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I agree with that sentiment. :-)

Like I said, though, none of those are primary sources. Not posting the source for a poem from antiquity (just like very old folk songs) is perfectly fine. I credited the author, and the lack of a link to a secondary/tertiary source doesn't discredit the post or make it comparable to Facebook or TikTok. If I were making a claim about something, that would be different.

Ooh, I'd have to type everything out! It's a multi-step process for both.

For the calzones, my partner makes a dough (usually a combination of rice, tapioca, cassava, and almond flour)... I don't have the recipe, but it can really be a vegan pizza dough of your choice). I make the cheese (4c. raw cashews, 4c. water, 3 tbsp. apple cider vinegar, 2.25 tsp. lactic acid, ¼c. tapioca flour, and ¼c. kappa carrageenan) by blending all of the ingredients except for the carrageenan in a high-speed blender until smooth. Then I add the carrageenan in and blend again for a couple of minutes until thick. Pour the blender into a pot and stir until the cheese gels up. Pour out into whatever containers you want to become the mold for the blocks of cheese. Roll out the dough, and put whatever you'd like onto half of the "pizza crust". Cheese, veggies, fake meat, whatever. I always add some extra oil for that greasy authenticity. Fold it over into a calzone, and put into the oven at ~375°F/~191°C for about 45 minutes. Take out and nom once cooled. Marinara sauce goes really well on the side.

For the cheesesteak, chopped up tofu into "chipped steak" consistency slices and boiled them in a flavorful, salty broth that mimicked the taste of beef. I can't remember the spices I used exactly, but any "fake beef" bouillon is a good start, at about 2x the recommended concentration. After they've soaked in the flavor, lay them out on a baking sheet and dry them out a while. Not extra crispy, or anything, just enough to get a good amount of the water out. Then I fried them in a frying pan with coconut oil (for that realistic saturated fat taste) and some chopped onions. I melted a few pieces of storebought vegan cheese in with some almond milk and some nutritional yeast, and whisked it together until it was a thick cheesy sauce. That made the cheese for the cheesesteak. All of that can go onto whatever your favorite steak roll is.

Aaaaaand I'm salivating uncontrollably.

Thank you! I can't listen right this second, but I may have a chance to give it a listen later on this evening.

There's not really a primary source for something that old, unfortunately, but here are two books where his poems are published:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31279069-the-poetry-of-abu-l-ala-al-maarri

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23609935-the-luzumiyat-of-abu-l-ala

Also, here a few places online that describe the author and reference the poem:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Ma%27arri

https://medium.com/the-east-berry/the-remarkable-poetry-of-abu-ala-al-maarri-the-classic-arab-poet-and-freethinker-from-the-3df47439abb1

https://gentleworld.org/i-no-longer-steal-from-nature/

I love nuggets! My case of tofu is coming in tomorrow, so I might go ahead and make some. I freeze the tofu once for texture, slice them up, boil them in "chicken" broth concentrate, then bread and deep fry them in coconut oil.

I understand that people want to be careful when it comes to their pregnancy and the health of their kid. There's no need to add in any animal products to get the nutrients that a person's body needs, even the increased/slightly different needs during pregnancy.

A well-planned vegan diet is safe and beneficial for all stages of life, including pregnancy. That being said, making sure that one is eating a balanced diet (just like a pregnant omnivore would) and paying attention to the intake of vitamin B12 (which is usually found in animal products) are advised. Iron (leafy greens and lots more), vitamin D (mushrooms), calcium (leafy greens and lots more), and iodine (kelp/seaweed/prunes/lima beans) are easier to come by than B12, but should also be payed attention to. All of these can be easily supplemented if necessary.

Sources:

• "The Effects of Vegetarian and Vegan Diet during Pregnancy on the Health of Mothers and Offspring" (2019) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30845641/

• "Vegetarian or vegan and pregnant" (2022) https://www.nhs.uk/pregnancy/keeping-well/vegetarian-or-vegan-and-pregnant/

• "The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Publishes Stance on Vegan and Vegetarian Diets" (2016) https://www.pcrm.org/news/health-nutrition/academy-nutrition-and-dietetics-publishes-stance-vegan-and-vegetarian-diets

• "Plant-based diets and their impact on health, sustainability and the environment" (2021) https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/349086/WHO-EURO-2021-4007-43766-61591-eng.pdf

Ooh, that sounds delicious.

This would be a very efficient thing for governments to throw money at. Bike infrastructure is comparatively very cheap next to road projects that benefit cars.

This is excellent advice (though, to be honest, my current food cravings are fairly cannabis-related).

It took me a while to develop that sense of linking desire for things in food (fats, salt, etc.) with the body's need for those things themselves, but once I did it made life a lot easier.

Those are all things that I am craving right now. When my partner and I make pizzas or calzones, that requires me making cashew mozzarella. We'll be ordering some more cashews soon enough, but don't have them now... and I'm jonesing more than I care to admit.