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[varropdx]

It's a wonder what a good home-cooked meal can do for you.

Amy and I collaborated on a meal last night - broiled lamb chops, baked potatoes, and steamed fresh green beans. She made the veggies and marinated the lamb, while I cooked it, and it ended up that perfect type of medium-rare - not too pink, but very tender.

People deny their urges because of the media's infatuation with overly skinny women, yet there's nothing sexier than a *good* meal. Salads, vegan food, junky fast food, and gluttony are not sexy. A nice meal with appropriate portions and in good surroundings is.

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[delilahbowie.livejournal.com]

i don't know about sexy, but i've had some pretty kick-ass vegan food in my time.

[varro.livejournal.com]

Some vegan food is good....but nicely done meat stokes both hunger *and* libido in me...:)

[delilahbowie.livejournal.com]

eek. i don't know if i want further clarification on that.

[varro.livejournal.com]

uh....ok......just saying that my id impulses are somewhat related, and good food and good sex complement each other.

[trudyscousin.livejournal.com]

What you've said made me think of two films you should see, if you haven't already: Like Water For Chocolate, and Tortilla Soup.

You just surprised me: Vegan food is not sexy? Somehow, I thought you guys were vegan. My apologies.

I think vegan fare is bizarre, as was that ersatz turkey carcass moulded out of tofu I saw on television a few weeks ago. (It was more like a turkey-shaped bowl where underneath you could put whatever you wanted inside as stuffing.) I don't understand the mentality where one doesn't want to eat flesh, yet instead will eat something that looks like it. Talk about denying one's urges.

-tc

[varro.livejournal.com]

Maybe Amy, but not me....you've had meals with me, and I've eaten meat most every time - I'm not into eating 12 oz. of steak for dinner very often, but I usually do eat meat.

If I have heart trouble later in life, I might cut out most, if not all, meat....but I'd probably go toward chili, roasted vegetables, and pasta dishes, rather than fake meat.