Isa Has A New Book Coming Out!

Sadly, it's not for me any more, but for those who don't need to lose weight and can afford a few extra calories around the holidays or have family gatherings to cook for, Isa always has the most fantastic recipes!

Zine Looking For Submissions

Big Fat Vegan Zine (Looks more like a blog than a zine, though) is looking for contributions.

From another message board:

Dear Fat Vegans,
We need you! If you would like to contribute any of the following to the first issue of the Big Fat Vegan Zine:

A written piece.

Poetry.

Art.

Vegan recipes.

Suggestions for folks to interview.

Anything else zine-appropriate!

It would be great to include some of the following topics:

Fat shaming and health trolling within the vegan community.

Fat vegan experiences, and……

Fat vegan experiences that intersect with other unique lived experiences of, for example, disabled/trans/of colour folks, etc.

The struggle around body positivity and the journey to loving our fat bodies.

Experiences of eating disorders as fat vegans.

Experiences of dealing with thin privilege and its effects.

Struggles with health professionals around our fatness/veganism.

The Health at Every Size movement and how it deals with/incorporates veganism (or not).

Fat vegan role models.

Resources for fat vegans: blogs, Etsy shops, Facebook groups, etc.

Please feel free to express yourself honestly and freely, whether you have a positive or negative experience or viewpoint to share. Please feel free to be ANGRY or SAD, or to be joyful and hopeful.

Deadline has been extended to May 31, 2016.

VeganMoFo Day 30 The Last Day and Rice Medley Recipe

I've been a bad VeganMoFo-er, but that's what happens when something like this happens on a month full of fasting for lab work, birthdays and holidays, vacation and doctor days, and a full pantry and freezer. Having a family who refuses to experiment doesn't help much, either.


But don't worry - I promise to post a bit more in the future. Isa's new book is out and Amazon still says "not yet shipped" even though many PPKers already got theirs. When it does come, I plan on making at least one meal a week from it, and if I can get a pic snapped before my husband dives in you'll see the results of my labors. I will have to fiddle around with them a bit to eliminate oils and such to make them McDougall-legal, but since they're supposed to be low-fat already it shouldn't take much.


Thanks to the more conscientious VeganMoFo-ers out there, and thanks for all your posts and recipes. See you all on the PPK and your blogs.


Wait a minute! I was just at Amazon to grab the book's link and see that my order now says Shipping Soon with an expected delivery date of 12/2/2010. And to think I pre-ordered it way back in June (?) and paid for 2-days shipping. (sigh) WHY do I even bother with Amazon pre-orders after being burned by them so many times? This is now the fifth pre-order (and the third book by Isa) with premium shipping I paid for and the product was NOT delivered on-time or even early, as other PPKer's got.

Oh, well. As for today's dinner, a simple rice dish from Mary McDougall. As is my usual, I'll use no-salt added tomatoes and skip the cilantro. This complete recipe usually makes 2 servings, not the 6 to 8 the recipe says. Who eats only a half cup or so of rice & veggie mixture for a meal?


                     
* Exported from MasterCook *

                               Rice Medley

Recipe By     : Mary McDougall
Serving Size  : 6     Preparation Time :0:15
Categories    : Low-Fat                         McDougall Acceptable
                Rice & Grains

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
     1/2           cup  vegetable broth
  1                     onion -- chopped
  1                     green bell pepper -- chopped
     1/2         pound  sliced fresh mushrooms
  1              bunch  green onions -- chopped
     1/2      teaspoon  minced fresh garlic
  1                can  stewed tomatoes -- (14.5 ounce)
  1                can  chopped green chilies -- (4 ounce)
  1         tablespoon  soy sauce
  1           teaspoon  chili powder
  1               dash  or two of Tabasco sauce
  4               cups  cooked brown rice
     1/4           cup  chopped cilantro

Place the vegetable broth in a large pot. Add the onion, bell pepper, mushrooms, green onions, and garlic. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes. Add the remaining ingredients, except the rice and cilantro. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 more minutes. Add the rice and cilantro. Cook for an additional 5 minutes. Serve at once.

The McDougall Quick and Easy Cookbook, page 105
1997


T(cooking):
  "0:15"
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Per Serving: 197 Calories; 2g Fat (7.8% calories from fat); 5g Protein; 41g Carbohydrate; 4g Dietary Fiber; trace Cholesterol; 327mg Sodium.  Exchanges: 2 Grain(Starch); 1 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Fat.

NOTES : Recipe Hint:  Use one of the seasoned stewed tomatoes, such as Mexican-style, Cajun-style, or Italian-style, for even more flavor in this dish.

Prep and cooking times assumes you have rice already cooked on hand.

Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


 

VeganMoFo Day 16 (belated) Appetite for Reduction

Two posts today to make up for missing yesterday.

Those of us who frequent the PPK know that Isa has a new book coming out in a few weeks, Appetite for Reduction. This is going to be the first book of hers that I don't have to make too many adjustments to the recipes to make them McDougall-legal.

Here are some photos from one of the recipe testers, NOT me. I can't stop drooling!

December 7th can't come quick enough!