Vegetarianism & Beyond

Sacred Vegetarian Recipes - Prasadam

World Vegetarian Day 1st October each year

World Vegetarian Awareness Month - October

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

Sweets to offer the (Supreme) Sweet 

Photos just arrived from Bhaktivedanta Manor, England. Look at these exquisite cakes made for Radharani on Her birthday 2006! 
What love, devotion and expertise went into making these - and no eggs . . .

Wonderful pictures http://www.prabhupada.org/rama/?p=3079

Eggless Cake Cookbook Download http://www.hknet.org.nz/great100.zip

Ekadasi recipes  = from Narottam dasa in RSA
Vegetarian sites - for Veg recipes
http://portal.opera.com/directory/?cat=58641
Cooking with Kurma recipes
http://vegweb.com/recipes/
http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Courtyard/8761/index.html
http://www.vrg.org/recipes/
Panihati Chida dahi festival recipes
http://www.veganchef.com/
In A Vege Kitchen Recipes
"Just add bhakti"- recipes
Vegetarian - No onion or garlic cooking:
http://www.ndtvcooks.com/recipes/nonglist.asp
Conversion of temperatures and formulas

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

Corn on the Cob with Lime & Cayenne Butter
 
I would imagine that most of you know how to cook this dish, all I have done here is to spice up the butter a little - Mike.
 
Serves 4
Ingredients:
2 corn on the cob
350g (12oz) butter
2 tsp cayenne pepper
2 limes, zest only
4 tbsp coriander (cilantro), finely chopped
 
Method:
1. Cut the corn on the cobs in half, place into a saucepan of boiling water and boil for 8-10 minutes or until the sweetcorn is cooked and tender. Remove the corn on the cob from the pan and keep warm.
2. In another saucepan, heat the butter, cayenne pepper, lemon zest and coriander until melted together.
3. Pour the sauce over the hot corn on the cob and serve immediately.
 

Palak Koftas
A combination of spinach (Palak) with cheese and with delicious potato balls.
If your garden is anything like ours there's spinach and silver beat everywhere.

No. Of Servings: 4 | Time To Prepare: 25 min. | Submitted By: Sai Bedekar

Ingredients
- 1 bunch, chopped Spinach
- 1 tbsp Mustard seeds
- 1/2 tsp, paste hing (Asafetida)
- 1 tsp, paste Ginger
- 1 bunch, finely chopped Cilantro
- 2  Green Chili
- 1 tsp Sugar
-  to taste Salt
- 1 tbsp, grated for garnishing Cheese
- 2 boiled and mashed Potato
- 1 pinch Ajwain (Tymol Seeds)
- 1/2 cup, boiled Green Peas
- 1 handful, chopped Dates
- 2 tsp, finely grated Coconut
- 1 tsp, optional Red Chili Powder
- 1/2 tsp Garam Masala Powder
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
- 1/2 cup Gram Flour
-  as reqd. Cooking Oil
- 2 small, finely chopped Green Chili
-  to taste Salt
 
Instructions
1. Ingredients for Palak Gravy: From Spinach to Salt. Rest of the ingredients for the Koftas.
2. To make the Koftas: Take the boiled mashed potatoes. Add ajwain, garden peas, dates, coconut, green chilies, 1/2 tsp red chilly powder, garam masala, 1/2 tsp turmeric powder and salt. Mix this mixture thoroughly. Then form into balls and keep aside.
3. In a bowl take besan. Add salt, 1/4 tsp turmeric and 1/4 tsp red chilly powder. Make a paste with water.
4. Take the potato balls coarsely roll them in besan and fry. Keep the fried balls aside in a flat tray / bowl.
5. For Palak gravy, blanch the Palak in microwave or on a gas in a vessel. Make a fine paste of Palak and cilantro in a mixer.
6. Heat oil and add mustard. When mustard seeds pop up add green chilly garlic paste, ginger paste and asafetida. Add Palak. Cook for 5-7 minutes. Add salt and sugar.
7. Pour the above gravy on the potato Koftas. Spread a handful of boiled garden peas and grated cheese on top. Serve hot.

Fettuccine With Asparagus and Sun-Dried Tomatoes

4 servings

Fettucine teams well with the delicate asparagus of spring. Using a combination green-and-white fettucine give this dish visual appeal as well.

Ingredients:
12 ounces fettuccine (try spinach or a whole grain variety)
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
2 tspns hing
One 28-ounce can diced tomatoes, with liquid
1/2 cup thinly sliced oil-cured sun-dried tomatoes
3 or 4 fresh basil leaves, thinly sliced, or 1/2 to 1 teaspoon dried
1/4 teaspoon hot red pepper flakes, or a few grains cayenne pepper
10 to 12 ounces slender fresh asparagus, trimmed and cut into 1-inch pieces
Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

Cook the pasta in plenty of rapidly simmering water until al dente, then drain.

Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large saucepan. Add the hing and sauté over low heat. Add the diced and dried tomatoes, dried basil, and red pepper flakes. Bring to a simmer, then add the asparagus and simmer over medium-low heat, covered, until the asparagus is tender-crisp, about 8 minutes.

Combine the pasta, asparagus, and sauce in a large serving bowl and toss well. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Offer to Krishna and serve at once, passing around the Parmesan to anyone who wishes to top their pasta with it.

To complete the meal: Make a simple salad with a base of mesclun (mixed baby greens). Add tomatoes, carrots, and/or peppers and dress with a natural low-fat vinaigrette.

The original author of the recipe says "Serve with a good store-bought foccacia bread."
 

BOONDI

Ingredients:
2 cups gram flour
1/4 cup rice flour
1-1/3 to 1/1/2 cups water
1 teaspoon chilli powder
1 teaspoon cumin poweder
1 teaspoon salt
Pinch baking soda
Ghee or Oil for frying

Sift the flours with soda. Add the rest of the ingredients. Mix with water. Heat oil on medium heat. Hold the strainer or spoon with holes above the oil in the skillet. Take a large spoonful of the mixture, pour in the small holed spoon and spread gently. Small portions of the dough drops into the oil, to make round droplets of boondi. Remove the spoon from above the oil as soon as the skillet is three-fouths full of boondi. Stir and fry until golden brown. Drain in slotted spoon and remove. Prepare all the dough in the same manner. Be sure to stir gently or instead of small droplets one can end up with one big blob of boondi. A Chakli press with medium size holes may be used in place of boondi spatula. Care should be taken to move it around while dropping flour in oil/ghee..as splashing hot ghee can be dangerous and painful.

Boondi can be used in making sweets, or can be used in raitas, or even just on their own.

Pineapple Rice Pudding
 
A fruity twist on a very traditional dish. If you're not a big fan of pineapple, use fresh peaches as a substitute.
 
Serves 4 fasting brahmacharins or two hungry ones:
Ingredients:
284ml (10fl oz) double (heavy) cream
400ml (14fl oz) whole milk
400g (14oz) long grain/pudding rice
1 pineapple, peeled and chopped
6 cardamom pods, lightly crushed
4 tbsp soft brown sugar
To serve
30g (1oz) butter
8 slices pineapple
 
Method:
1. Heat the cream and milk in a saucepan over a medium heat and once boiling add the rice. Simmer for five minutes over a low heat.
2. Add the pineapple and cardamom to the saucepan and simmer gently for ten minutes, adding extra milk to keep the rice covered in liquid if necessary.
3. Add the brown sugar and continue cooking, stirring continuously, for a further five minutes or until the rice is cooked through.
4. Meanwhile, heat the butter in a large frying pan over a medium-high heat. Add the pineapple and gently fry the slices for three minutes on each side, or until golden brown.
5. To serve, spoon the rice pudding into four bowls and place two fried pineapple slices on the top of each.

Pecan Slice

Crisp shortbread on the bottom and delicious chewy nut caramel on the top makes these pecan slices seriously addictive, test your self restraint, see if you can just have once slice. Ha what with all this false renunciation, limit yourself to five slices per day and share the rest with like minded lovers of prasadam.

Makes 12-16 slices
Ingredients:
For the base:
100g (3.5 oz) butter
50g (2oz) caster (refined granulated) sugar
225g (8oz) plain flour

For the topping:
150g (5oz) butter
100g (3.5 oz) clear honey
200g (7oz) light muscovado (brown) sugar
2 tbsp double (heavy) cream
175g (6oz) shelled pecan nuts, lightly toasted and roughly chopped

Method:
1. Preheat the oven to 180 C/350 F/Gas 4. Line a 33 x 18cm (13 x 7in) baking tin with baking parchment. Whiz the butter, sugar and flour together in a food processor to a smooth dough.

2. Press the mixture into the tin and bake for 15 minutes, until the base is firm and golden.

3. Meanwhile, make the topping. Place the butter, honey and sugar in a heavy-based pan. Cook over a low heat until the butter is melted, stirring with a wooden spoon.

4. Increase the heat and boil the mixture for 3 minutes, then remove from the heat and stir in the cream and pecan nuts.

5. Pour over the set shortbread and bake for a further 20-25 minutes until the topping is bubbling and a rich caramel colour. Remove from the oven and leave to cool.

6. Chill until set, cut into bars, offer and serve.

Peach and Blueberry Soured Cream Cobbler
 
Serves 4
Ingredients:
For the cobbler crust:
150g (5½oz) plain flour
a pinch of salt
2 tsp baking powder
1 heaped tbsp caster (refined granulated) sugar, plus
extra for dusting
80g (3oz) butter
small pot of soured cream (142ml/5fl oz)
For the cobbler:
3 ripe peaches, sliced
350g (12oz) blueberries
1 lemon, juice only
1 tbsp caster (refined granulated) sugar, plus more
for dusting
1 tbsp plain flour
 
Method:
1. Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F/Gas 6.

2. For the cobbler crust, put the flour, salt, baking powder, sugar and butter in a food processor and blitz for a few seconds, until the mixture resembles soft, fresh breadcrumbs. Tip into a bowl. Mix the soured cream into the crumb mixture. You will have a soft dough.

3. Arrange the peach slices in an ovenproof dish. Toss with the blueberries, lemon juice, sugar and flour. At this point, it will look less than inviting, but don't worry.

4. Break off walnut-sized pieces of the dough and flatten them lightly. Lay them on top of the fruit. Dust the rounds of dough with sugar, then bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes, until the cobbler is golden and the fruit is bubbling.


 

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

updated 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)

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

http://www.spotthevegan.co.uk

How did you do?


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

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