I found a random Williams-Sonoma gift card in my room and found out it's worth $50 (!). I've been perusing their website and found some grill pans I think would be awesome to get. Can you pretty much just use it like a regular grill? Does anyone have favorite recipes they use a grill pan for? I'd love to have them! (Note: I'm a vegetarian) Thanks!
I'm slowly getting that achey, woozy feeling that happens right before I get sick--ACK. NOT a good time for sickness, as I'm crazy busy at work and CAN'T miss a day for a few weeks. I've already started to chug water, and just so happened to bring a Green Giant "Immunity Boost" frozen bowl for lunch. I plan on stocking up on some Naked juices this afternoon. Any other ideas on what I should eat in order to defend myself??
Do you have any great mix ins that you add to quick recipes/mixes? For instance, tonight I made instant garlic and olive oil couscous and added about 2 cups of chopped baby spinach, a chopped garlic clove and a few torn up basil leaves. Delish! The box is good on it's own but with these add-ins it's great!
"but unless we're talking about the kind of salmon that comes freshly plucked from the vine, this makes you an omnivore."
That made me crack up...I liked the part about not eating anything that used to have eyeballs. It boggles the mind that some people somehow don't think chicken or fish are "meat."
I'm Yelp Elite as well--I love Yelp! Totally addicted. I wish there were more KC area users!
*cracking up* Seth, I am absolutely with you. In high school I worked at a sandwich shop and we had to empty out these gigantic tubs of mayo into the containers we used on the line to make sandwiches...getting a whole bunch of it slathered on my hand one time almost put me over the edge. Urp.
anastasia: as very recent college grads we wanted to target that market! we were thinking friday/saturday/sunday lunches would be the busiest times.
modysoul: there's a grilled cheese place in KC as well...it's called cheesehead and it's right down the street from my work. can't wait to try it out!
I think I've already answered this in a different thread, but my roommate and I have had lengthy discussions about opening Nacho Town--It would probably be the best place on earth.
That's friggin hysterical. I love Anthony Bourdain, even though I'm a vegetarian. I think I'm going to have to try the mushroom recipe soon!!
My roommate and I have already figured this one out--Nacho Town. Not only gourmet types of standard Mexican nachos, but Italian nachos, Chinese nachos, veggie nachos, pretty much any type of cuisine, but in nacho form. We have a list of ideas for almost all "ethnicities" of food to turn into nachos. Dessert nachos included! We think it'd go over pretty great in a college town....
I rarely (as in...once every 2 months) get anything from the vending machine. I have no idea why, but yesterday I really needed peanut M&Ms. And they were great. If not those, then I'll go for a PayDay or bag of pretzels. The vending machine in my building is piddly and rarely has any of these three favs. Seriously.
I'm a vegetarian and I love it! I'm trying to slowly transition into a vegan throughout 2008 but it's hard being semi-recently out of college and living with a roommate to make that full switch.
Favorite veggie recipes..hmm. My dad (a huge meat eater) loves this recipe (and makes it for my granparets--even bigger meat eaters). I've found so many great recipes on vegweb and there are tons of great veggie blogs. Some days I might make a grilled portobella sandwich, other days a salad, other days tofu stir fry...there are tons of options.
This week, most of my meals have been similar...dinner has been brown rice, black beans, broccoli and tons of garlic on Monday, brown rice, broccoli, spinach, tons of garlic and soy sauce on Tuesday, fried rice with peas and carrots, broccoli, onion and yes, tons of garlic last night (I'm taking a breather and going out for tapas and sangria tonight). My lunches have all been sandwiches of whole wheat bread, roasted red pepper hummus, spinach, tomatoes, maybe a little cucumber thrown in there...whatever I feel like.
I need to stop. Now I'm starving!
I might have a problem with someone thinking I was one of the "flaky, picky cheaters" when it came to my vegetarianism (On a side note, I'm always astounded by how people are so rude when they talk about vegetarians).
But other than that...I haven't had any issues. I'm currently single but past guys I've dated had zero problem with what I eat, and I really didn't care too much on their food. Any guy who focuses on me not eating meat as a problem is obviously a lucky guy to not have anything else to worry about in his life.
What a great article. Thanks so much for posting this. I've been a vegetarian for most of my adult life. The aggressive distain of some meat-eaters frustrates and saddens me, but no more so than the presumption of moral superiority of some vegetarians. I'm with you, fascfoo.
As many know, it's not that meat doesn't taste good, it's that it's FLESH. Some people are not into eating FLESH, considering it a revolting practice. Human flesh is supposedly divine when it's roasted up, why aren't we eating that? It's just exactly the same thing. Tastebuds are very easily entertained by flavor - all junk food being a case in point. And how then, can vegetarians not judge meat-eaters? Respect and unconditional love over-rides judgement among the educated.
As Wunami's comment clearly illustrates, yes, this topic is still VERY relevant.
I'm an omnivore (tried the veggie thing for awhile - it didn't work out), and there are an unbelievable amount of meat eaters out there who think that the mere existence of vegetarianism as some sort personal affront to their way of life. It's annoying as all hell. There are meat-eaters who are fine with vegetarians and vice versa. The more middle ground there is, the more we can get rid of the assholes on the extreme ends of both groups.
sloppy, unfortunately the *sshole comments are not abnormal. This is actually a very civilized discussion here with a lot of respect.
And Gordon Ramsey is well known for his disdain of vegetarians (as is Bourdain) and has taken great pleasure in tricking vegetarians into consuming animal products. What I don't get is he donates money for the domestic abuse as his mother was battered but doesn't understand how disrespectful, controlling, deceptive and abusive his own actions are.
But GR is hardly the only one. There's tales all over the net of meat eaters taking glee over having put one over on vegetarians. And then there are the ones who write into advice columns for help on how to turn their girlfriends to meat and ideas on how to sneak meat in so she'll find out how much she really does like it.
Other advice column questions regard how selfish brides are who would even consider not serving meat for their guests and the evil vegan bosses who will be throwing an office party that won't have meat in the spread which can possibly be anything but a nightmare and are they still obligated to go...?
Heck, there was even the Miss Manners question from the couple who were so upset to find out via the church gossip the couple whose company they so enjoyed a few weeks prior were ::whisper, whisper:: VEGANS! Which meant they'd been tricked into eating vegan cake and they don't like soy!
I don't eat beef, lamb or pork but I do eat chicken, turkey and fish. I have my own reasons for my eating choices and I never expect anyone to understand them nor do I ever judge anyone else for eating those animals. My immediate family took some time to "get it" but when I visit they always have a chicken or fish option which I appreciate. I am also appreciative when others make an effort to do the same but I would never expect anyone to go out of their way and am happy to eat sides when the main course doesn't appeal. What I'm trying to say is that no matter what anyone chooses to eat, a mutual respect is always the best way to go.
Excellent article and, as someone who has never eaten meat, I agree with pretty much everything in it except that I don't know bacon tastes good, only that it smells good. I love the closing paragraph too. Classic.
Hopefully the couple of *sshole comments that were made on this thread were in jest. If not, they go a long way in proving his point (if wunami is serious he/she must be absolutely insufferable as I can only imagine the other ways that selfishness and spite could manifest itself).
I am a vegetarian for a lot of reasons, so I no longer eat meat at all. For the first year or two, especially at Thanksgiving and Christmas, I would miss it, but now I don't "crave" any sort of animal protein.
Okay, maybe ONE THING still gets to me --- the smell of pancetta sauteeing in a pan, but even then, the smell has to be enough, because as much as I'd love a taste, I won't take one. Really. I swear. Honest and truly.
Touché! I guess I never realized that people waste so much time caring about what other people eat. I still think Clarke is a little on the bitter side, though. It seems as though he's generalizing non-vegetarians but I suppose he's trying to make a point.
I've been vegetarian since I was 2. I got violently ill and ended up in the hospital with dehydration 3 times. The first time, my parents thought they had undercooked something and gave me food poisoning. After the third time, they told me I didn't have to eat anything I didn't want to. I haven't purposefully had meat since then. I'm not vegan...I would die without butter and cheese. When my husband and I were dating, he and one of my friends slipped a small piece of chicken into something I was eating when I was out of the room. I immedietely got sick. Yeah, I still married him. I hate that people willfully try to sneak meat into my food. I respect your decison to eat meat. It shouldn't be that hard for you to respect my decision not to.
A NY Strip steak, lovingly cooked to medium rare or less, is a thing of beauty.
That, and anything you shove in front of me when I've been drinking. I get the booze munchies. Usually it's hot wings that get past my veggie filter in this state.
Strange that my meat concessions should be some of the bloodiest/boniest options, instead of something barely meat-seeming like a burger or chicken nuggets.
(Vegetarian for objections to the meat industry. So actually that farm-raised, ethically treated, happy cow that becomes my steak at a fancy steak place is fine with me.)
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About: KU alum. Still miss college. Work for a non-profit. Vegetarian and love it.
Favorite foods: Italian. Sandwiches. Broccoli. Garlic. My personal tofu stirfry. Mashed potatoes and really...any potato.
Last bite on earth: I hate this question!