tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post114201521680547501..comments2024-03-09T23:07:41.551-08:00Comments on Vegan Lunch Box: Hot Dog SoupJennifershmoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08663322884550580226noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-1142300773888263402006-03-13T17:46:00.000-08:002006-03-13T17:46:00.000-08:00Wow. Thanks to everyone who posted to my question ...Wow. Thanks to everyone who posted to my question about a meat-eating husband! I was amazed to find out that even Jennifer does not have a veggie husband. I am lucky in that my SO understands my health, environmental and animal rights/treatment concerns, and the other day - he was out of milk and drank my soy milk for a few days! <BR/><BR/>Another positive: he really liked the seitan meals I have cooked recently (366 ways to cook tofu cookbook by Robin Robertson), esp the Kung Pao (it did kick ass).<BR/> Anyhoo- we have talked and decided to eat most meals at the dinner table, and, he will cook a meal that I can eat but that he prefers (pizza, pasta) on Sat night after my grad class, while I will cook the Sun night meal (of my choosing- maybe something more 'exotic' than he would try to make). Thanks again to everyone for their words of inspiration and congrats to Jennifer for a great site: you deserve it!! Can't wait for your cookbook.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-1142287054349041052006-03-13T13:57:00.000-08:002006-03-13T13:57:00.000-08:00Congrats!Congrats!Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13416412232636141747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-1142285426282699852006-03-13T13:30:00.000-08:002006-03-13T13:30:00.000-08:00Yeah, good on ya, Alex! Miso soup rocks! What ki...Yeah, good on ya, Alex! Miso soup rocks! What kind of seaweed did you use?Jennifershmoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08663322884550580226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-1142284113726174222006-03-13T13:08:00.000-08:002006-03-13T13:08:00.000-08:00So- do you think the winning prize of Godiva truff...So- do you think the winning prize of Godiva truffles are vegan? I know that according to buyblue.org they're rather republican...<BR/><BR/>not meaning to rain on the announcement, its just oh so ironic!<BR/>- congrats!Jocelyn:McAuliflowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00740967128867118223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-1142284040620623832006-03-13T13:07:00.000-08:002006-03-13T13:07:00.000-08:00Congrats to you also Alex..that soup sounds great!...Congrats to you also Alex..that soup sounds great!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-1142283540240813772006-03-13T12:59:00.000-08:002006-03-13T12:59:00.000-08:00Congrats!Congrats!Everyday Superherohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01770767316431629647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-1142282782090542482006-03-13T12:46:00.001-08:002006-03-13T12:46:00.001-08:00OH MY GOD!!!!OH MY GOD!!!!Jennifershmoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08663322884550580226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-1142282775509859692006-03-13T12:46:00.000-08:002006-03-13T12:46:00.000-08:00Congratulations on winning a 2006 Bloggie award! ...Congratulations on winning a 2006 Bloggie award! I have been an avid reader of this site for about 3 or 4 months, and have told a lot of people about it. Your hard work shows (as a parent and as a blogger) and it is great you are getting some recognition for it.<BR/><BR/>Keep up the good work!Saxtorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03436234974832669544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-1142281632168298502006-03-13T12:27:00.000-08:002006-03-13T12:27:00.000-08:00Congratulations!!!! 2006 Bloggie winner! That is...Congratulations!!!! 2006 Bloggie winner! That is amazing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-1142280412895414372006-03-13T12:06:00.000-08:002006-03-13T12:06:00.000-08:00I think you would be proud of me, today for lunch ...I think you would be proud of me, today for lunch I made my own vegan (I think) soup with sea weed and tofu and miso!High Power Rocketryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11537203640644706903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-1142279916712051172006-03-13T11:58:00.000-08:002006-03-13T11:58:00.000-08:00I had to add my 2 cents on the veg/carnivore relat...I had to add my 2 cents on the veg/carnivore relationships. My husband is also a meat-eater and I'm a vegetarian (have been for 10 years). He is really open-minded about food and enjoys lots of ethnic food, especially Indian, so I try to cook lots of different kinds of veg stuff at home that we both enjoy. He doesn't really ever eat meat at home but will get it when we are out to dinner or for his lunch at work. Once last year he even decided to go veg for a month as an experiment. It was so cool! I don't know if he'd ever go vegetarian, but he'll devour tempeh with the best of them if it tastes good enough!<BR/>I think everyone is right about eating together though. We used to have such conflicting schedules that we never ate together and I think it's helped our relationship to sit down together to eat.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18166448252167535792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-1142278511436186862006-03-13T11:35:00.000-08:002006-03-13T11:35:00.000-08:00Hey, here's some lingo explanation:DD = Dear Daugh...Hey, here's some lingo explanation:<BR/><BR/>DD = Dear Daughter<BR/>DH = Dear Husband<BR/>DS = Dear Son<BR/><BR/>Try being a knitter! Online forums are full of silly acronyms like SEX (stash enrichment expedition), LYS (local yarn store), SABLE (stash aquired beyond life expectancy), etc.Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15744306048642372564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-1142276914151734782006-03-13T11:08:00.000-08:002006-03-13T11:08:00.000-08:00Meg-- I say "SO" as in "Significant Other." And go...Meg-- I say "SO" as in "Significant Other." And go, Bay Area! San Francisco has fabulous vegetarian and vegan restaurants, but don't forget places like Berkeley! We're very veg-friendly here. =)Kobyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03067041998321415395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-1142276431974556812006-03-13T11:00:00.000-08:002006-03-13T11:00:00.000-08:00First of all, Jennifer, I love this blog! It's so...First of all, Jennifer, I love this blog! It's so cute and inspirational!<BR/><BR/>Secondly, GO SAN FRANCISCO! I am an SF resident and love that it's getting so much recognition for it's veg-friendliness. There are so many veggi stores and retaurants here it's amazing! <BR/><BR/>Lastly, forgive me for this question as I'm not the most internet savy, but what the heck do all these acronyms that I see posted all of the time mean? SO? DH? DD? etc...<BR/><BR/>Thanks again for your inspiration! I'm bringing my lunch to work again now. Today is sweet potato enchiladas with black beans and carrots! Yummo!<BR/><BR/>MegAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-1142275042979098592006-03-13T10:37:00.000-08:002006-03-13T10:37:00.000-08:00>>This must be a real "kids" lunchI think you're r...>>This must be a real "kids" lunch<BR/><BR/>I think you're right! I made the same soup for my husband and I but left out the hot dogs and added sauteed mushrooms.Jennifershmoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08663322884550580226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-1142274392878078452006-03-13T10:26:00.000-08:002006-03-13T10:26:00.000-08:00My live in boyfriend is a meat eater, too. I'm ne...My live in boyfriend is a meat eater, too. I'm never going to try to "convert" him, but I hope he's understanding that when we have kids (eventually) I'll want to raise them vegan... he's a little skeptical on that one but we've agreed that we don't need to decide right now. He has also commented that he is really starting to feel the benefit of eating all of my healthy meatless meals - though he still eats cold cuts for lunch and sometimes makes his own dinner that will contain meat/cheese/whatever. <BR/><BR/>This must be a real "kids" lunch, because I can honestly say I've never had any interest in hot dog soup - vegan or otherwise! I usually use this blog to plan my own meals. I'll keep it in mind, though, for the DISTANT future when I have school aged children!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-1142273391914070832006-03-13T10:09:00.000-08:002006-03-13T10:09:00.000-08:00Hi! To everyone asking about veg friendly cities, ...Hi! To everyone asking about veg friendly cities, GoVeg.com just posted their top picks on this website: http://goveg.com/f-vegcities.asp. Portland, Seattle, and San Francisco topped the list of course, but there are some surprises in there as well!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-1142272095072442062006-03-13T09:48:00.000-08:002006-03-13T09:48:00.000-08:00>>Why only 3 stars?Well, it's pretty arbitrary, bu...>>Why only 3 stars?<BR/><BR/>Well, it's pretty arbitrary, but I think of 3 stars as, "not bad, but I didn't finish it all" or "he liked it but I felt it was nutritionally not the best"; 4 stars as, "I finished it all and it was good!"; and 5 stars as, "This was amazing! Can I have some more when we get home?" :-)Jennifershmoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08663322884550580226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-1142270899764489292006-03-13T09:28:00.000-08:002006-03-13T09:28:00.000-08:00My SO of 2.5 years admits that he prefers a little...My SO of 2.5 years admits that he prefers a little meat in his meals. However, he also understands why I dislike meat and animal products, and he too is against factory farming and the blatant cruelty in the meat, egg, and milk industries. He's become a lot more open to vegetarian options, but when he cooks, he still cooks meat, and I'll add vegan things to make it a meal. I'll eat it without the meat, he'll eat it with. Everyone needs to compromise a little, but you can make a shared lifestyle work. Open communication (explaining your choices in diet) always helps, too. =)Kobyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03067041998321415395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-1142270740467864722006-03-13T09:25:00.000-08:002006-03-13T09:25:00.000-08:00This site is an inspritation. You're helping a lo...This site is an inspritation. You're helping a lot of people eat better: thanks. Today I'm planning to make the Lemon Rice with Peas dish from May All Be Fed. Yay!Laura-Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06641777272970017785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-1142258093173008202006-03-13T05:54:00.000-08:002006-03-13T05:54:00.000-08:00I'm a long time lurker, first time poster. I check...I'm a long time lurker, first time poster. I check this site every day and am always impressed! I even ordered a laptop lunchbox for myself but somehow the food I pack never looks quite as good as Shmoo's--but I'm working on it.<BR/><BR/>I am a vegetarian with vegan tendencies ;-) married to a carnivore. When we first moved in together HE made the decision not to keep or eat meat in the house, though he does occassionally buy a couple cans of tuna. He eats whatever I cook with no complaints, has cut back on his meat consumption even when he/we go out, and has even become a decent vegetarian cook. <BR/><BR/>I don't think he'll ever be a vegetarian. Still, I see glimmers of hope like when he called me from a cabin he was sharing with a couple friends to complain that all they eat is meat and white bread and he had to sneak out to buy vegetables and fruit :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-1142254358619352872006-03-13T04:52:00.000-08:002006-03-13T04:52:00.000-08:00Why only 3 stars?Why only 3 stars?High Power Rocketryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11537203640644706903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-1142253902423386792006-03-13T04:45:00.000-08:002006-03-13T04:45:00.000-08:00I love your ideas and recipes! Just delicious. I...I love your ideas and recipes! Just delicious. I aso love your lunchbox containers. where did you get them or better yet were can I find them?<BR/>thank youAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-1142232768318925862006-03-12T22:52:00.000-08:002006-03-12T22:52:00.000-08:00Hi, Christine! Your relationship and mine sound v...Hi, Christine! Your relationship and mine sound very similar! My husband accepts my position but does not agree with it, and I don't think he will ever be a vegetarian. Like anonymous above I used to add meat to his portion of things, but I can't bring myself to do that anymore, especially since the day shmoo came into the kitchen and saw me warming up hubby's dead duck. "It's not fair that a vegetarian has to cook animals," he said. And all I could do was agree! <BR/><BR/>Since then, he fixes his own eggs and eats meat when we're out. At mealtimes he generally eats what I fix and I work hard to make the vegan things I know he enjoys. He's still not too happy sometimes, I must admit, and will supplement my vegan meals with cheese or eggs. I agree with the posters above -- don't sacrifice shared mealtimes. I think they're an important part of daily family life. Good luck, Christine!Jennifershmoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08663322884550580226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132334.post-1142232161525689562006-03-12T22:42:00.000-08:002006-03-12T22:42:00.000-08:00>>Can you list what you mean by "Refined Sugar".I ...>>Can you list what you mean by "Refined Sugar".<BR/><BR/>I don't know what everyone might mean by the term, but for me it means we're cutting out all sugar crystals, candy, and maple syrup, at least through Lent to see how we feel. I'm a real sugar junkie and I've been eating more and more, well, OREO COOKIES since I started Lunch Box. So I'm already starting to feel "detoxed", healthier and more patient, and shmoo seems a little easier to be around (whether it's me or him or both, I don't know!).<BR/><BR/>Re. miso, yes we use miso paste for soups. I would suggest trying both kinds and see which you like -- the red might be a bit stronger in flavor, but you might like that.<BR/><BR/>Kristina -- those Carob Fudge Balls sound divine!<BR/><BR/>Kimberly, thank you for sharing your touching story. Leave it to the children to cut right through to the truth.Jennifershmoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08663322884550580226noreply@blogger.com