Comments on: On the Occasional Chicken Dinner http://www.notderbypie.com/on-the-occasional-chicken-dinner/ Get Comfortable in the Kitchen Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:45:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Trinity http://www.notderbypie.com/on-the-occasional-chicken-dinner/comment-page-1/#comment-30602 Trinity Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:37:41 +0000 http://www.notderbypie.com/?p=1266#comment-30602 Rivka, Anytime! I enjoy your blog so much, and I guess I just had to put my two cents in (especially since I'd just read the same article!). If I come across any great tempeh recipes I'll send them your way! Rivka,

Anytime! I enjoy your blog so much, and I guess I just had to put my two cents in (especially since I’d just read the same article!). If I come across any great tempeh recipes I’ll send them your way!

]]> By: Aliza S. http://www.notderbypie.com/on-the-occasional-chicken-dinner/comment-page-1/#comment-30601 Aliza S. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:35:15 +0000 http://www.notderbypie.com/?p=1266#comment-30601 Riv, I was also left a bit unsatisfied by his article - though I did find it interesting. I agree with you that it is crucial to eat meat that is ethically raised. I don't eat meat but since I have a boyfriend who does I have been brought into this discussion. Last winter we visited the farm where we get our chicken and eggs and it was such a great experience! Btw, you've inspired me to go to Zuni... yum!! Riv,
I was also left a bit unsatisfied by his article – though I did find it interesting. I agree with you that it is crucial to eat meat that is ethically raised. I don’t eat meat but since I have a boyfriend who does I have been brought into this discussion. Last winter we visited the farm where we get our chicken and eggs and it was such a great experience! Btw, you’ve inspired me to go to Zuni… yum!!

]]> By: rivka http://www.notderbypie.com/on-the-occasional-chicken-dinner/comment-page-1/#comment-30600 rivka Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:37:02 +0000 http://www.notderbypie.com/?p=1266#comment-30600 Trinity, Thanks so much for your thoughtful comments! I'm always thrilled to have readers who take what I say to heart and respond in ways that make me think differently than before. I wholeheartedly agree with you that vegetarians make a different statement than conscious meat eaters, and I think that statement is extremely valuable, especially given how commonplace animal mistreatment is. I should have made that clear in the original post, so thanks for bringing it to the fore. Trinity,

Thanks so much for your thoughtful comments! I’m always thrilled to have readers who take what I say to heart and respond in ways that make me think differently than before. I wholeheartedly agree with you that vegetarians make a different statement than conscious meat eaters, and I think that statement is extremely valuable, especially given how commonplace animal mistreatment is. I should have made that clear in the original post, so thanks for bringing it to the fore.

]]> By: Trinity http://www.notderbypie.com/on-the-occasional-chicken-dinner/comment-page-1/#comment-30599 Trinity Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:21:44 +0000 http://www.notderbypie.com/?p=1266#comment-30599 I excitedly read that article in the NY Times Magazine a couple Sundays ago. The wishy-washiness of the author was not what I was expecting, and I could have done without the full page photo of slabs of meat. But I do think his moderate view could help shift the opinions of some of the hot-dog-eating populace. I've been a vegetarian for 9 years, and I understand and respect omnis who only eat animals who have lived full, cage-free lives. I do think you're making a statement by living that way- and I like your statement (and your blog). But you wrote, "I'm not convinced that being a vegetarian makes any more of a statement than buying from those farmers who raise their animals well." I don't know about the use of More or Less, but I am convinced that vegetarians make a different statement than conscious meat-eaters. Vegetarianism goes beyond wanting animals to live freely before they are slaughtered. To me, vegetarianism is the choice to compassionately forfeit our place at the top of the food chain, and to view animals as friends, not food. I excitedly read that article in the NY Times Magazine a couple Sundays ago. The wishy-washiness of the author was not what I was expecting, and I could have done without the full page photo of slabs of meat. But I do think his moderate view could help shift the opinions of some of the hot-dog-eating populace.

I’ve been a vegetarian for 9 years, and I understand and respect omnis who only eat animals who have lived full, cage-free lives. I do think you’re making a statement by living that way- and I like your statement (and your blog).

But you wrote, “I’m not convinced that being a vegetarian makes any more of a statement than buying from those farmers who raise their animals well.”

I don’t know about the use of More or Less, but I am convinced that vegetarians make a different statement than conscious meat-eaters. Vegetarianism goes beyond wanting animals to live freely before they are slaughtered. To me, vegetarianism is the choice to compassionately forfeit our place at the top of the food chain, and to view animals as friends, not food.

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