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Sunshine (left) and Angel chopping greens from their garden
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Slice frozen bananas. In a blender or Vita-Mix, start with three cups of ice cold water. Add the remaining ingredients and blend. Slowly add more water until it reaches desired consistency. Optional: Add 1 Tbsp maple syrup or ¼ cup vanilla soy milk (or other non-dairy milk) Variation: Add fresh strawberry, carob, mint or peanut butter
Zucchini Mushroom Baked Omelette | Serves 4 1 onion, diced 8-9 mushrooms, sliced 2 medium-sized zucchini, diced dash of tamari or substitute 1/2 t. dried dill weed dash of garlic and onion powder nutritional yeast (to taste) 2 lbs. (4 C.) medium-firm organic tofu, rinsed & drained 2 T. tahini 1 t. turmeric 2 T. nutritional yeast 2 T. tamari or substitute 1/2-1 T. herb seasoning (such as Herbamare) 1. Sauté onion in oil or water until translucent. Add mushrooms and zucchini with a little tamari, dill, garlic and onion powder and a sprinkle of nutritional yeast. Cook until soft. 2. Mash tofu in a bowl. Add remaining ingredients and mix. 3. Add sauté to the tofu batter and mix well. 4. Flatten batter onto a baking sheet lined with baking paper (batter should be about one inch high). Bake in a pre-heated oven at 350° for 30 minutes or until golden-brown. These recipes have been reproduced from Incredibly Delicious: Recipes for a New Paradigm by Gentle World, which includes over 500 recipes and all sorts of tips to help make the transition to veganism easy and delicious.
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New Zealand is a place largely known for its meat and dairy. Gentle World also has a sister site there. They have a farm with over 450 acres on the Northern Island, with several vegan-organic gardens including large watermelon patches and a wide variety of vegetables, fruit and ornamental trees. “Ten years ago, when we first started the center there, ‘vegan’ was a bad word,” Sun confided. Today, health and vitality is more than enough reward for the choice they made 40 years ago. The fact that the rest of the world seems to be catching on, is icing on the carrot cake, so to speak. “For many years we spoke to people who were not interested,” Light observed. “Now there are more than ever.” Indeed, former president Bill Clinton, in a widely documented effort, recently went on a plant-based diet to lose weight for his daughter, Chelsea’s wedding. Dr. Oz, Oprah’s health guru, is now touting the benefits of eating vegan. And, even more exciting, there is a cornucopia of new products on the market including vegan ice cream and vegan pizza. “Things we dreamed of,” Sun said. “You can pretty much have it all. The truth is out. People are evolving and becoming more aware.” While Gentle World is a living testament to the health benefits from a plant-based diet, their philosophy extends to environmental and spiritual issues as well. As Sun said, the lifestyle is almost a religion, and the awareness of not killing animals can extend to regard for human life as well. “To say it is a diet does it such a disservice,” said Sun. “It’s not just a diet. I really feel that vegan evolution is the greatest hope we have for peace on earth.” ❖
4 cups ice cold water (but don’t add ice to the blender) 4 bananas, peeled & frozen 1 fresh banana 1/4 cup tahini 1 tsp. vanilla