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Vegan Gumbo

I've been to New Orleans, Louisiana and I've had real gumbo. Many times. The hardest thing about making "real" seafood gumbo vegan is that there aren't currently any decent meatless analogues for shellfish, such as shrimp, crawfish or scallops. I know of some meatless substitutes for shrimp that can be found in markets that specialize in Chinese cuisine, but these are merely cosmetic substitutions — they have absolutely no flavor to them. I've tried adding them to this recipe but it didn't impart anything to the flavor, so it didn't seem worthwhile. One time I tried adding white hominy corn to the recipe to represent the missing shellfish, and that was interesting but not really worth repeating. Fake crab is a thing, but it's pretty nasty. Various vegan substitutes for fish are widely available, but to my knowledge these are all breaded cutlets that are meant to stand in for dishes like fish and chips, and are not readily suitable for stews or

The Pitbull Breeder's  Daughter

I was at the doctor's the other day (nothing serious, a mouse bit me) and I met a nice tweenage girl with an MCM bag. Being somewhat of a fashion watcher, I remarked that I'd been to the MCM boutique on Madison Avenue in Manhattan, with its signature white long-haired cat. She was semi-interested, and asked me what kinds of cats I liked. I said "All kinds. Except when they overbreed Persians, and have no noses and you can see their open

Hello, gentle noder. I haven't written a daylog in nine years, but today's a special day! Over the past two decades, I've made an occasional habit of posting reflective missives about Everything2 on my noderversary, and it's been twenty-three years since I created my account. I've been largely absent for the past fifteen or so, which is (does math) twice as long as I was active, so rather long as sabbaticals go. The

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March 14th: Pi day.

March 10th: Daylight saving time celebrated by many.

March 19th: The first equinox of the year.

March 31st: Happy birthday mad girl's love song!


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February 15: Terse Quest 2024 begins!

February 23: Happy birthday Samuel Pepys!

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January 1: Gregorian New Year.

January 16: National Nothing Day.

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December 1: Iron Noder ends

December 9: Smallpox eradication day.

December 12: Happy birthday to horacetheclown!

December 18: Hanukkah begins.

December 21: Winter solstice arrives 10:27 PM, EST.

December 23: Happy birthday to Nemosyn!

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November 1: The IRON NODER CHALLENGE starts today and runs through December 1. It's never too late to sign up, and all writeups get rewards.

November 1: Happy Birthday Zephronias!

November 5: Bonfire Night in the UK.

November 11: Veterans Day in the US.

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