Comments on: Vegan Pesto http://norwitz.net/blog/2008/05/13/vegan-pesto/ Thu, 18 Feb 2010 04:52:51 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: The Next Food Network Star: 7/13/08 | Norwitz Notions http://norwitz.net/blog/2008/05/13/vegan-pesto/comment-page-1/#comment-1357 The Next Food Network Star: 7/13/08 | Norwitz Notions Mon, 21 Jul 2008 05:48:32 +0000 http://norwitz.net/blog/?p=312#comment-1357 [...] dish?  I’ve had a few over the years but I have to say, for now, it’s going to be sauteed tofu strips with vegan pesto, served over a raw salad with a light vinegar-based dressing.  Not only do I love eating this, but [...] [...] dish?  I’ve had a few over the years but I have to say, for now, it’s going to be sauteed tofu strips with vegan pesto, served over a raw salad with a light vinegar-based dressing.  Not only do I love eating this, but [...]

]]> By: admin http://norwitz.net/blog/2008/05/13/vegan-pesto/comment-page-1/#comment-1230 admin Mon, 07 Jul 2008 07:26:14 +0000 http://norwitz.net/blog/?p=312#comment-1230 Laura: so glad you liked it. I just scarfed down the leftover pesto I had in my fridge with some Mary's Gone Crackers for an afternoon snack. I enjoyed looking at your blog too. -Cyndi Laura: so glad you liked it. I just scarfed down the leftover pesto I had in my fridge with some Mary’s Gone Crackers for an afternoon snack. I enjoyed looking at your blog too.

-Cyndi

]]> By: Laura http://norwitz.net/blog/2008/05/13/vegan-pesto/comment-page-1/#comment-1229 Laura Mon, 07 Jul 2008 07:19:34 +0000 http://norwitz.net/blog/?p=312#comment-1229 I made your pasta recipe tonight, OMG so delicious. I had to blog about it myself, I gave a link to your site. I used basil, arugula and mint from my garden (picked by my 5 year old daughter) over brown rice spaghetti. Yum yum yum, thanks for sharing! I made your pasta recipe tonight, OMG so delicious. I had to blog about it myself, I gave a link to your site. I used basil, arugula and mint from my garden (picked by my 5 year old daughter) over brown rice spaghetti. Yum yum yum, thanks for sharing!

]]> By: admin http://norwitz.net/blog/2008/05/13/vegan-pesto/comment-page-1/#comment-796 admin Wed, 14 May 2008 16:29:51 +0000 http://norwitz.net/blog/?p=312#comment-796 Geri: I plant basil all the time and just am not having any luck. I had amazing basil plants (4' high!) in San Diego one year (in the early 1990's) but never managed to grow one since. Andy: LOL! you're right, I used to love the stuff. It's a Chi Gong (Hochi) thing. Had to stop garlic and onions for 100 days (this was over 10 years ago) and then they just tasted gross to me and felt awful. Now I'm eating some onions again but still am not crazy about garlic. In this system, garlic and onions (and all other members of the family) pull negative chi (energy) from the universe. If you eat meat, they say, you need to have garlic/onions to pull out the negative chi from that. (Ginger does the same for fish.) But if you don't eat meat, then eating garlic/onions just puts negative chi into you. I could really feel that when I was actively practicing Hochi, but not so much anymore. Some Indians have the same philosophy. I'm not sure if the underlying reasoning is the same, but they do not eat garlic & onions for spiritual reasons. It is very similar to the Hochi (from Taoism) rules I learned. Whether you believe the above or not, lots of people all over the world do find a reason to avoid the onion family. And I could really tell the difference, even when someone close to me had eaten it (not the smell; the energy was off). Geri: I plant basil all the time and just am not having any luck. I had amazing basil plants (4′ high!) in San Diego one year (in the early 1990’s) but never managed to grow one since.

Andy: LOL! you’re right, I used to love the stuff. It’s a Chi Gong (Hochi) thing. Had to stop garlic and onions for 100 days (this was over 10 years ago) and then they just tasted gross to me and felt awful. Now I’m eating some onions again but still am not crazy about garlic.

In this system, garlic and onions (and all other members of the family) pull negative chi (energy) from the universe. If you eat meat, they say, you need to have garlic/onions to pull out the negative chi from that. (Ginger does the same for fish.) But if you don’t eat meat, then eating garlic/onions just puts negative chi into you. I could really feel that when I was actively practicing Hochi, but not so much anymore.

Some Indians have the same philosophy. I’m not sure if the underlying reasoning is the same, but they do not eat garlic & onions for spiritual reasons. It is very similar to the Hochi (from Taoism) rules I learned.

Whether you believe the above or not, lots of people all over the world do find a reason to avoid the onion family. And I could really tell the difference, even when someone close to me had eaten it (not the smell; the energy was off).

]]> By: Andy B http://norwitz.net/blog/2008/05/13/vegan-pesto/comment-page-1/#comment-794 Andy B Wed, 14 May 2008 14:49:19 +0000 http://norwitz.net/blog/?p=312#comment-794 <i>and I’m not a fan of garlic</i> Where is Cyndi and what have you done with her???? and I’m not a fan of garlic

Where is Cyndi and what have you done with her????

]]> By: geri http://norwitz.net/blog/2008/05/13/vegan-pesto/comment-page-1/#comment-789 geri Wed, 14 May 2008 06:22:33 +0000 http://norwitz.net/blog/?p=312#comment-789 plant your own basil. which reminds me to get my butt out into our garden and get some more planted. plant your own basil. which reminds me to get my butt out into our garden and get some more planted.

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