would be better than my tattoo where they spelled "lites" wrong

...fuckin moron

 

This is why you make sure the tattoo place you're going to has a good rep beforehand.

I've always really loved Gwyneth. Not just because she's Chris' Wife,but because she's not afraid to be who she really is. I know not alot of people think that she's 'real' but I think she seems like a genuine person.

 

Wow, I said the word 'she' alot! :laugh3:

I've always really loved Gwyneth. Not just because she's Chris' Wife,but because she's not afraid to be who she really is. I know not alot of people think that she's 'real' but I think she seems like a genuine person.

 

Wow, I said the word 'she' alot! :laugh3:

 

HAHA omg i am the total opposite in reguards to her

i never liked her and then when i found out about who chris was with i was like :facepalm:

 

i still think him and Zoey Dechannel.. Deschannel? (meh)

would've made a great pair

they both seem so quirky and Zoey has a band and luvs music so they could relate on that note

 

chris and gwen to me ...are like peanut butter and celery

everyone says they're great together

but i love peanut butter and hate celery and think "no! peanut butter belongs with oreos not this... this icky vegtable business"

 

...what can i say im an asshole in reguards to paltrow but that how i feel ya know?

This is why you make sure the tattoo place you're going to has a good rep beforehand.

 

they seemed ok

 

no one said anything bad about them

luckily tattoos in colombia are pretty cheap so maybe i can get it fixed when i go to the concert there. Im getting a new one right after the concert anyways.

Ah, ok, fair enough... lucky you, with cheap tatts.

This just popped up on my Beatles news feed, I wonder if it's true :shrug::

 

http://www.aceshowbiz.com/news/view/w0000813.html

 

 

Paul McCartney Writes for Gwyneth Paltrow's Website

February 02, 2010 09:05:35 GMT

 

Gwyneth Paltrow called on her close friend Stella McCartney's father Paul McCartney to write an article for her lifestyle newsletter - in a bid to explain the benefits of a meat-free diet. The "Shakespeare In Love" star talks about her diet, daily routine and top tips on her Goop website and weekly newsletter, and called on vegetarian McCartney to add his views to the latest installment.

 

The rocker champions "Meat Free Monday", a campaign to encourage consumers to ditch meat for one day a week, and he used his chance as Goop correspondent to champion the cause. He writes, "All it means is that you have to think a bit about what you'll eat that day but, in actual fact, far from being a chore, it's a fun challenge."

 

Paul McCartney first became a vegan when he and then wife Linda McCartney watched lambs on the field while they ate one. He also credited classic movie "Bambi" for driving him into meat-free zone.

HAHA omg i am the total opposite in reguards to her

i never liked her and then when i found out about who chris was with i was like :facepalm:

 

i still think him and Zoey Dechannel.. Deschannel? (meh)

would've made a great pair

they both seem so quirky and Zoey has a band and luvs music so they could relate on that note

 

chris and gwen to me ...are like peanut butter and celery

everyone says they're great together

but i love peanut butter and hate celery and think "no! peanut butter belongs with oreos not this... this icky vegtable business"

 

...what can i say im an asshole in reguards to paltrow but that how i feel ya know?

 

:rolleyes:

This just popped up on my Beatles news feed, I wonder if it's true :shrug::

 

http://www.aceshowbiz.com/news/view/w0000813.html

.

 

Sounds probable, she's had celebs write stuff for it before, and Macca is always keen to plug the veggie cause

Isn't McCartney her godfather or something too?

Isn't McCartney her godfather or something too?

 

I really don't think so. But I have read that Steven Spielberg is Gwyn's godfather.

Ah, that could be it. :P

Why didn't she just get her husbo to write about Meat Free Monday, since CP support it? Is it the whole thing about how they try to keep everything they do separate? hmmm...

Paul McCartney is probably the world's most famous veggie and he's done quite a bit to promote meat-free Monday in the past

 

(My boyf is a big Beatles fan and also eats a lot of meat, so I always try and play the Macca card to get him to eat veggie food :laugh3:)

chris and gwen to me ...are like peanut butter and celery

everyone says they're great together

but i love peanut butter and hate celery and think "no! peanut butter belongs with oreos not this... this icky vegtable business"

 

I think peanut butter goes more with bread myself but whatever floats your boat

Yep It's true!

I really like this weeks GOOP!

 

 

 

 

 

Meat Free Monday

I am not a vegetarian, but when I heard about “Meat Free Monday,” I was intrigued. I had never thought about the environmental impact of raising livestock. Below are the facts presented by Paul McCartney, our favorite vegetarian cookbooks, and a meat free dinner recipe from Mr. Chow to get us off to a good start.

 

Love,

 

 

 

 

Ok, here’s the story on Meat Free Monday. In 2006, the United Nations issued a report which stated that the livestock industry as a whole was responsible for more greenhouse gas emissions than the whole of the transport sector put together.

 

I found this interesting particularly because people at the UN are not a vegetarian society and therefore, could not be accused of bias. They pointed out the following facts:

 

The Livestock industry produces gases that are extremely dangerous for the future of our environment.

The two main gases, methane and nitrous oxide, are considered to be more harmful than CO2 (methane is 21 times more powerful than CO2 and nitrous oxide is 310 times more powerful than CO2) so the data suggests that this is causing a highly dangerous situation for ourselves and, more importantly, for future generations.

Methane also remains in the atmosphere for 9 to 15 years; nitrous oxide remains in the atmosphere for 114 years, on average, and is 296 times more potent than CO2 - the gases released today will continue to be active in degrading the climate decades from now.

Livestock production is land intensive: a recent report by Greenpeace on land use in the largest meat producing state in Brazil found that livestock (cattle) production was responsible for vastly more deforestation than soya.

A third of all cereal crops, and well over 90% of soya, goes into animal feed, not food for humans. Eating less meat will free up a lot of agricultural land which can revert to growing trees and other vegetation, which, in turn, will absorb more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

Livestock production is water intensive: it accounts for around 8% of global human water use. The estimated 634 gallons of fresh water required to produce one 5.2 ounce (150g) beef burger would be enough for a four-hour shower. For comparison, the same quantity of tofu requires 143 gallons of water to produce.

Livestock production is the largest source of water pollutants, principally animal wastes, antibiotics, hormones, chemicals from tanneries, fertilizers and pesticides used for feed crops, and sediments from eroded pastures.

The meat industry is set to double its production by 2050 so even if they manage to lower emissions by 50%, as they have promised to, we will still be in the same position.

With this in mind, my family and I launched Meat Free Monday in the UK, an idea which has been gaining support from people like Tom Parker-Bowles who, after a lifetime of denigrating vegetarians, recently wrote in his Daily Mail column, “I wince at the memory of my boorish antics” and who pronounced himself “intrigued” by MFM: “There’s no doubting the plain common sense of the message…Meat Free Monday is something to really savour”. Another supporter is Al Gore who stated that initiatives like Meat Free Monday “represent a responsible and welcome component of a comprehensive strategy for reducing global warming pollution and simultaneously improving human health."

 

Even a number of schools have already done this in the UK with great success. The town of Ghent in Belgium has a meat free day and, amazingly, Sao Paulo has one even though Brazil is a large exporter of meat. In Sweden, the government is now labeling food to give the consumer the opportunity to understand the dangers of indiscriminate food consumption and there are many more examples appearing online.

 

The point is that so many people these days are looking for ways to “do their bit” for the environment. We recycle - something we never would have dreamt of doing in the past. Many people now drive hybrid cars but most people understand that we cannot leave this important issue to the politicians of the world. Recently, at the Copenhagen Conference for Climate Change, this issue was not even on the agenda and so I believe it is once again left to us, the people, to do it ourselves.

 

It’s amazingly easy to take one day in your week, Monday or any other day, and not eat meat. When you think about it, there are so many great alternatives, for instance, in Italian cooking, so many of the dishes are vegetarian already and Thai and Chinese cuisine are the same. All it means is that you have to think a bit about what you’ll eat that day but, in actual fact, far from being a chore, it’s a fun challenge.

 

Having been a vegetarian for over 30 years, I find it very simple and in fact, tasty and most enjoyable.

 

So there it is! Next Monday - don’t eat meat and do your bit to save this beautiful planet of ours. For more information, ideas and lots of meat free recipes, go to the official Meat Free Monday website.

 

Thanks Goopsters! Thanks Gwyneth!

 

Rock on ya’ll!

 

Paul

 

 

For readers in the United States, the US based Meatless Monday campaign also has a website full of helpful hints and recipes to get you on your way.

 

 

Our friends at Mr. Chow in London have provided a few of their recipes for a meat free Monday night menu.

 

 

Mr. Chow

151 Knightsbridge

London SW1X 7PA

44 (0)20 7589 7347

mrchow.com

 

Vegetarian ‘Squab’ with Lettuce

Serves 4 - 6

 

75 grams zucchini

75 grams bamboo shoots

4 Dried Shitake Mushrooms (reconstituted in water for 20 minutes )

2 spring onions

1 teaspoon salt

1 pinch dried red chilli peppers

1 tablespoon Chinese wine

½ teaspoon white pepper

½ teaspoon sesame seed oil

3 - 4 Tablespoons vegetable oil

1 Iceberg lettuce

Plum sauce to serve

Finely dice the zucchini, bamboo shoots, spring onions and shitake mushrooms.

 

Heat the oil in a wok to a medium heat. Add all the vegetables and stir fry until cooked ‘al dente’

 

Add the salt, white pepper, chilli peppers, Chinese wine and Sesame seed oil to finish. Reduce without overcooking the vegetables. If there is still too much liquid, drain before serving.

 

Trim the individual iceberg lettuce leaves to 10 – 11 cm diameter, dry and serve cold and crispy.

 

Place a little plum sauce in the lettuce cup, add a spoonful of the vegetable mixture, and roll up into a parcel.

 

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Vegetarian Fried Rice

Serves 4 - 6

 

4 - 6 asparagus stems

450 grams steamed or boiled rice

2 egg whites beaten (optional)

2 spring onions chopped

4 tbsp vegetable oil

½ tsp salt

Break off tough stems of the asparagus and chop into 2 cm pieces, rinse. Stir fry in 1 tbsp oil for 1 – 2 minutes, remove from the wok. Add more oil to the wok if necessary and, when hot add the beaten egg whites to form a thin pancake. As soon as the egg is cooked remove from the pan and chop.

 

Heat 2 – 3 tablespoons of oil in the wok, when hot stir-fry the white part of the spring onion, add the cooked rice and stir over a low heat until the rice is uniformly heated through. Add the asparagus, egg whites and salt and stir and mix all the ingredients together until piping hot.

 

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Bok Choy in Oyster Sauce

6 Bok Choy

30 grams King Oyster mushrooms

2 tbsp Vegetarian Oyster sauce

1 tsp salt

1 tbsp wine

1 tbsp oil

½ tbsp cornstarch

½ tsp ginger and spring chopped finely and mixed together

4 cups water

5 tbsp vegetable stock

Wash the Bok choy and cut into four, lengthways

 

Slice the King Oyster mushrooms. Boil the 4 cups of water and cook the bok choy briefly for 30 seconds. Remove from Wok and drain. Heat 1 tbsp vegetable oil add the bok choy and 1 tsp salt, fry quickly, then remove and place on serving dish lengthways. Take the wok, add 1 tbsp oil, the ginger and spring onion mix and the mushrooms. Stir fry for 20 seconds and add the oyster sauce with the salt, sugar, wine, and vegetable stock. Bring to a boil and add the cornstarch to thicken. Pour onto the bok choy.

 

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If you need inspiration for your Meat Free Monday, we’ve rounded up our favorite vegetarian cookbooks.

How to Cook Everything Vegetarian

by Mark Bittman

 

This is an approachable encyclopedia, informative and über-functional with lots of charts and variations on simple recipes. His ability to simplify even the most complex-sounding dishes never ceases to amaze.

 

Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone

by Deborah Madison

 

This is sort of the vegetarian bible for its breadth, variety and span of cuisines. The recipes are so specific that they’ll make you look like an old pro in the vegetarian kitchen.

 

The Complete Italian Vegetarian Cookbook

by Jack Bishop

 

A vegetarian cookbook with an Italian sensibility – here, vegetables are something to be celebrated on their own.

 

 

Mollie Katzen

 

The author and illustrator of the original Moosewood Cookbook - of the Ithaca, New York restaurant - Mollie Katzen, has a series of her own cookbooks that have a “crunchy” side to them a la ‘mushroom loaf.’ The recipes are delicious and easy to follow, though, if you’re new to vegetarian cooking. Some of her cookbooks are handwritten and have charming illustrations. Her latest cookbook, “Get Cooking” is especially useful.

The Kind Diet

by Alicia Silverstone

 

Alicia Silverstone’s first cookbook highlights the benefits of giving up meat and dairy. However, this is not your typical “Diet” cookbook; the recipes are good.

 

Veganomicon

by Isa Chandra Moskowitz and Terry Hope Romero

 

This cookbook takes the scariness out of vegan; as the Post Punk Kitchen gang says on their website, you’ll find no “fake” ingredients like soy cheese or egg replacements in here. The recipes are easy for new cooks to use and the book is user-friendly; chock full of refreshers on how to do the simplest things like make rice... or millet.

 

Eating Animals

by Jonathan Safran Foer

 

This one’s not a cookbook but a very personal account worth mentioning of the acclaimed novelist’s decision to become vegetarian. The thorough investigation of factory farming, and his personal memoirs, make a strong argument for the cause.

 

Babycakes

by Erin McKenna

 

We’ve featured Babycakes before, but a vegetarian newsletter wouldn’t be complete without dessert. Erin McKenna makes even the unhealthiest treats healthy and often even better than the originals.

The group picture shows Kate Bosworth, can't wait to see what the bloggers do with that one :dozey:

 

I for one think it's obvious that Gwyneth doesn't feel threatened by the stupid rumors.

 

 

You go Gwynnie! ;)

hahha.That's funny.Pay back

that pic was taken months before all the rumors,wasnt it??

Is still a picture of her. Won't stop them talking about it.

http://laineygossip.com/Gwyneth_Paltrow_posh_bar_visit_in_Nashville__08feb10.aspx?CatID=0&CelID=0

 

 

Nashville gets GOOPed

 

 

 

 

Gwyneth Paltrow is in Nashville, production is now underway on Love Don’t Let Me Down. When she’s not shooting, G has been popping into the local posh spots including an evening out at Patterson House the other night. She was joined by 3 girls. And while she was there, I’m told from multiple sources that the entire place, the security, the door, the bar, everyone was on high alert. Like Obama styles. Like checking new arrivals and interrogating them before entry. Like the town folk can’t hit up a bar without submitting to an ass check for GOOP.

 

It’s just so f-cking GOOP. Civilians not welcome.

 

Having said that, some of those I heard from also reported that G was approached a few times and was friendly and polite. She ordered homemade potato chips, apparently ate 3, didn’t finish her drink, wore no makeup, looked kinda tired, but everyone said she has the most beautiful skin, is very, very attractive, but not intimidatingly so (that is not a word, but it should be), and has that aura, all eyes are immediately drawn to her.

 

Thing is, Nashville doesn’t usually take kindly to this kind of high class f-ckery. Ask Granny Freeze Nicole Kidman. But Gran is socially awkward. And G is nothing if not socially well versed. She’ll be baking organic cookies and passing them around in no time. Then she’ll start telling them how to raise their kids.

Before the Grammy's, someone interviewed Sheryl Crow and she lives in Nashville - the person asked her about the papparazzi there and she said that there virtually are none - that she doesn't have to worry about a thing. As soon as I heard that, I thought, "Why don't Chris and Gwyn move there?" So, maybe filming the movie there will give them a little taste of that life and hopefully it all works out well. I just wish people who wrote stuff about celebrities wouldn't be so mean. We have NO clue what it's like to live that life, so if you're going to say something, at least TRY to understand the other side. I'm just glad this writer talked to a few people who told her things that refuted her original stance - even though it didn't make her change her mind, her mind was definitely opened a bit.

Before the Grammy's, someone interviewed Sheryl Crow and she lives in Nashville - the person asked her about the papparazzi there and she said that there virtually are none - that she doesn't have to worry about a thing. As soon as I heard that, I thought, "Why don't Chris and Gwyn move there?" So, maybe filming the movie there will give them a little taste of that life and hopefully it all works out well. I just wish people who wrote stuff about celebrities wouldn't be so mean. We have NO clue what it's like to live that life, so if you're going to say something, at least TRY to understand the other side. I'm just glad this writer talked to a few people who told her things that refuted her original stance - even though it didn't make her change her mind, her mind was definitely opened a bit.

 

 

 

 

I agree with everything you said!

Especially the part about Chris and Gwyn moving to Nashville!

They'll be one step closer to me!:sneaky::laugh3:

^ haha me too! lol It would be just a short trip down there rather than airplane trek across the country or the deep blue yonder. :)

^ haha me too! lol It would be just a short trip down there rather than airplane trek across the country or the deep blue yonder. :)

 

My cousins lives 5 minutes away from Nashville. Maybe I should go visit them for awhile!:laugh3: