Wisdom from a 3 year old.

A dear friend and fellow vegetarian sent this link about explaining the food chain to a child. It is in Portuguese with English subtitles but the message and the child's expressions are priceless. Enjoy.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/06/01/187801178/the-case-for-vegetarianism-delivered-by-a-toddler?ft=3&f=111787346&sc=nl&cc=es-20130602

Scalloped potatoes.

These were my Dad's favorite potatoes with scalded milk and a bit of cheese, salt and pepper and put together it made a memory.  I fixed a vegan version and it was satisfying.

I used Yukon Gold potatoes with skin on, slicing them very thin on the mandolin. I layered them, covering the bottom of the pan then poured a mixture of Gray Poupon mustard, plain soy milk, salt and pepper and a generous amount of nutritional yeast. Then another layer and another pour of the sauce.  Put them in a 400 degree oven covered. The time depends on the thickness of the potatoes and the layering. Mine was 30 minutes with the foil and 10 without.  I layered them in a glass pan,  I served them with a sprinkling of chives.  The Nutritional yeast gives the potatoes a taste similar to cheese.   The mixture is to your taste.  Happy eating.  

The  email comments don't seem to be working so if you have comments or recipies please send them to me at parisiantour@gmail.com.   Elin.