cheese. Frustrating to say the least. The thing that I thought was so funny though was how the people who were most derisive about it were also the ones most interested in keeping an eye out for any 'mistakes' I might make.I just don't get this. It's always the case too.

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I was going to write a post about being a housewife (homemaker, SAHM, working in the home - pick one) and how I understand that appeal. Especially in a capitalistic patriarchy where women are discriminated against in the workforce, where we have to fight glass ceilings and pidgeon-holing and getting stuck in 'pink collar' jobs and have to fight for equal pay and equal access - oftentimes in vain.

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I don't believe in a soul. Honestly there was never much comfort to me in the thought that some part of me was immortal. Really? To quote Outcast: Forever? Forever ever? How boring. There is nothing in who I am that suggests I would want a neverending existence. Maybe an extra century or two, sure, but billions upon gazillions of years? No thanks. Of course, the general vagueness of most

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So I've written two huge, rambling posts (saved as drafts) when it dawned on me that I try too hard. I feel the need to explain every little thought process and it makes for an annoying read.Anyway, it's unfortunate to me because in it's effort to never ever ever equate being fat with overeating or underexcercising, the fat acceptance loses a lot of its credibility and probably loses a lot of

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On being fatFirst off, if anybody actually bothers to come 'round these parts, Hello. I've decided to revive this long-forgotten blog for a couple of reasons. The main one being that, while I have a livejournal, I don't really want to use it for long political type rants. The second reason is that my lj is friends-locked and I don't want to have to create umpteen filters to use on different posts

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A Happy Pagan Interlude  AKA: Kiwifucker.    As much as I may complain about the attendees, the people who ran the festivals we attended were great. Festival was cheap. Depending on when you bought your ticket you paid anywhere from 10 to 25 dollars. This included the campsite, breakfast and dinner for three days, as well as workshops, rituals and clean showers. All they asked in return was

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My Spiritual Stumblings.  Part one: Paganism.   AGE 20, Pagan Festival in the hills of N. Georgia:    Rainbowhawkfeatherstarbunny is showing us (us being the pagan group from my university) around the festival site.      Pagan Friend 1: (Cactches sight of something in the woods) Hey! Did you see that? I think it was an animal. Really fast though. Did anyone else see it?      

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TWO SCOOPS? My family jokes about everything. No topic is serious enough to warrant a real discussion. Problems are poked fun at, hurts are laughed away. Its a way to protect ourselves, to keep the peace, and a way to exress anger with each other in a way that keeps anyone from being hurt by it. One of these jokes between my mother and I is "two scoops." I say it when she eats a cookie or when

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