Happy Meatless Monday and Labor Day. I have the most fun and easy recipes to share. They will add some freshness and life to your breakfast routine. One of my favorite things to have for breakfast is a toasty raisin english muffin with raw almond butter and jam. It feels comforting yet still energizing and […]
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Almost every single time I am talking with someone and my being vegan comes up they will say to me,” I would be vegetarian/vegan if it weren’t for …..fill in the blank”. This fill in the blank is something they have decided they can not live without and therefore it is the barrier to choosing […]
Tags: being vegan-ish, compassionate eating, going veg, part-time vegan, trying vegan, trying vegetarian, vegan wannabe, vegan-ish
Happy Meatless Monday. I have the most exciting news to share. Last week Sandy and I catered a party for Wayne Pacelle, author of The Bond:Our Kinship with Animals, Our Call to Defend Them and CEO of the Human Society of the United States (HSUS). I am absolutely name dropping because it was the most thrilling […]
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Here is some food for thought. A few days ago I heard a show on NPR’s Science Friday called Biting Into the first Invitro Meat, about the most recent lab created meat. You can access the interview through the above link to NPR. I was riveted to the program as I drove myself home from […]
Tags: Invitro meat, lab created meat, lab grown meat, Mark Post, PETA, Professor Mark Post, vegan wannabe
Happy Meatless Monday. I have a snack recipe for you that is going to change the way you look at chick peas. I admit it….when I am at discount department stores like Tj Maxx and Marshalls, I peruse their shelves of bizarre specialty foods. I am not looking for anything as much as I am […]
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Last year friends of ours set out to hike the Pacific Crest Trail, which they successfully completed in an impressive 165 days. They wrote a blog and took sensational photos along the journey. In fact, they have even published a photo journalism book that came out early this year. I have marveled at this […]
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As many of you may know, I work in the demo station at Trader Joe’s. Trader Joe’s is an inexpensive gourmet food store that has bizarre and interesting foods from around the world. I cook in the demo kitchen preparing food for customers and staff to sample throughout the day. I demo all kinds of […]
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Until I became vegan I had not thought about whether or not the circus, Sea World or zoos were humane. They were places you went to be entertained, which feels pretty benign. The idea of keeping wild animals in captivity and training them to do tricks did not feel cruel; it didn’t really enter my […]
Tags: animal activism, Blackfish, Humane documentaries, orca documentary, vegan experience, vegan wannabe
I just found out about Farm Sanctuary’s Country Hoe Down and am seething with envy for all that can attend. Sadly, it is on the same day as Chloe’s fifth birthday party. The date is fast approaching, but who am I to plan your weekends?? Perhaps you are free and can make it work. Vegan […]
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Fresh figs are now in season and have graced the shelves of our local markets. When they finally appear I begin to purchase them like I require them for my very survival. I buy them en masse because I adore them, but also because I fear and dread their inevitable disappearance. According to EatTheSeason.com, fig […]
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