Posted in Recipes, Uncategorized on Nov 28th, 2012
Cranberries are one of those foods that I see and I just want to grab a handful and start eating. Big mistake. On their own, these little buggers are bitter as hell and not very tasty. I used to spend a great deal of time looking for farm real estate (our dream is to move [...]
Posted in Recipes, Thanksgiving, Uncategorized on Oct 15th, 2012
It’s already that time of year again…coming into Thanksgiving! Thanksgiving can be a stressful time for vegans (and new vegans especially). For one, it is incredibly depressing to think about the 46 million turkeys slaughtered each year in the United States for Thanksgiving day alone. That is a lot of individual lives taken for one [...]
Posted in Recipes on Jul 20th, 2012
One of my favorite places to eat these days is Chaco Canyon Cafe. They have two locations—one in the U-District and one in West Seattle. They are all vegan (except for milk at their espresso bar) and they have lots of raw options. My favorite thing to get at Chaco Canyon is either the avocado [...]
Posted in Recipes on Jul 4th, 2012
Happy Fourth! I hope you all are getting to do something nice and relaxing today. Below, I’ve included some ideas for some delicious vegan eats. I hope your day is fun, safe and a time to hang out with family/friends. But remeber, Fourth of July fireworks can be a real bummer for those of us [...]
We’re coming into basil season! We’ve got a couple of basil plants in the garden that are already booming. As the summer goes on, they should only get bigger and bushier and provide fresh basil all season long. This basil sauce/dressing is raw and served cold. It tastes like a light, refreshing and tangy pesto. [...]
Posted in Animal Rights, Animals, Recipes, Thanksgiving on Nov 22nd, 2011
Thanksgiving can be stressful for vegans and nonvegans alike when the the question of what to eat comes up. For many people in the U.S., Thanksgiving has been tied, for generations, to the preparation and consumption of a turkey. Becoming vegan, particularly for ethical reasons, challenges this tradition and can result in a range of discomfort. Some family [...]
Posted in Week in Review on Nov 20th, 2011
This last week has been filled with recipes for lovely food that would be great for Thanksgiving. I’ve been cooking a lot to experiment with creating vegan versions of some of the Thanksgiving favorites. In particular because I’d been cooking so much myself, it was a real treat to go over to my mother-in-law’s house [...]
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