tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2217455265951651182.post4969217448244421772..comments2024-01-08T21:51:18.557-08:00Comments on Julia's (Vegan) Kitchen: More muffinsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2217455265951651182.post-37060225380083861472009-11-21T10:05:52.431-08:002009-11-21T10:05:52.431-08:00yum, yum, yum. after five years of living with arh...yum, yum, yum. after five years of living with arhia, these are my comfort food. she usually puts flak seeds on them, which i like, and also usually uses raisins instead of chocolate chips (except when we have guests). there was one time she used carob chips and it was particularly delicious, but only because they were complemented by some spice ... what was it??? they taste slightly different, you know?<br /><br />i must admit, i used to be one of those who thought veganism was excessive, not healthy, and usually not scrumptious. this opinion was formed partly because the vegans i had known were vegans not because it was delicious but because of moral reasons. they relied on french fries, veganaise, fake meat, and other aberrations of sustenance. <br /><br />arhia's recipes are from her family recipes, which were, quite simply, her family trying to live off the land (and, when they couldn't, close to the land) for twenty years. in a way, the diet in her family has more gastronomic similarity to the primordial human's than anyone else i've met; it's mostly seeds, grains, nuts, greens, and vegatables, and, very rarely, a rabbit. within those constraints, they tried to live as deliciously as they could. the single best dessert i've ever tasted was a raspberry pie at arhia's house made by her mom, whose filling was made entirely from wild raspberries her sisters picked. the crust had wheat and sesame butter in it. basically, the pie was sesame seeds, wheat berries, soy beans, and raspberries. <br /><br />it's almost as if veganism were a branch of queer theory. "let me pin you down to tell you something!"myer norehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14306569947267912545noreply@blogger.com