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Kate McDermott's avatar

I love this nutsy-beansy-proteiny piece! The recipe is so much like what I made back then. I still have my falling-apart copy of Recipes for a Small Planet.

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Amie McGraham's avatar

Right? 1970s are calling!

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sarah e webb's avatar

Eatlessness would definitely be worse! I was a vegetarian for a long stretch, but at some point during my active child raising years it began to creep back in...I prefer to think of

myself now as not a strict vegetarian, but as someone who doesn’t eat mammals...

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Amie McGraham's avatar

Exactly, sarah!

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Julie B. Hughes's avatar

Love these ideas Amie! I'm in need of more meatless recipes so thank you so much! :)

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Ann's avatar

Nutsy-beansy is my new favorite.

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Amie McGraham's avatar

She was quite a wordsmith, my mom 🤣

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Judy Ellery's avatar

Another wonderful piece of writing. 💖

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Sue Clancy's avatar

Oh that's wonderful!!! Restacking and saving your post!!!! Thank you!!

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Amie McGraham's avatar

You rock! Thank you!

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Sue Clancy's avatar

💙💙💙💙💙💙💙

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Jeanne Pope's avatar

Now! This is a treat, no meat treat. I shall try this tomorrow night. Many thanks Amie, as usual, and to your wonderful mama. What a treasure trove of delight, food and writes. Merci

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Amie McGraham's avatar

Je t'en prie! And thanks for reading.

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Vicki Smith's avatar

I like the approach of cutting back on meat without giving it up entirely, so I relate!

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Bernadette's avatar

I can see where you got your sense of humor. Your mother's column is delightful.

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sue freeman's avatar

The Mousewood Cookbook was the second cookbook I purchased in my early 20s (The first being the biblical Joy of Cooking!

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