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On today's Leonard Lopate show Lenny was interviewing Kurt Vonnegut and vegetarianism came up (KV mentioned that George Bernard Shaw was veg). Then LL said that Hitler was a vegetarian and Kurt said “I didn't know that”. And then my dreams were crushed as they proceeded to discuss eating veal. But the point is, please email The Leonard Lopate show and try to get him to retract the statement on air tomorrow.
lopateshow@wnyc.org
Just simply say that Hitler was not veg and would they please make a correction. And then ask if Lenny or Kurt would like to date me.

I dislike the word “flexitarian” but I don't object to the concept. I appreciate the fact that people are realizing that limiting meat is a healthy and ethical decision. Obviously, fewer animals will suffer as people continue to cut down on their meat and dairy consumption and that can be nothing but good news. I consider their diet different than an omnivorous one and I don't expect them to adhere to the wishes of some vegetarians and call themselves omnivores. Everyone has a right to define their diet. I also think that these people are the harbingers of the food revolution that will have to take place as we realize that we cannot sustain our meat laden diet and that we cannot consider ourselves an ethical society while we continue to treat sentient beings with such brutality. As the consciousness of America shifts to a more plant based diet I welcome these soybean eaters! these vegan cake bakers! these seitan kneaders! into our communities with open arms. My one hope is that we come up with a better moniker for them.

I prefer the word semi-vegetarian. The prefix “flexi” means something that is bendable which indicates that vegetarians are not bendable and may in fact have some sort of stick up their ass. “Flexi” connotes a wishy washiness and ambivalence. I envision a frizzy haired sufferer of dementia walking into a restaurant, half her clothes inside out and mismatched socks. “I'll have a veggie burger with mushrooms and let's see what else…” She twirls a sloppily manicured finger through her hair and looks up at the waiter hopefully, each eye traveling in a separate direction…”I think you mean a bacon double cheeseburger with faux grois mayo” the waiter offers. “Oh yes, yes that is it.” She hands him the menu which is now inexplicably covered in lipstick marks and she proceeds to chew on the fake flowers on the table. The waiter gives a playful shake of his head, happy to be of help but wondering when these people will ever learn. As he punches in her order he looks over to her table where she has now jumped up on the table and is squatting like a monkey and banging her palms against either side of her head.

The prefix semi simply means partially. Someone who is conscious of their decision, someone who limits their meat and dairy. Maybe even someone who eats fish but no other kind of meat. I don't know the exact ratio of vegan vs. non vegan meals but I figure it would be significant enough to quantify labeling their diet semi-veg.

America will not likely go vegan any time soon, “flexitarianism” needs to be encouraged, it just needs a better word and possibly even a society of mutual aid, where they can keep each other in check and help each other to dress in the morning.

I got a car today. It's a 1996 VW Golf and it's black and I think I might be in love with it. Now to get that driver's license. In any case I am happy to have a way out, this city is so stifling. But it's what they call home.

Even though it's in the 90s today good riddance to summer. Now I can get with the business of cooking awesome food, soups and stews and pies and whatever else qualifies as food. I've been sort of busy and sort of relaxing. I haven't been posting recipes too much because I've mostly been cooking very plain and low fat food trying to shed the weight I put on writing the god forsaken cookbook. I also started a couple of project-y type things:
1- A band (maybe - in any case I'm going to play music with some friends today so we'll see how that goes.)
2- A zine (or at least a comic strip about a girl and her unicorn)
3- A sci-fi writing workshop.

So that's what I've been up to. No cooking things, really. As far as the show goes we're working on episode 5 so it should be done soonly. I also will be relocating for awhile but it's pretty up in the air right now. Be careful it doesn't hit you in the head.

I'm going to be doing a bake sale on Sunday the 18th to raise money for a Houston food bank. Bake something and join us! It's going to be on Vanderbilt ave in Brooklyn (just a block from Flatbush - near 2/3 and Q trains), time and exact location TBA.

You can also help by hanging out at the bake sale and buying stuff, attracting attention, etc. Also, we need a table and some chairs if anyone has got some. And maybe people can help by handing out fliers and making signs.

Please spread the word and email me if you have any questions: postpunkkitchen at gmail.com

Check out Vegan Lunch Box. Started because ”There's a lot out there about healthy lunches for kids, but not much for vegan kids (”pack your kids some healthy hardboiled eggs and cheese”…I don't think so.)  So I thought it might be fun to provide some inspiration to vegan parents. “

The food looks awesome so far, I can't wait to see how the school year progresses!