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>  ML> charity things are sort of cute, as Annie the provider
>  ML> gets to deduct her part, and the purchaser gets to
>  ML> deduct as well.
> Win-win, so to speak...  ;)  And hopefully the charity does get needed
> funds to do their thing thereby, as well... :)

I hope so: I am against cruelty to animals (though not
against eating them, of course).

>  ML> I'll have been at Annie's for Christmas through
>  ML> New Year's, and the event will be at her house.
> Ah, ok...  :)

Could be worse. Though she wrote me a note venting about
Robbie again, and I told her to get over it, which I guess
was the wrong answer, so there may be a little friction.

>  ML> He is also the creator of the Maggie Moo's (another
>  ML> Kansas City company) logo.
> Does he hail from Kansas City, then...?

Charlie Podrebarac has strong KC ties, though I'm not
sure he lives there.

>  ML> I'd imagine that Popeye kept a pretty close though
>  ML> ugly eye on his minions.
> I'm sure he did... but not as sure about the company that took his
> name...  :)

Actually, the original guy was Al CCopeland.

>  ML> They're actually quite into veggies, but that's their norm,
>  ML> and the intensity of the flavor (dark meat chicken after
>  ML> all) and the primal nature of chowing down on flesh were
>  ML> perhaps not so familiar to them.
> Ah.... so the vegetarian dish, no matter how tasty, was more familiar,
> and thus more run-of-the-mill for them... 

I suppose. I made 3 meat meals (2 chicken, 1 pork) during
the time I was there, 9 or 10 days I think. I made 6 to 8
serving size dishes for each of the meals, and they devoured
them (4 people total).

>  ML> The day after, or was it two days after, they served me a
>  ML> butternut squash black bean vegan chili, the squash somewhat
>  ML> undercooked to give the jawa something to chew on in a
>  ML> meatlike way (remind me never to do this).
> I rather think I might not have to do any reminding... ;)  Chewy black
> beans might have done better... ;)

But after a week, they were just getting around to finishing
the butternut squash vegan chili, putting bits of it in their
lunch bags for today. To be fair, they used a whole squash,
so there was a bunch of the stuff.

>  ML> They try to balance their meat meals
>  ML> (preferably not beef, uses too many planetary resources)
>  ML> with vegetarian/vegan ones.
> Back when I was cooking more vegetarian(-ish) meals, we tried to balance
> them with meat meals... ;) 

Responsible, but I've given up on being responsible.

>  ML> chicken wing, Vered won't eat meat off the bone, a same
>  ML> neurosis shared by Lilli and actually several other of
>  ML> my friends. She sees the silliness and irrationality of
>  ML> that prejudice, though, which some others do not.
> Perhaps it feels too primal...?  Or childish...? (Maybe not that much
> difference between them, actually... ;) )  Richard will eat meat off a
> bone, but he prefers not to have to hassle with it... :)

Too primal. A sort of unwritten prohibition against placing
calcium against calcium I guess. Similar to those who won't
eat rare meat because it reminds them of vampirism.

> SOW, I just picked up a Japanese eggplant at Lee's Oriental today... I

Excellent. Now to get a duck.

>  >  ML> M omitted the green pepper and tomato, substituted thyme
>  >  ML> and oregano for marjoram, and used much more dried paprika.
>  > I'd approve of those changes... :)  Was the thyme/oregano substitution
>  > because of lack of marjoram, or for taste reasons...?
>  ML> Marjoram was unavailable. Oregano is similar, but I thought
>  ML> thyme would add something, but I ended up using too much.
> Never know the potency of someone else's herbs, I suppose... :)

Indeed. I should perhaps have borne in mind that they
live about 2 miles from a Penzey's.

---------- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.00

      Title: Heavenly Dessert Cheesecake
 Categories: Desserts, Cakes, Low-cal (doesn't look either all that
low-cal nor all that heavenly)
      Yield: 10 servings

      1 tb Graham Cracker Crumbs               1 c  Low Fat Cottage Cheese
     16 oz Nufchatel Cheese*                 2/3 c  Sugar
      2 tb Unbleached All-purpose Flour        2 tb Skim Milk
    1/4 c  Almond Extract

  *  Neufchatel Cheese shoul be LIGHT Philly brand Neufachatel Cheese and
it
     should be softened.
  Lightly grease bottom of 9-inch springform pan.  Sprinkle with crumbs.
Dust
  bottom; remove excess crumbs.  Put cottage cheese in blender container
  Cover; process on high speed until smooth.  In large mixing bowl of
  electric mixer, combine cottage cheese, neufchatel cheese, sugar and
flour.
  Mix at medium speed until well blended.  Add eggs, one at a time, mixing
  well after each addition.  Blend in milk and extract; pour into pan. 
Bake
  at 325 degrees F., 45 to 50 minutes or until center is almost set. 
(Center
  of cheesecake appears to be soft, but firms upon cooling.)  Loosen cake
  from rim of pan; cool before removing rim of pan.  Chill.  Top with fresh
  slices of strawberries or blueberries, if desired. VARIATION: Prepare pan
  as directed; omit blender method.  Place cottage cheese in large bowl of
  electric mixer; beat cottage cheese at high speed until smooth. Add
  neufchatel cheese, sugar, and flour, mixing at medium speed until well
  blended.  Continue as directed.

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