Hobby and more

Hobby and more is a vegan food blog. Richa's blog , hobby and more is awash with numerous recipes everything from flatbread to salads.

"What do vegans eat? ", is a common question people ask when you say that you thrive on a vegan diet.

A picture is worth thousand words. I'm a vegan, and people often ask me about vegan recipes and tips. I always tell that everyone should try tofu, as it is so versatile. I also tell them about the amazing vegan blogs such as vaishali's holy cow and richa's hobby and more.

Tofu bhurji , scrambled tofu

Tofu bhurji is spiced Indian tofu scramble. Growing up, I loved eating egg bhurji spiced with black pepper. Ever since, I became a vegan, I have been making tofu bhurji. Tofu bhurji is such a simple dish that I keep experimenting with the spices and vegetables.

Recently we had some friends for dinner. I had cooked tofu bhurji. I had used crushed black pepper and salt to spice up the tofu bhurji. One of our friends could not believe that it was tofu.

If you have not yet tried tofu ,then you should try to make tofu bhurji. I'm sure you will become a fan of tofu...

P.s I think blogger has changed it's template. I can't edit as I'm so busy with my kid.

Soyogurt , vegan yogurt

"I can't live without yogurt, so I can't be a vegan" , my friend says. My friend and I were recently were talking about the horrible conditions of milk production in India and across the world. My friend wanted to become a vegan, but when she thought about yogurt, her mind was in a state of commotion. I too love yogurt, and I relish eating wildwood probiotic Soyogurt, every day. Growing up in India, I used to eat yogurt with rice and pickle. Once I decided to became a vegan in united states, I really missed the yogurt. I was not happy with soy yogurts loaded ith sugar. A couple of years ago I found wildwood probiotic Soyogurt( high fiber unsweetened plain) in whole foods. I just adore this Soyogurt. Soyogurt is so much similar to the Indian sour yogurt. Soyogurt is organic and does not contain any sugar. The only thing I don't like about this yogurt is that it is found only in whole foods. Www.wildwoodfoods.com Pulmuone wildwood , inc Grinnell, iowa

Milk Documentary

Cows across the world suffer every day to produce milk. People think that milk is very nutritious.
Studies have shown that milk causes many diseases ,everything from Diabetes to Asthama.

Got the facts on milk , is a milk documentary by Shira Lane. You will stop consuming dairy once you see this eye-opening documentary.
I have been telling my friends and relatives about this wonderful documentary.

Bhagvad Gita and the Dairy Milk

Millions of people across the world refer to Bhagvad Gita every day. Reading Bhagvad Gita gives me inspiration, and it is a sort of fuel for my soul. I strongly believe our world will be a better place if every one reads Bhagvad Gita.

Bhagvad Gita is a doctrine of universal truth. Sri Krishna who is the creator of our universe explains men everything from our duty to behavior in Bhagvad Gita. Gandhi considered Bhagvad Gita as his mother.

Sri Krishna was a cowherd. During Sri Krishna's time cows were happy. Sri Krishna loved eating butter, and milk based sweets. During
Sri Krishna Janmashatmi, birthday of lord Sri Krishna, milk sweets and butter are offered to lord Sri Krishna.

Recently I was seeing the divine Abhishekam of lord Sri Krishna in a temple. The idol of lord Sri Krishna was poured with milk, yogurt and ghee during Abhishekam. It was very disturbing for my soul to see the Abhishekam, as the images of milk producing cows, which are treated as machines came to my mind. I'm sure even lord Sri Krishna did not like the Abhishekam...

I wonder what lord Sri Krishna feels when he sees - thousands of cows eat plastic bags in Indian streets , when cows are injected with harmones such as oxytocin to produce more milk . I wonder what lord Sri Krishna feels when priests pour gallons of milk on idols, during Abhishekam, in Hindu temples across the world. I wonder what lord Sri Krishna feels when millions of people still think that milk is pure and cruel -free food.

I'm sure that lord Sri Krishna feels that , both MILK and MEAT cause pain and suffering for the cows and other animals. In short milk and milk products is as bad as meat.

Good Indian Food at Udupi Palace, Artesia

I love going to Artesia in Southern California. Artesia is brimming with Indian stores and
Indian restaurants.

Udupi Palace is a vegetarian restaurant in Artesia. Dosas (rice and lentil pancakes) are really good in Udupi Palace.
Usually vegetable oil is used to make dosas, but sometimes ghee or butter is used to make dosa.
I once had masala dosa, and the waiter confirmed the cook used vegetable oil to make dosa. If you are a vegan, make
sure you say that ghee and butter are not used for making dosas.

Last time, I ordered Channa masala(Garbanzo beans gravy) . Channa masala came with a bowl of rice, chapathi(pita like flat bread) . Channa masala was not spicy, even my toddler son ate some chapathi with Channa masala.

Coming to desserts, everything from kheer (pudding made from rice or semolina), to halwas is made from milk based
products such as ghee and butter. If you are a vegan,
you can't have these desserts. However, if you like Indian sweets, you can veganize most of Indian sweets.
The recipes for Indian sweets and other indian recipes can be found in blogs such as Vaishali's holy cow
In short, Udupi Palace is a great restaurant for Indian food.

If you visit,

Udupi Palace
18635 Pioneer Boulevard
Artesia, California 90701

Phone 562-860-1950

Tasty Brand Organic Fruit Snacks

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Tasty brand organic fruit snacks does not contain artificial colors or preservatives.They are vegan, so it does not contain
gelatin.

I found these yummy snacks at Costco and at Whole Foods Market. Even if you don't have kids, I highly reccomend that
you buy these tasty fruit snacks.

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