tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24141461.post116853350191072087..comments2024-02-29T00:56:45.315-08:00Comments on Bryanna Clark Grogan’s Vegan Feast Kitchen/ 23rd Century Table: MY "WINTER WEIGHT", EXERCISE, AND WHITE BEANS & RAPINI, ITALIAN-STYLEBryanna Clark Groganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13235333928055873948noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24141461.post-29835108345644853832009-08-07T20:56:51.364-07:002009-08-07T20:56:51.364-07:00Thanks, Melanie-- I'm so glad you enjoyed it!Thanks, Melanie-- I'm so glad you enjoyed it!Bryanna Clark Groganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13235333928055873948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24141461.post-33179787815616586562009-08-07T19:01:47.484-07:002009-08-07T19:01:47.484-07:00I found your recipe while looking for rapini recip...I found your recipe while looking for rapini recipes. I bought a share in an organic CSA farm this summer and for the last two weeks gorgeous fresh bunches of rapini have arrived and all i knew was to blanch/saute. I live in Ontario and we have fresh Romano/Borlotti beans so I made this dish tonight. I had run out of sesame oil making japanese last week so I will have to make it again but it was delicious without. I did add some lemon juice though as I usually do to everything! I have been vegetarian for decades but recently made a commitment to going vegan (it just makes sense) and food like this makes it better than good (its GREAT!) :) I rarely if ever comment on any food blog however this one stood out. I will be back for more!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08835526581378168270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24141461.post-91907267307386018852007-02-05T11:44:00.000-08:002007-02-05T11:44:00.000-08:00Thanks for the encouragement! I am mostly stickin...Thanks for the encouragement! I am mostly sticking to it, though testing recipes makes it difficult! But many recipes are within the bounds of the Core Plan.<br /><br />BTW, I don't know if you noticed my message at the top and in the left column:<br /><br />(PS: I am in the process of adding nutritional info and WW points or Core Plan info to pre-2007 posts. Thanks for your patience!) <br /><br />And I am also going back and adding tags to the recipes, including a "Weight Watchers Core Plan" tag where appropriate! I think I have gotten through November 2006, so I have a way to go!Bryanna Clark Groganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13235333928055873948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24141461.post-49165103765425119662007-02-05T10:46:00.000-08:002007-02-05T10:46:00.000-08:00Hey there Bryanna...
Thanks so much for posting s...Hey there Bryanna...<br /><br />Thanks so much for posting some Core recipes! I've been doing WW's Core plan for the past three weeks. I've lost about 4 pounds so far. Prior to that, I was doing Fuhrman's Eat to Live (that was working, but I found I needed the accountability of the weigh-ins at the WW meetings to keep me on track). It does seem pretty easy to be a vegan on Core. Best of luck on your WW journey! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24141461.post-10638193977073566482007-02-05T08:12:00.000-08:002007-02-05T08:12:00.000-08:00Hi Bryanna:
I have been on WW Core since December...Hi Bryanna:<br /><br />I have been on WW Core since December 26, 2006 and have lost almost 20 pounds so far. I do the meetings and am fortunate to have lots of meeting times to choose from. Since I pay by the month, I get the e-tools for free. I've already corrected a few of their recipes that come up vegetarian but call for tuna... Argh.<br /><br />I'm glad I discovered your blog and recipes. I was thinking it was very difficult to do this plan without meat products but your Core recipes look so balanced! <br /><br />Thank you! I look forward to seeing more.<br /><br />JessAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24141461.post-1168963220170768142007-01-16T08:00:00.000-08:002007-01-16T08:00:00.000-08:00Sorry I haven't answered sooner-- my comment moder...Sorry I haven't answered sooner-- my comment moderation was turned on, unbeknownst to me, and I hadn't realized all these comments were sitting there waiting to be approved! Sorry!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for all the encouragement about ww-- awesome results! I do it on my own-- too far from meetings to go regularly. <BR/><BR/>Dori-- try bellydancing-- it's so much fun!Bryanna Clark Groganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13235333928055873948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24141461.post-1168809964849579532007-01-14T13:26:00.000-08:002007-01-14T13:26:00.000-08:00"Naples At Table" by Arthur Schwartz has a fabulou..."Naples At Table" by Arthur Schwartz has a fabulous lentils and pasta recipe, some pasta e fagioli recipes, and some great vegan-by-default vegetable recipes (the "spirited" carrots are a favorite). A friend whose father lives in Naples gets requests to bring copies of this cookbook when he visits since it is apparently the most authentic Campanian cookbook out there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24141461.post-1168672262483249062007-01-12T23:11:00.000-08:002007-01-12T23:11:00.000-08:00Hi Bryanna,I too am on WW. If it wasn't for my nee...Hi Bryanna,<BR/>I too am on WW. If it wasn't for my need of Whole grain breads I would too be on the core plan. I joined WW on Sept 7, 2006. As of yesterday I am down 34.2 pounds. I too had been on it before and gained all of my weight back plus. After some long hard soul searching I realized that I needed to do it for me and not those around me in order to succeed. I am blessed to have my husband, our daughter, and my mom on the program, which can be a great source of encouragment, inspiration, and competition (I try not to focus on the competition, unless it is just me competing against myself). I am a new vegan and this has kept me so focused. I also cook or buy very little prepackaged foods. I believe that when I make my food from scratch I am more in tune with it and it helps me to keep my focus. Another great thing that works for me is tracking everything I put into my mouth, which means I measure or weigh everything I eat. I love the WW e-tools. Weighing in grams makes it so much easier to track. I have put the points for a few things on my blog, but I should really do more of that. I love that you post that information with your recipes. Thank you so much. Sorry that I have gone on and on, but I am really enjoying my new lifestyle. I look forward to your recipes. Have you figured out points for seitan? I have tried to make it twice and twice I had diasters. I have been sticking to different veggie loaf and patty recipes until I try again. I wish you all the luck with your plan and would love to keep each other encouraged.<BR/><BR/>PS. I need to make your loaf this weekend. Yumo!<BR/><BR/>Have a super weekend,<BR/><BR/>Sheree'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24141461.post-1168617704427487882007-01-12T08:01:00.000-08:002007-01-12T08:01:00.000-08:00Isn't rapini awesome ?Can't wait to try it :)Isn't rapini awesome ?<BR/>Can't wait to try it :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24141461.post-1168578826654399112007-01-11T21:13:00.000-08:002007-01-11T21:13:00.000-08:00I am anticipating to see the foods you will be eat...I am anticipating to see the foods you will be eating in your next ww time. I love the photo of you dancing. There is a belly dancing class coming near me. I told DH that I must sign up so I can follow in your the footsteps of my favorite cookbook author / mentor. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24141461.post-1168536247384549602007-01-11T09:24:00.000-08:002007-01-11T09:24:00.000-08:00Oh, I also forgot to ask if you are going to meeti...Oh, I also forgot to ask if you are going to meetings, or just doing it on your own? I have been following WW on my own, I just borrowed the points slider and book from a friend, but I did find this website, which has helped me a lot. Since I don't have any friends or family doing the program with me, visiting these message boards gave me a real sense of community, and it was an outlet for questions or concerns. <BR/><BR/>Also, keep up the exercise, it really does make a huge difference. I wish I had a treadmill or an elliptical, so I had no excuse when I didn't feel like going to the gym.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24141461.post-1168534962851029272007-01-11T09:02:00.000-08:002007-01-11T09:02:00.000-08:00Cograts on recommitting to WW. I have been doing ...Cograts on recommitting to WW. I have been doing WW for a year now, and I have lost about 23 pounds, most of which was lost on Core. I just love Core; it is so easy to 'follow' and I find I am much more creative in the kitchen when I am not tallying points. I actually find that I lose better (and feel better) when I focus on eating Core foods, and don't even think about or really use my 35 weekly points. If I know that I have 35 extra points to use, I eat when I am not hungry (a big - maybe the biggest? - nono on Core), because I don't want to 'waste' them. So if I forget about them, and eat mostly Core, I'm a happy girl. Besides, it's better to waste points than to waist them!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com