THE VEGAN NEWS
WINTER 2005/06
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Mushroom Pizza
Source:
Instant Raw Sensations by
Frédéric Patenaude (Raw Vegan, 2005)
Ingredients
- Portobello mushroom
- Lemon juice
- Tomato
- Almond butter (or tahini/other nut butter)
Method
- Take stem off mushroom, clean cap and turn upside down.
That's the crust. Pour the lemon juice over the cap.
- Spread 2-4 tablespoons of almond butter on the upturned
cap. Top with sliced tomatoes. Enjoy!
Serves 1
It's
Official: The Easiest and Tastiest Raw Sushi
Source:
Instant Raw Sensations by
Frédéric Patenaude (Raw Vegan, 2005)
Ingredients
- 1 nori sheet
- 1/2 cup grated carrots
- 1/2 green onion, chopped
- 1/3 avocado, diced
- 1/2 tsp curry powder
- Soy sauce (optional)
- Very thin slices of apple and sprouts to garnish
Method
- Spread the grated carrots on half of the sheet of
nori, then add avocado chunks, green onions, sprouts and apple
slices.
- Top with curry powder and soy sauce to taste. Roll up,
seal with some water and cut up into pieces.
Serves 1
Fred's Favourite Raw Burrito
Source:
Instant Raw Sensations by
Frédéric Patenaude (Raw Vegan, 2005)
Ingredients
- 4 cups of tomatoes, diced small
- 1 avocado, mashed
- 2 tsp curry powder
- 1 green onion, chopped
- Soy sauce/sea salt/or dulse flakes to taste (optional)
Method
- Mix all of the above ingredients together.
- Remove the leaves from one head of cabbage and use as
burrito 'bread', scooping the filling up inside them.
Editor's Note: This
spread is also delicious when used on
top of portobello mushrooms as a pizza topping (see above
recipe). Alternatively, try it inside big romaine lettuce leaves,
or use it inside nori sheets to make sushi.
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The
Food Doctor Apple & Walnut Food Bar
Made from apples, walnuts, sunflower, hemp and linseeds with
papaya, quinoa and buckwheat, this high fibre bar is completely wheat
and dairy free and is the ideal for a between meal snack because it
slows
down the release of blood sugar. Must admit that it's not the
tastiest bar that I have ever tried, although it tastes quite
acceptable. Vegan Society Approved. For more
information visit the Food
Doctor website. Look out for these bars in your local health
shop. Price around
£0.85.
Tropical Wholefoods Mountain
Apricot Kernels
These fairly traded apricot kernels come from the Hunza region of
Pakistan. With a taste and texture similar to almonds, they come
conveniently packed in 50g packets, making them ideal for snacks
and lunch boxes. Raw apricot kernels contain amygdalin
(B17), which has been shown
to attack cancer cells. They are eaten in quantity by the
Hunzas who are famous for their good health and longevity. It is
recommended that in order to remain free of
cancer 7-10 apricot kernels should be eaten per day. I
bought mine in Oxfam for £0.89.
However, if you are
unable to find a local supplier they can be purchased off the Internet
from the Tropical Wholefoods
website, where ten x 50g packets cost £9.00,
delivery being free of
charge within mainland UK
Women's Zipped Cardigan
Designed
by 'Madness', this cardigan is made from 55% hemp and 45% organic
cotton and is indeed quite sexy and flattering to the figure. I also
liked the double zip
feature. With ribbed back and front and plain sleeves with ribbed
cuffs, it's reactive dyed and oxygen bleached and folds up
fairly compactly. Available in orange, black, brown and green, the
latter colour being especially eye catching. Price £65.00. Now available
from the Natural Collection
website,
or ring their orderline on 0870 331 3333.
Waistbag
The first pure hemp bumbag that I have ever come
across. Available in black, khaki, grey and ice, this bum bag is
strong and good looking. It's decorated with metal zip fasteners
that are embossed with a hemp leaf and is fully lined with an
attractive hemp leaf pattern lining. The waist strap is
adjustable,
although I found it doesn't adjust well down to very small sizes such
as a size 8. Comes complete with a hemp key ring. Price £13.95, plus postage. It can
be purchased from Chillabong. For more information visit: http://www.chillabong.com/customer/product.php?productid=275&cat=68&page=1
Hemp Shoulder Bag/Rucksack
A nifty, versatile hemp bag that can be used as a shoulder
bag, but which can be easily converted into a small lightweight
rucksack by
pulling the
straps through. Like the bum bag above it is well made with an
attractive lining and also comes complete with a hemp key ring. Price £19.99, plus postage.
Available in black, khaki, grey and ice. For more information visit: http://www.chillabong.com/customer/product.php?productid=229&cat=71&page=1
Juiceator
An easy to use citrus fruit juicer
that enables you
to
easily obtain fresh citrus juice wherever you happen to be. Carry
one around with you to avoid buying unhealthy sugary and fizzy
drinks when you are out and about. Fun to
use, juiceators are ideal for
both adults and kids over four. Compact, light and easily
transportable, simply whack the juiceator straight into
the fruit (orange or grapefruit) and drink whilst you squeeze. Probably
a good idea to
practice over a dish the first couple of times until you've
completely
got the
hang of it! Price £3.00 each,
including postage. Buy as many as you like online from: http://www.juiceator.org.uk/.
Available in Niagara Green, Sunny Sky Blue and Thinking Pink. Why
not pop one into the kid's stocking this Christmas? Happy slurping!
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Crop Review 2005
I thought you might be interested to know that:
- The Red Alert
tomatoes I tested this year produced a bumper crop of early ripening,
cherry-sized fruits and remained completely disease free. The Ferline tomato plants produced many
somewhat odd shaped tomatoes, some of which reached a bumper size and
had
a truly remarkable flavour that was deliciously sweet.
However, when I
brought the remaining Ferline tomatoes indoors to ripen at the end of
the season, it soon became apparent that these tomatoes where diseased.
They quickly went brown and developed patches of white fungus at the
top. Most disappointing really, as Ferline is often said to have
impressive resistence to diseases such as blight, fusarium and
verticilium wilt. Unfortunately, because of this I had to dispose
of over two
thirds of an
otherwise excellent crop.
- Regarding the squashes I tested: Hasta la Pasta was not terribly
productive and its fruits were readily attacked by slugs.
However, it was easy to cook, requiring only 5-10 mins in boiling water
and tasted quite nice. The Jaspee
de Vende produced an excellent crop without any slug damage at
all. The plants seemed to take over the whole plot and no amount
of stopping would stop them! The fruits stored well and their
flavour was excellent. Incidently, Thomson & Morgan are
offering another interesting squash in their 2006 catalogue. Celebration Mixed F1 Hybrid has up
to 50% higher sugar content and is composed of three
different-coloured acorn sqashes, which have flesh that is sweet enough
to eat
raw just like that of Jaspee de
Vende.
Ring 01473 695225 to order seeds of any of the tomatoes and
squashes
mentioned above.
Crops In Season:
- December: Leeks, Brussels sprouts, kale, endive, winter cabbage,
swede, chicory, Jerusalem artichokes, spinach, celery, cauliflowers and
parsnips.
- January/February:
Leeks, Brussels sprouts, winter cabbage, kale, endive and
Jerusalem artichokes.
For more information on what to plant between December and the
end of February, please see the gardening section in the January 2001 issue.
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Organisation
Review
Home and Abroad Animal Welfare
Is a small vegetarian organisation based in Hampshire,
which was
set up by Janice Down. Home and Abroad Animal Welfare work mainly
in Negombo, a small fishing village off the west coast of Sri
Lanka. Here they work to relieve animal suffering and employ a
local vet all year round. Mainly rescuing and looking after
street dogs and cats, they have also rescued many cows from slaughter
houses, rehousing them with local families. As well as rescuing and
rehousing unwanted animals, their other projects include initiating a
humane slaughter programme in Negombo's slaughterhouses and educating
the local people by giving talks on how to respect and treat stray
animals. They
also produce an informative newsletter, HAAW News, which
contains updates on the rescued animals and details of current
projects.
Funds are raised by holding weekly car boot sales and street stalls and
by donations and sponsorships. The weekly car boot sales are held in
Farnborough on Saturdays or Sundays. (Helpers are often needed to set
up and run these stalls, if you live nearby and have some spare time.)
Sponsorships
cost a minimum of £5.00
a year and cover the cost of food, medication and shelter for the
animals. In return, you receive a photograph, a short story about
your sponsored animal, a certificate of adoption and regular
updates. (It's mainly dogs that need sponsoring.) For further
information or photos of the animals for adoption, please contact the
organisation at: Home and Abroad Animal Welfare, 39 Albert Street,
Fleet, Hampshire, GU13 9RL. Or telephone: 01252 629044. Donations
are welcome
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In the Wildlife
Garden
Many of our wildflowers and commonly grown garden plants are
beneficial to animals and can be used to attract wildlife into your
garden. Here, I will cover three more plants that are especially
attractive to wildlife. Details of other suitable plants
are given in earlier issues and these are now listed in The
Wildflower Index for easy reference.
Poached egg flower has attractive white flowers with yellow
centres, which provide nectar for pollinating insects such as
hoverflies and bees. This annual, low growing plant is ideal for
growing in containers and hanging baskets and as an
edging
plant around vegetable beds, where it will attract pollinating insects
to the
crop. Seeds should be sown under cover from March to May and
planted
out
20cm apart in a sunny position. Plants tends to self seed once
established. Seeds are available from the Organic Gardening
Catalogue. (Tel: 0845 130 1304.) Price £1.34.
Phacelia is usually grown as a green manure plant. However,
it is also useful as a wildlife plant
because its lovely genetian-blue, bell-shaped flowers are
very attractive to bees and hoverflies and possibly to butterflies. It
can
be
sown in a border, in containers, or ideally in strips between rows of
vegetables where it will attract pollinating insects. Seeds should be
sown in a sunny growing position between March and September. However,
if using for wildlife purposes sow seeds by early summer so that it can
flower. 100g packets of seeds are available from the Organic Gardening
Catalogue for £2.95.
(Tel: 0845 130 1304.)
Thrift (Armeria
maritima subsp. Maritima)
Thrift (sea pink) is a low growing perennial that prefers a well
drained soil and will not tolerate shade. It has small pink or white flowers and
leaves that grow in grasslike mounds. It's a maritime plant, growing on
dunes, salt marshes, shingle, cliffs etc and will thus tolerate coastal
and salty conditions. It can be difficult to grow from seed, so
consider buying ready-grown plants from a garden centre. Thrift
is a good edging plant and will also grow well in a rockery, on a
path, or round stone walls. It's occasionally used by butterflies, but
is mainly used as a
caterpillar plant by the mazarine blue butterfly and by the grass eggar
moth.
It's also attractive to bees, including bumble bees. Seeds are
available from the John
Chambers catalogue.
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An excellent site
and a particularly good source of information for new vegans, or for
anyone who is thinking of going vegan. You can
also shop or become a member
online.
Offers a range of hemp bodycare products that are made from
natural ingredients and are packed in glass bottles. They also sell
bottles of cold pressed hemp oil and offer gift sets that would make
good Christmas presents. All of their products are
suitable for vegans except their handcream, which contains
beeswax.
Worth checking out.
The ultimate in vaginal sexual lubricants. Astroglide is a
hyper-slippery long lasting lubricant ideal for overcoming vaginal
dryness and for heightening sexual intimacy. It can also be used
by
health professionals for clinical use. (Note:
Astroglide was originally
developed by
rocket scientists who were looking for a hyper-slippery substance to
oil the space shuttle's moving parts!) Contains parabens.
Vegan
for Life
A site covering most things
vegan. As well as recipes and links, this site aims to answer all
your
questions about vegan living and to source vegan
products and provide information for the worldwide vegan and vegetarian
community.
The
Vegan Lounge.com
A newly opened website that aims to tell the world about the vegan diet
and lifestyle. Informative and offering useful tips, information
on animal rights, recipes, chatroom and a discussion board. Will
soon be available in Italian as well as English.
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Winter
Book Reviews
First Ever
Vegetarian/Vegan Guide to Yorkshire (Mitzi Productions, 2005).
A concise, but informative guide to vegan, vegetarian and
vegan-friendly B & Bs, restaurants, pubs, cafes, tea rooms, organic
box schemes and wholefood shops in Yorkshire. Compact and light
to carry, this guide is ideal for walkers, holiday makers and visitors,
alphabetically listing places to stay, eat and shop. It's divided
into North, South, East and West Yorkshire for ease of use and covers
major Yorkshire cities such as Sheffield, Leeds, York and Hull in some
depth. Totally veggie and vegan establishments are clearly labelled as
such. The guide also contains adverts for vegan-friendly companies both
within and outside the Yorkshire area. Excellent value, order by
email from: davidwbrown@onetel.com,
or phone 01302 535643.
Price £2.00
+ p&p 35 pence. All profits go to help stop animals
suffering.
Instant Raw
Sensations by Frédéric Patenaude (Raw Vegan, 2005)
A smashing little recipe book
that would make an excellent Christmas gift!
These simple and tasty recipes are quick and easy to make with most of
the recipes requiring only a blender and/or a sharp knife.
Consequently, raw food beginners can get started easily without
having to go out and buy loads of expensive electrical equipment.
Recipes include smoothies and shakes, soups, salads, salad dressings,
dips/pates, gourmet ideas and desserts and the book also contains recipe contributions from
other raw food chefs. You'll find
three of my favourite recipes from this book in the recipe section
above. Try them out for yourself and see what you are
missing! I
would also recommend the cauliflower hummus, the
avocado dip, the take-no-prisoners avocado-spinach salad and the cute
little bell pepper salad.
At the moment this book is only available online at http://www.fredericpatenaude.com where it costs $19.95. Alternatively, it can
be
purchased by mail order from: Raw Vegan, 6595 St-Hubert, CP 59053,
Montreal (Quebec), H2S 3P5, Canada. Eventually, it should be
available by mail order from the Fresh Network in the UK. Watch this
space!
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