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@perkymac - Oh, how I wish to have those days back - No, menopause is far behind me - but still, I did love the telltale signs clip! Thanks for the laugh!

always had gas until 2 years ago. i hate my electric stove. the first time i used the oven my mit touched the element and burst into flames. freaked me out. thank god the sink is close. in the new house i'm going gas. the only thing i like about the electric is the self clean oven.

@homesicktexan~I've never seen you here before! I love your blog and I'm with you you on the homesick!

I grew up on electric, currently have gas, but prefer induction. Ever since I was pregnant several years back, the smell of gas ovens makes me nauseous. My father has had 2 induction stoves in the past 6 or so years -- he left the older induction stove when he sold the house I grew up in, and bought a new one when he moved into a condo.

It took a little getting used to, since I do not cook with oil, but I learned to love it. It's so easy to clean.

Has to be gas...besides, that flame sure does come in handy when there are no matches around.

I grew up with electric but have had gas for many years now. I much prefer gas. You can go from High to Simmer immediately. The only down side to it is super low heat, but I've circumvented that by using the grate of another burner on top of the one in use.

I spend a lot of time at a friend's house that has electric only. It's always a pain to cook because I can't gauge, by site, the temperature I'm cooking at, and my low isn't necessarily theirs.

gas all the way. i've never felt comfortable cooking on electric burners.

I have a dual fuel Dacor range that fits in the 30" space in my kitchen, and I love it. It also needs a diffuser to simmer at low temps, but the gas cooktop and electric (and convection) oven are super. It was a big transition from the barebones electric cheapo I had before, but I hope to never go back. There are newer models now made by a number of mfrs. that are cheaper; my range was the newest thing in 2003. I also love the new, more powerful hood needed with it--anytime you have more BTUs you need careful ventilation. I was tempted by one of the big 6-burners but they are space hogs, needed an even bigger hood, and realistically, I manage quite well with four burners and one oven, supplemented by the microwave oven and a dandy toaster/convection countertop oven.

Try http://recipe.gauzza.com - free, and works pretty well/easy to use, and you can access your recipes anywhere with an internet connection.

We are all genetically different to some degree, but we are all still human beings. You, me, and that baby all need the same nutrients. What makes us different is where we get the nutrients. I can say that I am genetically different from many others in that I cannot drink milk. Do I just kick back and say, "well, I'm genetically different so I don't need calcium."? No, I just get my necessary nutrients from a different source. It's the same for children. If they don't get what they need out of animal milk, they can get it elsewhere. Just cause the kid can't drink milk doesn't mean that he doesn't need his vitamins and fats and proteins.

All parents make decisions for their children. It's what parents do. Children don't have the experience and knowledge to make many important decisions concerning the way they should live. You can say that a meat eating parent makes the decision that the child will eat meat just as easily as you can say that a vegan makes the decision that the child will not eat meat. As long as the child is healthy, it shouldn't matter. When a child grows up, it will eat what wants to, date who it wants to, become a rock start instead of a doctor, etc. Until the child grows up, mommy and daddy make the rules. Some parents are good at what they do and some are not. Veganism has nothing to do with it. In fact, I can link you to a couple of blogs where vegan parents have raised happy, healthy, and active vegan children.

http://veganlunchbox.blogspot.com/
http://frugalveggiemama.blogspot.com/
http://blog.fatfreevegan.com/

Check on the recipe archives on some of these and you'll see the range of healthy and nutritious foods a healthy vegan eats. there are unhealthy vegand that eat only veggie burgers and drink cola, but there are healthy vegans who eat a variety of greens, fruit, grains, nuts and legumes. I think that many of the people who dismiss vegan diets are simply uninformed.

There are also the children who cannot drink any form of animal milk, as a previous commented said. I know of such a baby. His mother is currently feeding him a soy formula on the doctors suggestion and he's doing fine. So those parents from the article were ignorant vegans and bad parents. Not all vegan babies need to die of malnutrition.

I just think it's ridiculous that a parent makes a decision about how the child is going to live before they can even speak for themselves. It's one thing for the parents to be vegans or vegetarians because they have their own moral or health reasons and that conclusion has been made through experience but a newborn child has had no experiences and should be able to grow up to make a choice on their own not what mommy and daddy whacko have to say. Just ridiculous, like vegansexuals, ridiculous!

First I am not vegan, in fact I love meat. That said I have to point out some errors, in some of the post here. I happen to know for a fact that there have been Soy formulas since 1975. When I was a baby my body reject animal milk (including my mothers breast milk), and I was prescribed, by a doctor, a soy formula as an infant.

Health effects: Of my 11 brothers and sisters I was the only one not breast feed: some are overweight, I and most are not; I and few others have unbelievable immunes systems, most have okay or less; I am the tallest of my brothers and sisters, and one of the smartest.
So where are my adverse health effects from being deprived animal milk? There are none. Sorry I am healthy as a horse with no diseases, allergies, or any other ailments that I am aware of.

Basically, I have to disagree (from looking at myself) with anyone that says a vegan diet for infants is unhealthy. Vegetarian and non-vegetarian parents malnourish there children every day because of ignorance. I have a neighbor who thinks potato chips, hotdogs, and coke are part of a healthy diet. Consult a doctor to ensure your child gets all the nutrients it needs regardless of your food preferences.