Vegetarianism & Beyond
Sacred Vegetarian Recipes - Prasadam
World Vegetarian Day 1st October
each year
World Vegetarian Awareness Month
- October
For World Vegetarian Day & Vegetarian
Awareness Month of October
Auckland Vegetarian Food &
Lifestyle Festival
Sunday 28th September 2008
10am – 4pm $2 entry
Mt Eden War Memorial Hall
489 Dominion Rd, Balmoral (opp. Potters Park)
http://www.vegetarian.org.nz
Christchurch Vegetarian
Food And Lifestyle Expo
Sunday, September 28th 2008
10-4.30pm $2 entry
The Horticultural Centre, Riccarton Rd, Christchurch
http://www.vegetarianchristchurch.org.nz
Great Speakers, inspiring Films, fabulous cooking demonstrations,
loads of stalls and lots of vegetarian and vegan food! In Auckland we are
lucky to have International author Michael Klaper M.D. speak to us and
cooking demonstrations by International chef Peter Chaplin and 'Good' Magazine
food editor and author Alessandra Zecchinin. It will be a great day!
Fiona Brodie - National Vegetarian Centre
NZ Vegetarian Society Inc P O Box 26 664, Epsom, Auckland
Ph.09 523 4686
http://www.vegetarian.org.nz
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:
These recipes are specifically used in the Brahma-Madhwa Vaishnava community
for shaaka haara vrata - first month of Chaturmasya where one fasts from
Greem leafy vegetables - spinach: http://www.hknet.org.nz/Chaturmasya-vrata.html
& http://www.hknet.org.nz/Calendar-glossary.htm#Chaturmasya
Vegan
and Vegetarian recipes
Meatless recipes
These recipes have no meat, poultry or fish - some have eggs.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/meatless-recipes/RE00104
Higher Taste: Online Vegetarian Cookbook!
http://www.webcom.com/ara/col/books/VEG/ht/
Dharma Vegetarian Cooking Crafts:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dharma-kitchen
SEITAN--THE VEGETARIAN WHEAT MEAT
http://www.vrg.org/recipes/vjseitan.htm
FESTIVAL SWEETS - Ladhoos
The "Recipes" section of http://www.HareKrsna.com
contains nearly 2,000 wonderful vegetarian recipes from across the Indian
subcontinent. In each of the following categories you will find a unique
selection of recipes, including multiple recipes for some well known preparations,
as they're prepared in different regional cuisines. While the culinary
and geographic interpretations of these dishes may vary greatly, many old
favorites will be recognized and appreciated anew. This collection of recipes
has been selected and adapted to contain only those ingredients acceptable
for the Gaudiya Vaisnava diet, as instructed by Srila Prabhupada.
The index below includes only main categories of recipes. On many of
the recipe pages, you’ll find an index at the top with sub-categories,
and another index at the bottom of the page with the main categories. Be
sure to click the top index links to find your way to the many great recipes
contained in this section of the site!
If you have questions about ingredients called for in the recipes, please
visit our Ingredients section, where you'll also find a helpful Dictionary
of Ingredient Terms, cross-listing the various names of ingredients from
different regional languages.
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
Halvah
http://www.harekrsna.com/practice/prasadam/feasts/menus/govardhan/recipes3.htm
Ingredients:
Milk, 2-1/2 Gallons
Butter, 6-1/2 Pounds
Farina, 15 Cups
Sugar, 15 Cups
Pecans, 5 Cups
Raisins, 5 Cups
Orange Peel, zest or chopped, 3 Oranges
Put 2 ½ gallons milk on to boil at high heat, stirring occasionally
to prevent burning. In a big wok melt 4 lb. butter (have 2 ½ lb.
more butter unwrapped nearby). When butter melted, add 15 cups farina and
mix in. Let sit at high heat till browned, then stir, being careful not
to burn. When browning too fast to keep up with, turn down heat a bit.
When milk comes to a boil turn it to a rolling boil that does not boil
over, and let it boil for 10 minutes or so, then add 15 cups sugar, stirring
until dissolved over high heat. Bring boiling back to rolling boil.
While the farina is getting golden brown, toast 5 cups of pecans fully
brown, and zest or chop the peel from 3 oranges. Add 5 cups raisins to
the boiling milk and add the pecans to the farina. Not more than 5 minutes
later, add the remaining butter to the grains. When the butter is melted,
add the orange peel to the milk, stir for 5 seconds and then start adding
the grains to the milk. Bring to boil, stirring thoroughly. Then turn off
heat and stir till thick. When cooled, scoop out and use to shape Govardhan's
foundation.
Vegetable Pate
http://www.harekrsna.com/practice/prasadam/feasts/menus/govardhan/recipes3.htm
Ingredients:
Sunflower Seeds, 2 Cups
Whole wheat flour, 1 Cup
Wheat Germ, 1 Cup
Potato, grated raw, 2 Large
Tofu, firm, 1 package
Celery, chopped fine, 1-1/2 Cups
Butter, 2 Sticks
Lemon juice, 4 Tablespoons
Thyme, dry, 2 Teaspoons
Basil, dry, 2 Teaspoons
Salt, To taste
Black pepper, To taste
Asofoetida, 1 Teaspoon
Buttermilk, 2 Tablespoons
Walnuts, chopped, 1-1/2 Cup
Soy Sauce, 2 Tablespoons
Olive Oil, 2 Teaspoons
Mix the tofu, walnuts, sunflower seeds, wheat germ, and buttermilk in
a blender and pulse until somewhat smooth (but not liquefied). Add all
remaining ingredients to this mixture. Press into a buttered glass baking
dish. Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for one hour. When cooled, scoop out
and use to shape Govardhan's foundation.
Cow Cake
http://www.harekrsna.com/practice/prasadam/feasts/menus/govardhan/recipes3.htm
Ingredients:
Oats, combined with any of the following:,
1 part Rye Grass or Vetch, 2 parts
Alfalfa Hay, 1 part
Corn, cracked, 1/2 part
Soybeans, 1/2 part
Salt, light taste
Molasses
Mix together almost any combination of the above ingredients (or anything
else a cow likes to eat, for that matter). Go light with the salt, and
add just enough molasses to moisten the mixture to a crumbly bulk. Before
feeding this to cows not directly under your care, please check with the
cowherd to be sure it’s agreeable with whatever else his cows are currently
being fed or medicated with.
Fried Chenna Balls
http://www.harekrsna.com/practice/prasadam/feasts/menus/govardhan/recipes3.htm
Ingredients:
Chenna, 1 Pound
Milk for chenna, 1 Gallon
Lemon juice for chenna, ½ Cup
Cumin, ground roasted, 2 Teaspoons
Sweet potato, red, 1 Large
Raisins, mashed, 1/4 Cup
Red Pepper flakes, 1/2 Teaspoon
Coriander powder, 1-1/2 Teaspoon
Lime juice, 1 Lime
Ghee, For frying
Make the chenna. Drain and press with medium weight. Knead out the chenna
threads by hand or with a rolling pin. Mix the ground roasted cumin into
the chenna. Mix all the remaining ingredients into a paste. Make 1” to
2” balls out of the chenna. Flat a ball with your palms. Take a bit of
the stuffing and place in the middle, sealing the chenna edges over and
around to completely seal in the mixture. Use only as much stuff as you
can without the chenna ball cracking open. Fry the balls in ghee and drain.
Offered warm or at room temperature, these makes wonderful rocks for Govardhan.
Fragrant Rice Balls
http://www.harekrsna.com/practice/prasadam/feasts/menus/govardhan/recipes3.htm
Ingredients:
Basmati rice, 2 Cups
Water, 3 Cups Coconut cream, 1 Cup
Sesame seeds, toasted, 3 Tablespoons
Ginger, ground, 1-1/2 Teaspoons
Methi leaves, fresh, A handful. Finely chopped
Make Basmati rice the usual way, replacing 1 cup of the water with the
cup of Coconut cream. (For a less rich version, use regular coconut milk).
Toast the sesame seeds until they’re several shades darker. When the rice
is cooked, immediately mix in all the other ingredients. When cool enough
to handle, shape the rice into 2” balls. These hold nicely at room temperature,
for dipping into Dal, Curry or sauces. If fresh Methi leaves aren’t available,
substitute any fresh, finely chopped herbs.
Pakoras
http://www.harekrsna.com/practice/prasadam/feasts/menus/govardhan/recipes3.htm
Ingredients:
Cauliflower, 2 medium heads
Brussel Sprouts, 2 Cups
Besan (chickpea) flour, 1 Cup
Whole wheat or white flour, 2 Cups
Tamarind paste, 2 Tablespoon
Cayenne, 1 Teaspoon
Yoghurt or Buttermilk, 1 Cup
Water, 2 Cups
Methi leaves, dried and crushed, Small handful
Turmeric, 1/2 Tablespoon
Coriander, 1 Tablespoon
Kalongi seeds, 1 Tablespoon
Salt, to taste
Break the cauliflower down into medium-sized florets and lightly steam.
Cook until they’re about ½ cooked - soft enough to penetrate a stem
with fork, but only half the usual doneness of regular steamed cauliflower.
Steam the brussel sprouts (separately), also until they’re just about ½
to ¾ cooked through.
Mix together the flours and all the wet and dry ingredients and blend
together. Heat an adequate amount of ghee in a wok or deep pan. Thoroughly
coat enough of the steamed cauliflower florets to make a first fry batch.
Turning often and carefully, fry at medium high heat until they’re golden-brown
on the outside. Keep ghee temperature low enough so you can fry properly
on the outside, but keep them in the oil long enough so they batter inside
cooks well. Remove with slotted spoon and place on a screen or other draining
apparatus.
Channa Dal in Coconut Pots
http://www.harekrsna.com/practice/prasadam/feasts/menus/govardhan/recipes3.htm
Ingredients:
Channa dal, split, 2 Cups
Water, 12 Cups
Olive oil, 3 Tablespoons
Turmeric, 1 Teaspoon
Ginger, ground, 1/2 Teaspoon
Caynne powder, 1/4 Teaspoon
Mustard seeds, red, 2 Teaspoons
Cumin, roasted ground, 2 Teaspoons
Asofoetida, 1/2 Teaspoon
Jaggery, 4 Tablespoons
Coconut, shredded, 3 Tablespoons
Lemon juice, 1 to 2 Tablespoons
Salt, To taste
Coconut pots, halved, Count as needed
Put channa dal in water along with turmeric, ginger, cayenne and olive
oil. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and put lid tightly on pot. Cook on medium
heat for approximately 2 hours. During last half hour, stir periodically
to be sure you don’t stick or burn. Let the dal thicken slightly more than
normal, but don’t let it become pasty. Make a chaunce and heat the mustard
seeds until they splutter, then add the remaining spice and dry ingredients.
Add to the channa dal, along with lemon juice and salt. Serve in small,
halved coconuts that have been heated in the oven for about 20 minutes
at 350 degrees Fahrenheit. These coconut dishes hold heat really nicely,
and keep the dal just about room temperature at a nice consistency. With
a sharp knife, make a little slice to give it a flatter bottom. Place the
bowls here and there on Govardhan Hill, or surround the base of the hill
with them. Add a small pat of butter to the top of each pot before setting
out.
Red Pumpkin Poori
http://www.harekrsna.com/practice/prasadam/feasts/menus/govardhan/recipes3.htm
Ingredients:
Whole wheat flour, 2 Cups
Pumpkin, skinned, boiled, mashed, 1 Cup
Jaggery, 2 Tablespoons
Cardamom powder, 1/4 Teaspoon
Ghee, 2 Tablespoons
Ghee, For frying
Mix all the ingredients and form into a dough. Roll the dough out somewhat
thicker than a plain poori. Fry in ghee, like usual poori.
Sandesa
http://www.harekrsna.com/practice/prasadam/feasts/menus/govardhan/recipes3.htm
Ingredients:
Paneer, 3/4 Pound
Milk for paneer, 3 Quarts
Lemon juice for paneer, 1/3 Cup
Sugar, 3/4 Cup
Raisins, A Handful
Cardamom, crushed, 2 Pods
Ground the paneer to a fine paste by breaking down with a rolling pin,
then rubbing out remaining threads with the heel of your hand. Do not add
water. Mix the sugar into the paneer paste, then place the mixture into
a heavy bottom pot. Stir gently but continuously over medium heat. When
the mixture pulls away from the sides of the pan, remove and add the cardamom,
mixing in well. Roll in balls, flatten the top, and press raisins (or other
fruit or nuts) into the top for decoration. Should the paneer mixture become
overly granular after cooking, put it in a food process and blend, then
roll and shape.
Rasagulla
http://www.harekrsna.com/practice/prasadam/feasts/menus/govardhan/recipes3.htm
Ingredients:
Milk for Paneer, 1 Gallon
Lemon juice for paneer, 1 Cup
Sugar, 1 Cup
Make the chenna in the usual way. When whey and curd have fully separated,
pour through cheesecloth then let chenna drain in the colander without
weight for an hour to two. When curd is cool, place in a food processor
for about a minute until soft but not sticky. Form into small balls. Bring
sugar to boil in 3 Cups water until sugar fully dissolves into syrup. Put
about half the balls in the water. Cover tightly and return to a moderate
boil for about 8 to10 minutes, until rasgullas have increased in size.
Remove gently with a slotted spoon, then place the next batch in boiling
water. Once finished, put the rasagullas in a cardamom cream sauce, sweetened
yoghurt, or other sauce base.
Laddu
http://www.harekrsna.com/practice/prasadam/feasts/menus/govardhan/recipes3.htm
Ingredients:
Semolina (Rava), 2 Cups
Sugar, 2 Cups
Ghee, 3/4 Cup
Whole cardamoms, powdered, 6
Cashew nut pieces, 4 Tablespoon
Raisins, 3 Tablespoons
Heat the ghee in a heavy bottom pan, then add the Semolina and roast
until golden brown. Remove from pan, mix with sugar and cardamom, and blend
or grind into a fine powder. Heat the remaining ghee and sauté the
nuts and raisins until golden. Mix well with the semolina/sugar mixture.
Roll into small balls. Keep in airtight container in a cool spot. When
using to build Govardhan, add these near the end of construction, shortly
before offering arotika.
Blueberry Sweet Rice
http://www.harekrsna.com/practice/prasadam/feasts/menus/govardhan/recipes3.htm
Ingredients:
Milk, 6 Cups
Basmasti Rice, 1/4 Cup
Sugar, 1/2 Cup
Blueberries, fresh pureed, 1/4 Cup
Cardamom or camphor, To taste
Bring the milk and rice to a boil in a heavy bottom pot, boiling over
medium heat until the milk cooks down with the rice to a creamy mixture.
Cook for 45 minutes to 1 hour, or until desired consistency is reached.
In the last 5 minutes of cooking, add the pureed blueberries (make sure
all stems are removed from fruit). Remove from heat and stir in the sugar.
Place in small cups to represent the Kundas on Govardhan Hill, or build
water-tight ‘waterways’ around the Hill, filled with the sweet bluish mixture.
Marzipan
http://www.harekrsna.com/practice/prasadam/feasts/menus/govardhan/recipes3.htm
Ingredients:
Sugar, 3 Cups
Almonds, blanched and ground, 4 Cups
Add the sugar to 1 Cup of water in a saucepan and cook until the sugar
is dissolved. Add the almonds and cook until the pasty batter stops sticking
to the pan. Remove from heat and place onto a marble slap, wooden board
or sheet pan. While still warm, knead first with a wooden spatula until
it cools, and then by hand until the marzipan paste is smooth. You can
make it softer by adding small amounts of syrup to the paste, or make it
stiffer by adding powdered sugar.
Cauliflower-Avocado Shrubs
http://www.harekrsna.com/practice/prasadam/feasts/menus/govardhan/recipes3.htm
Ingredients:
Cauliflower, 1 Medium
Avocados, 2
Lemon juice, 1 Tablespoon
Cut the cauliflower up into florets in a range of sizes to make a variety
of Govardhan shrubs and bushes. Try to keep a sturdy piece of stem on each
floret. Blanche the cauliflower until about half cooked, so it’s firm enough
to hold it shape. Mash the avocados up in a bowl, adding the lemon juice
to keep it from discoloring a lot. You can add any spicing you like to
the avocado mixture. Place the cauliflower where you like on Govadhan,
pushing the stem firmly down into the Hill’s base. When all the florets
are in place, and the Hill is nearly ready for offering, use a small spatula
to spread a bit of the avocado mixture on top of each piece.
Damayanti’s Sweetballs
http://www.harekrsna.com/practice/prasadam/feasts/menus/govardhan/recipes3.htm
Ingredients:
Anise, ground, 1-1/2 Teaspoons
Coriander, ground, 2 Teaspoons
Jaggery, 1/4 Cup
Khas Khas (tiny white poppy seed), 1 Teaspoon
Ghee, 1 Teaspoon
Heat the ghee at medium heat, add the jaggery and stir till it’s mostly
melted down. Add the anise and coriander, and stir constantly as the mixture
cooks. When the jaggery just starts to thicken, add the khas khas. Continue
cooking till the mixture pulls away from the side of the pan. Remove from
heat and set aside till the mixture cools enough to handle (but don’t let
it cool too much!). As soon as you can work it, roll the mixture into small
balls, then press down to shape them like small rocks, flat stones or pebbles.
Pandan Coconut Grass
http://www.harekrsna.com/practice/prasadam/feasts/menus/govardhan/recipes3.htm
Ingredients:
Coconut, fine shredded, 1 Cup Pandan extract,
As needed
Mix the Pandan extract (the syrupy type works best) into the coconut
to get the desired green coloration. If you’d like to make grass of varying
shades of green, which gives a nice visual effect, do the grass in batches,
adding more or less pandan to the coconut. You can also toast some of the
coconut a few shades brown, let it cool, then add a bit of pandan. Once
colored with the pandan, spread all the coconut out on a cooking pan for
20 minutes, so moisture will evaporate before using the grass on Govardhan
Hill.
Fried Boondi Sticks
http://www.harekrsna.com/practice/prasadam/feasts/menus/govardhan/recipes3.htm
Ingredients:
Besan (chickpea) flour, 1/2 Cup
Spices, To Taste
Ghee, For frying
Add water to the besan flour and mix until you get a medium thick batter,
about like pancake batter. Add whatever spicing you like: coriander, asofoetida,
ginger and cayenne work well. If you’d like a more savoury texture, replace
half the water with yoghurt. Heat the ghee in a wok or wide pan. Put spoonfuls
of the batter in a colander or other utensil with holes, and force through
to drop into the ghee. Test the consistency until you get it so that the
batter holds enough to give you a fairly long (inch or more) length of
batter dropping into the oil. The longer the better, for use as fence posts,
sticks or trunks on Govardhan. Keep the pieces separated in the oil, and
cut loose any that have stuck together after you’ve taken out to drain.
DISCLAIMER: (it's Kali yuga, there has to be a disclaimer on most everything
eh)
I do not claim that the recipes are mine. If they are, I will tell
you. I have gathered many recipes over the years and I have adapted more
than a few to suit my personal taste and requirements. Please feel free
to pass them on to friends. They are for the Lord's pleasure and sharing
with His devotees. JTCd =>:-))
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/
When Does Food Become Prasadam?
http://www.gopala.org/node/49
This article was sourced from His Holiness Sivarama Swami's website.
http://www.sivaramaswami.com/?p=1308
or at http://hknet.org.nz/vegesBECOME-prasadam.html
Pure Vegetarianism - booklet from Food For
Life Global FREE
http://www.ffl.org/Pure_Vegetarianism.pdf
Protein: Myth vs. Fact
http://www.naturesbestnews.com/protein.htm
Slaying the Great Protein Myth
http://food.consumercide.com/proteinmyth.html
The number one question most vegetarians are
asked is "How do you get enough protein?",
and the first question from people considering
a vegetarian diet is "How will I get enough protein?"
http://www.savvyvegetarian.com/articles/protein-veg-diet.php
PROTEIN AND VEGETARIAN DIETS
http://www.vnv.org.au/Nutrition/Protein.htm
MYTH: Vegetarians Get Little Protein
Fact: Protein Combining is a Craze
http://www.all-creatures.org/mfz/myths-vegprotein-craze.html
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would be highlighted and you could simply click on the link and that would
open in a new window. If your mail server does not highlight these
links then you may need to drag to highlight and then copy to paste into
a new window.
http://www.quitmeat.org.nz/
Why Eating Meat is Bad For You
http://www.vaishnavaculture.com/video/video/show?id=2070598%3AVideo%3A125
Picture book with short text - FREE
download - 28 mega bytes
http://the-stargroup.com/in_love_with_all.pdf
152 photos of cute animals
loving animals is the first step for entering
the state of universal love
Shahin
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
Non-Vegetarian Food Additives (Listed by E
Numbers)
http://www.veggieglobal.com/nutrition/non-vegetarian-food-additives.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
Param Satya mataji’s “Healthy Eating” talk
On Saturday (12.04.2008) night at the recent Springbrook Retreat Param
Satya gave a talk on Healthy Eating.
Luckily Adina-lila recorded it, so if you weren’t able to make it you
can still hear it!
Here it is for your listening pleasure:
Healthy
Eating (original recording) - mp3, 22MB
Healthy
Eating (lower quality / smaller size) - mp3, 13MB
Healthy
Eating (free format) - ogg, 19MB
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
Cheezly
White Cheddar - Super-melting Mozzarella
http://www.angelfoods.co.nz/cheese.htm
30th April
2008
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
Cooking with Kurma
http://gouranga.tv/#video:64
Hare Krishna Food for Life & restaurants
http://gouranga.tv/#video:65
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/
Talking of "Meat Substitues" try this site
- it'll blow yer mind:
http://www.blissfulvege.com/index.htm
....and they ship overnight all over NZ
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/
Cruelty
to Animals: Mechanized Madness
Watch the Video
Animals on today's factory farms have no legal protection from cruelty
that would be illegal if it were inflicted on dogs or cats: neglect, mutilation,
genetic manipulation, and drug regimens that cause chronic pain and crippling,
transport through all weather extremes, and gruesome and violent slaughter.
Yet farmed animals are no less intelligent or capable of feeling pain than
are the dogs and cats we cherish as companions.
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30
Reasons to Go Vegetarian
watch the video....
Do you know how to avoid heart disease, improve your sex life, and help
the environment?
Go vegetarian! It takes only three minutes to learn 30 reasons why
you should go vegetarian.
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
http://www.spotthevegan.co.uk
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
Anti-McDonalds cartoons:
http://www.mcspotlight.org/media/gallery/cartoons.html
McDeath - the facts about Ronnie McDonalds:
http://www.hknet.org.nz/mcdeath.html
McDonalds- the truth
http://www.thepostmanscorner.net/da/movies2449.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
Have Mercy on the Animals
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuvQONqI1Ho
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKLZ7ND5vJg
Supersoul Connection - No to Violence
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xn9qWnGbZtw
Moods in Food
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHXXTjXas9Y&NR=1
How to Offer food to Lord Sri Krishana
Part One
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMv_86pIQYg&feature=related
The Four Regulative Principals
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tj1MjEq_sA&NR=1
30 Reasons to Go Vegetarian
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_x9hWYZ2t5c&feature=related
Meet your Meat
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIjanhKqVC4&feature=related
Meet Your Meat Part 2 of 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ts4GEpnzj8&feature=related
Famous Vegetarians
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAaFhKuMRgw&NR=1
Sexy Famous Vegetarians
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_RQRGciOqQ&NR=1
Famous Vegetarians
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAaFhKuMRgw&feature=related
Famous Vegetarians and Vegans
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkhNN-SSlgs&feature=related
Famous Vegetarians
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UIhtKIxGZI&NR=1
VEG PEOPLE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdM4Hmwra0o&feature=related
Veg People
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJ_0y24rGws&NR=1
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) ---------------------------------------
Pepsi and Coca Cola Contains PORK
(PIG) extracts - PROVEN!!
Shocking / Bad News :
Pepsi and Coca Cola contains extract
from Pork (Pig)
Most of the people avoid Pepsi
and Coca-Cola for various reasons:-
because of harmful chemical contents
such as excessive carbonates, etc.
Now there is yet another reason
which is more dangerous. The scientific and medical research says that
drinking Pepsi & Cola leads to cancer because the key element is taken
from Pigs sausage.
The pig is the only animal that
eats dirt, dung and urine, which makes lethal and deadly fabric polluted
germs and microbes.
According to a report published
in Jordanian magazine, the Head of Delhi University Science and Technology
, Dr. Mangoshada scientifically proved that the key element in Pepsi and
Cola contains extract from the intestines of Pig which causes cancer and
other deadly diseases.
The Indian university conducted
tests on the impact of drinking Pepsi and Coca Cola which proved that drinking
them lead to more rapid heart rate and low pressure.
Also drinking 6 bottles of Pepsi
or Cola at a time causes instant death. It also contains chemicals such
as carbonic and phosphoric acids, citric acid which harms teeth and causes
bone fragility. Bones kept in the Cup of Pepsi melts during the week knowing
that the bones of the dead remain in the grave for thirty years.
Research itself confirmed that
the calcium dissolved in Pepsi and it weakens the bladder, kidneys, kills
the pancreatic, leads to diabetes and infectious diseases.
Pepsi or Coca-Cola lovers nothing
to worry as it is not the only drinks available on this earth, as we have
other healthy alternatives such as natural fruit juices, canned coconut
water, flavoured milks, buttermilk etc.., all of them are conveniently
available even in the small stores.
PLEASE PASS THIS MESSAGE TO ALL
UR FRIENDS & CONTACT
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
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
"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
Vegpeople is a vegan and vegetarian
"online community".
http://www.vegpeople.com/cgi-bin/gossamer/gforum.cgi?ad=google
Dating - Friendship - Penpals
http://www.veggieconnection.com/home.asp
