Comments for Casual Living http://casual-living.com Mundane Tales of Wonder in the Pursuit of... Sat, 19 Jul 2008 19:51:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 Comment on It’s that Veat. That Veat, that Veat… by Margret Kerbaugh http://casual-living.com/2006/12/02/its-that-veat-that-veat-that-veat/#comment-2198 Margret Kerbaugh Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:49:47 +0000 http://casual-living.com/2006/12/02/its-that-veat-that-veat-that-veat/#comment-2198 To get Veat, which is hands-down the best faux meat on the market, find a retailer who uses the distributor Tree of Life. This is a very large distributor and many stores use it. Through Tree of Life your health food store can order Veat Gourmet Bites, and also the Nuggets and the Fillets. (They don't carry the breast, but the breast is still made.) Veat used to be carried by Whole Foods and a lot of health food stores and even grocery stores. Now it is hard to find. If you are a fan of Veat, call Whole Foods and ask them to bring it back. To get Veat, which is hands-down the best faux meat on the market, find a retailer who uses the distributor Tree of Life. This is a very large distributor and many stores use it. Through Tree of Life your health food store can order Veat Gourmet Bites, and also the Nuggets and the Fillets. (They don’t carry the breast, but the breast is still made.)

Veat used to be carried by Whole Foods and a lot of health food stores and even grocery stores. Now it is hard to find. If you are a fan of Veat, call Whole Foods and ask them to bring it back.

]]> Comment on It’s that Veat. That Veat, that Veat… by c http://casual-living.com/2006/12/02/its-that-veat-that-veat-that-veat/#comment-2167 c Thu, 06 Mar 2008 18:37:29 +0000 http://casual-living.com/2006/12/02/its-that-veat-that-veat-that-veat/#comment-2167 <b>Judy</b> and <b>Doug</b>: Huh, well the Veat breast, along with the rest of its merry meatless family, continues to be on offer at <a href="http://newseasonsmarket.com" rel="nofollow">New Seasons</a>, my local grocery. At least, they were a few weeks ago, when last I peered into the frosty freezer case of faux flesh. <b>Ernest Saks</b>: sorry to have left you hungry and hanging lo these many months. Not being a spokesperson for Veat® (the above blog entry does not constitute an endorsement, if that detail eluded you) I can in no wise offer official direction. However, consulting the Veatfinder tells me that starving shoppers in <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Sequim,+WA,+United+States+of+America&ie=UTF8&ll=48.079914,-123.101807&spn=0.961529,1.842957&t=h&z=9" rel="nofollow">Sequim, WA</a> might try their luck at the <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Sunny+Farms&sll=48.079914,-123.101807&sspn=0.961529,1.842957&ie=UTF8&ll=48.080201,-123.166051&spn=0.015024,0.028796&t=h&z=15&iwloc=A" rel="nofollow">Sunny Farms</a> on Hwy. 101. Failing that, the <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=l&hl=en&geocode=&q=qfc&near=990+E+Washington+Ave,+Sequim,+Washington+98382,+United+States&sll=48.08,-123.125968&sspn=0.015024,0.028796&ie=UTF8&ll=48.078867,-123.126354&spn=0.007512,0.014398&t=h&z=16" rel="nofollow">QFC</a> or the <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=l&hl=en&geocode=&q=Safeway&near=+Sequim,+Washington+98382,+United+States&ie=UTF8&ll=48.080258,-123.117428&spn=0.007512,0.014398&t=h&z=16" rel="nofollow">Safeway</a> on Washington Ave./St. Incidentally, I've been making my own tofu and seitan of late (more on this in a future posting, I suppose) and would commend the practice to your attention, in lieu of imported Taiwanese aniform molded TVP products. Judy and Doug: Huh, well the Veat breast, along with the rest of its merry meatless family, continues to be on offer at New Seasons, my local grocery. At least, they were a few weeks ago, when last I peered into the frosty freezer case of faux flesh.

Ernest Saks: sorry to have left you hungry and hanging lo these many months. Not being a spokesperson for Veat® (the above blog entry does not constitute an endorsement, if that detail eluded you) I can in no wise offer official direction. However, consulting the Veatfinder tells me that starving shoppers in Sequim, WA might try their luck at the Sunny Farms on Hwy. 101. Failing that, the QFC or the Safeway on Washington Ave./St.

Incidentally, I’ve been making my own tofu and seitan of late (more on this in a future posting, I suppose) and would commend the practice to your attention, in lieu of imported Taiwanese aniform molded TVP products.

]]> Comment on It’s that Veat. That Veat, that Veat… by Ernest Saks http://casual-living.com/2006/12/02/its-that-veat-that-veat-that-veat/#comment-2145 Ernest Saks Tue, 30 Oct 2007 06:13:36 +0000 http://casual-living.com/2006/12/02/its-that-veat-that-veat-that-veat/#comment-2145 I live in the 98382 zip area. Which stores in this area carry Veat? I live in the 98382 zip area. Which stores in this area carry Veat?

]]> Comment on It’s that Veat. That Veat, that Veat… by Doug http://casual-living.com/2006/12/02/its-that-veat-that-veat-that-veat/#comment-2143 Doug Sat, 29 Sep 2007 18:12:25 +0000 http://casual-living.com/2006/12/02/its-that-veat-that-veat-that-veat/#comment-2143 Wegman's also has stopped the VEAT products... we can't find them for 100 miles! Love them and have contacted the company. They were bought out by Vans out of LA, so hope they make a come back soon. Wegman’s also has stopped the VEAT products… we can’t find them for 100 miles!

Love them and have contacted the company. They were bought out by Vans out of LA, so hope they make a come back soon.

]]> Comment on It’s that Veat. That Veat, that Veat… by judy http://casual-living.com/2006/12/02/its-that-veat-that-veat-that-veat/#comment-2142 judy Wed, 26 Sep 2007 22:36:56 +0000 http://casual-living.com/2006/12/02/its-that-veat-that-veat-that-veat/#comment-2142 Hey i heard they are not making veat breast anymore my store stopped carrying them.. what up with that anyone out there know? Hoping it aint so... love the breast... Hey i heard they are not making veat breast anymore my store stopped carrying them.. what up with that anyone out there know? Hoping it aint so… love the breast…

]]> Comment on The Cyclometer Starts Now by catherine http://casual-living.com/2004/09/21/the-cyclometer-starts-now/#comment-2141 catherine Wed, 05 Sep 2007 05:26:06 +0000 http://casual-living.com/2004/09/21/the-cyclometer-starts-now/#comment-2141 c-dawg, I hate to be sleazy by posting with unwarranted familiarity on unrelated topics (or at all) as if I'm haunting your blog, but I couldn't think of anyone else who would have an opinion on this: http://thegraphicstudent.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/p8170032.jpg the first time I saw them, I did a double-take. Helvetica? really?! why doesn't it make sense? (it doesn't.) nice job on the bicycling, by the way, and on the smoking stoppage. hope the commute is a relatively bike-friendly one. c-dawg, I hate to be sleazy by posting with unwarranted familiarity on unrelated topics (or at all) as if I’m haunting your blog, but I couldn’t think of anyone else who would have an opinion on this:

http://thegraphicstudent.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/p8170032.jpg

the first time I saw them, I did a double-take. Helvetica? really?!

why doesn’t it make sense? (it doesn’t.)

nice job on the bicycling, by the way, and on the smoking stoppage. hope the commute is a relatively bike-friendly one.

]]> Comment on The Cyclometer Starts Now by c http://casual-living.com/2004/09/21/the-cyclometer-starts-now/#comment-2140 c Tue, 28 Aug 2007 00:19:03 +0000 http://casual-living.com/2004/09/21/the-cyclometer-starts-now/#comment-2140 However, as of today, August 27th, 2007, the odometer is at 345.1, which is worth something. Not an awesome number, by any means -- it's mostly made up of 3 mile commutes to work, and short errands around the neighborhood -- but 135 miles/month beats nothing. Had I driven them in my very-much-less-than-green car, it might have been $30 worth of gas, but it's silly to use money as a metric. I'd have exercised less, seen far less of the neighborhoods I pass through, been a less happy person, and polluted each and every inch of the way. However, as of today, August 27th, 2007, the odometer is at 345.1, which is worth something. Not an awesome number, by any means — it’s mostly made up of 3 mile commutes to work, and short errands around the neighborhood — but 135 miles/month beats nothing. Had I driven them in my very-much-less-than-green car, it might have been $30 worth of gas, but it’s silly to use money as a metric. I’d have exercised less, seen far less of the neighborhoods I pass through, been a less happy person, and polluted each and every inch of the way.

]]> Comment on The Cyclometer Starts Now by c http://casual-living.com/2004/09/21/the-cyclometer-starts-now/#comment-2138 c Wed, 25 Jul 2007 16:40:06 +0000 http://casual-living.com/2004/09/21/the-cyclometer-starts-now/#comment-2138 *Sigh* This is how useless a cyclist I have been. As of today, July 25, 2007 -- 1,038 days after the post above -- the odometer stands at 211.6. That's about a fifth of a mile per day. What's perhaps even more revealing is that almost half of those miles have been accrued in the last few weeks, since I dragged the bike back up from the basement. What's my excuse for 2005, 2006 and half of '07? I have none. I dare say that my quitting smoking this April has contributed to my <em>continuing</em> to ride, though. Funny what oxygen does for one. *Sigh* This is how useless a cyclist I have been. As of today, July 25, 2007 — 1,038 days after the post above — the odometer stands at 211.6. That’s about a fifth of a mile per day. What’s perhaps even more revealing is that almost half of those miles have been accrued in the last few weeks, since I dragged the bike back up from the basement. What’s my excuse for 2005, 2006 and half of ‘07? I have none. I dare say that my quitting smoking this April has contributed to my continuing to ride, though. Funny what oxygen does for one.

]]> Comment on It’s that Veat. That Veat, that Veat… by c http://casual-living.com/2006/12/02/its-that-veat-that-veat-that-veat/#comment-496 c Fri, 22 Dec 2006 09:45:46 +0000 http://casual-living.com/2006/12/02/its-that-veat-that-veat-that-veat/#comment-496 I like Quorn® just fine, myself. Had a Quorn stirfry just the other day, in fact. But you must admit, it's a <i>Caves of Steel</i> / <i>Soylent Green</i> / <i>Logan's Run</i> food product, and the about the farthest thing from "minimally processed." Much respect to them for being so relatively explicit in the mycoproteineducation.com site about the process by which Quorn is made, though I wish they had some photos of it instead of tiny little powerpointy graphics. I suspect it's rather like sausage making, but completely different. In a viscerally disturbing, oh-my-god-that's-what-it-looks-like?!? way, that is. Quorn's packaging langauge really <i>does</i> try to put the shine on it, though. "In that <i>myco</i> is in the name, you might associate Quorn with mushrooms and truffles.... and <i>many</i> delicious things are fermented, like beer and soy sauce." I'm paraphrasing, since I don't have a Quorn box to hand, but they definitely skirt around the fact that it's a nigh-invisible soil-dwelling fungus that they stimulate into reproducing like a freakin' cancer to fill their giant steel vats. If one weren't otherwise informed, I think the packaging might leave one with the impression that Quorn is some kind of mushroomy fungus thing that young English maidens with willow baskets harvest from the lee of Cotswolds hedgerows. On the subject of Veat, incidentally, I've since paid more attention to the selection at the store; while the Veat nuggets are almost always sold out when I look, they never seem to have a shortage of Veat Breasts. Obviously I'm not the only one who thinks the form absurd. Go ahead and try one, Matt... I found it at New Seasons. I like Quorn® just fine, myself. Had a Quorn stirfry just the other day, in fact. But you must admit, it’s a Caves of Steel / Soylent Green / Logan’s Run food product, and the about the farthest thing from “minimally processed.” Much respect to them for being so relatively explicit in the mycoproteineducation.com site about the process by which Quorn is made, though I wish they had some photos of it instead of tiny little powerpointy graphics. I suspect it’s rather like sausage making, but completely different. In a viscerally disturbing, oh-my-god-that’s-what-it-looks-like?!? way, that is.

Quorn’s packaging langauge really does try to put the shine on it, though. “In that myco is in the name, you might associate Quorn with mushrooms and truffles…. and many delicious things are fermented, like beer and soy sauce.” I’m paraphrasing, since I don’t have a Quorn box to hand, but they definitely skirt around the fact that it’s a nigh-invisible soil-dwelling fungus that they stimulate into reproducing like a freakin’ cancer to fill their giant steel vats. If one weren’t otherwise informed, I think the packaging might leave one with the impression that Quorn is some kind of mushroomy fungus thing that young English maidens with willow baskets harvest from the lee of Cotswolds hedgerows.

On the subject of Veat, incidentally, I’ve since paid more attention to the selection at the store; while the Veat nuggets are almost always sold out when I look, they never seem to have a shortage of Veat Breasts. Obviously I’m not the only one who thinks the form absurd. Go ahead and try one, Matt… I found it at New Seasons.

]]> Comment on It’s that Veat. That Veat, that Veat… by Matthew Thiel http://casual-living.com/2006/12/02/its-that-veat-that-veat-that-veat/#comment-298 Matthew Thiel Fri, 08 Dec 2006 01:08:32 +0000 http://casual-living.com/2006/12/02/its-that-veat-that-veat-that-veat/#comment-298 Incidentally, I love Quorn. I think it's very tasty. The shape of this item might be over-the-top, but I'd likely eat them anyway. Incidentally, I love Quorn. I think it’s very tasty. The shape of this item might be over-the-top, but I’d likely eat them anyway.

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