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[hsapiens]

1. Fake Chicken Breakthrough? -- I'm not necessarily a fan of fake meats but I own that they're very handy for a vegetarian who is trying to feed veggie-phobic omnivores. Though how anyone can not love brussels sprouts and eggplant and squash? I don't know because they are all super-delicious.

I tend to stick with crumbles or veggie sausage because they do a good job of approximating ground meats but I'm all for any product that reduces the number of animals killed in our farming industry. Even if it's highly processed. A word of caution, there's some verbiage in the article towards the bottom of the first page that might be upsetting if you're squeamish about meat coming from organic bodies.

2. Ancient cemetery in York could be Roman gladiators -- Sweet! And potentially a treasure trove of information. I hope I'll get to see some articles about this find.

3. Worst kept secret: Apple has a new generation of the iPhone. I stopped listening when they brought up the guy to announce that Farmville will now be an App. *rolls eyes* Steve Jobs is looking mighty thin. I hope he's continuing to do well; pancreatic cancer is a wicked nasty cancer.

4. Look for sign-ups for sg1_lims to open up tomorrow evening!!!!!!

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[gentlyepigrams]

I was really excited when I saw that York thing hit the BBC this morning. Yay York!

[telepresence.livejournal.com]

Eggplant, for the record, is horrible. And I like 99.9 percent of vegetables.

[superbadgirl]

1. SO not reading that just because I wouldn't be able to avoid the yuck you warned about. I'm not a vegetarian, but I really don't eat a ton of meat.

Phlebotomist, trying to be helpful: Lots of people will eat red meat the night before they donate.
Me: Yeah. That is not happening.

Also, you are a weirdo re: brussels sprouts. I'll give you squash and eggplant. If prepared properly, both are delicious.

[superl99.livejournal.com]

We've got all 3 of those vegetables growing in our allotment :) I LOOOOVE sprouts; I boil them until their just before al dente, then cut them in half and pan fry them in olive oil and garlic to finish. So, so yum.

[archersangel (from livejournal.com)]

that possible roman gladiator cemetery is interesting

[aizjanika.livejournal.com]

I'm not big on the fake meat stuff either, but I like some of it as...well, what it is. In other words, if a veggie burger tasted or even looked too much like a real hamburger...ew! But I love oat burgers, for instance, as something that's yummy and fits on a sandwich roll like a burger. It's not a substitute for a hamburger for me--just something different.

I used to love various types of veggie dogs, though in my past life I hated hot dogs. *g* Maybe that's why I liked them. (I'm pretty much over that now, though.)

I'm not sure I'd like chicken that tasted like real chicken. Have you ever tried Gardein (sp?) stuff? I've tried a few things and it's not bad, but I'm not sure it tastes like chicken (if it's supposed to be chicken-like), but I do like some of their things.

I also like veggie meatballs--not because they taste like meatballs, but just as something to add to spaghetti. *g* Same with veggie pepperoni--tastes good on a pizza. I don't think it's anything like real pepperoni, though.

Steve Jobs is looking mighty thin. I hope he's continuing to do well; pancreatic cancer is a wicked nasty cancer.

I didn't know he was sick with that. I'm not really a fan of his, but that sucks for anyone. My father-in-law and toolman's maternal grandmother both died from that many years ago. Very nasty.

OTOH, Farmville? OMG. I finally figured out how to hide those posts on Facebook.

I actually want to get a Droid. *g*