Comments on: Plastic Challenge: Danielle, Week 36 http://myplasticfreelife.com/showyourplastic/2011/08/plastic-challenge-danielle-week-36/ Take the challenge. Collect your plastic waste (both recyclable and non) for one week or more. Then photograph, tally, and post it here. What can we learn about our habits and lifestyles by examining our waste? And what changes can each of us make to leave the planet a little less trashy? Sun, 12 May 2013 02:50:10 +0000 hourly 1 By: Beth Terry http://myplasticfreelife.com/showyourplastic/2011/08/plastic-challenge-danielle-week-36/comment-page-1/#comment-2524 Beth Terry Sat, 03 Sep 2011 22:55:30 +0000 http://myplasticfreelife.com/showyourplastic/?p=1613#comment-2524 Oh, okay. Just because egg is a great binder… it holds everything together. But definitely not vegan.

]]> By: Danielle http://myplasticfreelife.com/showyourplastic/2011/08/plastic-challenge-danielle-week-36/comment-page-1/#comment-2522 Danielle Sat, 03 Sep 2011 20:00:06 +0000 http://myplasticfreelife.com/showyourplastic/?p=1613#comment-2522 Beth- They definitely don’t have to be vegan!! They can have loads of cheese and eggs! ;)

Becca- Thanks for the compliment!! I really appreciate your help… I’ll give them a try again sometime. :)

]]> By: Becca Ryals http://myplasticfreelife.com/showyourplastic/2011/08/plastic-challenge-danielle-week-36/comment-page-1/#comment-2520 Becca Ryals Fri, 02 Sep 2011 04:08:21 +0000 http://myplasticfreelife.com/showyourplastic/?p=1613#comment-2520 Oh, hmm. I didn’t change anything in the recipe, and they held together pretty well. The vital wheat gluten seems to bind the mashed up beans and other ingredients. I usually bake them, rather than frying them. I flip them after some time (according to the directions). The first time I did it, they crumbled a bit when I flipped them. Now, I just turn them with a fork gently. It might be worth a try. They are a staple meal in our household. I hope they work for you!

By the way – I love your blog!

]]> By: Beth Terry http://myplasticfreelife.com/showyourplastic/2011/08/plastic-challenge-danielle-week-36/comment-page-1/#comment-2519 Beth Terry Thu, 01 Sep 2011 18:15:08 +0000 http://myplasticfreelife.com/showyourplastic/?p=1613#comment-2519 Danielle, do they have to be vegan or can you use eggs?

]]> By: Danielle http://myplasticfreelife.com/showyourplastic/2011/08/plastic-challenge-danielle-week-36/comment-page-1/#comment-2518 Danielle Thu, 01 Sep 2011 03:21:27 +0000 http://myplasticfreelife.com/showyourplastic/?p=1613#comment-2518 Hey Becca! Thanks for the suggestion! I actually do have Veganomicon and have made the bean balls before… taste is super yummy…but I have never been able to get them to hold together very well…. usually they end up kind of mushed in the sauce (a beany Bolognese sauce ;) ) … do you have a tip for keeping them together??

]]> By: Becca Ryals http://myplasticfreelife.com/showyourplastic/2011/08/plastic-challenge-danielle-week-36/comment-page-1/#comment-2496 Becca Ryals Tue, 30 Aug 2011 13:49:11 +0000 http://myplasticfreelife.com/showyourplastic/?p=1613#comment-2496 The tastiest veggie meatball recipe comes from Veganomicon (a must have cookbook if you prepare a lot of vegetarian meals!). Here is a a link to the recipe: http://www.7spice.net/recipe-index/italian-cuisine/spaghetti-and-beanballs-recipe/

]]> By: Danielle http://myplasticfreelife.com/showyourplastic/2011/08/plastic-challenge-danielle-week-36/comment-page-1/#comment-2476 Danielle Wed, 24 Aug 2011 14:22:35 +0000 http://myplasticfreelife.com/showyourplastic/?p=1613#comment-2476 OMG!! Melissa… thank you SO much!! I’m stoked! I eat cheese… in fact, I have a half a wheel of cheddar (shredded) in my freezer!! …AND I bought eggplant at the farmers market… so it’s looking like I have everything to make that recipe!! Will make it in the next couple of days!!! :)

]]> By: Melissa http://myplasticfreelife.com/showyourplastic/2011/08/plastic-challenge-danielle-week-36/comment-page-1/#comment-2473 Melissa Wed, 24 Aug 2011 01:48:20 +0000 http://myplasticfreelife.com/showyourplastic/?p=1613#comment-2473 http://straightfromthefarm.net/2008/09/22/eggplant-meatballs-recipe/

Sounds yummy. Though I wonder if it would be ok cheese free.

]]> By: Beth Terry http://myplasticfreelife.com/showyourplastic/2011/08/plastic-challenge-danielle-week-36/comment-page-1/#comment-2468 Beth Terry Mon, 22 Aug 2011 18:14:33 +0000 http://myplasticfreelife.com/showyourplastic/?p=1613#comment-2468 I’ll post the meatball recipe request on Facebook and see if we get any responses.

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