Survival of the Cutest

[cuervolinda]

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Krustaceans

[otis_otis]

I think what I said was that I have seen evidence of marital infidelity among humans that involved lobsters. No, wait - it was marital infidelity among humans that was caused by lobsters. No, wait it was a lobster-crab-squid threeway. No, wait. Now I remember. What I said was that I wuld divorce my wife if she ever made me hoof it to that shitty fish market in Park Slope to buy another one of those stinking roaches of the sea again

Angst in my Plate

[cuervolinda]

Tonight I ate an entire can of tuna and savored it with all the reverence normally reserved for a client-bought filet mignon on the road. The lack of protein in my diet is apparant. I am tired to the point of nodding off on the train these days. Why don't I have access to a cow who died of old age? Or as the result of a terrible broken fence/combine incident? The soy and fish just doesn't have the same effect red meat did. I'm making a doctor's appointment for this week.

Re: Angst in my Plate

[mrama]

Ah, yes, I've been through all this. I came to a point where I tried to let go of the guilt and started eating chicken, turkey and fish, but I just couldn't make the leap to mammals. I still can't bear to look at chickens, and occasionally apologize to my fish, even though he's a betta and would gladly devour a fellow fish if given the chance.

What if you just ate free range meat? Would you feel better if the animal lived it's life on the open range before a humane death?

[airmide]

I've been meaning to ask for a while....how exactly do you make a vegetarian tuna melt? I've come up with something similar using tofu and fake chicken but I'm curious what your version is. Also if you haven't already - consider trying the Garlic Portabella Mushroom Burger from Veggie Patch http://www.veggiepatch.com/contentmgr/showdetails.php/id/242 it's about the best veggie burger I've tried, though you have to actually cook them, they come out creepy when microwaved. Costco carries them. And....anything by Quorn brand is incredibly good! Joe has tried their stuff and says it tastes almost exactly like the real thing. They make fake chicken and turkey roast and stuff like that mostly. http://www.quorn.us/... )

Yoni Massage Full Circle Cooking Rituals

[cuervolinda]

Monkey posted the link to buy Tuno, which is what he gets. It tastes pretty good, and the texture is much more accurate than a lot of veggie fish as it's flaky. They also make sea scallops we are going to try.

Please tell me everything you know about veggie Atkins. As a rebellion against my no meat regime, I have begun to eat Krispy Kremes at an alarming rate. I think I've gained ten pounds since I stopped the chicken/pork/beef. I need to figure out how to eat now. Help, Colleen!

Tuno makes the world go 'round

[spaderboy]

My evil plan is working.....mwah hah hah hah. Actually, I never meant to be an influence, only secretly hoping that my non-meat eating ways would rub off on my dear wife. Being a vegetarian sucks much in the same being a humanitarian does, much in the same way doing the right thing does, much in the same way supressing the urge to punch co-workers in the head. It robs me of my right to be a egotistical rag, which is fun as hell, and to that I have to shake my head. My younger, more rebellious self (circa the late 80's, early 90's) must be rolling his punk rock eyes in disgust. I'm such a friggin hippy now.

But the proverbial ball is roading and damned if I can stop it.

But I will say this much. The moment one of those cats kicks off due to natural causes, I am so going to eat it. Kitty Parmigana. Hoooo yeah.

And as for the Veggie Tuna Melt, check out Worthington's TUNO.

Somethin' Fishy

[otis_otis]

Thank god I don't have a humanitarian bone in my body. Self-deprivation for the benefit of others simply escapes me. I'm off to White Castle, though that proves nothing, 'cause I'm pretty sure there's no actual beef in those things.

Chocolate-Glazed Double Cheeseburger

[cuervolinda]

Even if WC tried a soy version, it would never be the same. I love these wee crap nuggets so. There is so much sugar in the bun and grease in the meat, that they are more of a meat pastry than anything else.

Meat Pastry vs. Meat Puppets

[otis_otis]

You are so right. They're like fake little non-meat hors' d'ouvres. I want some. Now. Sigh.