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1. Twelve Months of Monastery Soups: A Cookbook
- Used Book in Good Condition
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Release date | January 1998 |
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2. Ramen: Japanese Noodles and Small Dishes
- ANOVA Pavilion
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Release date | September 2017 |
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3. The Pho Cookbook: Easy to Adventurous Recipes for Vietnam's Favorite Soup and Noodles
- Ten Speed Press
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Release date | February 2017 |
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4. Love Soup: 160 All-New Vegetarian Recipes from the Author of the Vegetarian Epicure
- W W Norton Company
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Release date | September 2009 |
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5. Keto Soups & Stews
- Perigee Books
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Release date | November 2018 |
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6. The Great Big Pressure Cooker Book: 500 Easy Recipes for Every Machine, Both Stovetop and Electric: A Cookbook
- Clarkson Potter
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Release date | February 2015 |
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7. Free to Learn: Why Unleashing the Instinct to Play Will Make Our Children Happier, More Self-Reliant, and Better Students for Life
- A exhilarating Card Game!
- MTG Commander Tower Set C6 is fun, easy to learn, and keeps advanced players on their toes
- From the renowned Ultra Pro Studio
- Great fun for the entire family
- Includes extensive game explanation and game rules
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Release date | March 2013 |
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8. New England Soup Factory Cookbook: More Than 100 Recipes from the Nation's Best Purveyor of Fine Soup
Thomas Nelson Publishers
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Release date | September 2007 |
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9. 300 Sensational Soups
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10. Pleasures of the Vietnamese Table: Recipes and Reminiscences from Vietnam's Best Market Kitchens, Street Cafes, and Home Cooks
William Morrow Company
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Release date | July 2001 |
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11. Easy Delicious Gluten-Free Soups, Stews, and Chowders
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12. Williams-Sonoma Collection: Soup & Stew
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Release date | November 2004 |
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13. Saved By Soup: More Than 100 Delicious Low-Fat Soups To Eat And Enjoy Every Day
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Release date | December 1998 |
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14. Campbell's Creative Cooking With Soup: Over 19,000 Delicious Mix and Match Recipes
- Curved shower rod for extra space in the shower
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15. Vegetarian Soups for All Seasons
Orange-Butternut Squash soupVegetable Stew with Gnocchi.Zesty Green Gazpacho
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16. Soup Suppers: More Than 100 Main-Course Soups and 40 Accompaniments
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Release date | January 1994 |
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17. Twelve Months of Monastery Soups: International Favorites by D'Avila-Latourrette, Brother Victor-Antoine (1996) Hardcover
- Great product!
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18. The Soupbox Cookbook: Sensational Soups for Healthy Living
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Number of items | 1 |
Release date | December 2012 |
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Basically gonna echo most of the answers already posted, but just to pile on:
Cookbooks
Nothing inspires cooking like a good cookbook collection. The great news about cookbooks is that they're often bought as gifts or souvenirs and they make their way onto the used market cheap and in great condition. Here are my suggestions for a great starter shelf:
One of the first veg. cookbooks I got when I was just starting out was Linda McCartney's World of Vegetarian Cooking (also known as "On Tour"): https://www.amazon.com/Linda-McCartney-Tour-Meat-Free-Dishes/dp/0821224875/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1482386369&sr=1-5&keywords=linda+mccartney
It has recipes from all over the world, from North Africa to Asia, Europe to North America and everywhere in between. They're great starter recipes in that the ingredients are simple (and easy to substitute if necessary), and the instructions are clear. They're great to build on - I've adapted quite a few recipes to my own tastes over the years.
A much more recent couple of books are Ottolenghi's Plenty and Plenty More:
https://www.amazon.com/Plenty-Vibrant-Vegetable-Recipes-Ottolenghi/dp/1452101248/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1482386476&sr=1-1&keywords=ottolenghi+plenty
https://www.amazon.com/Plenty-More-Vibrant-Vegetable-Ottolenghi/dp/1607746212/ref=pd_bxgy_14_img_3?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=3YR260YE36YRJAQVCP9G
These are books that celebrate plant-based cooking which is of course inspired by many cuisines, but is itself a wholly original cuisine. Many of the recipes are not knock-offs of popular meat dishes (e.g. lentil bolognese) or existing dishes that happen to be vegetarian (caprese salad) but rather truly original compositions. It's really refreshing for simple but beautiful meals made of creative (but not pretentious) dishes.
I bought Martha Stewart's "Meatless" cookbook last year and it has great recipes too. https://www.amazon.com/Meatless-More-Than-Vegetarian-Recipes/dp/0307954560/ref=sr_1_6?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1482386647&sr=1-6&keywords=vegetarian+cookbook
It's Martha Stewart, so it's not going to blow your socks off with complex spices and heat, but the recipes are again a wonderful place to start. Well-balanced, visually appealing and reasonably priced to make, you can always jazz them up yourself.
Finally, one of my favourite cookbooks, vegetarian or otherwise, is Anna Thomas' Love Soup: https://www.amazon.com/Love-Soup-All-New-Vegetarian-Recipes/dp/0393332578/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1482386804&sr=1-1&keywords=Love+SOup
The recipes are heavenly (and as they're soup, you can always tweak to your taste - it's the ideas that are important). But what's really special is the narrative. She really engages you with lots of personal anecdotes and context for the ingredients, recipes and meals in general. I sat down and read it like a novel when I was given it for Christmas one year! It's really lovely.
As for starters, the Williams-Sonoma books are great collections of recipes in just about all categories... not always the easiest but they can start you out on the right path to making your own or altering recipes you can do..
Williams-sonoma books:
You can find all the rest of their books through those links, they have a ton, and a bunch of amazing recipes in them.. Most of their books also have great quality in the used form and some as low as .1 cent :D
I have to agree with starting with Good Eats, it's a great base for ingredients and how to properly identify good ones and what to do with them. As well as Gordon Ramsay's Ultimate Cooking course on youtube:
Gordon Ramsay's Ultimate Cooking Course season 1 episode 1
^ a great start for simple meals
I collect cookbooks actually, and have a bunch of awesome recipes.. I made a homemade Tandoori chicken tonight, though i did not have the correct chili powder (kashmiri) it was delicious.. grilled a chicken up that i quartered and marinated for a bit. Delicious.. I also love Lebanese food and mostly all types of foreign foods.. I watch the Food Network quite regularly, as well as subscribe to quite a few youtube cooks..
If there's anything you need to know feel free to ask :D
Oh I wish you were opening a GF cafe in my area! I would be there everyday!
I definitely like the idea of the GF cinnamon rolls. I haven't had a cinnamon roll in about 15 years.
For inspiration for soups you can serve check out this cookbook of gluten-free soups. It's inexpensive ($3.99). It's an ebook but you can read it on the computer with Amazon's Kindle reader app which is a free app that works on nearly all computers, tablets, and mobile phones.
https://www.amazon.com/Delicious-Gluten-Free-Soups-Stews-Chowders-ebook/dp/B07DVX643V?keywords=B07DVX643V&qid=1539459506&sr=8-1&ref=sr_1_1
My favorite recipe is the Easy Vegetable Beef Soup which tastes just like the Campbell's Vegetable Beef soup I used to eat before I went GF. It is a super easy recipe because it uses a bag of frozen mixed vegetables and a can of diced tomatoes.
The Chicken and Rice Soup is also super easy. You just cut up some chicken breast, celery, and carrots. It uses converted rice (Uncle Ben's style rice) that holds together and doesn't get mushy in the soup.
Good luck with your cafe! Wish it was in my town...
Inspired by u/epicnormalcy’s delightful NSV, I too went to the salon and got my hair cut. Not quite a pixie cut since it’s the middle of October and my ears need a little coverage, but shorter than I’ve been comfortable having it cut in over 3 years. FH is very excited that this could mean the bows will be returning since skinny!Kate-o was a lover of hair bows in all varieties. They always made me feel pretty and I guess I kind of just... gave up on that as I gained weight. Maybe this weekend I’ll see if I still have any of them.
It’s the tiniest bit of progress, but I did in fact cast on the left sleeve of my cardigan. And that’s the hard part! I could have picked up the edge stitches seamlessly, but I kind of like that it’s sunk in a bit. Hoping to get about halfway done today while binge watching something on Netflix.
Game night may or may not be happening tonight but either way I’m making jalapeño poppers and the chicken broccoli Alfredo soup that u/shakatay29 shared earlier this week. I went ahead and pre-ordered Carolyn Ketchum’s new book Keto Soups & Stews so that I’ll be extra-ready for the cold and also for my new job since for the first couple of weeks I’m hoping to do a batch of soup for lunch prep to keep things easy.
Enjoy your weekend and KCKO, y’all! ❤️
The best advice that I can give you is what really got me into pressure cooking with my new Instant Pot...a really good cookbook! The best one that I've used so far is:
The Great Big Pressure Cooker Book: 500 Easy Recipes for Every Machine, Both Stovetop and Electric https://www.amazon.ca/dp/0804185328/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_6N7XCb2F3HSKB
This wonderful book has so many great, simple recipies with easy to follow instructions. I've done many recipes from that book and I feel like I'm eating like a queen! 👑 Also, I learned what Compote is and just how wonderfully delicious it is served over vanilla ice cream!!
Cut the salt:
Cut the bouillon cubes, ketchup, sun chips, tuna = find a low sodium tuna packed in water, Vegetable soups/stew = I can only assume that you will buy these in cans- which is major sodium and preservatives - I would suggest making your own with a store bought low-sodium broth base and lots of veggies: my favorite soup/stew book:http://www.amazon.com/Love-Soup-All-New-Vegetarian-Recipes/dp/0393332578 (you can probably check it out from the library) -I will allow the hummus and bacon - but don't overdo it...Also- careful with canned beans- they pack a lot of sodium in there.
Get rid of the frozen pizza - those probably have more sat.fat and sodium than your bacon! (And they're pricey)
Not sure what what "Jar'd Vindaloo Curry" is- but if it comes in a jar- it probably isn't so great... I would suggest making it from scratch - try: http://www.currydishes.com/indian-recipes/chicken-vindaloo-curry.html
Ground Beef- try the leaner cut
Cut the fat: skim instead of 1% milk - time to make the switch
I also don't find nutrigrain bars very filling- but that is a personal preference.. To me- those are pretty much empty calories that will lead you to more bacon covered with hummus in the end. I would suggest something with higher fiber- like an apple and some almonds/walnuts.
Great thing to do: Make a lasagna with whole wheat pasta, frozen spinach (for your budget), ground turkey or beef, etc. : http://www.recipetips.com/recipe-cards/t--3779/light-and-healthy-spinach-lasagna.asp (not a bad recipe) - then cut it up, and wrap individual servings- and throw them in the freezer- they will be good for about 6 months. Take one to work and you're good. You can freeze some of those soups too.
Best of luck- I find that even when I'm tired- making time to cook is the best thing to do... tasty and healthy foods are awesome.
You've received a lot of great comments and tips. My two cents: instead of a crockpot/slow cooker, consider getting an electric pressure cooker. I have the Instant Pot, which is primarily an electric pressure cooker but also has a slow cooker function. Best of both worlds in one unit! Then, you can make all the excellent slow-cooker recipes you have here on top of the quick and super-easy pressure cooker ones. My favorite pressure cooker sites are:
[Dad Cooks Dinner] (http://dadcooksdinner.com/)
[Hip Pressure Cooking] (http://www.hippressurecooking.com/)
Favorite PC cookbooks - either [Great Big Pressure Cooker] (https://www.amazon.com/Great-Big-Pressure-Cooker-Book/dp/0804185328/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1483205095&sr=8-5&keywords=pressure+cooker+cookbook) cookbook, or any of the Lorna Sass books like Cooking Under Pressure, etc.
Best of luck to you!
Hello, egg fast day #2 is in the books. I broke after work and indulged in 1 tablespoon of hwc in a glass of cold brew coffee. I am down 1.5 lbs in two days! I will be sticking with it through Thursday dinner! One huge benefit is I am rarely hungry, and I could not finish my 3-egg omelet last night! The grilled cheese chaffles are a keeper and I think I could do them every day at work for lunch, and try to change my daily keto plan to be more egg-based.
I bought Carolyn Ketchum's Keto Soups and Stews book and I will buy everything to make her Taco Soup on Friday for dinner. It looks amazing! It is my first Keto cookbook. I usually just browse google if I want a particular recipe.
Lunch was egg salad and a grilled cheese chaffle with some moon cheese, a Babybel, and a cheese stick. Dinner was a 2-egg omelet with Havarti cheese. I had one cappuccino cheesecake in the afternoon.
Today will be much of the same, although I hope my afternoon hunger is less. I have tea to enjoy after my coffee is finished. Sparkling flavored seltzer is definitely a big help for me.
I'm below flair weight!
KCKO ♥
How are your basic cooking skills? Can you brown some meat in a pan on the stove? Chop some vegetables? Open a can of broth or tomato juice? Pretty basic skills are really all you need, so don't worry, you'll be able to manage something tasty without a huge investment of time or energy. Simmering the soup takes the longest. (If it doesn't I switch recipes.)
Better than Boullion chicken base is actually pretty good stuff. If a recipe calls for chicken stock or broth, use some of that instead.
Take a look on Serious Eats for some inspiration. My own efforts at finding basic soup instruction weren't great but maybe I was using the wrong search terms.
Other potential sources? Alton Brown (though his website is being renovated, lots of his recipes are on foodnetwork.com and youtube.
Ina Garten's basic technique seems to be quite good, but I admit I haven't looked to her for soup ideas.
Websites I browse for inspiration?
https://www.melskitchencafe.com/?s=soup+ (just recently made her newer 'best taco' soup and forced myself to put the last bit of leftovers in the freezer for some day when I need a quick meal. )
https://www.youtube.com/user/foodwishes/search?query=soup+ Chef John's youtube videos
America's Test Kitchen has a ton of videos on Youtube. I've been watching them while on the treadmill at the gym where internet access is sporadic. https://www.youtube.com/user/americastestkitchen/search?query=soup+
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I've enjoyed using the ideas in this book https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/0778801969 300 Sensational Soups.
I am mostly vegetarian, so I will offer some suggestions.
It's rare that I get to a page on my frontpage that threads like yours appear. I guess it's your lucky day!
Last year I bought a ramen cookbook after reviewing what was available here in Germany. In the end I chose "Ramen: Japanese noodles and small dishes" by Tove Nilsson. What I liked most about it was that most of the book focused on actual Ramen you would find in Japan. You might think: what else should a ramen cookbook contain? From my observation: a lot of weird stuff that you'll never try that will be completely useless for you. Tove Nilsson covers the basics, the traditional dishes, some new and funky ones and shows a bunch of different ways on how to do certain recipes (what kinda broths you can use, three or four different ways to make chashu and so on)
Last December I finally made my first ramen from the book! And it was delicious. Classic Shoyu Ramen with a chicken-pork broth, homemade chashu. I still have to post the pics on /r/ramen ...
Bonus points for a bunch of Japanese side dishes like Gyoza, a lot of topping recipes and so on.
For those who have asked for the recipe. You're welcome :)
Recipe from: Ramen: Japanese Noodles and Small Dishes
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Pork-Chicken Broth (Results in 2.5-3 L):
- 4 L water
- 1 boiling fowl (chicken)
- 400g pork bacon (fresh back fat)
- 2 pieces Kombu (6-8g)
- 8 dried shiitake mushrooms
- 1 piece ginger (10cm), in slices
- 6 spring onions
- 4 tablespoons bonito flakes (Katsuobushi)
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Ramen Noodles (12-16 portions):
- 2.5 Teaspoon Kansui or roasted baking powder (Bake the baking powder at 135° C for 35 minutes)
- 500 ml cold water
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 500g wheat flour (Type 550)
- 550g Italian flour Tipo 00
- corn starch or potato starch for flouring
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Ajitsuke Tamago (Marinated Eggs) - Marinate for 6 eggs:
- 6 eggs
- 100 ml Japanese soy sauce
- 50 ml Mirin
- 100 ml water
- 1 tablespoon roughly chopped ginger
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Chashu (pork belly) 400g
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Miso Ramen (4 servings)
- 1.8-2 L Pig-Chicken Broth
- 4 portions of ramen noodles
- 2 tablespoons red miso
- 2 tablespoons white Miso
- 2 teaspoons finely grated fresh ginger
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Topping:
- 400g Chashu (roasted pork belly) in slices or pieces+
- 2 baby Pak-choi in pieces
- 3 spring onions, cut into fine strips
- 4 Ajitsuke Tamago (marinated eggs)
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Since we are all a little lazy... Here are links to all of the books in my stack:
Betty Goes Vegan (my mom got this one for my boyfriend - so not strictly mine - in hopes that he would cook for me. I am pressing the tofu right now at his request, so far so good)
Vegan Eats World
Eat Drink & Be Vegan
The 30 Minute Vegan
Thug Kitchen
The Lusty Vegan (my sister bought this one for me)
One-Dish Vegan
Fresh From the Vegan Slow Cooker
Vegan Brunch (second most used, the muffin recipes in here are crazy easy to customize)
Vegan Yum Yum
Twelve Months of Monastery Soups (not blatantly vegan, but almost entirely so)
The New Farm Vegetarian Cookbook (My most used, and longest owned, the best of all. All super simple ingredients, only non-vegan ingredient mentioned is honey on occasion)
I see you like cooking, could you be interested in trying to make some Japanese Dishes? Or perhaps we could try colouring a book each with Watercolour Pencils?
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Maybe I could interest you in Pocahontas (Amazon is out of stock ATM but you can still order from them).
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Anyway- GOOD MORNING. :)
I have this cookbook and it is a pretty neat way for someone to make quick and easy but good tasting dishes: Campbell's Creative Cooking With Soup
I own this book, and it's really awesome: The Pho Cookbook: Easy to Adventurous Recipes for Vietnam's Favorite Soup and Noodles https://www.amazon.com/dp/1607749580/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_0RHLAb9M1M6BV
Beef Bourguignon is my favorite.. This recipe is really good, we just back off on the pearl onions at the end and simply don't use quite as many as suggested. https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/beef-bourguignon-recipe-1942045
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Also, if you're into hearty soups this book right here is excellent! Great for a little variety instead of a stew one week. https://www.amazon.com/New-England-Soup-Factory-Cookbook/dp/1401603009
Not sure if you are looking for recommendations but my favorite vegetarian cookbook of all time is Vegetarian Soups for all Seasons. My husband asks for the taco soup at least twice a week in winter. I also love Isa Chandra Moskowitz's Spicy Peanut and Eggplant Shallot Stew.
I'm reading a book about how kids learn best through playing, and how our modern education system holds kids back. The book is called Free to Learn. I recommend it to anyone interested in education or raising kids.
> No, in principle I'm arguing for socialism in some matters.
In reality, I'm not 100% against a ratio of capitalism/socialism, provided we don't violate fundamental rights as outlined by the constitution and the people get what they vote for.
> That's because private security doesn't have to take the role of police departments. It's not unreasonable to think that if there were no police that the nature of private security would change.
I'm not going to continue arguing this point because in reality, I do (presently) think that police/military are necessary; I was really just poking holes in your logic, but this gets exhausting going down that path.
> Science innovation is a factor which drives the economy. The US government currently provides nearly half of the funding for basic research (although this is a new low; in the 60s, the government provided ~70% of basic research funding, and this share only fell below 50% in 2013, through a combination of less funding for science and more private sector funding for science). If we got rid of government funding of basic research, either private industry would have to double what they provide for research, or research will slow, which will slow economic growth.
Could you provide some sort of source to back up these statistics? I'm very interested to learn about this in full color. On its face, it does seem perplexing that the trend is decreasing and yet it's being used as an example for support of government rather than private industry, but I'll have to make my own judgements.
> If your argument depends on magic to work, your argument doesn't work.
Really? Obviously I wasn't saying there was actual magic. I was saying it more in the sense that the money would stay in my bank account where I could figure out how to spend it rather than relying on other people to figure it out for me.
> I'm pointing out that you wouldn't actually have more money to spend because you'd be putting what would have been tax dollars toward to procuring private services for yourself. Since those private services aren't subsidized by having everyone else paying for them, you would be paying more for the private services than you currently are. Unless you forgo all such services, but at that point you wouldn't have enough time in the day to work a paying job anyway.
Ok, since I'm essentially conceding the point on replacing police with security services, I'm going to skip to your next point.
> Are you arguing that more money would fix the problems with education?
No, as I previously established, I do not believe money is magical.
> I agree that there are problems with education right now. But I also believe that everyone should have access to education, and that's not going to happen unless people who don't have children pay part of the tuition for people who do have children but who can't afford private education otherwise.
Your first argument here is that subpar education is better than no education at all, and sure, I'll grant you that. Your second argument is that subpar education won't happen unless education is subsidized socially, and based on the current system, this is true inside the current set of conditions.
But the current set of conditions, as far as education is concerned, is terrible. I come from a family containing a number of teachers and a recurring issue is that they get burnt out because they can't do their jobs because they are forcing kids to parrot things out of books in a specific way, repeat them for tests and never learn things in an in-depth way. Classes are also geared toward the lowest common denominator. And it's no secret why -- our school system was created to breed factory workers!
This is why we've seen a surge in parents choosing to home school utilizing programs like Khan Academy. Even schools are partnering with Khan Academy for their AP programs. The idea here is that the free market (Khan Academy was started by one man filling a need in a largely unregulated way) provides a SELF-DIRECTED education system of far superior quality than our publicly-funded education ever could. Through the Internet (which came about through government funding, I'll grant you), every person (not just children) in the WORLD (not just the US) has access to a world-class education.
Read Free to Learn by Peter Gray. This is a book that talks about letting kids self-educate altogether (skipping homeschooling and any form of education). Now tell me why skipping all forms of government-run schooling would lead to a situation where more children go on to university than they otherwise would?
I think people put far too much faith in the system without questioning it. This is certainly one of those cases.
> Privatizing education might fix some problems, but it would introduce worse ones.
I'm sorry, but how does Khan Academy introduce worse problems? I think you're arguing with the traditional idea of a private school which is somewhat straw-manish of you. There are a variety of types of private school choices.
> We need to find ways to address the problems with the current educational model which preserve guaranteeing access to everyone.
Agreed, and I think we can do that by bolstering these free education systems and increasing expectations rather than lowering them to meet the status quo.
> We also need to ensure that everyone gets the same quality of education. These are difficult problems, and I don't have a solution for them, but I am confident that privatizing the whole system won't fix everything; just look to history - entirely private education systems saw the majority of people simply never getting an education. That's why public education systems were developed in the first place.
Uh, no. That's just false. Public education systems like ours were modeled after factory model schools. In some specific cases, this model was used to increase literacy but mainly, it was to treat children like parts on an assembly line. And that includes throwing out the misfits. Slowly, we've built on it, but building on something terrible doesn't guarantee a good outcome. Compare that to building on something amazing that is imperfect (the U.S. constitution), but generally helps to provide a good outcome.
> They wouldn't have to [compete for your business]. They could be like the cable company, and have it be a race to see who can screw customers over the most without losing them.
They could be like the cable company, except the cable company is a known patchwork of local monopolies. There are certainly ways around this, but lobbying from cable companies has seen that this water has become extremely muddy.
> Capitalistic competition doesn't work as well when what's provided is essentially a necessity for life (in the appropriate time period).
Please provide some cases where pure capitalism in a society/culture like ours has failed to meet the demands for the hierarchy of needs.
> Capitalism isn't about competing for the lowest price, it's about competing for the highest profit.
Agreed. The motive is profit.
> In some cases this can be done by getting more people to pay a cheaper price. But once everyone is buying the product, you can start raising the price until people start to change their provider. If every provider does this, prices go up and people don't have real incentives to switch.
You're describing monopolies (either via one company or via multiple with price fixing). Monopolies are why we have antitrust laws -- the question is whether they actually get exercised and since it's generally not profitable for politicians to carry them out, they don't even go through the motions. Yay for big government, amirite?
> And so you would have less money. I'm not making a moral argument, I'm just pointing out that not paying taxes won't net you more money at the end of the month. The money that you would have paid in taxes would still have to be paid.
Having less money because of paying for things I choose to pay for is far superior.
> I believe that freedom of choice ends when you start harming other people. You don't have the freedom to choose to harm someone else.
Define "harm" here. I maintain that government taking money out of my paycheck without my permission is certainly harmful as it violates some fundamental rights. Few people seem to care about that harm. I think many people see it as "you live in the neighborhood, you pay the dues," and then fail to see how that's like the mafia who offer "protection" in return for "a small monthly contribution."
Try not paying taxes for a year. Men with guns show up. They put you in prison. A prison not meant for rehabilitation, but in reality, made for punishment and trending toward recidivism. You tell me how that's not harmful when you really get down to it.
Sure, this is more roundabout and less direct than, "well, we started paying for everyone's healthcare and now you want to take that AWAY?" But it is skipping its response to a very necessary question: which rights did you violate to begin paying for everyone? This question deserves A LOT more thought, because it's just getting painted right over with the idea that the ends will justify the means.
That's how empires fall.
Soup Suppers by Arthur Schwartz. Great soups, but also great soup dinner sides.
https://www.amazon.com/Soup-Suppers-Main-Course-Soups-Accompaniments/dp/0060969482
Be kind to yourself. In my 50yrs. experience with EDS the medications they prescribe for pain and depression cause more harm than help. Obviously if you are suffering from severe depression by all means follow your doctors advise! But for many EDS'ers the meds are given because they don't know what else to do for us. And it's hard to eat well when you are hurting, exhausted and stressed, in fact at these times I usually crave junk comfort foods. At this point in my life I don't take any meds except for allergies, Zyrtec, Zantac, Flonase and a multi-vitamin. I notice a big difference in my mood, digestive issues, pain and energy levels if I don't take them. The allergies seem to give me more flu like symptoms than say stuffy nose, sneezing kind of symptoms that are normally associated with allergies.
If you can, cut dairy, sugar and processed grains (processed foods in general) from your diet. Keep your diet simple. One of my favorite meals is a green salad with olive oil, lemon juice and sea salt. You'd be amazed how good it is.
I also really like this cook book series https://www.amazon.com/Twelve-Months-Monastery-Soups-International/dp/0892439319/ref=pd_sim_14_2/135-5519668-7193763?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0892439319&pd_rd_r=3b88de64-3060-11e9-a2a5-f7b1fe51f851&pd_rd_w=ayGUm&pd_rd_wg=SRtKR&pf_rd_p=90485860-83e9-4fd9-b838-b28a9b7fda30&pf_rd_r=0SMS876S9ZWEH2W449PA&psc=1&refRID=0SMS876S9ZWEH2W449PA
There's just a few ingredients, you throw it all in a pot and all the ones I have tried have tasted great.
I also just purchased a Gazelle Glider exercise machine. I've tried ellipticals, bikes, treadmills, you name it, with little success - knees and hips popping out everywhere! This one I can do and it's actually pretty fun. When I'm a bit stronger (I just had my second cervical fusion) I'll start back slowly with palates.
The hardest thing for me to learn is to pace myself and not beat myself up by pushing to hard. But when I'm broken I reset. Focus on what you need and what your body needs. Take pleasure in the kind things you do for yourself: cooking a nourishing meal, a warm bath, gentle stretching.
If you're soup obsessed get this. I have it and cook from it at least once a week. It's by these guys who have a soup only restaurant in Chicago, called Soupbox, and it's amazing. My favorite recipe is the sweet corn chowder... there's actually some in my fridge right now...
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I'd take /u/missmercy87 because her post is right below mine and and sometimes the best conversations are with total strangers.
No soup for you!
Okay, soup.
My mom has this cookbook and loves it. It looks like they've written a bunch of other ones, as well.
http://www.amazon.com/Twelve-Months-Monastery-Victor-DAvila-Latourrette/dp/0767901800
Other than that, I might suggest some wine or beer or other foodstuffs from a local monastery?
Would one that is largely plant based and easy to modify when it isn’t work for you?
Twelve Months of Monastery Soups: A Cookbook https://www.amazon.com/dp/0767901800/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_90BCDb58WTAT9
This soup cookbook, written by a French monk, is designed around the months of the year based on what is in season or what you might have in your pantry at that time of year.
As an example, we have the Tomato Florentine soup almost every week. As an example of a modification, we just leave the Spanish sausage out of the Caldo Gallego and it’s a great soup regardless.
I bought this book from Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Pho-Cookbook-Adventurous-Vietnams-Favorite/dp/1607749580 and it is very good. Many recipes for different types of pho.
If you want variations on that theme.
http://www.amazon.com/Twelve-Months-Monastery-Victor-DAvila-Latourrette/dp/0767901800
has a number of good potato leek type soups. and lots of others.
Drinking with the Saints
The Vatican Cookbook
12 Months of Monastery Soups if you're also interested in that
Yeah, I refer to myself as a recovering A-student. Good at getting A's and doing what others told me to do. Bad at really learning and following my own interests.
I know Peter Gray (blog and recent book) has done some research on self-directed learners and unschoolers. He's very approachable, so feel free to email him and ask. Let me know what you find!
Also, Sudbury Valley published these books about their graduates... Legacy of Trust and The Pursuit of Happiness.
My sister bought us a cookbook called Love Soup; it's basically a hundred-odd soup recipes (all vegetarian), many hearty enough for a meal, many pureed or naturally smooth.
The vegi thing may be a turnoff if she's a serious carnivore, but it may also force you to try new vegetables/flavors you otherwise wouldn't cook with. The three soups from this book that we've made thus far are a cold avocado/cucumber soup, and asparagus bisque, and a (wonderful) cauliflower soup with goat cheese. It might be worth checking out.
Hm. I've been lead to believe that at school you don't learn real social skills, just how to become part of a peer group (or be bullied by a peer group) your exact age. Even some atheists believe in HSing I just read a book about it https://www.amazon.com/Free-Learn-Unleashing-Instinct-Self-Reliant/dp/0465025994?ie=UTF8&ref_=cm_sw_r_pi_dp_FVZFvb0W2DFPH. Think about primitive cultures, the kids ran around in groups of all ages, not segregated into classrooms.
This info is from non witness sources. I don't know any JW in our area who HS, most are actually against it (kids are supposed to be a witness, have their faith tested etc.)
I have no issues with holidays etc although I know DH would. Not trying to argue with you, just share my viewpoint.
Carolyn Ketchum.
Here's the link: Keto Soups and Stews
https://www.amazon.com/Free-Learn-Unleashing-Instinct-Self-Reliant/dp/0465025994
I used recipes from Tove Nilsson's Ramen: Japanese Noodles and Small Dishes, which I got from my Secret Santa during last year's exchange. I used Chicken-Pork Broth, Garlic Tare, Chashu Pork, and Soya Sauce Marinated Eggs.
EDIT: Here's a wee album of the progression throughout the day: https://m.imgur.com/a/ti8Jm
Recipe came from here:
http://www.amazon.com/300-Sensational-Soups-Carla-Snyder/dp/0778801969
not sure if it is online...
I disagree with this article, personally.
More on this subject:
http://reason.com/blog/2015/03/19/giving-kids-help-at-the-end-of-a-gun#fold
http://www.amazon.com/Free-Learn-Unleashing-Instinct-Self-Reliant/dp/0465025994