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


Shev - Indian Fried Noodles

Ingredients
4 cups gram flour,
1/2 tsp baking soda,
1 tsp asafoetida,
1 tsp ajwain seeds,
oil,
red chili powder,
salt to taste,
 
Method
1. Grind together ajwain seeds, baking soda, asafoetida , salt, chili powder. Mix them in the water and strain this water.
2. Add water and hot oil (known as 'mohan' in Marathi) to gram flour. Mix and knead well to make a hard dough.
3. Put some dough in a 'Shev maker'.
4. Heat oil in a pan. When oil becomes hot, hold the shev maker above the pan. Press piston and make shev directly into the oil. Remove from the oil when golden brown.

Store in a container. It lasts for a month or so.

Tempeh-Chili Burritos
Serves 6

If you can’t find canned tomatoes with chiles, add 1 to 2 teaspoons chopped jalapeño pepper to diced tomatoes.

Ingredients:
Salsa
1 15-oz. can black beans, rinsed and drained
1/2 cucumber, diced (about 1 cup)
1/2 cup chopped cilantro (coriander)
1/2 avocado, diced (about 1/2 cup)
2 Tbs. fresh lime juice
-
Burritos
2 Tbs. olive oil
1 medium firm white cabbage heart, diced (2 cups)
1 tsp Hing
1 tsp. chili powder
2 tsp. ground cumin
1 tsp. dried oregano
12 oz.baked beans (about 3 cups or 1 can)
1 8-oz. pkg. tempeh
1 14-oz. can diced tomatoes with chiles
2 tsp. fresh lime juice
6 whole-wheat tortillas

Directions:
1. To make Salsa: Toss beans, cucumber, cilantro/coriander, avocado and lime juice in small bowl. Season with salt and pepper.

2. To make Burritos: Heat oil in saucepan over medium heat. Add diced cabbage, and sauté 10 minutes, or until translucent. Stir in hing, chili powder, cumin and oregano, and cook 3 minutes more.

3. Pulse baked beans and tempeh in food processor until combined. Stir tomatoes and tempeh mixture into cabbage mixture, and cook 5 minutes.

4. Add 1 cup water, cover, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium low, and simmer 10 minutes. Uncover, and cook 15 to 20 minutes more, stirring occasionally. Stir in lime juice, and season with salt and pepper.

5. Divide filling among tortillas. Roll into burritos, top with salsa, offer and serve.

Vegan Barbecue Recipe (Best Ever)
 
This week the Ohio University Vegan Cooking Workshop churns out another fabulous meal, with vegan barbecue as the main center piece for the meal.

The meal was West African, with Fufu's and palm nut soup, along with rice, a salad, and our special Barbecue recipe, served shis ka bob style on skewers with roasted peppers. Along with pineapple pound cake and strawberry lemonade for desert. When we went to the African store we asked them what they eat for desert, she told us either corned beef or pound cake, so we went with the pound cake, although I'm not so sure how traditional it is.

I use the term recipe, which is kind of a misnomer because we usually just speculate are way through each week. This is more inspirational than detail oriented. Hopefully you'll by inspired to create something wonderful your self. Have fun, be creative.

The first step is to mix the wheat gluten with the dry spices. Usually we use curry powder, paprika, chili powder, black pepper, and asafotida(hing).

Then you add small amounts of water and knead it (but not too much), just until it looks "brainish."

Then you add the olive oil, peanut butter, and nutritional yeast, and employ the special patented "pulling technique," make sure it is mixed thoroughly, otherwise according to Balaramacandra you end up with "cancers," hard unedible tumors.

In the end if mixed properly the gluten should have a stringy texture as demonstrated by Balaramacandra below.

Once it is mixed thoroughly shape it into "ribs" and place them on an oiled baking tray.

Bake until golden brown (approx. 13.7895 minutes)

Then dip in Barbecue sauce and bake again until crispy
(sorry no picture, I had to step out of the kitchen and Balaram was remiss in his photography duties.)

Then we tore the gluten into smaller pieces, and put the chunks on skewers along with sauteed green peppers. (One could serve this in any number of ways, great in Chinese or Japanese stir fry, Balarama's favorite is in a Terayaki sauce with veges, also great on sandwiches)

And the finally and most important step, offer it to Krishna with love and devotion, and then serve and enjoy.

"If one offers Me with love and devotion a leaf, a flower, fruit or water, or vegan shish ka bob I will accept it."

- The Bhagavad Gita (9.26)


SABHUDANA CUTLET WITH COCONUT CHUTNEY
Ingredients:
Sabhudana  - sago - 1/2 Kg.
Curry leaves 4 leaves
Green Chillies 3 to 4 finely chopped
Coriander leaves for garnish
Peanuts 50 gms. (Powder)
Lemon Juice 1
Black pepper powder 1 Tsp.
Salt to taste
Oil for Frying
Pototes _ 4 big size (boiled & mashed)

Wash Sabudana and soak in water for one hour. Drain for one hour. In a bowl add sabudana and add all the ingredients. Make a dough. Make small balls from the dough. Deep Fry.

For Chutney (Coconut) :
Ingredients :
Green Chillies 6 - 7
Coconut 1
Green corriander 1/2 bunch
Cumin seed 1 Tsp.
Lemon Juice 2
Add salt to taste

In a mixie add chopped coconut & all the other Ingredients. Transfer it in a bowl.

For Teadka :
In a small pan add 1 tsp oil & then add 1 tsp mustard seeds, when mustard seeds began to crackle add 2 to 3 curry leaves, then garnish this tadka over chutney.


Savoury Urad Dal Doughnuts (Vadai)
http://www.kurma.net/glossary/g4.html

Dal soaking time: 2 hours
Preparation and cooking time: 45 minutes
Makes 15 ­ 20 vadais

Ingredients:
1 cup split urad dal
1 teaspoon yellow asafetida powder
4 medium-sized green chilies
1 teaspoon salt
a scant ¼ teaspoon baking soda
½ cup finely chopped cabbage
Finely-chopped leaves from one small bunch coriander
Oil for deep-frying

Wash the dal well in repeated changes of water until the water is clear. Soak the dal in 3 cups cold water for 3 hours.

Drain the dal completely, and place it in a food processor with a metal blade. Add the asafetida, chilies and salt, and process into a thick batter. Transfer the batter to a bowl, add the cabbage and coriander leaves, and mix well.

Whisk the mixture for 1 or 2 minutes to put air into the batter.

Heat 2 or 3 inches of oil to 170 degrees C/340 degrees F in a deep pan or wok. When you are ready to fry, mix the baking soda into the batter. Divide the thick batter into 15 or 20 lumps on a large plate. Take a lump of batter and place it on the palm of your hand. Moisten your other hand with water, and press to flatten the batter into a round patty. Make a hole in the centre of the patty. It should resemble a small doughnut.

Slip the vadai into the hot oil. Repeat quickly, and fry the vadai in 2 or 3 batches, without crowding the pan. When they float to the surface, fry them, turning them to ensure even cooking, for about 4 or 5 minutes, or until they are reddish-brown and crisp. Remove and drain them on paper towels, and serve hot with chutney of your choice, like the one that follows.

Blueberry & Apricot Waffles
 
A great dessert favourite, this dish is jazzed up with some 'stir-fried' fruit.
 
Serves 4
Cals: 784. Fat: 42g. (per serving)
Ingredients:
8 sweet waffles (ie. thin sliced bread, chappattis or even puris))
50g (2oz) butter
8 fresh apricots, halved and stones removed
or
1 x 440g (1lb) tin apricots
50g (2oz) soft light brown sugar
6 tbsp orange juice
125g (4oz) blueberries
4 scoops of ice cream
 
Method:
1. Preheat the oven to 140ºC/275ºF/Gas 1. Lay the waffles on a baking tray and warm them in the oven for about 5 minutes.
 
2. Meanwhile, melt the butter in a large frying pan. Add the apricots and fry over a medium to low heat until they begin to brown. Add the sugar and orange juice to the pan. Stir to dissolve slowly. Turn up the heat and simmer for one minute until the mixture is syrupy and the apricots start to soften. Add the blueberries to the pan and heat through.
 
3. Place two waffles on each plate and top with scoops of ice cream. Spoon over the fruit and their sauce. Offer and serve straight away.

Dragon Fruit Brunch Crunch
 
For a light brunch snack, try this special creation made with South American dragon fruit, noted for its mild sweet flavour.
 
Serves 2
Ingredients:
400g/14fl oz Greek yogurt
150g/5oz tropical fruit luxury muesli, crunchy
1 dragon fruit, thickly sliced
45ml/1¾fl oz Acacia honey
1 lime, juice only
 
Method:
1. Spoon half the yogurt into 2 serving glasses, and crumble a handful of the cereal over each.

2. Top with a few slices of dragon fruit, drizzle over a little honey, and add a squeeze of lime juice.

3. Top with the remaining yogurt, cereal, fruit, honey and lime juice.

4. Serve straight away if you like a crunchy texture, otherwise chill for an hour if you like it more chewy.


 


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



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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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)

Pictures of Animals in the womb showing their maturation and development much the same as humans
http://prisonplanet.com/articles/november2006/231106animals.htm

They are alive in the womb, they grow in the womb, they take birth, they mature, they have their own families, and reproduce.
"They" are spiritual beings who simply took their birth in the animal kingdom.
Please read Bhagavad Gita http://www.asitis.com/
For all the answers surrounding birth, death, reincarnation and karma.


A Beginners Guide to Vegetarianism:
http://people.qualcomm.com/sriharid/info/vegetarianism/veg.html

How Mary and Frank and Friends Eat - very nice Vegetarian pages:
http://www.all-creatures.org/recipes.html

Vegetarian recipes:
http://www.vegweb.com

101 Reasons Why I'm a Vegetarian:
http://www.vivavegie.org/vv101/index.html

Healthy Indian Vegetarian Cooking Recipes:
http://www.vegsource.com/articles/chari_veg_chili.htm

Excellent "Meat Substitute" recipes
http://vegweb.com/food/subs/

Hundreds of Vegetarian recipes
http://vegweb.com/whatsnew/

Fat-free vegetarian meals:
A lot of inspiring Vegetarian preparations here, some have onion and garlic in,
so replace that with hing or omit that altogether as you see fit, still this page is well worth a serious look for ideas.
http://www.fatfree.com/new.html

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR ANYTHING IN PARTICULAR - LET ME KNOW...!

"You Mean That's in theBible" - expose on meat eating:
http://www.textfiles.com/occult/CHRISTIAN/ymtitb.txt

Religious Stands on Vegetarianism

Vaishnavism - Hinduism
Islam
Christianity - Bible - Book of Morman - 7th Day Adventist
Buddhism
Judaism

From World Vegetarian Awareness Month 2004 - 2005 newsletters

 
 

- oxymoron of the yuga:
http://users.erols.com/epastore/veg/

Protect both our species, two-legged and four-legged. Both food and water for their needs supply.
May they with us increase in stature and strength. Save us from hurt all our days, O Powers!

Rig Veda Samhita 10.37.11.

Download one of Bhakti Rasa prabhu's songs for FREE
"Don't Eat Your Friends" (It Ain't Nice)
http://bhakti-rasa.tripod.com/mp3/akarma4.mp3

and visit Bhakti Rasa prabhu's site:
http://bhakti-rasa.tripod.com/


Check out Kurma prabhu's new web-site:
http://www.kurma.net/

check out what he's doing during October 2004
http://www.kurma.net/classes/austwide.html

Cooking with Kurma Videos to purchase:
http://store.naturalnirvana.com/yhst-6661698760614/veco1.html

Jesus was a vegetarian video for sale:
http://store.naturalnirvana.com/yhst-6661698760614/jewasvemfora.html

Healthy Wealthy and Wise video for sale:
http://store.naturalnirvana.com/yhst-6661698760614/hewewi.html

Award-winning video on the science of vegetarianism, featuring important nutritionists, economists and celebrities. This film, produced by ITV, is used by the Vegetarian Society and other organizations to demonstrate the common sense of vegetarianism and non-violence. "Sacred Cow: Pagan Ritual or Cultural Wisdom?" explores the economical, social and ethical aspects of cow protection in Vedic society and today. In "It Is Written," TV celebrity and Seventh Day Adventist Pastor George Vandemann presents a touching explanation of Biblical injunctions on vegetarianism. "In Vegetarina Cuisine for the Athlete," tennis pro Peter Burwash and Nancy Rossi make vegetarian scrambled "eggs", lasagna, soups & more. Delicious! Color, 115 minutes. Also available in VHS and VHS-PAL. PAL version is for most VHS players outside the US and Canada.

Natural Nirvana Vegan, Vegetarian & Spiritual Shopping
http://www.naturalnirvana.com/

XMAS Recipes @ http://www.hknet.org.nz/XmasMadness.html
We wish you a Vege Xmas...and a Hari new year.

Wellington Vegetarian Society' Newsletters
http://www.i-send.info/Host/10/index.html

You'll also notice that we have a book sale of our Living a Good Life book, and it is ideal for vegetarian families - it covers pregnancy, childcare and the teen years, not to mention adults and the elderly.  We've just reprinted more copies as a result of recent demand, and these are selling well, with the proceeds going to vegetarian products including a farm animal sanctuary down our way.

The book "Living a Good Life" normally selling at $21.95 is now going at the $14.95 price, .http://vegsoc.wellington.net.nz/livingGd.htm


 


Auckland's New Zealand Vegetarian Society
....has a myriad of excellent books for sale on vegetarianism
http://www.ivu.org/nzvs/info/booklist.htm


http://www.ivu.org/nzvs/info/history.htm

see their mention on our 2004 events

Vegetarian and Vegetarian Friendly Restaurants throughout New Zealand
http://vegsoc.wellington.net.nz/rest_list.htm

Play the new Diamond Jubilee Vegan Game - Spot The Vegan

http://www.worldveganday.org/html/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=649

Challenge a friend to - Spot The Vegan

http://www.worldveganday.org/html/modules.php?name=News&file=friend&op=FriendSend&sid=649

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