It is never quite clear to me why, but it is incredibly invigorating to meet people who have known you well in the past. They seem to connect with that part of oneself which is not particularly obsessive about the current worries, definitely less opiniated, and most certainly a lot more accommodating. It is fun to relive the good moments and mentally extrapolate the image that you had of them before the meeting to what they are now. December had quite a few of them, 6-7 in person and 3-4 on facebook. Varying from family who have known me ever since god knows when, friends who I knew as 10 year old to people whom I first met 10 years ago as RR's better half.
About meeting spouse's friends there are two very characteristic features. First one, when introduced you are assessed and judgment is passed: you are too good to be true or what was RR thinking. Never neutral. The second one is that every next meeting is further confirmation of the initial assessment!
And yes finally I met the first person, my cousin, who thought RRJ's allergy to milk is a blessing in disguise. Already vegetarian and recently gone off milk as well she gave me all this information which has really soothed my worried soul. Today's oats porridge though milk less as usual had reasonable calcium content, with lot of powdered sesame seeds and almonds. For a change the healthier option tasted better too!
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:) I had fun reading this.
:D I just read your post today, and wow, the oats porridge does sound tasty! You know, muesli can also be tried for breakfast… but if you buy the ready-made dry stuff from the market, get only Baggary's, as that is the only dairy-free one. Conversely, the dry stuff can easily be prepared in a fairly big quantity at home and stored over days. It can be had dry or moistened with nut milk, coconut milk, soy milk, fresh fruit, and fruit juice alternately. Here are some online recipes: http://www.ivu.org/recipes/extras/vera.html, http://www.chooseveg.com/display_recipe.asp?recipe=114, http://www.recipesecrets.net/forums/vegetarian-recipes/8644-homemade-granola-homemade-muesli-vegan.html
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the oats porridge sounds really terrific...
Kalpalata, we missed you during our meeting which babi says happened after 100 years.
Babi, thanks for the information. Found out even poppy seeds are quite rich in calcium! I have immediately included alu-posto as a must-have in my weekly menu.
kbpm, oats are actually quite tasty this way. In case you plan to make don't forget to include some jaggery and a pinch of cardamom powder.
Alu-posto - WOW - I haven't had it in a 100 years either! I just know one tip about posto ;)that posto should be had on lazy holidays for lunch coz they stimulate a lot of sleep! :D Just sent you some sound bytes on calcium @ http://mumbaivegans.blogspot.com/2009/02/calcium-info.html!
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