Comments on: Vegan Versions: Apple Dill Vinaigrette (Oil Free)

By: moonwatcher

moonwatcher — Wed, 23 Jul 2014 15:41:34 +0000

HI Judy,
The purpose of my blog is to share and reflect on how an oil free low fat whole food plant based diet has changed my health and my life for the better in amazing ways. Before I began eating this way, I ate as you suggest and did not see any improvement, only decline. Once I started eating this way my health has improved to the point that I was asked to share my experience and recipes from the last several years here on the Fat Free Vegan site. I have been able to do that and much much more, as careful reading of my blog entries will show. I am committed to this way of eating and the science that supports it. I hope you can respect that this is not the place to insist that I or anyone else add oil to their diet in order to be healthy. I won’t be approving any more comments that insist on dietary recommendations that undermine the purpose of my blog.

By: Judy Bernes

Judy Bernes — Mon, 07 Jul 2014 23:29:33 +0000

Honey, if you’re going to continue to live in any kind of good health, you seriously need to add some (or a lot) of healthy oils to your diet! You scare me! Your brain, for one, is made mostly of fat. Did you know that? It needs nutrition too. Coconut oil, minimally, camelina or hemp.
The diseases you’re living with could be so much smaller………..
Judy
PS: I’ve only come across a couple of your recipes and when I add an organic healthy oil, they really come to life!

By: moonwatcher

moonwatcher — Mon, 07 Jul 2014 04:09:44 +0000

Welcome, Olwyn! Thanks for letting me know you enjoyed the dressing. So happy to hear your guys liked it too! 🙂

By: Olwyn

Olwyn — Mon, 07 Jul 2014 02:49:17 +0000

I made it with 1/3 apple s I had no dried apple. It was delicious and the guys liked it which is always a coup for me. Excellent to find sauces and dressings oil free and tasty. Thank you!

By: Marcia

Marcia — Tue, 01 Jul 2014 22:26:30 +0000

Thank you for both your helpful messages, I appreciate it. I just put my first one in the kitchen window. Unfortunately, I trimmed off the bottom so I guess it will take longer. I’ll have another one available soon and will resist the urge to trim it!

By: Marcia

Marcia — Tue, 01 Jul 2014 22:24:02 +0000

Thank you for the link. I have put one in the kitchen window and will do as they suggest. Hoping for the best!

Thank you for straightening me out about using fresh apples vs. dried. I guess I missed that part in your message.

By: moonwatcher

moonwatcher — Tue, 01 Jul 2014 15:37:57 +0000

Welcome, Jerianne!! So great to hear from you here on the blog! Thank you for this beautiful comment–it brought your mother’s own smile back to me and all the times I had such great conversations with her in the little kitchen on 36th (I think I have the street name right, I can sure see the kitchen!) And then also in her kitchen when she moved over to Hollywood Park. So nice to feel (and hear) both of our Moms smiling together about all this–hope you enjoy the taste of the dressing, too!! xo

By: Veronique

Veronique — Tue, 01 Jul 2014 07:18:09 +0000

Ps: about growing the lettuce back: after a week or 1,5 the lettuce starts growing roots. You will then want to move it to the garden or a pot with some rich rich organic soil. There aren’t any nutrients in tap water which the lettuce needs if you want it to be nutritious and healthy. I do it and it works real easy.
Véronique

By: Veronique

Veronique — Tue, 01 Jul 2014 07:13:00 +0000

Hi Marcia,

I also used an apple instead of dried apples. I would wait with the lemon juice and taste first. A fresh apple is less sweet than a dried one and you want to make sure the sweet and sour balance is right.

Veronique

By: Jerianne Brennan

Jerianne Brennan — Tue, 01 Jul 2014 07:08:15 +0000

The rhythm of life and a fistful of dill sure makes for a great summer’s day! While reading about your kitchen’s warmth and capers, I could hear your mom & mine smiling (yes, one can hear a smile) and humming right along to Maria..
Surely will make both dressings in a week or two.
~jerianne