Haggis?? Really??

I'm exploring the recipes in Robin Robertson's "Fresh From the Vegan Slow Cooker." Imagine my surprise when I found a stuffed squash inspired by haggis, that notorious Scottish "pudding" made from the internal organs of sheep, wrapped in the sheep's stomach! I assure you, the plant-based version is really tasty . I'll never know first-hand how it measures up to the original, but it does satisfy the description in Larousse Gastronomique :"...an excellent nutty texture and delicious savoury flavour". Robin Robertson named her dish "Great Scot Stuffed Squash" in honor of Robert Burns, national poet of Scotland, who wrote "Address to a Haggis" in 1787. Of course I had to read the poem. Maybe you will enjoy it too, though it is fairly horrifying for a vegan ;-) It starts with " Nice seeing your honest, chubby face,
Great chieftain of the sausage race!" and goes on from there: http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Address_to_a_Haggis

But let's get back to the good stuff. This truly delectable stuffed squash contains only the best of the haggis ingredients (onion, oats, and spices) in a wonderful blend of carrots, walnuts, mushrooms and herbs. If you don't have a slow cooker, I'm sure you could do it in the oven:
Great Scot Stuffed Squash

Continuing the conversation about satiety, Christel in Germany says:
here is an observation I made during my last retreat at the EIAB:
we had breakfast, lunch and dinner, nothing inbetween and by eating mindfully ( i.e. being more aware
of what I was eating, valueing every bite, reducing the tempo ) I didn't feel hungry between the meals.
Eating in silence helped a lot to appreciate the meals more ( but this is not so easy in family life ).

Christel found some details on the Harvard Health site that help explain why eating slower helps you feel more satisfied. There are hormones released as food enters the small intestine that signal the brain about long-range needs and satiety based on the body's energy stores". ..by eating too quickly, people may not give this intricate hormonal cross-talk system enough time to work."

She also found some ideas on the Engine2 Diet site, essentially: eat when you are hungry (don't starve or stuff), start with a salad, soup or fruit, and avoid liquid calories (things you can chew will fill you up.)

Donna in Portland sent this idea:
I would suggest a snack that Mark Reiinfeld taught: Toast bread, spread with vegan butter and tahini, then sprinkle with nutritional yeast and a little salt. It's delicious, nutritious, and satisfying!!!!

That does sound good, and is in line with my impression that anything with some oil in it will help fill you up. I often add chunks of avocado and a handful of seeds to our salads, or add a slice of toast with almond butter if the meal seems light.

Still wondering about Terry's question re finding an adjustable water heater for a tempeh incubator. Any ideas?

I'm off to the kitchen to make our supper---leftovers tonight, one of the benefits of slow-cooker meals.

Happy cooking,
Eve