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
 

Rajma Cheese Paratha
These spicy kidney bean, cheese stuffed parathas have now become a favourite with my family and friends. On several occasions, we've used this rajma filling to make delicious grilled sandwiches! Take my word for it - this paratha meal tastes terrific!

Cooking Time :  40 mins.
Preparation Time :  15 mins.
Serves/Makes :  Makes 4 Paratha.

Ingredients:
For the dough
1 cup whole wheat flour (gehun ka atta)
1 tablespoon oil
salt to taste
For the rajma filling
1/4 cup red kidney beans (rajma), soaked overnight
2 teaspoons grated ginger
1 tsp hing
1 cup tomatoes, chopped
1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder (haldi)
1 small firm head of cabbage chopped finely
1 teaspoon chilli powder
2 teaspoons coriander (dhania) powder
¼ cup curds
1 tablespoon chopped coriander
1 tablespoon oil
salt to taste

Other ingredients
4 tablespoons grated cheese
oil for cooking

For serving
tomato corn chutney

For the dough
1. Combine all the ingredients and knead into a soft dough using enough water.
2. Divide the dough into 4 equal portions.
3. Roll out each portion into a 200 mm. (8") diameter circle.
4. Cook each chapati lightly on both sides on a hot tava (griddle) and keep aside.

For the rajma filling
1. Drain the kidney beans, add 2 cups of water and pressure cook for 4 to 5 whistles till the rajma is overcooked.
2. Drain any excess liquid and keep aside.
3. Heat the oil in a pan, add the hing, ginger and saute till the finely chopped cabbage until it is light brown in colour.
4. Add the tomatoes, turmeric powder, chilli powder, coriander powder and salt and cook till the oil separates.
5. Add the cooked beans and mix well.
6. Add the curds and continue cooking till the mixture is dry.
7. Add the coriander and mix well. Keep aside to cool slightly. Divide into 4 equal portions.

How to proceed
1. Place one chapati on a dry surface and spread one portion of the rajma filling in the centre of the chapati.
2. Sprinkle some spring onions and 1 tablespoon of cheese.
3. Bring in all sides of the chapati towards the centre to enclose the filling and make a square paratha.  4. Seal the edges with a little water.
5. Repeat to make 3 more parathas.
6. Cook on both sides, using a little oil till the parathas are golden brown.
7. Serve hot with tomato corn chutney.

Recipe Source TV Meals by Tarla Dalal (with onion and garlic removed)

Tomato Corn Chutney

Cooking Time :  10 mins.
Preparation Time :  5 mins.
Serves/Makes :  Makes1 1/2 cups.

Ingredients
Main Recipe
1 cup finely chopped tomato
1/ 2 cup sweet corn kernels
1/2 teaspoon nigella seeds (kalonji - mangaral seeds)
4 to 5 curry leaves
1/2 teaspoon grated ginger
1 green chilli, chopped
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1 tablespoon oil
salt to taste

Main Procedure
1. Heat the oil and add the nigella seeds.
2. Add the curry leaves, ginger, green chilli and the corn and saute for sometime till the corn is almost cooked.
3. Add the tomato, sugar and salt and simmer for 2 to 3 minutes.
4. Cool and serve.

Recipe Source TV Meals by Tarla Dalal

Quick Vegetable Korma
This is a time saving version of the traditional Navratna curry.

Cooking Time :  20 mins.
Preparation Time :  10 mins.
Serves/Makes :  Serves 4.

Ingredients
Main Recipe
1/4 cup cauliflower, cut into small florets
1/4 cup french beans, diced
1 medium carrot, diced
1/4 cup green peas
1 medium capsicum, diced
1/4 cup baby corn, cut into slices
1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds (jeera)
2 cloves
1 stick cinnamon
1 cardamom
1 teaspoon ginger paste
1/2 teaspoon green chilli paste
1 cup milk
1/4 cup paneer (cottage cheese), cut into small pieces
1/4 cup pineapple slices (canned), cut the small pieces
3 tablespoons cream
1/2 teaspoon garam masala
1 tablespoon ghee
salt to taste

For the garnish
1 pineapple slices (canned)
1 tablespoon chopped coriander

Main Procedure
1. Heat the ghee in a kadhai and add the cumin seeds. When the seeds crackle, add the cloves, cinnamon, cardamom, ginger paste, green chilli paste and saute for 5 to 7 minutes while stirring continuously.
2. Add the cauliflower, french beans, carrot, green peas, capsicum, baby corn, salt, 1/2 cup of milk and 1/4 cup of water. Cover and cook over a slow flame till the vegetables are tender.
3. Add the remaining milk, paneer, pineapple, cream and garam masala and cook for another 3 to 4 minutes.
4. Serve hot.

Recipe Source TV Meals by Tarla Dalal

KHAKHADA
Ingredients:
250 gms. white flour  (maida)
1 tblsp. coarsely pounded cumin seeds
1 tblsp. coarsely pounded peppercorns
salt to taste

Method:
 - Mix together all ingredients, add enough water to make a stiff dough.
 - Roll dough into small balls, roll each ball into a chapati using a little dry flour.
 - Bake each chapati lightly on both sides.
 - Liberally apply ghee on both sides.
 - Stack them up and set aside for a few hours.
 - Re-roast the chapatis over a griddle until crisp and biscuit coloured.
 - Cool and store in airtight bins.

Khasta Kachori

Cooking Time  : 45 mins.
Preparation Time : 15 mins.
Makes 12 kachoris.

Ingredients:
For the dough
2 cups plain flour (maida)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup melted ghee or vanaspati

For the filling
1/2 cup yellow moong dal (split yellow gram), soaked for 4 hours
1 teaspoon cumin seeds (jeera)
1/4 teaspoon asafoetida (hing)
1 teaspoon green chilli-ginger paste
1 teaspoon chilli powder
1 teaspoon garam masala
1 tablespoon amchur (dry mango powder)
2 tablespoons Bengal gram flour (besan)
3 tablespoons oil
salt to taste

Other ingredients
oil for deep frying
For serving
2 cups beraten curds
green chutney
khajur imli ki chutney
chilli powder
roasted cumin seed (jeera) powder
chopped coriander
sev or nylon sev

For the dough
1. Combine all the ingredients and knead into a firm dough using a little water. Knead very well for 5 to 7 minutes.
2. Divide the dough into 12 equal parts and keep covered under a wet muslin cloth.

For the filling
1. Heat the oil in a pan and add the cumin seeds and asafoetida.
2. When the seeds crackle, add the soaked and drained moong dal and sauté for a few seconds.
3. Add the green chilli-ginger paste, chilli powder, garam masala, amchur, gram flour and salt and stir for 5 to 7 minutes till the masalas are cooked.
4. Cool and divide into 12 equal portions. Shape each portion into a ball and keep aside.

How to proceed
1. Roll out each portion of the dough into a circle of 50 mm. (2") diameter.
2. Place one portion of the filling mixture in the centre of the rolled dough circle.
3. Surround the filling mixture with the dough by slowly stretching it over the filling mixture.
4. Seal the ends tightly and remove any excess dough if necessary.
5. Roll each filled portion into a circle of  62 mm. (2½") diameter taking care to ensure that the filling does not spill out.
6. Gently press the centre of the kachori with your thumb.
7. Deep fry on low heat in hot oil till golden brown on both sides. The kachoris should puff up like puris. These take a long time to fry as the crust is thick and need to be cooked on the inside also.
8. Cool and keep aside.

How To Proceed
To serve
1. Place one kachori on a serving plate and make a hole in the centre.
2. Fill it with 3 to 4 tablespoons of the beaten curds.
3. Top with green chutney, khajur imli ki chutney, chilli powder, cumin seed powder, salt and coriander.
4. Sprinkle sev on top and serve immediately.

Handy tip(s) :
1. The kachoris can also be eaten without the curd topping. Just serve them with khajur imli ki chutney.
2. VARIATION : MINI KHASTA KACHORIS
3. You can make 24 small kachoris using the above recipe.

Kathal Curry - Curried green jackfruit.

Serves : Six
Time required : 25 minutes

Ingredients
1 kg green jackfruit (kathal) (or three cans jackfruit)
4 tbsp (60 ml) oil
4 medium-sized (250 g) potatoes, peeled and cut into 3 cm cubes
1/2 tsp (2.5 g) sugar
salt to taste
1 tsp (5 g) garam masala powder

Grind together with a little water:
3 dry red chillies
1 tbsp (15 g) cummin seeds
1 tbsp (6 g) coriander seeds
1/2 tsp (2 g) turmeric powder

For the tempering:
1 tbsp (15 g) ghee
2-3 bay leaves (tej patta)
1/4 tsp (1 g) cummin seeds

Method
Peel the outer skin of jackfruit. Remove seeds, if any. Discard the fibrous portion, retaining only the ‘meaty’ portion. There is a layer of skin between the seed and the fruit. Ensure that this is also removed and discarded. Cut jackfruit into bite-sized pieces. Place in a pan with water and boil for about 15 minutes. Remove from heat. Drain well.

Heat oil in a kadai (wok) or deep frying pan. Fry potatoes until lightly browned. Remove from pan, drain and set aside.

Add jackfruit and saute for a few minutes. Remove from pan, drain and set aside. Add ground paste, sugar and salt to pan. Stir well and fry for several minutes, sprinkling water when necessary. Stir in 1 1/2 cups water and add jackfruit and potatoes. Simmer gently until both are cooked and there is gravy in the pan.

Heat ghee for tempering in a separate pan or kadai. Add bay leaves and cummin. Stir-fry until they stop spluttering. Pour on to the vegetables and sprinkle in the garam masala powder. Stir well and cook for a minute longer. Serve hot with rice or chapati.

Put into an oven preheated to 200oC (400oF) and bake for 12 to 15 minutes. Serve with a salad.

Green Chutney

Ingredients:
Green coriander leaves 1 cup
Green chilli  2
Ginger 1/4 inch
Lemon juice  2 tbsp.
Salt to taste

Method:
1. Grind coriander leaves, ginger and green chilli together.
2. If the paste is too thick, add little water.
3. Then add lemon juice and salt. Mix well.

Crispy Fried Okra

Ingredients:
500 gms okra (bhindi - lady finger)
Juice of 2 lemons
1 tsp chili powder
1 tsp turmeric powder
2 tsp chaat masala
1 tsp ajwain seeds
1 tsp amchur powder
1 tbsp ginger paste
1 tsp Hing
50 gms gram flour (besan)
Oil for frying
Salt to taste
2 tbsp ginger, julienned
5 green chilies, sliced

Method:
Snip off both the ends of the okra and slit lengthwise. Spread the okra in a flat dish and sprinkle evenly with salt, lemon juice, chili powder, turmeric powder, chaat masala, ajwain, amchur powder and ginger paste and Hing.
Mix gently to coat the okra evenly. Sprinkle gram flour over the okra and mix it to coat the okra evenly. Divide into four portions.
Heat oil in a kadai pan until it is smoking. Add one portion of the coated okra slices, gently separating them with a fork, so they do not stick to each other. Fry till crisp and brown.
Repeat the process for the remaining okra slices. Garnish with ginger juliennes and green chilies. Serve hot with chapaties.
Serves: 4
Preparation time: 20 minutes

Cabbage Rice

Ingredients
Cabbage finely chopped
2 cups Rice cooked
1 cup Coconut
1/4 cup Pottu kadalai (split peas dahl)
1/4 cup Urad dhall
1 t.spoon Channa dhall
1 t.spoon Green Chillies
4 Ginger small piece
Mustard
Curry
leaves
Salt
Oil

Method
Cook rice with less water as you would cook for pulauv. Wet grind coconut, pottu kadalai, green chilles, ginger and salt. Fry mustard, channa dhall, urad dhall, curry leaves and cabbage, and let it cook for a few minutes. Add the ground masala to the above and keep cooking until the flavour comes out. Mix this with rice.

Vegetable Makhanwala

 Vegetables simmered in a rich tomato gravy.

This is one for those who microwave - nuke cook.

Cooking Time :  14 min.
Preparation Time :  10 min.
Serves/Makes :  Serves 4.

Ingredients
For the garnish
1 tablespoon chopped coriander
1 teaspoon butter

Main Recipe
1/2 cup french beans, cut into 25 mm. (1") pieces
1/2 cup carrots, cut into 25 mm. (1") pieces
1/2 cup green peas
1/2 cup cauliflower florets
1 t spoon hing
1/4 cup baby corn, sliced
12 mm. (1") piece ginger
3  large tomatoes, sliced
1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder (haldi)
1 teaspoon chilli powder
1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds (jeera)
1 teaspoon garam masala
4 tablespoons cream
1/2 teaspoon kasuri methi (dried fenugreek leaves)
2 teaspoons sugar
4 tablespoons butter
salt to taste

Method 1.

Combine the ginger, hing, tomatoes, turmeric powder and chilli powder in a glass bowl. Microwave on HIGH for 4 minutes. 2.

Blend this mixture in a liquidiser to get a smooth puree. Keep aside. 3.

Put 2 tablespoons of butter and the cumin seeds in  another glass bowl and microwave on HIGH for 1 minute. 4.

Add the french beans, carrots, green peas, baby corn and cauliflower, cover with a lid and microwave on HIGH for 5 minutes. Keep aside. 5.

In another glass bowl, add the remaining butter, cooked puree, vegetables, garam masala, cream, kasuri methi, sugar and salt and mix well. Microwave on HIGH for 4 minutes. 6.

Serve hot, garnished with the chopped coriander and butter.

SWEET POTATOES KHEER

Ingredients:
1 cup grated sweet potatoes (ratali)
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup fresh coconut scraped
5 cardamoms, ground
4 cups full cream milk

What you do:
Wash, peel and grate sweet potatoes. Cook in milk till it turns soft and the mixture thickens. Then add sugar, cardamom powder and coconut and cook for a few minutes. Serve hot or cold. This kheer looks like vermicelli kheer and tastes excellent.

http://www.lifepositive.com/body/holistic-recipes/recipes/food-fast.asp

SWEET POTATOES KAP

Ingredients:
1 kg sweet potatoes
250 gm sugar
ghee for frying
cardamom powder

What you do:
Wash and remove skin of sweet potatoes. Cut into round thin slices and fry in ghee. Take sugar (1/4 in equivalent volume of the slices) and make sugar syrup of one thread consistency. Add cardamom powder to it. Place fried sweet potato slices in syrup and stir lightly. Keep for some time and then remove. They will turn crisp.

http://www.lifepositive.com/body/holistic-recipes/recipes/food-fast.asp

SACHAMOTI SAGO MILKCAKE

Ingredients:
Sachamoti Sago : 1 Cup
Sugar : 1  Cup
Milkmaid : 1/4 Tin
Milk : 1 Cup
Water : 1 Cup
Ghee : 2 tablespoon
May be add: Pista (Pistachio), Badam (Almond),
Cashewnut, and Saffron as per taste.

Method:
Mix  1-Cup Water and milk and boil them on a stove. Add the Sachamoti Sago and mix till boiled. Add sugar to the boiled Sago and mix well. Add Milkmaid and Ghee and mix them till it becomes a Semi-solid Mass. Transfer the content to a plate, which is already given a thin coating of Ghee. Allow the contents to cool and then cut to required shapes. Other nuts and additives may be placed on the ready cake and it is ready to serve.

http://www.sabuindia.com/rec1.htm

Sev Biranj
Vermicelli cooked in milk and sugar and flavoured with cardamom and saffron.
Cooking Time :   15 mins.
Preparation Time :   5 mins.
Serves/Makes :  Serves 4.

Ingredients
1 cup crushed vermicelli (sevian)
1/4 cup milk
1/2 cup sugar
2 to 3 strands saffron
1/4 teaspoon cardamom powder
3 tablespoons ghee

For the garnish
2 tablespoons slivered pistachios

Method
1. Heat the ghee in a heavy bottomed pan, add the vermicelli and cook on a slow flame for 5 to 7 minutes until the vermicelli is golden brown in colour.
2. Add the milk and 1 cup of water and cook for a further 5 minutes.
3. Add the sugar, saffron, cardamom powder and cook till the sugar has completely dissolved.
4. Garnish with slivered pistachios.
5. Serve hot.

Recipe Source Roz ka Khana by Tarla Dalal

Vegetable Smoothie

For a deliciously zingy and refreshing start to your day try something a little different with this fruit and vegetable smoothie.

Serves 1
Ingredients:
3 carrots
1/2 apple
1/2 orange, peeled
1/2 boiled beetroot (beets)
1 celery stick
2 large kale (cabbage) leaves

Method:
1. Using a juicer, juice the carrots, apple, orange, beetroot, celery and kale.
2. Serve at once.

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

Note:  In mail servers such as Yahoo mail these links listed above would be highlighted and you could simply click on the link and that would open in a new window.  If your mail server does not highlight these links then you may need to drag to highlight and then copy to paste into a new window.


http://www.quitmeat.org.nz/

Download your FREE  EGGLESS Cake Recipe Cookbook
 - with 100 EGGLESS recipes
http://www.hknet.org.nz/great100.zip

EgglessDotCom - A site for vegetarian baking without eggs.
http://www.eggless.com/

NEW EKADASI RECIPES:
http://www.hknet.org.nz/ekadasi-page.htm

Ekadasi Book Cooking - new book coming:
http://www.webcom.com/~ara/iwr/14.1/books/ekadasi.shtml

Ekadasi Recipes - preps without grains or beans etc:
http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Courtyard/8761/f15.htm

Vrata ka khaana - Fast Foods cook book 4 sale (all ekadasi preps - some samples here):
http://www.niruskitchen.com/books/book_vrat.htm

Fast Food of a Different Kind:
http://www.lifepositive.com/body/holistic-recipes/recipes/food-fast.asp

Non-vegetarian aditives and non-ekadasi food aditives list:
http://home.iprimus.com.au/naractl/Non-Vegetarian_Food_Additives_for_Australia.htm

Non-Vegetarian Food Additives (Listed by E Numbers)
http://www.veggieglobal.com/nutrition/non-vegetarian-food-additives.htm


Meat Free Zone:
http://www.all-creatures.org/mfz/mfz-free.html

A Guide to Gourmet Vegetarian Cooking and a Karma-Free Diet:
http://www.mediarama.it/sanga/html/recipes.htm

A Quizz - What does a Vegetarian Eat???
http://www.hknet.org.nz/vege-quizz.html

FIRST~CLASS PRASADAM - A COLLECTION OF RECIPES & INSTRUCTIONS
http://www.harekrsna.com/science/taste/prasadam/recipes.htm

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/

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

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).
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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