Vegetarianism & Beyond
Sacred Vegetarian Recipes - Prasadam
World Vegetarian Day 1st October
each year
World Vegetarian Awareness Month
- October
For Vegetarian Awareness
First Step of Spiritual Path:
Vegetarianism
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5ah_zpdHys&feature=channel
Vegan Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05zhL1YUd8Q
Famous Vegetarians and Vegans
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkhNN-SSlgs&feature=related
Elite Vegetarians of the world
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCMFNEPzeTo&feature=related
Vegetarian or Non Vegetarian
who is more cruel?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nIaeo3uleI&feature=related
Why be a vegetarian?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K20mIbc3PV4
Why Be a Vegetarian, by Stephan
Knapp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7T-CS1TJf8&feature=related
Be Vegetarian part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KNJh1GxQ3A&feature=channel
Be Vegetarian part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICJcyeCYnPE&feature=channel
Be Vegetarian part 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cHA2ZnGBQg&feature=channel
Jesus was a Vegetarian ~ MUST
SEE!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iv3uU2YY6pM&feature=player_embedded
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:
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!
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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.
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Vegetarian Kitchen Crafts:
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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
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Saffron Rice with Peas and Poppy Seeds
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Ingredients:
Basmati Rice, 3 Cups
Saffron, 1 large pinch
Peas, fresh or frozen, 2 Cups
Poppy Seeds, 2 Tablespoons
Make just as you would any rice. Preferably use Basmati or a similar
high quality aromatic rice. Add a liberal pinch of saffron to the water
and begin boiling. Boil for just a minute, then turn down to lowest temperature
with lid tightly sealed. When most of the water has been absorbed, quickly
toss in the peas and 2 Tablespoons of Poppy Seeds (black or blue). If using
fresh peas, throw them in a little earlier so they fully cook. If using
frozen peas, thaw in a little warm water prior to adding. Offer hot with
ghee or butter.
Mustard-Flavored Mixed Vegetable Soup (Laphra Vyanjana)
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Ingredients:
Jalapenos, 3
Ginger, fresh, 1/2 inch
Mustard seeds, black, 1 Tablespoon
Peanuts or Cashews, blanched, unsalted, 1/4 Cup
Vegetable stock or water, 4 Cups
Turmeric, 1/2 Teaspoon
Coriander, ground, 1 Tablespoon
Jaggery or brown sugar, 1 Tablespoon
Salt, 2 Teaspoon
Sesame Oil, 1 Tablespoon
Mixed vegetables, 1 to 2 lbs.(green vegetables,
incl. green beans, peas, snake gourds, broccoli, green peppers, spinach,
mustard or leafy greens, etc.)
Cumin seeds, 2 Teaspoons
Black Pepper, To taste
Asofoetida, 1/4 Teaspoon
Bay Leaf, 1 large
Ghee, 2 Tablespoons
Lemon or lime juice, 1/2 Tablespoon
Parsley or coriander, fresh, 3 Tablespoons
Grind the peanuts to a fine consistency. Put in blender along with jalapenos,
ginger, 1 cup of stock, turmeric, coriander, jaggery and salt. Blend to
smooth consistency, then pour into large, heavy bottom pot. Add remaining
stock, sesame oil and vegetables. Cook until all the vegetables are soft.
Make a chaunce with ghee and remaining spices, and pour into Laphra. Before
serving, adding black pepper, citrus juice and sprinkle parsley or coriander
on top.
Aloo Puri
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Ingredients:
Whole Wheat Flour, 4 Cups
Cumin Seeds, 1 Teaspoon
Garam Masala, 1 Teaspoon
Coriander Powder, 2 Teaspoons
Coriander Leaves, fresh, 3 Tablespoons
Potatos, boiled and grated, 2 Medium
Asofoetida, 1/2 Teaspoon
Salt, to taste
Hot water, 1 to 2 Teaspoons
Ghee, 2 Tablespoons and for frying
Knead the flour by adding salt, cumin seeds, ghee, garam masala, asofoetida,
coriander powder and chopped leaves, grated potato and hot water into a
soft dough. Make small balls from the dough, then roll out into small discs.
Heath the ghee in a deep pan. When ghee is hot, fry the puris one by one
until they turn yellowish-brown. Remove and drain on a paper towel.
Bengali Cauliflower Bhaji
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Ingredients:
Cauliflower, 1 Large Head
Turmeric, 1/2 Teaspoon
Ghee, 4 Teaspoons
Salt, to taste
Green peas, 1/2 C
Panchpuran, 1 Teaspoon
Red chilis, Medium hot
Cumin seeds, 1 Teaspoon
Bay Leaf, 1 medium
Chop the cauliflower into small florets. Steam the cauliflower and peas,
and drain well. Make a chaunce with the panchpuran, cumin, bay leaf and
chilis. Add chaunce to the cauliflower, add salt, stir gently. Cover and
reduce to medium heat. Saute for 4 or 5 minutes then add peas. Simmer on
low until all is tender. When vegetables are desired consistency, turn
the heat up to high and stir constantly until vegetables are nicely browned.
Buttered Sak
http://www.harekrsna.com/practice/prasadam/feasts/menus/gaura_purnima/recipes1.htm
Ingredients:
Spinach, fresh, 4 heads
Raisins, 2 Tablespoons
Coriander, powdered, 1 Teaspoon
Butter, 2 Tablespoons
Salt, to taste
Heat the butter, add the raisins and sauté until they plump and
crisp. Add coriander, heat for a minute or two. Steam the spinach so it
is soft but hasn’t completely lost it’s shape. Time the chaunce and steaming
so the two can be combined just before offering. To make the dish more
opulent, add a little heavy cream after the chaunce, and heat until nicely
warm.
Vegetable Charchari
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Ingredients:
Radish, (daikon or mild), 1 large
Mustard Greens, 1 bunch
Cabbage Leaves (outer leaves), 8 leaves
Pumpkin, pre-steamed lightly, 1 small
Potatoes, cubed, 2 medium
Eggplant, cubed, 1 large
Tomatoes, 2 small
Mustard seeds, 1 teaspoon
Cumin seeds, 2 teaspoons
Turmeric , 1 Teaspoon
Salt, to taste
Sugar, to taste
Ghee for frying
Cut all the vegetables into cubes or strips. Heat the ghee and chaunce
the mustard, cumin and chilis. Add chuance to the vegetables, salt and
simmer covered until half done, stir occasionally. Next, add the turmeric
and sugar, and continue cooking until vegetables are fully cooked. Add
water as needed, but as scant little as possible. Once vegetables are done,
keep a close watch as the last moisture on the bottom of the pot is absorbed.
Just before the moisture ‘skins’ on the bottom, but before it burns, take
the pot off the heat. Scrape remaining skin off bottom and mix into the
prep before offering.
Khaman Dhokla
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Ingredients:
Gram (Besan) flour, sifted, 1 1/2 cups
Green chillies, minced, 3
Frseh Ginger, minced, 1/2 inch piece
Tumeric powder, 1/2 tsp
Coriander powder, 1/2 tsp
Cumin powder, 1 teaspoon
Curds, 2 Tablespoons
Lemon juice, 1 teaspoon
Baking Soda, 3/4 Teaspoon
Sugar, 3 Teaspoon
Salt, to taste
Mix all the ingredients above with about 1 cup warm water to make a
slightly thick batter. Heat a pressure cooker with water, or put adequate
water in the bottom of a big steamer pot. When the water starts to boil,
pour the batter into a wet thali or shallow pan and steam for about 15
minutes without weight. Make sure the lid is secure to keep in steam, and
make sure the thali or pan with batter is either covered, or sitting high
enough in the pot so water won’t splash into it.
When the dhokla is cool, cut into pieces and garnish with finely chopped
coriander leaves. Heat about 3/4 cup water with one teaspoon sugar. When
it boils, pour over dhoklas. Let cool. The water will get absorbed and
dhoklas will be moist and tasty.
Benediction Moon Samosas
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Ingredients:
White flour, 2 Cups
Salt, 1 Teaspoon
Sugar, 1/4 Teaspoon
Saffron, 1 large pinch
Ghee, 4 Tablespoons
Ice Water, 7 - 9 Tablespoons
Curd, 1 to 1 1/2 Cups
Sweet Potato, 1 med large
Turmeric, 1 Teaspoon
Ginger, minced, 1 inch
Asofoetida, 1/2 Teaspoon
Coriander powder, 2 Teaspoons
Buttermilk, 1/4 Cup
Toast the saffron in a hot pan until it’s darkened several shades. Crush
to a fine powder with the back of a spoon. Mix it into the ghee and let
sit for a few minutes to spread the color through the ghee. To make the
dough, blend the flour, salt and sugar together, add the ghee and rub it
with your fingertips until fully mixed and resembling bread crumbs. Add
a scant ½ cup of ice water and quickly work into the ingredients
to moisten and work into a rough dough. Add tiny amounts of extra water
as necessary. Work the dough until it’s soft, non-sticky and pliable by
kneading for 8 to 10 minutes on a clean surface. Wrap the dough ball in
plastic and set aside to rest for ½ hour in a cool place.
Bake the sweet potato, remove skin and mash. Make the filling by mixing
together about 1 cup soft curd (a little exta is fine), ½ cup mashed
sweet potato. Make a chaunce with the turmeric, minced ginger, asofoetida,
and coriander, then sauté the curd/potato mixture in the spices.
Use as little ghee as possible for the chaunce. Once the filling is cooled,
it should hold together in a fairly tight ball, which makes it easy to
cut the ball in half, having each half retain its round shape.
Roll the dough into two logs, and cut 8 pieces off each log, to make
16 balls. Working in pairs, flatten two balls between your palms (one at
a time) to get two rounds. Roll out the rounds with rolling pin to 3” rounds,
as thin as possible without dough breaking when stuffed.
Take a half-round of filling (a filling ball cut in half), lay flat
side down on one dough round. Brush a slight amount of buttermilk around
the edge of the dough round, then place the 2nd dough round over top. Take
a glass that’s sized to fit just bigger than the filled round, and press
down to seal the two pieces together. The seal shouldn’t break through
the dough, but should just be enough pressure to hold them together. Trim
off the excess dough outside of the seal. You can make a few different
shapes, with and without rays. For example, with a fork, press down all
the way around the sealed circle to get a “moon rays” effect. Remove any
bits of dough that have come loose complete. Place on baking sheet. Bake
at 360 degrees for 35 minutes or so, until golden brown. About 5 minutes
before they’re done, take out and brush a little buttermilk on top to get
a nice glazed look on the moon.
Stuffed Bitter Melon (Bitter Gourd - Karela)
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Ingredients:
Bitter Melons (Karela), 12 small (3" to 4")
Salt, 1/8 cup
Cashews, roasted, 1 Cup
Red chilies, flaked, 1/2 Teaspoon
Cream, 1 Teaspoon
Lime juice and zest, 1 Teaspoon each
Coriander powder, 1 teaspoon
Anise powder, 1/4 teaspoon
Cumin, roasted powder, 1 teaspoon
Choose the smallest, freshest bitter melons possible. Slice open the
melons lengthwise. Scoop out and discard the spongy center and seeds (or
save for later use in a sabji). Coat the melons inside and out with salt,
and let sit for an hour to reduce bitterness. Rinse thoroughly, getting
rid of as much salt residue as possible.
Make the stuffing by grinding the roasted cashews into a paste. Stop
short of grinding to an oily butter, leaving a slightly granular consistency
of nuts. Chaunce the red chilies, coriander and anise in a scant amount
of ghee. Mix the chaunce, the roasted Cumin powder, the cream and lime
juice and zest into the nut paste. Use this mixture to stuff the bitter
melons. Use two toothpicks or skewers to hold the two parts securely together
so the stuffing doesn’t leak out. Bake at 400 degrees for 40-45 minutes,
or until the vegetables are soft. Remove toothpicks before offering.
Crispy Diced Eggplant with Bitter Neem Leaves (Neem Baigan)
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Ingredients:
Eggplant, 1 Medium
Turmeric, 2 Teaspoons
Ghee, 1/2 Cup
Neem leaves or Fenugreek seeds, powdered, 1/2
Teaspoon
Lemon juice, 1 Teaspoon
Cut the eggplant into 1 inch cubes. Toss well to coat in the salt and
turmeric, and let set for 15 or 20 minutes. Heat the ghee in a frying pan
and fry the eggplant until crispy and browned. When nearly cooked, add
the powdered Neem or Fenugreek and toss well, cooking for another minute.
(Overcooking well make the preparation too bitter.) Remove from pan, spritz
with fresh lemon juice, and offer.
Fresh Pineapple and Raisin Chutney (Ananas Kismish Chatni)
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Ingredients:
Red chilis, 1 whole dried
Cumin seeds, 1/2 Tablespoon
Coriander seeds, 1/2 Tablespoon
Pineapple, ripe, 1 large
Cardamom seeds, crushed, 1/2 Teaspoon
Garam Masala (cinnamon, clove), 1/2 Teaspoon
Jaggery or brown sugar, 2/3 Cup
Raisins or Currants, 1/3 Cup
Ghee, 3 Tablespoons
Peel, quarter and core the pineapple, keeping the juice. Make a chaunce
with the chilis, cumin and coriander. Add the pineapple and juice, cardamom
and garam masala. Bring to a gentle boil at moderate heat until fruit is
tender and most liquid has been absorbed, being careful not to burn on
the bottom. Add the sugar and raisins, and continue cooking on low heat
until the chutney is thick and glazed. Offer at room temperature.
Green Mango Raita
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Ingredients:
Mangos, green but slightly ripening, 1 Small
Coconut, fresh or flaked, 2 Tablespoons
Jalapenos, 2
Cumin seeds, 2 Teaspoons
Yoghurt, 2 Cups
Mustard seeds, 1 Teaspoon
Asofoetida, 1/4 Teaspoon
Coriander, fresh, 1 Bunch
Curry leaves, fresh, 4 to 6
Put the mango flesh, coconut, jalapenos and 1 Teaspoon of Cumin seeds
in a blender with a scant little water, and blend to a fine paste. Make
a chaunce with the remaining spices and heat until seeds pop. Add curry
leaves for last minute or two until they darken and crisp. Add chaunce
to the raita and garnish with coriander. Offer cold or at room temperature.
Sweet Yoghurt Ambrosia (Amrita Madhura)
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Ingredients:
Yoghurt, whole milk, 2 Quarts
Black peppercorns, 8
Cardamom seeds, 1/4 Teaspoon
Cloves, 5 Whole
Fennel seeds, 1/4 Teaspoon
Rose Water, 1 Teaspoon
Butter, 4 Tablespoons
Camphor, A few crystals
Rock or Raw sugar, powdered, 1/4 Cup
Berries, fresh, 1/2 Cup
Line a colander with three thicknesses of cheesecloth, pour in the yoghurt,
and tie the corners up into a bundle. Hang the bungle in the refrigerator
with a piece of twine, letting the liquid whey drip out into a container.
Let it hang for 24 to 36 hours, until the cheese is firm, similar to cream
cheese (as for Shrikhand).
Powder all the spices, add rose water, butter and camphor and beat until
mixed and fluffy. Thoroughly blend in with the yoghurt cheese and sugar.
Line a mold or shaped container with a few layers of cheesecloth and pour
in the Ambrosia. Let sit in the refrigerator for 12 to 24 hours. Toss fresh
berries or other items on top and offer.
Jagannath Temple Bhat Payasa
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Ingredients:
Basmati Rice, 3/4 C
Ghee, 2 Tablespoons
Milk, whole, 2 Litres
Bay Leaf, 1/2 Leaf
Rock or Raw Sugar, ground, 1/2 Cup
Currants, 1/4 Cup
Cardamom seeds, ground, 1/2 Teaspoon
Camphor, A few crystals
Nuts, toasted, 1 Tablespoon
In a heavy bottom pot, melt the ghee (or butter) and toast the rice
for a minute. Add the milk and bay leaf and bring to a boil, reducing to
a simmer and stirring occasionally. Cook milk until it’s reduced to one-half
it’s original volume. Add the sugar, currants and cardamom, and simmer
until it’s reduced to one-fourth the original volume, and has become thick
and creamy. Add the camphor. Garnish with fresh fruit or nuts, and offer
at room temperature or chilled.
Doi Anaras (Pineapple Yoghurt Cooler)
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Ingredients:
Pineapple, ripe, 1 Medium
Yoghurt, plain, 1 Cup
Mint leaves, fresh, 10 to 15
Chat Masala, 1 Teaspoon
Black Salt, A Pinch
Place the pineapple with its juice in a blender, along with the yoghurt
and mint leaves, Beat until smooth and fluffy. Add the Chat Masala and
Black Salt to taste. Serve over ice cubes with tiny Mint leaves on top.
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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Why Eating Meat is Bad For You
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Ekadasi Book Cooking - new book coming:
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Vrata ka khaana - Fast Foods cook book 4 sale
(all ekadasi preps - some samples here):
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Fast Food of a Different Kind:
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Non-vegetarian aditives and non-ekadasi food
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Non-Vegetarian Food Additives (Listed by E
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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
Meat The Truth
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Earthlings - Video that reveals the fact how
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Free Download of the FULL MOVIE
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
Actually every part of Australia teemed with wildlife, including
the deserts, until european settlement (aka raping and pillaging). Any
barreness (desertification) is a result of bad agriculture (cattle ranching
for meat). In 200yrs over 3,000,000sq km of forest has been cleared.
Further are the effects of meat eating and demand. Presently a similar
activity is going on in South America where multi-nationals are clearing
the forests for animal farming to provide meat for the fast food industry,
such as Macdonalds et al.
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
