ANIMAL PEOPLE
HOLIDAY NUT ROAST

Mix together:
2 pounds of firm tofu, mashed well
2 cups of coarsely chopped walnuts (other nuts may be substituted, such as sunflower seeds or pecans)

Then thoroughly blend in:
1/4 cup of soy sauce
2 teaspoons thyme leaves
1 teaspoon basil leaves
2 tablespoons of dried parsley or
1/2 cup of chopped fresh parsley
1 finely chopped onion
1 teaspoon minced garlic (seasonings may be altered to suit preferences; for example, a teaspoon of sage may be added, or you may add more garlic)

Finally, add:
1 cup of dried breadcrumbs
1/2 cup of whole wheat flour

Mix all ingredients well. Turn into oiled
pan(s) and form into a 1-inch thick loaf.
Rub the top of the loaf with a very thin
coating of olive or other vegetable oil.
Cover the pan(s) with foil, and bake for
one hour at 350 degrees. Take the foil
off the pan and cook about 10 minutes
longer, until the top of the loaf is
browned. The loaf tastes best when crispy.

Serve with cranberry sauce, applesauce, or
apple butter. Good with vegetarian
gravy and cornbread dressing (you can adapt
any traditional recipe by simply substituting
vegetable broth or water for the customary
meat broth).

Kim Bartlett, Publisher of ANIMAL PEOPLE Newspaper
Postal mailing address: P.O. Box 960, Clinton WA 98236 U.S.A.
CORRECT EMAIL ADDRESS IS: <ANPEOPLE@whidbey.com>
Website: http://www.animalpeoplenews.org/

Something to think about: We believe that the Golden Rule applies to animals, too. We don't accept the prevailing notion that "people come first'" or that "people are more important than animals." Animals feel pain and suffer just as we do, and it is almost always humans making animals suffer and not the other way around. Yet in spite of how cruelly people behave towards animals -- not to mention human cruelty to other humans -- we are supposed to believe that humans are superior to other animals. If people want to fancy themselves as being of greater moral worth than the other lifeforms on this earth, we should begin behaving better than they do, and not worse. Let's start treating everyone as we would like to be treated ourselves.