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I lived with an attempted vegan in college (she tried, she failed, but she put in a good solid effort). While she was fully vegan I ate all our shared meals as a vegan as well and can definitely say the two things I missed most were butter and cheese. As a kid my family ate chicken most frequently and fish was a close second (mom was a big believer in fish as brain food...can't say I turned out half bad for it either). Beef was an occasional treat, popping up most frequently in the summer months when we grilled continuously. Moving away from home, college cafeteria food left a lot to be desired and the vegetarian options looked least unappetizing and then living off campus left me relatively poor and meat free. Now, every so often I throw chicken on a salad and I continue to believe in fish as brain food, but I just don't crave meat much. Cheese and butter, though, I commend you for dealing so well :)

Loved Lagaan, watched it a number of years ago and maybe it's time to do it again! And of course we made sure to watch it over the course of two evenings so we could have twice the amount of Indian feast!

Chicken Tikka Masala out of my crock pot, not as authentic as a restaurant, but it does the trick!

A formerly-vegan friend of mine went back to being a vegetarian because of dairy. She just couldn't live without ice cream or cheese. I'm predominantly meat-free myself (it's all about the beans!!) and realize that the removal of dairy would probably be the single most difficult hurdle towards veganism. I'm a huge fan of Indian food, but realize that ghee and paneer just would not be feasible!

My favorite quick meal is a microwaved potato with some butter, cheese, and steamed veggies!

I haven't had any of the Trader Moon wines, but I think I will need to try the Viognier. When I visited Australia a few years ago we toured vineyards and it was the first time I had wine made from the viognier grape and as a poor grad student, $6 wine sounds grand.

The PNW is not known for BBQ, but Dixie's is fantastic.

Last night I put it on noodles, today I may put it in my lasagna.

Dixie's is great for an area not known for BBQ.

Pretty much anything...but noodles are my fave!

Always bacon.

Pretty much anything, but I just made rum balls last week that were quite delicious!

I ate there when it first opened when I was in college. I ate a potato topped pie...it was interesting, but ultimately too carb-heavy (yes, there really is such a thing). I just checked out their website and didn't see it listed, so I'm assuming it was something they tried when they first opened and didn't continue :P