tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post3246750955999985681..comments2023-10-20T16:03:03.157+01:00Comments on Devouring Texts: The Lion King, The Circle of Life, and MeLaurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-26479042763355472802012-03-01T20:24:51.538+00:002012-03-01T20:24:51.538+00:00So many tasty veggie recipes, I don't know whe...So many tasty veggie recipes, I don't know where to start! This one is tasty:<br />http://www.hueyskitchen.com.au/recipes/2940/carrot--mushroom-loaf<br /><br />I also make a mean summer veg risotto with mange tout/peas/spinach/asparagus/mushrooms (or whatever your preferred veg are - roast squash works well, for example).<br /><br />Oh, and our default easy veggie dish (bearing in mind my boyfriend is a meat-eater but shares veggie meals with me every other night) is chickpea stew:<br /><br />tin chickpeas<br />tin tomatoes<br />spinach<br />lime juice<br />paprika<br />basil<br /><br />Throw the above in a pan and leave to simmer while you prepare rice or couscous to accompany. And that's it. You can add more veg (I like a bit of onion and courgette in there) or other types of bean, make it more spicy, or more herby. It's really simple and tasty.<br /><br />Hope you enjoy trying some of these recipes out!Nose_in_a_bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07154323912093068113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-68185481306800042612012-02-26T18:42:56.120+00:002012-02-26T18:42:56.120+00:00I never made the connection between Lion King and ...I never made the connection between Lion King and Hamlet... Do I have to give my English Major License back now? :)<br /><br />Good luck on the vegetarianism! I was raised by vegetarian parents, so I've never had to struggle to maintain it. But I totally understand how giving up something you love to eat would be difficult. This is why I can't be vegan; I love cheese too much to function without it. <br /><br />One of my favorite meals to cook is vegetarian tacos:<br />-take a can of black beans (not the refried ones), put into either a non-stick pan or one with a thin coating of olive oil. <br />-Add several spoonfuls of your favorite salsa, as well as garlic powder and cumin to taste. <br />-Let cook for about ten minutes, stirring, until it smells delicious.<br />-Pop in a taco and add lettuce, tomato, sour cream, cheese, etc on top.<br /><br />Goes great with my favorite (and really simple) guacamole recipe: avocado, lime, crushed fresh garlic, and salt/pepper to taste. <br /> <br />Ta da! <br /><br />--RaynaRaynahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03536910555459674118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-683303304737464612012-02-24T22:57:06.817+00:002012-02-24T22:57:06.817+00:00Will do! :)Will do! :)Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-82719260449218337842012-02-24T22:56:31.764+00:002012-02-24T22:56:31.764+00:00I think you may be right about The Lion King being...I think you may be right about The Lion King being as Hamlet as you can get without being scarring! Good thinking :)Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-7889618919648819262012-02-24T22:55:23.082+00:002012-02-24T22:55:23.082+00:00Hmmm... Hmmm. Well. Yes. There is that. I still sa...Hmmm... Hmmm. Well. Yes. There is that. I still say that Sarabi would not do Scar though because he's evil and GROSS! And he whacked her across the face! NO!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-62249706914674813882012-02-24T02:16:33.558+00:002012-02-24T02:16:33.558+00:00This, this, a thousand times this! My reasons for ...This, this, a thousand times this! My reasons for not eating meat are best summarized by Eating Animals. So just read that and pretend I said all the smart things.Megshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10967657695336270359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-88589651389738337572012-02-23T23:39:50.363+00:002012-02-23T23:39:50.363+00:00I was obsessed with The Lion King when it came out...I was obsessed with The Lion King when it came out when I was a child. I watched it all the time when I was eight or so. I think it's as Hamlet as you can get without scaring children for life. <br /><br />I like your no meat for Lent plan. I'll include some recipes that I love in my email. I agree that we can really only do the best that we can do to benefit the earth. There are some things that can be bought locally and I think that supporting local growers/farmers is a good idea. But some things are just not that accessible. It's a shame.Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10826716134008160506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-374321800263628462012-02-23T21:29:40.490+00:002012-02-23T21:29:40.490+00:00She was KIND of with him, though. And MUFASA AS A ...She was KIND of with him, though. And MUFASA AS A GHOST TALKING TO SIMBA. COME ON.Reading Rambohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12614467198216577755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-15493139250777728982012-02-22T22:19:11.111+00:002012-02-22T22:19:11.111+00:00Yeah, but when the hyenas get food, there's no...Yeah, but when the hyenas get food, there's no moderation to it, and they just go crazy and there's not enough to go around and "the circle of liiiiiiiiife!" just doesn't work anymore! So they have to just go away.<br /><br />Skinny Bitch is sooooo preachy, but it's the kind of thing I want to hear so I don't mind it! I might try and seek out Eating Animals and Omnivore's Dilemma... Or I might just read the books I have (that's just crazy talk!)Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-27651593012272472982012-02-22T21:49:54.767+00:002012-02-22T21:49:54.767+00:00Yes, next over-thinking Disney topic: insensitivit...Yes, next over-thinking Disney topic: insensitivity in Aladdin!<br /><br />But weren't the hyenas just starving? Isn't what Scar offered them just food? Seems like a pretty basic thing to want.<br /><br />I don't know that Omnivore's Dilemma will make you want to not eat meat. It will make you want to avoid factory farms, but seek our sustainable, local meat options. Eating Animals and Skinny Bitch I've both heard will make you want to give up meat, so those might be good ones for you to try. I haven't read either though so I can't say how good they are. From what I've heard they are preachy.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456600806188531803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-3773275297386211212012-02-22T21:47:41.580+00:002012-02-22T21:47:41.580+00:00Hehehehe, I thought you might appreciate that! Nex...Hehehehe, I thought you might appreciate that! Next up, the cultural sensitivity/insensitivity of Aladdin! (Not really. But we could actually talk about that, because that's a thing.) The Hyenas are excluded from lovely lionland (can't actually remember its name...) because they don't respect the circle of life though! Like human people now! Mustafa would banish all of us!<br /><br />I should read Omnivore's Dilemma! And Eating Animals. And anything that will stop me eating animals. Meat is great though, I agree. I kind of hate pork though, although I do love bacon! I'm more about the beef and chicken...Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-84950323465046879052012-02-22T21:44:32.841+00:002012-02-22T21:44:32.841+00:00This is my plan! I don't know, we'll see. ...This is my plan! I don't know, we'll see. I was pretty much a vegetarian at University, so I don't think it'll be that hard- it's just my mum always bloody trying to foist meat upon me!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-63200589297591163952012-02-22T21:43:16.492+00:002012-02-22T21:43:16.492+00:00Meat is good. But then also, animals are really re...Meat is good. But then also, animals are really really cute and lovely and deserving of life! It's a tricky one, I'll admit. (One of my favourite ways to put myself off meat is to think of it as dead rotting flesh, because, well, ew.)<br /><br />Yay Third Rock from the Sun! Except that absolutely isn't the plot of The Lion King! Sarabi would never marry Scar!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-40645346505119060252012-02-22T21:31:57.320+00:002012-02-22T21:31:57.320+00:00Hooray for over-thinking Disney stuff. My favorite...Hooray for over-thinking Disney stuff. My favorite. But keep in mind even though Mufasa is all "circle of life you guys" he did make the hyenas live in an elephant graveyard. Weren't they part of this circle of life?<br /><br />Also congrats on making the decision to give up something for Lent and you make a lot of good points about how bad factory farming is. (You should read Omnivore's Dilemma.) Though I have to second Alice's comment of "Man, but meat is soooo good". Meat isn't something I could give up because pork is delicious.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456600806188531803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-51022730354817231472012-02-22T15:56:29.680+00:002012-02-22T15:56:29.680+00:00Yay giving up meat for Lent! Yay!!!! *applause*
I...Yay giving up meat for Lent! Yay!!!! *applause*<br /><br />I bet you by the end you won't even miss it. ;-)Amandahttp://opinionsofawolf.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-43185225958842840352012-02-22T15:23:40.503+00:002012-02-22T15:23:40.503+00:00Man, but meat is soooo good. Also bad for you (acc...Man, but meat is soooo good. Also bad for you (according to my voice teacher, who's one of those raw people). But soooo good.<br /><br />Also -- LION KING. If I might quote 3rd Rock from the Sun:<br /><br />Officer Don: "Hamlet? The story is as old as time. Pretty-boy son has a rich daddy and a good-looking mommy. The uncle knocks off daddy, marries mommy, and cuts pretty-boy out of the action. So junior goes crazy and he kills them all. Not a pretty story...but there it is."<br /><br />Tommy: "Isn't that the plot of The Lion King?"Reading Rambohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12614467198216577755noreply@blogger.com