http://www.hknet.org.nz/VegeWVD.html
see what's already happened last year http://www.hknet.org.nz/VegeWVD2004.html
see what we hear is to be happening this year
See our previous World Vegetarian
Day issue of the newsletter for a wide range of Vegetarian issues
2005 World Vegetarian Day newsletter
Shaligram
Tirtha Pradarshini newsletter October 2005 - Theme Prasadam
Vege update:
Social scientists and law enforcement officials
have identified animal abuse as a symptom of emotional illness and a precursor
to violent crimes against human beings. To allow individuals guilty of
perpetrating such cruel acts to go unpunished or not sufficiently punished
would be to sanction these horrific crimes and would permit them to go
on to possibly commit violent crimes against humans.
The Animal Spirit Newsletter - Issue #2 - 4/21/03-4/27/03
Chaturmasya four month fasting period is Here:
Vegan
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Vegetarian Recipes - All recipes
http://vegetarian.allrecipes.com/
Vegetarian Kitchen Crafts:
This list is about vegetarian kitchen crafts. This list is created for postings regarding back to basics vegetarian kitchen crafts. When we say vegetarian we mean no meat, fish or eggs. When we say back to basics, we mean tips on making yeast, bread, gluten, tofu, sprouts and so forth. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vkcrafts Post a Message: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vkcrafts/post
Some lite relief after the Xmas
feasting
CHEKKALU OR RICE CRISPS
Ingredients:
3 cups flour (or 2/1/2cups of rice and 1/2 cup
gram flour)
1/1/4 cups water
5 or 6 tablespoons butter
2 teaspoons salt
1/2 cup gram dal or moong dal
1 1/2 teaspoons ground red pepper
curry leaves, optional.
ghee (or oil) for frying
Soak gram dal in water for a couple of hours and drain. Mix salt, flour and softened butter throughly. Add dal and water to make a stiff dough. Place the dough in a mixing bowl and cover with a well squeezed wet cloth and let stand for 15 to 20 munutes. Wet 2 handi-wipes and squeezed out the water (hahaha not paper towells). Stretch on the counter. Take small portions of the dough., the size of a grape, and place about 6 of them (2to3 inches apart) on the cloth. Flatten a little with the hand, place the other handi-wipe on the top. Using a rolling pin roll on the cloth until the balls flatten into round thin wafers. Heat ghee or oil in a skillet. When the oil is hot remove the cloth on top., take the crisps out, one by one, with the hand and place them in the ghee/oil. Fry both sides on medium heat until golden brown. Prepare one batch while the other is frying. The crisps can be flattend one a time by hand, but using a rolling pin hastens the process. Saran wrap may be used instead of handi-wipes.
When you have a nice batch they can be offered.
Postor Bora
Fried Poppy-seed Balls. It goes very well with steamed rice and lentil.
No. Of Servings: 4
Time To Prepare: 30 min.
Submitted By: Priyanka Nag
Ingredients
- 8 tbsp. Poppy seeds
- 1 tbsp Rice Flour
- 2 finely chopped. Green Chili
- 1 finely chopped (grated) white cabbage
- to taste. Salt
Instructions
1. Wash poppy seed and soak for an hour.
2. Grind it to a paste using little water.
3. Add all ingredients and mix thoroughly.
4. Form into small balls and then deep fry to golden brown. Serve hot.
Corn Pasta salad
Considering the weather and slumping apetite, I decided to make corn pasta salad using pinenuts.
Ingredients:
Corn - with cob - 3
green beans- 1/2 cup
pasta - 1/2 cup
pine nuts- 1cup
cucumber - peeled & cut like mini glasses.
Coriander powder
salt -
Mint paste (home made or store brought)
Method:Cook pasta according to instructions. Cook corn as explained
here in
Cooks's recipe. Make a dish of diced cucumber and green beans.
Cook the green beans in water for five minutes and drain. Add coriander
powder and salt to taste. Stir well in a simmering flame.
Pour mint paste which include mint leaves, coriander leaves, tamarind,
jaggery, salt, green chilli, red chili powder, ginger powder.
..........here I used store brought very reliable. Cut cucumber like
small glasses and fill with pine nuts .A perfect corn pasta for summer
.
Tropical Fruit Salsa
Ingredients:
1 firm-ripe mango, peeled and diced
1 Cup fresh pineapple -- diced
1 Cup honeydew rockmelon (cantelope)
-- diced
1/2 Cup red bell pepper -- diced
1/3 Cup seasoned cider vinegar
2 Tablespoons
fresh cilantro (coriander) -- minced
1/2 Teaspoon crushed red pepper
flakes
In a bowl, mix mango, pineapple, honeydew melon, bell pepper, cider vinegar, cilantro - coriander, and red pepper flakes. Makes 3 1/2 cups.
Sesame Banana Fritters
A bit of extra care than usual is required when you make this dish
but I can guarantee that it will be a big hit, especially with the children.
Serves 2
Ingredients:
500ml (18fl oz) vegetable oil, for deep-frying
110g (4oz) plain flour
110g (4oz) cornflour
300ml (½pt) sparkling water
2 bananas, cut into chunks
220g (8oz) caster (refined granulated) sugar
50g (2oz) sesame seeds
Method:
1. Heat the oil in a deep heavy-bottomed saucepan, until very hot or
until a breadcrumb sizzles in it (CAUTION: Hot oil is very dangerous. Do
not leave unattended).
2. In a bowl, whisk together the plain flour, cornflour and sparkling
water to form a smooth batter. Dip the banana chunks into the batter mixture
to thoroughly coat.
3. Place the banana chunks carefully into the hot oil and deep-fry
for two minutes or until golden brown. Remove carefully with a slotted
spoon and drain onto kitchen paper.
4. Meanwhile, melt the caster sugar in a medium frying pan over a medium
heat, until melted and a golden caramel colour. Add the sesame seeds, stir
well, then add the battered banana chunks.
5. Remove the frying pan from the heat and place the base into iced
water, in order to cool and set the caramel.
6. Carefully remove the coated banana chunks from the caramel and serve
immediately.
White Chocolate Mousse
This will also work well with milk or plain chocolate and if you want
to add some chopped orange segments and a sprinkling of zest, feel free!
Serves 1-2
Ingredients:
110g (4oz) white chocolate
110ml (4fl oz) double (heavy) cream
Method:
1. Bring a medium pan of water to the boil. Place a non-metallic bowl
over the water.
2. Break the chocolate into the bowl and stir until it melts.
3. Whip the cream.
4. Remove the chocolate from the heat when melted.
5. Gently fold the whipped cream into the chocolate.
6. Transfer the mousse mixture to the freezer and freeze until solid, but not frozen.
7. Remove mousse from freezer, scoop into glasses and serve.
Peach Melba
An irresistible dessert: luscious peaches in vanilla-scented syrup
served with ice cream and raspberry coulis.
Serves 4
Ingredients:
900g (2lb) caster (refined granulated) sugar
1 litre water
1 vanilla pod, split
4 just-ripe peaches
vanilla ice cream, to serve
For the raspberry coulis:
300g (11oz) fresh raspberries
125g (4oz) caster (refined granulated) sugar
juice of 1 lemon
Method:
1. Put the sugar and water in a saucepan. Add the vanilla pod and heat
gently until the sugar has dissolved.
2. Bring to the boil and carefully add the peaches. Bring liquid back to the boil quickly then reduce the heat and simmer gently for 4 minutes. Remove from the heat and leave the peaches to cool in the syrup.
3. To make the raspberry coulis, puree the raspberries and sugar in a food processor or blender. Add lemon juice to taste. Push the mixture through a sieve, pressing out as much liquid as possible.
4. Remove the peaches from the syrup using a perforated spoon. Place in individual serving dishes and serve with the raspberry coulis and vanilla ice cream.
Making Food Sacred - Offering
our food to Krishna:
....excerpt from lecture by HDG Srila A.C.
Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada - Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.3.1-3 -- San Francisco,
March 28, 1968
The Vedic literature says like this, that God has no leg, no hand. Therefore the impersonalists take advantage of it. "Oh, here it is stated God has no legs, no hands." But the next line is, javana grhita: "He can accept everything which you offer Him in devotion."
Now how He can accept? If He has no hand, how He can accept things from us? That means He hasn't got a hand like us. His hand is different. Therefore even though He is situated in the spiritual world, which is far, far away from us, still, He says in the Bhagavad-gita, it is said,
patram puspam phalam toyam
yo me bhaktya prayacchati
tad aham bhakty-upahrtam
asnami prayatatmanah
Krsna says that "A little flower or little water or a little leaf, whatever My devotee offers Me in love and devotion, I accept it." And tad aham bhakty-upahrtam. "And because he has brought it with great devotion, therefore I eat." Tad aham bhakty-upahrtam asnami. Asnami means "I eat." Now you can say, "All right, I'll offer these fruits and flower to God, but it is the same. It is remaining. How He is eating?" But His eating is not like my eating, because He hasn't got a body like this. This body is material. If you bring me a plate of fruits, this body immediately swallows it. But He has got spiritual body. He eats... Simply as soon as He knows that you have offered it in devotion, He eats immediately.
Go here to follow the simple system for offering
foodstuffs to the Lord
... and always
with the Magic ingredient - Offer it to Krishna.....
... with L'n D (love and devotion)
http://www.hknet.org.nz/How2offer.htm
How To Offer Your Food To The Lord
http://www.harekrishnatemple.com/bhakta/prepareoffer.html
Cooking for Krishna
http://www.hknet.org.nz/Cookin.html
Why do we offer our food to God before eating?
http://www.bhojan.org/dynamic/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=11
Everything you ever wanted to know about Hare
Krishna food:
http://www.iskcon.net.au/food/
Pure Vegetarianism - booklet from Food For
Life Global FREE
http://www.ffl.org/Pure_Vegetarianism.pdf
Download
your FREE EGGLESS Cake Recipe Cookbook
- with 100 EGGLESS recipes
http://www.hknet.org.nz/great100.zip
EgglessDotCom - A site for vegetarian baking
without eggs.
http://www.eggless.com/
NEW EKADASI RECIPES:
http://www.hknet.org.nz/ekadasi-page.htm
Ekadasi Book Cooking - new book coming:
http://www.webcom.com/~ara/iwr/14.1/books/ekadasi.shtml
Ekadasi Recipes - preps without grains or beans
etc:
http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Courtyard/8761/f15.htm
Vrata ka khaana - Fast Foods cook book 4 sale
(all ekadasi preps - some samples here):
http://www.niruskitchen.com/books/book_vrat.htm
Fast Food of a Different Kind:
http://www.lifepositive.com/body/holistic-recipes/recipes/food-fast.asp
Non-vegetarian aditives and non-ekadasi food
aditives list:
http://home.iprimus.com.au/naractl/Non-Vegetarian_Food_Additives_for_Australia.htm
Meat Free Zone:
http://www.all-creatures.org/mfz/mfz-free.html
A Guide to Gourmet Vegetarian Cooking and a
Karma-Free Diet:
http://www.mediarama.it/sanga/html/recipes.htm
A Quizz - What does a Vegetarian
Eat???
http://www.hknet.org.nz/vege-quizz.html
FIRST~CLASS PRASADAM - A COLLECTION OF RECIPES
& INSTRUCTIONS
http://www.harekrsna.com/science/taste/prasadam/recipes.htm
VEGETARIANCHEESES
- NO ANIMAL RENNET only VEGE
RENNIN
(even Parmesan and other favorites)
Not just cheeses also vegetarian yogurts and other dairy produce.
Tararua Lite Sour Cream for Vegetarians hits the shelves Sept 1st 2004.
(we bought some Stilton, Parmesan, Edam, Swiss and a few others - LOL
- you have to check out these pages and then go to your Woolworths, Countdown,
Foodtown, Pak'nSav, New World or local Deli.....believe me it's worth it,
especially the Tuxford range; Cheshire, Red Leicester, Double Gloucester,
Wensleydale varieties from the UK =>:-)))
http://www.hknet.org.nz/vege-cheese.html
updated to help you
16th Sept 2004
All the Meatless Pasta preparations
you'd like to prepare:
http://www.ilovepasta.org/recipes/meatless.html
The Meatrix -
this you have to see to believe - take the red pill see reality - The Meatrix
it's all around you:
http://www.peta.org/feat/meatrix/
Allow the Meatrix to download fully before attempting to observe.............
Welcome to the Meatrix
choose the red pill and see the reality - it is all around you !!
click to enter the Meatrix.......
also at http://www.peta.org/feat/meatrix/
Allow the Meatrix to download fully before attempting to observe.............
The Meatrix Part I - What
is the Meatrix
The Mearix Part II - The Revolt = Revolting
Points of View
I don't know if Shel was actually a vegetarian or not, but he did do
some pro-veg works like the following:
Thanksgiving dinner's sad and thankless,
Christmas dinner's dark and blue,
When you stop and try to see it
From the turkey's point of view.
Sunday dinner isn't funny
Easter feasts are just bad luck,
When you see it from the viewpoint
Of the chicken or the duck.
Oh, how I once loved tuna salad,
Pork and lobsters, lamb chops,
too,
Till I stopped and looked at dinner
From the dinner's point of view.
Shel Silverstein - song writer (he wrote all Dr Hook and medicine show's
lyrics)
Pictures of Animals in the womb
showing their maturation and development much the same as humans
http://prisonplanet.com/articles/november2006/231106animals.htm
They are alive in the womb, they grow in the womb, they take birth,
they mature, they have their own families, and reproduce.
"They" are spiritual beings who simply took their birth in the animal
kingdom.
Please read Bhagavad Gita http://www.asitis.com/
For all the answers surrounding birth, death, reincarnation and karma.
A Beginners Guide to Vegetarianism:
http://people.qualcomm.com/sriharid/info/vegetarianism/veg.html
How Mary and Frank and Friends Eat - very
nice Vegetarian pages:
http://www.all-creatures.org/recipes.html
Vegetarian recipes:
http://www.vegweb.com
101 Reasons Why I'm
a Vegetarian:
http://www.vivavegie.org/vv101/index.html
Healthy Indian Vegetarian Cooking Recipes:
http://www.vegsource.com/articles/chari_veg_chili.htm
Excellent "Meat Substitute"
recipes
http://vegweb.com/food/subs/
Hundreds of Vegetarian recipes
http://vegweb.com/whatsnew/
Fat-free vegetarian meals:
A lot of inspiring Vegetarian preparations here, some have onion and
garlic in,
so replace that with hing or omit that altogether as you see fit, still
this page is well worth a serious look for ideas.
http://www.fatfree.com/new.html
ARE YOU LOOKING FOR ANYTHING IN PARTICULAR - LET ME KNOW...!
"You Mean That's in theBible"
- expose on meat eating:
http://www.textfiles.com/occult/CHRISTIAN/ymtitb.txt
Religious Stands on Vegetarianism
Vaishnavism
- Hinduism
Islam
Christianity
- Bible - Book of Morman - 7th Day Adventist
Buddhism
Judaism
From World Vegetarian Awareness Month 2004
- 2005 newsletters
- oxymoron of the yuga:
http://users.erols.com/epastore/veg/
Protect both our species, two-legged
and four-legged. Both food and water for their needs supply.
May they with us increase in
stature and strength. Save us from hurt all our days, O Powers!
Rig Veda Samhita 10.37.11.
Download one of Bhakti Rasa prabhu's songs
for FREE
"Don't Eat Your Friends" (It Ain't Nice)
http://bhakti-rasa.tripod.com/mp3/akarma4.mp3
and visit Bhakti Rasa prabhu's site:
http://bhakti-rasa.tripod.com/
Check out Kurma prabhu's new
web-site:
http://www.kurma.net/
check out what he's doing during October 2004
http://www.kurma.net/classes/austwide.html
Cooking with Kurma Videos to purchase:
http://store.naturalnirvana.com/yhst-6661698760614/veco1.html
Jesus was a vegetarian video for sale:
http://store.naturalnirvana.com/yhst-6661698760614/jewasvemfora.html
Healthy Wealthy and Wise video for sale:
http://store.naturalnirvana.com/yhst-6661698760614/hewewi.html
Award-winning video on the science of vegetarianism, featuring important nutritionists, economists and celebrities. This film, produced by ITV, is used by the Vegetarian Society and other organizations to demonstrate the common sense of vegetarianism and non-violence. "Sacred Cow: Pagan Ritual or Cultural Wisdom?" explores the economical, social and ethical aspects of cow protection in Vedic society and today. In "It Is Written," TV celebrity and Seventh Day Adventist Pastor George Vandemann presents a touching explanation of Biblical injunctions on vegetarianism. "In Vegetarina Cuisine for the Athlete," tennis pro Peter Burwash and Nancy Rossi make vegetarian scrambled "eggs", lasagna, soups & more. Delicious! Color, 115 minutes. Also available in VHS and VHS-PAL. PAL version is for most VHS players outside the US and Canada.
Natural Nirvana Vegan, Vegetarian & Spiritual
Shopping
http://www.naturalnirvana.com/
XMAS Recipes @
http://www.hknet.org.nz/XmasMadness.html
We wish you a Vege Xmas...and a Hari new year.
Wellington Vegetarian Society'
Newsletters
http://www.i-send.info/Host/10/index.html
You'll also notice that we have a book sale of our Living a Good Life book, and it is ideal for vegetarian families - it covers pregnancy, childcare and the teen years, not to mention adults and the elderly. We've just reprinted more copies as a result of recent demand, and these are selling well, with the proceeds going to vegetarian products including a farm animal sanctuary down our way.
The book "Living a Good Life" normally selling at $21.95 is now going at the $14.95 price, .http://vegsoc.wellington.net.nz/livingGd.htm
Auckland's New Zealand Vegetarian
Society
....has a myriad of excellent books for sale on vegetarianism
http://www.ivu.org/nzvs/info/booklist.htm
http://www.ivu.org/nzvs/info/history.htm
see their mention on our 2004 events
Vegetarian and Vegetarian Friendly
Restaurants throughout New Zealand
http://vegsoc.wellington.net.nz/rest_list.htm
Play the new Diamond Jubilee Vegan Game - Spot The Vegan
http://www.worldveganday.org/html/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=649
Challenge a friend to - Spot The Vegan
http://www.worldveganday.org/html/modules.php?name=News&file=friend&op=FriendSend&sid=649
According to recent communications with ChelseaSugar
group - NZ Sugars their Sugars are now free from "Bone Char" bleaching
process and so devotees can again use and offer White Sugar safely.
See more details HERE
http://www.hknet.org.nz/veg-sugars.html
McDeath - the facts about Ronnie McDonalds:
http://www.hknet.org.nz/mcdeath.html
Food Additives
Vegetarian and Non Vegetarian Food Additives
http://www.veggieglobal.com/nutrition/non-vegetarian-food-additives.htm
ANIMAL-DERIVED FOOD ADDITIVES LIST - AUS
http://www.vnv.org.au/FoodAdditives.htm
Questions About Food Ingredients - US
http://www.vrg.org/nutshell/faqingredients.htm
Confusing food labels - UK
http://www.thesite.org.uk/healthandwellbeing/fitnessanddiet/food/confusingfoodlabels
Meet your Meat FREECDRoms
This is a must for those who live in the illusion
of animal killing is somehow acceptable or humane.
I have converted the "Meet your Meat" video into a CD rom & will send a copy of it for free to anyone with a Cd burner & a pledge to make at least 4 copies to give to their meat eating friends.
http://www.hknet.org.nz/V-meetURmeat.html
Meet your meat - shocking live footage of the
TRUTH in the meat industry:
http://www.meetyourmeat.com/
This is the new version
I sent out a total of over 750 CD's last year to 60 different
countries. My goal in 2003 is to double that number.
I would appreciate if you would forward this message
to your readers.
Anyone willing to participate, please forward my mailing
address as mailto:Chalissa1@aol.com
THIS HAS TO BE SEEN AT LEAST ONCE - SHOW YOUR MEAT
EATING FRIENDS
IF THEY ARE WORTH KEEPING AS FRIENDS THEY WILL GIVE
UP THE MEAT HABIT
Vegetarians BEWARE of Orange
Softdrinks
http://www.shreeswaminarayan.org.uk/academy/vegeter.htm
Coca-Cola (manufacturer) - Not suitable for vegetarians; lists the
following products as not vegetarian
These products contain traces of fish gelatine, which are used as a
stabiliser for beta-carotene colour.
Fanta Orange
Diet Fanta Orange
Lilt Pineapple & Grapefruit
Diet Lilt Pineapple & Grapefruit
http://www.vegsoc.org/info/stumbling.html
Soft Drinks - Some canned Orange drinks use gelatine as a carrier for
added Beta Caratine.
(This would not appear on the ingredients panel).
(Text PAMHO:5891790) ---------------------------------------
According to recent communications with ChelseaSugar
group - NZ Sugars their Sugars are now free from "Bone Char" bleaching
process and so devotees can again use and offer White Sugar safely.
See more details HERE
http://www.hknet.org.nz/veg-sugars.html
Warning:
As of last week in November 2003 Yopliat the yogurt people now put
gelatine in their products
See here for pointers of okay ones http://www.hknet.org.nz/vege-cheese.html
Vegetarian Cartoons and Jokes
http://www.vegetus.org/vegtoon/vegtoon.html
The Animal Spirit Newsletter - Issue #2 - 4/21/03-4/27/03
"The beef industry has contributed to more deaths than all the wars of this century, all natural disasters, and all automobile accidents combined. If beef is your idea of 'real food for real people', you'd better live real close to a good hospital."
- Neal D. Barnard, M.D., President, Physicians Comittee for Responsible Medicine, Washington, D.C.
Higher Taste cook book FREE
on-line
http://www.webcom.com/~ara/col/books/VEG/ht/
All the Meatless Pasta preparations
you'd like to prepare:
(some need some adjustment, as they contain onion and garlic)
http://www.ilovepasta.org/recipes/meatless.html
Different Shapes of pasta:
http://www.ilovepasta.org/shapes.html
The Lentil page - very useful all about lentils
and the numerous kinds of lentil
http://www.foodsubs.com/Lentils.html
OVER 100 EGGLESS CAKE recipes can be found
on our Main index and
on many other pages at: http://www.hknet.org.nz/great100.zip
Visit
our Award winning site - Vegetarianism &
Beyond
Interesting articles - information
- history - arguments - links............ (been re-vamped)
...in fact everything you want
to know about Vegetarianism and Beyond:
http://turn.to/Vegetarianism
... last updated 1st October 2004
Nutrition and Health - vitamins, a balanced
diet, through prasadam:
http://www.hknet.org.nz/Vege-VitaminSources.html
Vegetarian Update - newsletter from NZ Vegetarian
Socity in Wellington:
http://www.i-send.info/Host/10/index.html?
Siberian Center for Vedic Culture
presents
tasty vegetarian recipes from Food
For Peace by Rambhoru devi dasi.
http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Courtyard/8761/index.html
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“If anyone wants to save the
planet, all they have to do is just stop eating meat.
That’s the single most important
thing you could do. It’s staggering when you think about it.
Vegetarianism takes care of
so many things in one shot: ecology, famine, cruelty.”
--Sir Paul McCartney
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Check out heaps of information
on Vegetarianism, Prasadam-ism,
download books, Vegetarian Recipe programs, and more.
http://www.hknet.org.nz/Veges-Beyond5page.htm
http://turn.to/Vegetarianism
HERE'S
HUNDREDS OF USEFUL LINKS COMPILED 4 U:
http://www.hknet.org.nz/vege-links1.htm
VEGAN & VEGETARIAN CLOTHES
- T-Shirts etc
Animal Rights etc
http://store.naturalnirvana.com/index.html
