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Vegetarian in the News

November 11th, 2009 · 1 Comment · vegan

Wow there’s been a lot of press about vegetarians lately!
Of course Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer has been front and center. Foer was recently interviewed several times, including on The Ellen Degeneres Show, and has written articles for CNN, The New York Times, The Huffington Post, and more. I’m reading Eating Animals right now [...]

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Natalie Portman – Vegan “Evil Doer?”

October 27th, 2009 · 3 Comments · vegan

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Wow – talk about getting smacked!
This morning the Huffington Post printed an editorial by Natalie Portman. In the piece, Portman explains how reading Jonathan Safran Foer’s book Eating Animals convinced her to evolve from being a vegetarian into a vegan activist. Portman praises Safran’s courage in writing a book that seems to promote [...]

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Everyday Eats

October 14th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch, exercise, running

A typical day of vegan food…
Remember the Pumpkin Pie Smoothie?
That was breakfast this morning.
Mmmmmmm!! Delish.
And lunch was another oldie but goodie: Apple Cherry Oatmeal

For dinner I tried a recipe from Eat, Drink, and Be Vegan, Blackened Tofu, which would easily fit in here:

So in a last minute play, I rebounded with this:

which went very nicely [...]

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VEGANMOFO III

September 23rd, 2009 · 2 Comments · Life, vegan

Vegan cooking and vegan recipes will be the focus for October as we participate in VeganMoFo III. We’ll be featuring vegan cooking and vegan cookbooks all month.

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French Toast: I'd Love YOUR Help!

September 14th, 2009 · No Comments · Breakfast, vegan

I’ve been thinking about French Toast a lot lately, ever since I made vegan French Toast during the Labor Day weekend. It was so delicious. I hadn’t had French Toast, much less VEGAN French Toast, in a very  very long time.
So I was thrilled to stumble upon Vegan Appetite’s Food Network Friday to discover that [...]

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Recipe Giveaway – Just One Day Left!

September 10th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Pets, recipes

Guess who loves the new shrubs that D. and I planted in our yard last weekend?

Rosie is so adorable – I didn’t have the heart to tell her to move.
The Compassionate Cooks Recipe Giveaway ends tomorrow Friday Sept 11 at noon. Colleen Patrick-Goudreau of Compassionate Cooks is giving away a set of five brand new [...]

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Compassionate Cooks Recipe Giveaway!

September 9th, 2009 · 22 Comments · recipes

I’ve mentioned Compassionate Cooks several times on this blog. 

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Compassionate Cooks is an organization founded by Colleen Patrick-Goudreau. Their mission is to empower people to make informed food choices, and to debunk myths about vegetarianism and animal rights. I listen to Colleen’s podcasts regularly, and I love love love her cookbooks The [...]

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9-A-Day Check In and Vegan Myth: Perfect

September 5th, 2009 · 7 Comments · Diet, vegan

Hey!
Just a quick note today as I am on my way out the door to Pangea! Two things:
1. How is the 9-A-Day Challenge going for you?? Here is my tally from yesterday:

1 banana in my morning smoothie (some of you have asked for smoothie recipes – I’ll do a post on this soon!)
1/2 serving swiss [...]

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Vegan Myths: B12

August 25th, 2009 · 3 Comments · vegan

I’ve been eating a vegetarian diet for about 8 years now. I originally stopped eating meat (yes that includes fish and chicken!), eggs, and dairy after I learned about the inhumane treatment of animals. These books were hugely influential on my decision:

Cover of Diet for a New America

Diet for a New America by John Robbins
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