"He that killeth an ox is as he that slayeth a man."

"And GOD blessed them and God said unto them, Be Fruitful, and
multiply and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have DOMINION over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that
moveth upon the earth." Genesis 1:28

To many in the religious community, this verse from the scriptures gives humans the RIGHT to eat animals. How convenient for man to define dominion to suit his purpose – butchering then eating the creatures we were given dominion over.

I believe that our intellectual evolution has given us the power to "rule", but it is the application of that very intellect that obliges us to rule as benevolent nurturing caretakers who rule with love and compassion, rather than destructive tyrants who rape and pillage the earth and it’s creatures.

Now, it is my guess that these same people who use the dominion argument to eat the living things they have this supreme authority over, also believe that God has dominion over us… For all our sakes, I hope God is a vegan and treats us humans much better than we treat the creatures we rule over.

Maybe they should also consider these passages from the scriptures:

"And God said: Behold I have given you every herb bearing seed which is upon the face of all the earth and every tree in which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat, and to every beast of the earth, . . . I have given every green herb for meat."
(Genesis 1: 29).

"It shall be a perpetual statute throughout your generations in all your dwellings, that ye shall eat neither fat nor blood"
(Leviticus 3.17)

"Ye shall eat no fat, of ox, or sheep or goat. And the fat of that which dieth of itself, and the fat of that which is torn of beasts, may be used for any other service: but ye shall in no wise eat of it. . . Even the soul that eateth it shall be cut off from his people. And ye shall eat no manner of blood, whether it be of fowl or of beast"
(Leviticus 7:26-27).

"He that killeth an ox is as he that slayeth a man."
(Isaiah 66 verse 3).

"While the flesh was yet between their teeth, ere it was chewed the wrath of the Lord was kindled against the people, and the Lord smote the people with a very great plague."
(Numbers 11: verses 20 & 33).

But What Do You Eat?

This is the question I get every time I meet someone new and they discover I'm one of those weirdo vegans... You know the ones, we don't eat anything that comes from anything that had a mommy and a daddy. Why this is considered an appropriate question to ask is beyond me. I mean, do I go around asking obese people "but what do you eat?" No. That would be considered rude. I would be yelled at and called insensitive. But, since everyone is going to ask I decided to take a couple of weeks and post the dinners I eat. Yup. Pictures and everything.

So, after looking back on the dinners I ate this last week I decided it wasn't a very good representation of my diet, but in the interest of full disclosure I'm gonna put it out here. As for the photos of last week's meals, I just decided to post all of this yesterday, so I only have pics of last night's dinner. I'll do better. Promise.

Let's start with Saturday, January 17. (Just because it was my birthday and for absolutely no other reason.) We went out to dinner at the new Chipotle that opened in town! I had the 3-taco basket. My tacos had black beans, rice flavored with cilantro, tomatillo salsa, lettuce and guacamole. DELISH! I did also have a diet coke, which, by-the-by, I am trying to drink much less of these days. It is very very very very bad - and I've been drinking WAAAAAAAAY too much of it. So, as you see it on my list of "foods" remember that I used to drink about 2 LITERS EVERY DAY! (yes, you heard that right, and I am ashamed), and having only one when I eat out is a proverbial giant step for me!

Sunday, January 18. I took the easy way out and heated up a pot of Amy's Organic Vegan Chili with some Vege dogs, vegan cheese and diced onions. (Rarely do we use buns because most are made with eggs or milk or both - but who needs those calories anyhow.) I think I sauteed some dandelion greens in olive oil and brown rice syrup too. Chocolate soy milk to drink. No soda today!!!!

Monday, January 19. I took the REALLY EASY way out and made everyone pick a leftover out of the fridge for dinner. I had a seitan (fake meat) sandwich with fresh lettuce, pickle relish, and vegan cheese with vegan mayo. YUM! Oh, and some white tea to drink. Again, no soda today!!

Tuesday, January 20. We had creamed spinach in filo dough, fresh steamed veges (cauliflower, broccoli, carrots), fresh fruit, and mashed potatoes. I made some fresh squeezed grapefruit juice from the fruit from Joe Lample's tree. Thanks Joe!

Wednesday, January 21. I had some organic brussels sprouts from Sprouts Market that needed cooking up. So I tossed them in olive oil and Chardonnay Oak Smoked Fleur de Sel (fancy name for chardonnay smoked salt) and sauteed them with 3-grain Tempeh, thinly sliced elephant garlic (organic), and a little brown rice syrup (organic). All this with wild rice on the side. And this I do have a photo of:







Well, that's it for now. Let me know if you want me to start posting recipes.

It's Been Awhile - Missed Me?

I know. I missed you too. But I had all that Christmas knitting to do, and it didn't leave much time for blogging. Enough excuses.

This is my newest information:

The Argentines (who clearly loooove cows) have outfitted some of their bovine friends with methane-capturing backpacks in this season's go-to color, hot pink. Argentina figures that up to 30% of its total greenhouse gas emissions come from the country's 55 million cows (an average cow produces about 30 cubic feet of emissions a day). Currently they've got 10 cows in the program - imagine the possibilities if the US got their dairies involved in this. We could have some red-white-blue backpacks! Oh Yes We Can!