Recipe!

Mashed Potatoes With Kalamata Olives

Ah, this cool weather (85 degrees in Phoenix, AZ) gets me in the mood.  The mood for COMFORT FOOD!  Here's a recipe for the traditional favorite with a fruity, Greek spin from the pages of La Dolce Vegan (Kramer).

3 large potatoes, cubed
1/3 cup soy milk
3 Tbsp vegan margarine (Earth Balance is my fave)
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground black pepper
1/3 cup Kalamata olives, sliced
2 Tbsp flax oil

In a large pot of salted water, boil the potatoes until they can be poked easily with a fork.  Drain and return to pot.  Add the soy milk, margarine, salt, and pepper and mash until the desired consistency is reached.  Stir in the olives and serve garnished with flax oil.  Makes 2 large or 4 small servings.

Enjoy!

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"Would you kill your pet dog or cat to eat it? How about an animal you're not emotionally attached to? Is the thought of slaughtering a cow or chicken or pig with your own hands too much to handle? Instead, would hiring a hit-man to do the job give you enough distance from the emotional discomfort? What animal did you put a contract out on for your supper last night? Did you at least make sure that none went to waste and to take a moment to be grateful for its sacrifice?"  ~Anonymous

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"Why does Sea World have a seafood restaurant? I'm halfway through my fishburger and I realize, Oh my God. I could be eating a slow learner."  ~Lynda Montgomery

Simplify!

There is no "vegan's dilemma."

Banana fritters from Fresh Mint in Scottsdale, AZ.  Have you been there?  Scottsdale Rd & Thunderbird, near Burger King (barf)... with an ENTIRELY VEGAN menu.  YAY.  The pad thai is also great; I get that one every time I visit!

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One farmer says to me, "You cannot live on vegetable food solely, for it furnishes nothing to make the bones with;" and so he religiously devotes a part of his day to supplying himself with the raw material of bones; walking all the while he talks behind his oxen, which, with vegetable-made bones, jerk him and his lumbering plow along in spite of every obstacle.  ~Henry David Thoreau