http://virtuallyvegan.com Healthy eating with kindness to animals. Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:22:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Last week I went to eat oysters at the Ferry Building in San Francisco which has a lot of high quality food shops. Next door to the Cowgirl Creamery is a butcher shop with cuts of meats on display. Although I enjoy the flavor of beef, this image looks scary ... http://virtuallyvegan.com/2009/07/flesh/ For my birthday, my brother Grant and his partner gave me a beautiful basket filled with all kinds of Italian gourmet delights. Included in the basket of was a bag of six color pasta. Of course I couldn't wait to use it. The pasta added such depth and heartiness to the ... http://virtuallyvegan.com/2009/05/sei-colore-pasta/ I had this for breakfast. When I was a kid my parents went through a phase were they'd buy fat free milk. It was blue. I tried it on my cereal—and hated it. God bless them for caring. I'm not a big milk drinker. The ubiquity of the 'Got milk?' ... http://virtuallyvegan.com/2009/05/kashi-autumn-wheat-cereal-with-soy-milk/ When I was a kid we ate Wonder bread or Roman Meal 'wheat' bread which are very soft and, honestly, very bland. Kiki and like focaccia bread. It's great for sandwiches or heated up and served with olive oil and balsamic vinegar. We buy ours at Trader Joe's, though you ... http://virtuallyvegan.com/2009/05/focaccia-bread/ To avoid any tears when slicing onions, stick a piece of bread in your mouth before you start chopping. It does the trick. http://virtuallyvegan.com/2009/05/veggies/ A light drizzle of olive oil over asparagus topped with lemon pepper, squeeze of lemon juice and s & p. Pop it in the toaster oven for 8 minutes for a crisp bite. http://virtuallyvegan.com/2009/05/asparagus/ Sweet and delicious. Kiki swears that if you put a piece of bread in your mouth while you're chopping them your eyes won't get teary. I've tired that trick and it didn't seem to work for me. Maybe I'm using the wrong brand of bread. http://virtuallyvegan.com/2009/05/onions/ My brother Stephan told me about aloe vera juice several years ago. I add about 2-3 oz to my juice each morning. I've been doing this for a few years now. I imagine my immune system is a little healthier as a result. I also gargle with it twice a day. ... http://virtuallyvegan.com/2009/05/aloe-vera-juice/ Kiki shot this while we were picnicking. This is in Byxbee Park in Palo Alto, California which is part of a bird sanctuary and nature preserve. Beyond being virtually vegan, Kiki brings a sense of beauty and care to meals. We packed a blanket, a bottle of wine, hummus, pita ... http://virtuallyvegan.com/2009/05/coppola-zinfandel/ Here are some ingredients and brands we like. Cholula hot sauce for tortilla wraps and pizza, balsamic vinegar and olive oil for focccia bread. Well, the olive oil goes into nearly everything. Chili oil for pad thai. Many of these come from Trader Joe's, a great place to get good, ... http://virtuallyvegan.com/2009/05/kitchen-cabinet/