Comments mary martin has made

  • the taste of butter

    Regarding trying to replace the taste of, say, butter (but anything, really), that kind of thinking can be a recipe (get it?) for disaster. What I bake is delicious but does not taste exactly like it has been baked with butter. And in fact on the rare occasion when I do accidentally eat something cooked with butter, I find the taste repulsive. Your palate changes as you remove animals from your diet. But as for the function of butter or eggs, they really are easily replaced with what you call "real" food. Also remember that yogurt, bread, and cheese are just as "unreal" as their vegan counterparts. And when you think about what eggs are (menstrual secretions) and think about drinking the milk of a cow or a dog or an elephant, the idea of drinking almond milk and using a ripe banana or some ground flax seed rather than an egg becomes very appealing.On Umbra on homegrown meat posted 11 months ago 33 Responses

  • re: dairy and eggs

    rockypandora,
    Earth Balance is a fabulous butter substitute; there's no difference in baked goods whatsoever, and I bake several times a week. Egg replacer in a box isn't a favorite of mine, and depending on whether you're using egg for structure or moisture, there are a handful of substitutes, including unsweetened applesauce, ripe banana, ground flax seed, tofu, soy or coconut-milk yogurt. If you're not into palm, Earth Balance isn't even necessary, as safflower or canola are fine, and even applesauce is a great substitute. When I realized that the dairy industry and the veal industry are siblings, it wasn't too tough to mentally get rid of dairy and try a little harder with my baking. But as it turns out, it's not hard at all.On Umbra on homegrown meat posted 11 months, 2 weeks ago 33 Responses

  • Soy Feta

    Try Soy Feta by sunergia soyfoods:http://www.sunergiasoyfoods.com/
    You'll never know the difference. I actually don't like it because it reminds me so much of cheese made from animals. But all of my omni friends swear by it and don't even use goat cheeses anymore!

    Now, if we could only get a good mozzarella alternative, we'd probably have a lot more vegans.On A noncarnivorous path to Super Bowl-snack nirvana posted 1 year, 10 months ago 9 Responses