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I've been dating this guy for a month and I've kinda ripped off his cooking style.
I've never been particularly good at actually coming up with somthing to cook and tend to cook the same things all the time but he has this whole thing where he just kinda takes random stuff and throws them together and I've been trying that on my own (I actually made some awesome soup) of course I add cheese to stuff... he's vegan so he doesn't.

I don't think it's weird... :confused:

I think it is called learning by example.

"just adding things together"? at my college, they got a name for that, but I've never seen it spelled.

I think it is called learning by example.
Ok, good that it's not particularly odd. I mean, I generally figure that if someone can do something better than me, I should try to imitate their way of doing things, with my own touch.

Ok, good that it's not particularly odd. I mean, I generally figure that if someone can do something better than me, I should try to imitate their way of doing things, with my own touch.

unless you're an alien..

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A male vegan is pretty weird.

A male vegan is pretty weird.
Well, he's only a dietary vegan and even then he'll eat honey because he doesn't give a fuck about insects.
I'm vegetarian so it's nice to date a guy who doesn't eat meat. Every other guy I've dated has...

Greens are for small furry animals.
Small furry animals are for us, or for larger furry animals. In which case the larger furry animals are for us.

Feathery animals have a similar hierarchy.

Greens are for small furry animals.
Small furry animals are for us, or for larger furry animals. In which case the larger furry animals are for us.

Feathery animals have a similar hierarchy.
Greens are for people too, we're not strictly carnivores and can do just fine without meat. Try going without veggies and see how good that is for you.

Greens are for people too, we're not strictly carnivores and can do just fine without meat. Try going without veggies and see how good that is for you.
You're right. Small furry animals + ketchup.

Greens are for small furry animals.
Small furry animals are for us, or for larger furry animals. In which case the larger furry animals are for us.

Feathery animals have a similar hierarchy.


Curses.. we have been discovered..
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*flaps off leaving a trail of feathery goodness*

I like to cook that way too, and the results are almost always awesome. Of course, my ingredients usually include a pound of red meat (for each serving) and generous amounts of tabasco, ground pepper, and garlic, so they couldn't possibly fail.

Now that we're talking about recipes, I have to mention my special rolls. They are just regular wheat rolls, but with three tablespoons of tabasco added into the dough. They leave a wonderful warm feeling into the mouth; if you're into baking, you should try.

Greens are for people too, we're not strictly carnivores and can do just fine without meat. Try going without veggies and see how good that is for you.

Actually, humans can be pretty healthy with diets ranging from exclusively plant based to exclusively meat-based. Somewhere in the middle is the 'most healthy' for most people.

Greens are for people too, we're not strictly carnivores and can do just fine without meat.

Provided you supplement what meat gives. We arn't just herbivores. The door revolves the other way too, Skippy.

Actually, humans can be pretty healthy with diets ranging from exclusively plant based to exclusively meat-based. Somewhere in the middle is the 'most healthy' for most people.
How on earth would one get all their vitamins eating only meat? I also can't imagine going to the bathroom on an meat-only diet to be a pleasant experience.

im gonna say its weird, just to smite you, lol
actually, me and my friend were uber bored once (and hungry) so we started cookin some burgers, and we started puttin all sorts of stuff on it (like bacon bits, seriously) and they were uber good.

Provided you supplement what meat gives. We arn't just herbivores. The door revolves the other way too, Skippy.
The only thing you can't get from plants is B12, which isn't a problem if you eat dairy and eggs. It also wouldn't be a problem if we didn't have to wash veggies due to pesticides and the like as there would be enough B12 from that...

To clear all this up, humans are omnivorous. So we 'need' both plants and meat to survive. Though protein from beans can be substituted for protein in meat.. and I really have no clue what I am talking about besides the fact that humans are omnivorous. So we can eat both and get nutrients from either. We just aren't limited to one or the other.

How on earth would one get all their vitamins eating only meat? I also can't imagine going to the bathroom on an meat-only diet to be a pleasant experience.

I'm not sure, ask the Inuit. =p

Men's Health did an article on it a few months ago, sending one of their editors to get a bunch of diagnostics done on himself, he claimed to 'never eaten vegetables since he left home'. In the end, he was well within average health.

I'm off to work now, so I'll find out more when I get home.

To clear all this up, humans are omnivorous. So we 'need' both plants and meat to survive. Though protein from beans can be substituted for protein in meat.. and I really have no clue what I am talking about besides the fact that humans are omnivorous. So we can eat both and get nutrients from either. We just aren't limited to one or the other.
Yes, we are omnivores, but I don't think we can get everything we need from meat alone I mean, we do need some fibre in our diets and I'm not too sure about vitamin content in meats... veggies, however...

how is this weird? that's the best way to do cooking. no question.

Random food dishes aren't weird.
Not eating meat is.

Yes, we are omnivores, but I don't think we can get everything we need from meat alone I mean, we do need some fibre in our diets and I'm not too sure about vitamin content in meats... veggies, however...

Cooking destroys the vitamin C in meat, but makes it easier to digest and decreases the risk of parasites surviving to enter our gut.

I've been dating this guy for a month and I've kinda ripped off his cooking style.
I've never been particularly good at actually coming up with somthing to cook and tend to cook the same things all the time but he has this whole thing where he just kinda takes random stuff and throws them together and I've been trying that on my own (I actually made some awesome soup) of course I add cheese to stuff... he's vegan so he doesn't.

Congrats. you found out how to make what I call Slapdash cooking.

some of my best dishes come out like that. and they are rather special since I don't write anything down so recreating them is rather difficult. :D

Fried Rice is the best form of Slapdash cooking.

Dancing, singing, and eating are activities meant to be enjoyed by everyone. If you like his cooking, then there is nothing wrong with employing the techniques for your own use.

A male vegan is pretty weird.

Oh really?

Cooking destroys the vitamin C in meat, but makes it easier to digest and decreases the risk of parasites surviving to enter our gut.
What about other vitamins?

Cooking destroys the vitamin C in meat, but makes it easier to digest and decreases the risk of parasites surviving to enter our gut.

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I couldn't resist.

*stares up at strange link-like text hoping a picture will appear like it should*

meat = good
vegans = pansies who didn't get spanked enough as kids.

No, it's not weird. That's actually how I cook; I can't follow a recipe to save my life. Even if I'm trying something new, I adjust and substitute things to suit my taste. I can't remember the last time I followed a recipe exactly from start to finish without changing anything. It's more fun that way. :)

meat = good

Exercise of the human capacity for freedom of choice = better.

its no more weird than girls who live together and get on the same "cycle". That to me, is very weird.

its no more weird than girls who live together and get on the same "cycle". That to me, is very weird.

Tandems are unusual, but hardly weird.

Exercise of the human capacity for freedom of choice = better.

And my choice is to eat meat. I don't do it as often as I used to, as I've developed a taste for fruits and vegetables. But still, I like the many varieties and ways you can prepare them. I'm partial to grilling, myself.

As for the topic, no, it's not weird at all. Learning to better yourself by watching others is a good thing. I actually cook like that, and I've made some pretty kick-ass stuff. My best is ham pan fried in butter with mashed potatoes (garlic and butter) and two chicken patties with sour cream and cheese.

Ghetto gourmet, sure, but it tastes very good. It's filling, too.

meat = good
vegans = pansies who didn't get spanked enough as kids.
I never liked meat too much...

And this guy is definitely not a pansy, you're just rude.

And this guy is definitely not a pansy, you're just rude.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ad/Mac-kirmse3.jpg/300px-Mac-kirmse3.jpg

An pansy, yesterday.


(Any homoeroticism is purely accidental).

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How come we always get a milksop like Moby trotted out as an archetypal vegan all the time, instead of Mac Danzig, Carl Lewis or Woody Harrelson?

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ad/Mac-kirmse3.jpg/300px-Mac-kirmse3.jpg

An pansy, yesterday.


(Any homoeroticism is purely accidental).
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Damn, you beat me to it. :p

Damn, you beat me to it. :p
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_Danzig

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_Danzig

Not bad. Not bad at all.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_Danzig
Ah, I was kinda guessing he was vegan based on the context of the picture's placement, I just had no idea who he was.


Also, apparently Wierd Al is vegan... from wiki's list...

Also, apparently Wierd Al is vegan... from wiki's list...

I don't know if he is on the list, but finding out that Bill Ward (of Black Sabbath fame) had gone vegan was an unexpected twist.

I don't know if he is on the list, but finding out that Bill Ward (of Black Sabbath fame) had gone vegan was an unexpected twist.
I didn't notice if he was there...